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Season 23 Archive: Elite League Cup 2nd Round

Ajax 1 - 0 Barcelona

Elite League Cup 2nd Round Match, Ajax vs. Barcelona (Wed Nov 30)


                                 Ajax  |  Barcelona
                              5-4-1 N  |  5-4-1 C
                          James Maund  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK Romero
                      C_dos_Passos DF  |  DF G_Bale
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF J_Myre
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                         C_Luciano DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                         Ridoutski MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                      Granit_Xhaka MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                            A_Ross MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF Xavi
                        Ian_Wright FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                      M_De_Sanctis SUB |  SUB Hugo_Lloris
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB G_Collins
                          J_Crujff SUB |  SUB Maradona
                     Oscar_Serrano SUB |  SUB H_Kane
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB Odegaard

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(aja) T_Huddlestone with a flicked pass to Ian_Wright
          ...  J_Myre gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 2  :(aja) Ridoutski holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ian_Wright
          ...  G_Bale bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 3  :(aja) Ridoutski slides it through the middle to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Romero narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 7  :(aja) Ian_Wright sidesteps B_Spencer
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Xavi is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 12 :(brc) M_Hunt runs at C_dos_Passos
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Hunt tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 14 :(brc) Xavi runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Ciaran_Clark latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  C_dos_Passos is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Xavi plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Spencer gets on the end of it
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets up well to catch that one
Min. 16 :(brc) G_Bale takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  V_Kompany with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  P_Graham wants a quiet word
Min. 19 :(aja) C_Luciano with the cross-field pass to T_Huddlestone
          ...  I_Muniain cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 20 :(brc) G_Bale beats D_Agger
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Graham
          ...  V_Kompany with the block
Min. 22 :(brc) M_Hunt runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Stam
Min. 23 :(brc) G_Bale with a short pass to find M_Hunt
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Huddlestone
Min. 27 :(brc) M_Hunt loses his marker
          ...  V_Kompany is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  P_Graham tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(brc) I_Muniain with the header on
          ...  He finds M_Hunt in space
          ...  M_Hunt gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar pulls out a save of the game
Min. 29 :(brc) I_Muniain puts in M_Hunt
          ...  Ian_Wright plays the back pass
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Bale crosses it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 32 :(aja) T_Huddlestone gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Ciaran_Clark!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  I_Muniain with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Bryngar Myre looks relieved
Min. 33 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Kompany
          ...  B_Spencer is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 37 :(brc) Xavi hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Kopa latches onto it!
          ...  Ian_Wright with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 40 :(brc) Barcelona made the switch to a P strategy
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) M_Hunt with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Hunt hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball

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

Min. 47 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_dos_Passos
          ...  He puts in G_Wilkinson!
          ...  Ridoutski goes in studs first
          ...  P_Graham shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 48 :(brc) M_Hunt hoists the ball across to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  C_Luciano gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 49 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn comes on for D_Agger and takes up a DF role
Min. 50 :(aja) Ridoutski runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Granit_Xhaka
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  J_Myre plays the back pass
          ...  Romero can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Kopa wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 51 :(aja) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Oscar_Serrano will come on for T_Huddlestone and play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) Ridoutski looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Xavi pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 59 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright tries to beat Romero from outside the area!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 60 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - J_Crujff on for Ridoutski as a MF
Min. 60 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff with a thundering volley!
          ...  Romero makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 65 :(brc) Barcelona altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 67 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Ian_Wright runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But J_Myre puts the ball out of play
Min. 67 :(brc) B_Spencer finds the run of M_Hunt
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from V_Kompany
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 67 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Romero!
          ...  G_Wilkinson brings him down!
          ...  P_Graham calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 69 :(aja) Ian_Wright with the Cruyff turn
          ...  G_Bale cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 70 :(brc) Odegaard is going to be brought on
          ...  Ciaran_Clark is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) H_Kane will replace the useless J_Myre and will play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) Maradona is coming on for I_Muniain and playing AM
Min. 70 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano 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!
          ...  C_Luciano receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_Luciano !
          ...  But Romero palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 70 :(brc) B_Spencer finds M_Hunt with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Granit_Xhaka fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  P_Graham tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 71 :(brc) R_Kopa finds his way through
          ...  From long range R_Kopa bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets up well to catch that one
Min. 74 :(aja) Ian_Wright takes on 3 men
          ...  Ian_Wright unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Ajax fans go wild!
          ...  That puts Ajax ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 75 :(aja) Ajax's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 76 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past G_Wilkinson
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But Romero tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_dos_Passos
          ...  Romero catches it!
Min. 76 :(aja) Ian_Wright had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  M_Hunt with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Graham
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka with the thundering drive
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 81 :(aja) Ian_Wright wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 82 :(aja) Ian_Wright stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  G_Wilkinson takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 83 :(aja) A_Ross wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  What a shot from M_Van_D_Hoorn !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Romero makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 84 :(brc) R_Kopa finds a hole in the defence
          ...  But J_Stam wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but P_Graham has none of it.
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano drives it across the face of the goal C_Luciano
          ...  C_Luciano aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Romero is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ross crosses it in!
          ...  G_Wilkinson wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 89 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Spencer
          ...  He puts in C_Luciano!
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Luciano !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 91 :(aja) J_Crujff looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_dos_Passos with the side footed shot!
          ...  The shot slips through Romero's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 92 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Stam gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Bale hits it out for a throw

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 130,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Ian_Wright (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ian_Wright (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : V_Kompany (27), Ian_Wright (37), Ridoutski (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : M_Hunt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Xavi (51), G_Wilkinson (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  38   5   5   7  14 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  32  11   9  46 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Agger        DF   2  28  12   5  24 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  27  11   8  33 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
J_Stam         DF   2  25   8   6  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  25   7   7  31 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10   7
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  32   4  32 |  61   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  10  28   7  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  21
A_Ross         MF   1   3  28   2  36 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  26  11  19 |  52   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
Ian_Wright     FW   1   9   7  27  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   1   1   0   0  18   8  24
M_De_Sanctis   GK  27   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  25   8   8  33 |  43   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  28  10  28 |  32   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  27  12  19 |  41   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  26  21 |   0   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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Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  30  11   7  42 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_Myre         DF   2  28   9   7  39 |  71   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  28   8   8  24 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  28  12  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  27   8  24 |  71   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  27   9  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
Hugo_Lloris    GK  28   3   2   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  26   9   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       AM   1  10  26  16  18 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  28  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  25  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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