Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Ajax vs. Barcelona (Sun May 11)


                                 Ajax  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 D  |  4-1-4-1 C
                          James Maund  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK T_McGill
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  DF Arthur
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF T_Haas
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DF G_Scirera
                          P_Vieira MF  |  DM J_James
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF Amine_Harit
                         S_Cazorla MF  |  MF Tonali
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF Yamal
                             H_Son FW  |  MF D_Gore
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                           E_Mendy SUB |  SUB P_Kohn
                       G_Magalhaes SUB |  SUB D_Burn
                          C_Sadler SUB |  SUB Taliyah_Jnr
                         J_Steward SUB |  SUB F_Rijkaard
                            N_Kanu SUB |  SUB D_Baggio

Referee: C_MacDermid (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(aja) L_Copland brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Epureanu
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  H_Son sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_McGill dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_McGill beaten!
Min. 4  :(brc) Tonali flicks it over W_Gallas and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Kolasinac wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 5  :(aja) S_Cazorla with the towering header to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin with the strike !
          ...  T_McGill saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 6  :(brc) Arthur holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  H_Son takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 10 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from P_Vieira to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin hits a curling shot!
          ...  T_McGill with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 12 :(aja) L_Copland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  H_Son gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Scirera fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 13 :(aja) H_Son flicks it over T_Haas and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A powerful shot by H_Son !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  And Ajax are leading in the game now
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 14 :(aja) It looks as though Ajax is now playing C
Min. 15 :(aja) P_Vieira kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  H_Son gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Amine_Harit with a nasty foul
          ...  C_MacDermid will want to speak to him
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  S_Cazorla plays it short to H_Son
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Scirera
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 19 :(aja) S_Cazorla with a flicked pass to H_Son
          ...  H_Son tries to beat T_McGill from outside the area!
          ...  T_McGill makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 20 :(brc) K_Mbappe sprints past T_Vermaelen
          ...  T_Vermaelen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
Min. 21 :(aja) S_Cazorla brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Arshavin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_McGill with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  C_MacDermid lectures him
          ...  Surely not!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_MacDermid is a disgrace!!
          ...  H_Son Places the ball on the spot
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Barcelona...
Min. 22 :(brc) Amine_Harit heads the ball back to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  T_O_Conner is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_O_Conner reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Arthur plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_O_Conner fists it away!
Min. 23 :(brc) Amine_Harit passes the ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  W_Gallas steals the ball of off him
Min. 25 :(brc) Amine_Harit hoofs it up field to find Yamal
          ...  Yamal with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  T_O_Conner tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Gore!
          ...  K_Mbappe swings a leg at it!
          ...  T_O_Conner is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_O_Conner looks very relieved!
Min. 27 :(aja) L_Copland plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  L_Copland fires a shot at goal !
          ...  T_McGill catches the ball
Min. 29 :(aja) H_Son takes advantage of a mistake by D_Epureanu
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But G_Scirera sweeps up the threat
Min. 29 :(brc) Tonali flicks it over H_Son and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  W_Gallas forces him off the ball
Min. 30 :(brc) The Barcelona manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 30 :(brc) Amine_Harit with a short pass to find K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe with the shot on net !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 31 :(brc) Amine_Harit kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Haas gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Haas bears down on goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_O_Conner reacts well to save!!!
Min. 32 :(aja) L_Copland gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Arshavin
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Arthur
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 35 :(brc) Yamal brings it under control
          ...  He takes on L_Copland
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Haas!
          ...  W_Gallas gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 37 :(aja) S_Cazorla hoists the ball across to H_Son
          ...  H_Son aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But T_McGill palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 40 :(aja) T_Vermaelen with a reverse pass to H_Son
          ...  H_Son with a little chip!
          ...  T_McGill falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_McGill looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Thats his hat trick!
          ...  He runs towards James Maund!
          ...  Ajax 3-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 40 :(brc) Yamal puts in T_Haas
          ...  T_Haas with the shot on net !
          ...  T_O_Conner makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 42 :(brc) K_Mbappe cuts inside T_Vermaelen
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But W_Gallas wins the ball
Min. 42 :(brc) J_James is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 42 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr is ready to come on to replace J_James
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DM
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) L_Copland kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  H_Son gets on the end of the pass
          ...  H_Son rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 46 :(brc) K_Mbappe with a burst of pace
          ...  K_Mbappe goes for the top corner !
          ...  But T_O_Conner punches it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 3-0 Barcelona

Min. 48 :(brc) G_Scirera backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Yamal gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Vermaelen gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 49 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with an inch perfect pass to H_Son
          ...  The cross hits H_Son on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  T_McGill with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 50 :(aja) G_Magalhaes takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace W_Gallas
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 51 :(aja) N_Kanu is coming on and A_Arshavin is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Steward is being prepared to come on
          ...  Thomas_Partey is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 59 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr must beat T_O_Conner!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 60 :(brc) D_Burn will come on for D_Epureanu and play DF
Min. 60 :(brc) K_Mbappe spits at J_Steward
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_MacDermid reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 67 :(brc) Tonali runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off G_Magalhaes back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Tonali hits a curling shot!
          ...  But T_O_Conner makes an easy save
Min. 69 :(aja) J_Steward plays it forward to T_Vermaelen
          ...  From long range T_Vermaelen bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 70 :(brc) Up goes the substitution board - F_Rijkaard on for Taliyah_Jnr as a MF
Min. 71 :(brc) Amine_Harit finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  G_Magalhaes brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 75 :(brc) D_Baggio comes on for K_Mbappe and takes up a FW role
Min. 75 :(aja) P_Vieira plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Kanu keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  N_Kanu hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  T_McGill pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Steward!
          ...  T_Haas gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 76 :(aja) P_Vieira drives it across the face of the goal N_Kanu
          ...  Intercepted by T_Haas
Min. 76 :(brc) F_Rijkaard takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Vermaelen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 79 :(aja) C_Sadler is coming on and S_Kolasinac is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 81 :(aja) S_Cazorla looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Juan_Foyth
          ...  G_Scirera with a deliberate foul
          ...  C_MacDermid will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 83 :(aja) N_Kanu knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  N_Kanu runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  T_McGill has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_McGill reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Steward chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Burn reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 84 :(aja) Juan_Foyth looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Son
          ...  T_Haas cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 85 :(aja) N_Kanu knocks it past D_Burn and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  G_Scirera plays the back pass
          ...  T_McGill can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Vieira crosses it in!
          ...  H_Son makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  T_McGill parries it
Min. 87 :(brc) F_Rijkaard is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  D_Baggio latches onto the ball
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Baggio !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_O_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And T_O_Conner tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Rijkaard plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_Burn swings a leg at it!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) D_Baggio knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Magalhaes
          ...  D_Baggio hits a great drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_O_Conner had no chance!
          ...  That puts Barcelona back in with a shout!
          ...  Ajax 3-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 90 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from P_Vieira to Juan_Foyth
          ...  T_Haas stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 93 :(brc) Tonali controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Sadler
          ...  He puts in D_Baggio!
          ...  D_Baggio tries the shot !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 94 :(brc) F_Rijkaard with the heel pass to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_O_Conner never had a chance!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 147,778
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : H_Son (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Son (13,21 pen,40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : D_Baggio
Scorers              : D_Baggio (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Mbappe (60), G_Scirera (81)
Injured              : J_James (42)
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :          12        |       8
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Ajax 3 - 1 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_O_Conner     GK  38   3   3   2  13 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  33   8   5  13 |  95   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  50  35   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  32   9   7  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32   6   5  28 |  80   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  32   4   2  35 |  51   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  33   3  17 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  32  19  35 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Cazorla      MF   1   2  32   4  27 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
L_Copland      MF   2   5  31  10  13 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
H_Son          FW   2  11  13  40  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   8   3   0   0   0  25   0  95
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  34  45 |  52   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  36   1   1  20 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
C_Sadler       DF   2  26   7   7  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Steward      MF   1   9  34  14  43 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  31  28 |  43   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_McGill       GK  39   2   3   1  31 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  35   9   9  33 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  33  18   1  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
T_Haas         DF   2  33  14   8  11 |  95   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  80 -20 -10
G_Scirera      DF   2  31   6   3  28 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  73  13  -2
J_James        DM   2  34  25   1  28 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  32  19  28 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
Tonali         MF   1  11  30  19  10 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -15
Yamal          MF   2   8  30  18  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
D_Gore         MF   2   5  30   2  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   9   8  40  12 |  76   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
P_Kohn         GK  30   1   2   5  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  37  11  13  21 |  34   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Taliyah_Jnr    DM   1   6  33  24  28 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  32  24  28 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   8  10  30  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
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