Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Barcelona (Sun Nov 01)


                                 Ajax  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-3 A
                          James Maund  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK T_Conner
                             Fazio DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF J_Myre
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF D_Rose
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF Xavi
                        M_Overmars MF  |  FW H_Son
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                          D_Seaman SUB |  SUB Kepa
                       S_Kolasinac SUB |  SUB Ciaran_Clark
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB Marco_Rojo
                     Thomas_Partey SUB |  SUB Coutinho
                      Jose_A_Reyes SUB |  SUB K_Porborsky

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 3  :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn finds Fazio on the edge of the box
          ...  But J_Myre sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 4  :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  J_Miranda latches onto the ball
          ...  P_Vieira with a nasty foul
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  C_Cakir warns him
Min. 4  :(brc) B_Spencer with a measured pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  C_Dos_Passos cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 6  :(aja) D_Bergkamp plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  D_Bergkamp fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That's put Ajax ahead!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 15 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp aims for the top right corner !
          ...  T_Conner is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 16 :(brc) D_Rose with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  M_Keown slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 19 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos finds his way through
          ...  C_Dos_Passos goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_Conner makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 20 :(aja) J_Cruijff is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at T_Conner
          ...  He nutmegs T_Conner
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 20 :(aja) Fazio takes possession
          ...  J_Myre rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 22 :(aja) D_Bergkamp has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  T_Conner gathers it easily
Min. 22 :(brc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is through!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And A_Zubizarreta recovers to save!!
Min. 24 :(brc) K_Mbappe turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Son
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 28 :(aja) P_Vieira runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs H_Son
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  A delicate header from P_Vieira !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 29 :(aja) P_Vieira with a neat pass into D_Bergkamp
          ...  J_Myre makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 36 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from Adnan_Januzaj to K_Mbappe
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Keown
Min. 41 :(aja) T_Wallcott runs towards the goal
          ...  T_Wallcott flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But T_Conner makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 44 :(brc) K_Mbappe threads the through ball to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala sees A_Zubizarreta off his line !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 45 :(aja) Fazio with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Myre
          ...  He knocks it to P_Vieira!
          ...  J_Miranda tackles cleanly
Min. 46 :(aja) P_Vieira looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  T_Conner makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 49 :(brc) B_Spencer with the nod to H_Son
          ...  F_Ljungberg with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-0 Barcelona

Min. 48 :(aja) D_Bergkamp takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Miranda
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But G_Wilkinson barges him off the ball
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Kolasinac replaces an unhappy Fazio and will play as a DF
Min. 50 :(brc) Xavi sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  G_Wilkinson runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Dos_Passos cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 51 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes replaces T_Wallcott to play as a FW
Min. 52 :(aja) Thomas_Partey replaces M_Overmars and will play MF
Min. 53 :(brc) G_Wilkinson runs towards the goal
          ...  G_Wilkinson drives the shot in!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 55 :(aja) Thomas_Partey kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the punt towards goal!
          ...  T_Conner claws it off the line
          ...  C_Cakir consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 56 :(aja) Ajax changed their strategy to play D
Min. 56 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes beats D_Rose
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  T_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 56 :(brc) D_Rose sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 62 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from G_Wilkinson
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes looks to see where T_Conner is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 65 :(aja) D_Bergkamp with a smart turn
          ...  D_Bergkamp sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Conner with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(aja) S_Kolasinac finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Miranda
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 71 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the diagonal pass Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Myre hits it out for a throw
Min. 74 :(aja) P_Vieira runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Bergkamp
          ...  But J_Myre puts the ball out of play
Min. 75 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Miranda
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(brc) Coutinho is going to be brought on
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(brc) K_Porborsky replaces H_Son and will play MF
Min. 76 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Keown with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Bryngar Myre looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 78 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Myre
          ...  Thomas_Partey rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  T_Conner falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_Conner looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Vieira chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets something on it!
          ...  T_Conner with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 81 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  But Ciaran_Clark puts the ball out of play
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 145,929
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bergkamp (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Bergkamp (6,55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Keown (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       4
Off target           :           4        |       0
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 0 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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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Keown        DF   3  30  12   7  21 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  31   9  20 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  10  60
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  41   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45  25
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  42   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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  36   3   3   2  32 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  35  11   8  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Myre         DF   2  33  10   8  39 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  32  11   8  21 |  79   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  28  11   7  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
B_Spencer      MF   1  13  33  14  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  31  11  23 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  31  10  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  33  20 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  33  12 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   6   8  27  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Kepa           GK  33   5   1   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  34   9   9  24 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  29  11   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   6  29   9  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  28   8  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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