Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Barcelona (Sun Mar 19)


                                 Ajax  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 D  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Maund  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK T_Conner
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                       G_Magalhaes DF  |  DF D_Rose
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DF J_James
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF E_Barreto
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF K_Moehwald
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF Roy_Keane
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                           Cantona FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                            T_Mott SUB |  SUB T_McGill
                       F_Ljungberg SUB |  SUB D_Burn
                        Edu_Gaspar SUB |  SUB Taliyah_Jnr
                        Ian_Wright SUB |  SUB Amine_Harit
                      Jose_A_Reyes SUB |  SUB A_Gray

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 2  :(brc) E_Barreto moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Moehwald
          ...  W_Gallas gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Moehwald drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Rose with the header
          ...  T_O_Conner catches the ball
Min. 3  :(aja) T_Wallcott turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by K_Moehwald !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 3  :(brc) K_Mbappe breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_O_Conner!
          ...  Thomas_Partey brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 4  :(brc) Roy_Keane plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Barreto
          ...  E_Barreto with a thundering drive!
          ...  T_O_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 6  :(aja) G_Karagounis takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Wallcott
          ...  K_Mbappe gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Rose belts it clear
Min. 6  :(brc) Roy_Keane cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  G_Karagounis with a terrible tackle
          ...  O_Bundy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 7  :(aja) Thomas_Partey turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  J_Miranda wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 14 :(brc) A_Lallana controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  K_Moehwald gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_Moehwald controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(aja) Thomas_Partey kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Cantona gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Marco_Rojo with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 20 :(aja) Cantona with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  Cantona unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  T_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 21 :(aja) Cantona flicks it over E_Barreto and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Cantona gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thomas_Partey plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Wallcott gets to it!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_Conner plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 24 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala runs into space
          ...  W_Sneijder fouls badly
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk
Min. 24 :(brc) K_Mbappe beats G_Magalhaes
          ...  Blocked by W_Gallas
Min. 28 :(aja) W_Sneijder knocks the ball past the lunge of Marco_Rojo
          ...  Fine tackle by Roy_Keane
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 31 :(aja) G_Karagounis with an in swinging cross to Cantona
          ...  D_Rose gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis drives it into the box!
          ...  T_Conner easily catches it!
Min. 34 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a burst of pace
          ...  A_Lallana rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's O_Bundy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 39 :(aja) G_Karagounis with a 50-yard pass to J_Cruijff
          ...  D_Rose with the block
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(aja) G_Karagounis cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Cantona
          ...  Cantona with the overhead !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 46 :(brc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  K_Moehwald is through!
          ...  G_Magalhaes read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 47 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 48 :(brc) D_Rose chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Mbappe
          ...  G_Magalhaes with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 51 :(aja) Ian_Wright is being brought on
          ...  T_Wallcott is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes will replace the useless Cantona and will play FW
Min. 52 :(brc) Roy_Keane crosses into the box, finding P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 55 :(brc) Up goes the substitution board - D_Burn on for Marco_Rojo as a DF
Min. 55 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr replaces E_Barreto to play as a MF
Min. 59 :(aja) J_Cruijff runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Miranda
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Burn clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 59 :(brc) Roy_Keane runs towards the goal
          ...  W_Gallas goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 62 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar replaces Thomas_Partey and will play MF
Min. 63 :(brc) Roy_Keane takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  G_Magalhaes leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  O_Bundy warns him
          ...  There can only be one outcome!
          ...  O_Bundy consults his assistant !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  K_Mbappe is the man who takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Barcelona the advantage!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Barcelona...
Min. 63 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  Intercepted by W_Sneijder
Min. 63 :(brc) T_Conner is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 63 :(brc) T_McGill replaces T_Conner to play as a GK
Min. 64 :(aja) J_Cruijff takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_B_E_Dybala
Min. 64 :(brc) D_Burn fires over a low cross to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  M_Keown cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 74 :(aja) W_Sneijder is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Rose and it had to be
Min. 74 :(brc) A_Lallana takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner fists it away
Min. 75 :(brc) Amine_Harit is ready to come on to replace P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 78 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes jumps over D_Burn's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Burn does well to get the tackle in
Min. 79 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_James hits it out for a throw
Min. 83 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr takes on M_Keown
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  G_Magalhaes cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 87 :(brc) K_Moehwald with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  K_Moehwald tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_O_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(brc) K_Mbappe runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  James Maund looks relieved
          ...  Andie Glen is far from happy with that decision
Min. 94 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr skips the challenge from W_Gallas
          ...  W_Gallas reacts well to win the ball back

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 143,504
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Karagounis
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thomas_Partey (3), G_Karagounis (6), G_Magalhaes (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rose (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (63 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : T_Conner (63)
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       7
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           1        |       5
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :           8        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 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  35   3   3   2  13 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  33   9   8  33 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  31   1   1  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  31  11  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  31   9  33 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  30   4  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  53   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Mott         GK  29   5   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  28  10  41 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  65   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  36  12   8  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  33  12   8  30 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  31  11   8  22 |  96   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 120  10   5
J_James        DF   2  30  23   1  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  33  10  33 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
K_Moehwald     MF   1  22  31  13  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Roy_Keane      MF   2  11  31   9  31 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  31   9  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  39  12 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  34  22 |  77   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_McGill       GK  36   2   3   1  31 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  33  10  12  21 |  39   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  30  23  28 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  30  18  28 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  29  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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