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Season 22 Archive: Elite League, Week 6

Ajax 0 - 1 Barcelona

Elite Football League Match, Ajax vs. Barcelona (Sun May 08)


                                 Ajax  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-4-1 C
                          James Maund  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                      C_dos_Passos DF  |  DF B_Myre
                            M_Hart DF  |  DF G_Bale
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                         Ridoutski MF  |  DF G_Collins
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                            C_Nade FW  |  MF G_Karagounis
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW Pele
                                       |
                      M_De_Sanctis SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB J_Myre
                            A_Ross SUB |  SUB Maradona
                          J_Crujff SUB |  SUB Adnan_Januzaj
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB M_Hunt

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(aja) M_Hart is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to C_Nade
          ...  C_Nade sees L_Mulen off his line !
          ...  But L_Mulen hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 7  :(aja) W_Sneijder lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  C_Nade latches on to it
          ...  C_Nade attempts a lob!
          ...  L_Mulen fists it away
Min. 9  :(brc) I_Muniain crosses to Pele
          ...  A_Arshavin rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  S_Youri wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  G_Karagounis bends it in
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_d_Sar
Min. 9  :(brc) Pele with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_dos_Passos behind
          ...  Pele with the shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 12 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  C_Nade is through!
          ...  I_Muniain rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 13 :(brc) Pele sprints past M_Hart
          ...  W_Sneijder fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Youri tries to calm him down
Min. 14 :(aja) A_Arshavin takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  A_Arshavin tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  L_Mulen makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Kopa gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 15 :(brc) Pele finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Pele attempts the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa lofts the ball in!
          ...  G_Bale with the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 20 :(brc) Pele sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Pele hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on E_Van_d_Sar anyway
Min. 21 :(brc) B_Myre with a slick pass to G_Collins
          ...  G_Collins with a blistering shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 25 :(brc) Pele beats C_dos_Passos
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 32 :(brc) Pele 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Ridoutski with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  S_Youri refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 33 :(aja) C_Nade with a neat pass into A_Arshavin
          ...  Pele with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(brc) G_Karagounis finds G_Collins with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Oscar_Serrano forces him off the ball
Min. 37 :(brc) B_Myre takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  C_dos_Passos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(brc) G_Collins runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Myre
          ...  V_Kompany with the tackle
Min. 47 :(brc) R_Kopa 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 Pele
          ...  Pele unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks dejected
          ...  Barcelona go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 49 :(aja) T_Wallcott is being brought on
          ...  A_Arshavin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Crujff is going to be brought on
          ...  Oscar_Serrano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) M_Keown is being brought on
          ...  M_Hart is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Wallcott with the chance !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 52 :(brc) I_Muniain sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Pele
          ...  C_dos_Passos seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 53 :(aja) O_Curkovic with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He knocks it to T_Wallcott!
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But L_Mulen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 56 :(aja) W_Sneijder finds C_Nade on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Collins takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Bryngar Myre looks relieved
          ...  James Maund is far from happy with that decision
Min. 59 :(brc) B_Spencer plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Collins decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Keown
Min. 63 :(brc) Pele finds G_Karagounis with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Blocked by M_Keown
Min. 63 :(aja) O_Curkovic drives it forward to C_Nade
          ...  G_Wilkinson with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from R_Kopa to G_Wilkinson
          ...  V_Kompany takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 70 :(brc) J_Myre is being brought on
          ...  R_Kopa is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(brc) Maradona is being brought on
          ...  B_Spencer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(brc) Barcelona will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 73 :(aja) T_Wallcott sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  C_dos_Passos runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Wilkinson hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Keown hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Mulen easily catches it!
Min. 75 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Maradona as MF
Min. 83 :(aja) W_Sneijder has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Collins
          ...  He puts in T_Wallcott!
          ...  But J_Myre reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 84 :(brc) G_Karagounis spots Pele who is in acres of space
          ...  W_Sneijder gathers up the loose ball
Min. 85 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  C_dos_Passos is unmarked
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Bale
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Crujff floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Mulen comes out and claims it!
Min. 85 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the heel pass to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  V_Kompany tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_d_Sar
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(aja) T_Wallcott runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 93 :(aja) W_Sneijder skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Nade
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Nade !
          ...  L_Mulen watches it sail wide!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 120,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Pele (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Pele (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Muniain (12), Pele (33), G_Wilkinson (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Ajax      |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       7
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  37   5   5   7  14 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  31  11   9  46 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  30   4   1  22 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  26  11   8  33 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  24   8   8  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  31   4  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  29   8  23 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  26  12  19 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  25   9  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  29  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   7  24  32 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_De_Sanctis   GK  27   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  24  11   7  21 |  42   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  28   2  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  27  10  28 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  25  21 |  44   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6

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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3  10 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  31  13   6  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Bale         DF   2  29  11   7  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  21
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  27   9   7  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  27   8   8  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  25   9   7  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  29   8  23 |  72   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  27  12  31 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  27   8  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  25   8  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Pele           FW   1   7   9  33  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2   8  29
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  27   9   7  39 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Maradona       MF   1  10  25  16  18 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  25  10  23 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  33  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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