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Season 30 Archive: Elite League, Week 6

Ajax 2 - 2 Barcelona

Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Barcelona (Sun May 31)


                                 Ajax  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          James Maund  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                         B_Friedel GK  |  GK M_Zetterer
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                             Fazio DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF Xavi
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF Coutinho
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW H_Son
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB Barthez
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB J_Myre
                     Tomas_Rosicky SUB |  SUB D_Rose
                        C_Fabregas SUB |  SUB Adnan_Januzaj
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB Amauri

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 1  :(aja) F_Ljungberg unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn hits a curling shot!
          ...  But M_Zetterer just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 5  :(aja) C_Dos_Passos gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Overmars is unmarked
          ...  Coutinho is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 9  :(aja) D_Bergkamp beats Ciaran_Clark
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Bergkamp uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  M_Zetterer 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. 10 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_Vieira gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Spencer takes possession
Min. 10 :(brc) Xavi knocks the ball past S_Kolasinac
          ...  Xavi tries to beat B_Friedel from outside the area!
          ...  B_Friedel tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho lofts the ball in!
          ...  B_Friedel fists it away!
Min. 13 :(brc) K_Mbappe with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Fazio
          ...  K_Mbappe fires the shot in!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 15 :(brc) B_Spencer holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Xavi
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Kolasinac hits it out for a throw
Min. 19 :(aja) M_Overmars with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Bergkamp in space
          ...  Marco_Rojo reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 20 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac drives it towards goal !
          ...  M_Zetterer blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 21 :(brc) R_Kopa crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Son in the box
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos with the fine tackle
Min. 23 :(aja) F_Ljungberg plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But M_Zetterer comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 26 :(aja) F_Ljungberg runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cruijff
          ...  J_Cruijff with the attempt at goal!
          ...  M_Zetterer parries it
Min. 27 :(brc) B_Spencer is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Son
          ...  H_Son leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  The shot slips through B_Friedel's hands
          ...  But B_Friedel recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 31 :(brc) B_Friedel miss-kicks!
          ...  J_Miranda is through!
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Miranda !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flags for offside
Min. 32 :(brc) Marco_Rojo runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Son
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 34 :(brc) Coutinho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He knocks it to Xavi!
          ...  Xavi with a stunning strike !
          ...  B_Friedel parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 35 :(brc) B_Spencer with a well-controlled run
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Spencer !
          ...  B_Friedel falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Friedel looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Barcelona have snatched the lead!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 36 :(aja) F_Ljungberg nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  F_Ljungberg attempts a lob!
          ...  M_Zetterer with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 37 :(aja) P_Vieira kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Coutinho takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 37 :(brc) Coutinho with an in swinging cross to B_Spencer
          ...  B_Spencer strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Overmars flicks it over K_Mbappe's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  M_Overmars with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 38 :(brc) Curled in dangerously from B_Spencer to H_Son
          ...  P_Vieira with an ugly foul
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
Min. 38 :(brc) H_Son beats M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by Fazio
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 39 :(aja) F_Ljungberg squares it to P_Vieira
          ...  P_Vieira with the crafty shot!
          ...  But M_Zetterer makes an easy save
Min. 39 :(brc) B_Spencer knocks the ball past S_Kolasinac
          ...  M_Overmars goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 40 :(aja) J_Cruijff makes himself available
          ...  J_Cruijff with the punt towards goal!
          ...  M_Zetterer takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 41 :(brc) Xavi with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Son
          ...  D_Bergkamp fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  J_Eriksson warns him
Min. 42 :(aja) P_Vieira looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Puciato
          ...  But Marco_Rojo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 42 :(brc) B_Spencer plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Wilkinson decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) Xavi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Coutinho gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Coutinho with the goal bound shot!
          ...  B_Friedel with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 44 :(brc) R_Kopa with an intelligent ball to G_Wilkinson
          ...  Fazio wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 45 :(aja) P_Vieira reads the run of D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  M_Zetterer gets his fingertips to it

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

Min. 46 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Vieira is through!
          ...  P_Vieira has a go!
          ...  M_Zetterer watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 46 :(brc) B_Spencer hoofs it up field to find H_Son
          ...  H_Son gets up high for the header !
          ...  B_Friedel falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown will replace the useless M_Van_D_Hoorn and will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Puciato is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky is ready to come on to replace M_Overmars
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 54 :(aja) J_Cruijff takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Cruijff flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Saved by M_Zetterer
Min. 55 :(brc) Coutinho with a glorious long pass to H_Son
          ...  H_Son pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Ajax 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 56 :(brc) Barcelona made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 56 :(brc) R_Kopa breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on B_Friedel!
          ...  P_Vieira brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  H_Son drives it under the wall
          ...  B_Friedel parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Coutinho
          ...  R_Kopa gets his head on it
          ...  B_Friedel with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  B_Friedel plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 56 :(aja) D_Bergkamp runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Miranda
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  H_Son takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 57 :(aja) T_Wallcott works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Vieira
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Miranda picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 59 :(aja) F_Ljungberg threads the through ball to D_Bergkamp
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Bergkamp !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Keown tries to place the shot!
          ...  M_Zetterer can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  M_Zetterer makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 61 :(aja) Fazio holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  M_Zetterer fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 63 :(aja) J_Cruijff picks out T_Wallcott with the cross
          ...  T_Wallcott hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  M_Zetterer claws it off the line
          ...  J_Eriksson consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Ajax 1-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 64 :(brc) Barcelona's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 66 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a neat pass into S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But M_Zetterer stops that one easily
Min. 71 :(brc) Coutinho with a flicked pass to G_Wilkinson
          ...  A delicate header from G_Wilkinson !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Marco_Rojo gets to it!
          ...  B_Friedel is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And B_Friedel reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos clears the corner
Min. 73 :(aja) J_Cruijff gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Cruijff rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Zetterer never had a chance!
Min. 75 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Myre will come on for J_Miranda and play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) Up goes the substitution board - Adnan_Januzaj on for B_Spencer as a MF
Min. 75 :(brc) D_Rose is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 77 :(brc) G_Wilkinson takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  G_Wilkinson chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Xavi
          ...  Coutinho gets to it!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 79 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps D_Rose
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 82 :(brc) R_Kopa finds Coutinho in acres of space
          ...  F_Ljungberg rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Eriksson going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 83 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  T_Wallcott fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 86 :(aja) D_Bergkamp beats D_Rose
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A skilful effort from D_Bergkamp !
          ...  M_Zetterer parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ljungberg chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to P_Vieira
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Tomas_Rosicky!
          ...  S_Kolasinac swings a leg at it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to D_Bergkamp
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  J_Eriksson talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Ajax fans celebrate the goal
          ...  Ajax have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Ajax 2-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) S_Kolasinac has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Kolasinac attempts a low drive!
          ...  M_Zetterer with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 91 :(brc) Xavi finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  But M_Keown wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 148,506
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cruijff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (63), D_Bergkamp (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Overmars (39), P_Vieira (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Coutinho
Scorers              : B_Spencer (35), H_Son (55)
Sent Off             : H_Son (56)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       17
Off target           :          10        |       7
On target            :          15        |       10
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 2 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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B_Friedel      GK  36   4   3   5  11 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  30
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  53   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  29  11   5  22 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  30  11  12 |  95   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  60  10
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  30   9  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  18   8
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  28  14  32 |  55   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  28  11  11 |  95   0   0   1   2   4   0   0   0   0   0  40  30
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  65
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  30  12   7  21 |  42   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  29   8  32 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  41   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  35

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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M_Zetterer     GK  39   3   3   3  32 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  35  11   8  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  33   9   8  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Miranda      DF   2  31  11   7  21 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  28  11   7  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
R_Kopa         MF   2  15  35   9  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
B_Spencer      MF   1  13  32  14  31 |  78   0   1   4   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  40  35
Xavi           MF   1   5  31  10  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Coutinho       MF   3   6  28   9  21 |  95   0   1   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  55  10
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  32  20 |  59   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  45
K_Mbappe       FW   2   7   7  30  12 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Barthez        GK  31   5   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  32  10   8  39 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  28  11   7  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  30  11  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  28  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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