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Season 32 Archive: Elite League, Week 10
Ajax 5 - 2 Celtic FC
Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Celtic FC (Sun Jun 20)
Ajax | Celtic FC
4-4-2 C | 4-1-3-2 E
James Maund | Stuart Neilson
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A_Zubizarreta GK | GK A_Portiere
S_Kolasinac DF | DF B_Howedes
Fazio DF | DF P_A_Cocu
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF | DF J_A_Riise
T_Vermaelen DF | DF C_Irvine
F_Ljungberg MF | DM A_Pirlo
P_Vieira MF | MF C_Makelele
G_Karagounis MF | MF Ribery
C_Fabregas MF | MF N_Chalobah
A_Langlitz FW | FW M_McKay
T_Wallcott FW | FW I_Sarr
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D_Seaman SUB | SUB P_Dahlberg
M_Keown SUB | SUB C_Kabasele
G_Magalhaes SUB | SUB J_Richards
J_Cruijff SUB | SUB L_Holtby
Jose_A_Reyes SUB | SUB A_Sanchez
Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)
Min. 1 :(cfc) M_McKay with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Langlitz
... A cheeky lob from M_McKay !
... A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 3 :(aja) A_Langlitz beats his marker
... He showed great skill there
... A_Langlitz with the shot on net !
... But A_Portiere reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on A_Portiere anyway
Min. 4 :(cfc) B_Howedes with the deft touch
... He takes it past T_Vermaelen
... He knocks it to Ribery!
... Ribery tries to beat A_Zubizarreta from outside the area!
... But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 6 :(cfc) C_Makelele takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_A_Riise
... J_A_Riise with a powerful diving header!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... GOAL !!
... How did that find its way in?
... That's put Celtic FC in front!
... Ajax 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 9 :(cfc) Ribery jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... S_Kolasinac goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 13 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a real burst of pace
... He leaves N_Chalobah behind
... T_Wallcott with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 14 :(aja) F_Ljungberg hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... T_Wallcott latches onto it!
... M_McKay with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... A_Langlitz bends it round the wall
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 15 :(cfc) I_Sarr takes on 3 men
... T_Vermaelen stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 18 :(aja) Fazio sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... A_Langlitz runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... A cracking drive from A_Langlitz !
... GOAL !!
... That's the equaliser!
... Ajax 1-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 22 :(aja) A_Langlitz takes on P_A_Cocu
... He runs past him
... A_Langlitz with the cheeky shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by G_Karagounis!
... The ball comes to A_Langlitz
... He knocks it goalward
... But A_Portiere tips it over the bar
... CORNER!
... P_Vieira plays it towards the near post!
... A_Pirlo wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 22 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu brings the ball into the opposing area
... S_Kolasinac knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But K_Ippi just turns away!
Min. 25 :(cfc) C_Makelele back heels to find M_McKay in space
... A left-footer by M_McKay !
... A_Zubizarreta with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... C_Makelele curls it into the box!
... M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 25 :(aja) G_Karagounis with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
... Ribery leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... K_Ippi lectures him
Min. 26 :(aja) C_Fabregas feeds the ball through the middle
... S_Kolasinac runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... S_Kolasinac with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... GOAL !!
... A_Portiere will be disappointed he did not save that!
... Ajax go in front now with that goal!
... Ajax 2-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 27 :(aja) Ajax restructured their strategy to A
Min. 27 :(cfc) It seems Celtic FC are making a tactical change to A
Min. 28 :(aja) Fazio drives it across the face of the goal P_Vieira
... N_Chalobah with a late tackle
... It looked worse than what it was
... He is surrounded by the Ajax players
Min. 29 :(aja) T_Wallcott plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... T_Wallcott has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But A_Portiere tips it behind
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 29 :(cfc) M_McKay sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... S_Kolasinac takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... James Maund looks relieved
... Stuart Neilson is far from happy with that decision
Min. 39 :(aja) C_Fabregas hoofs it up field to find Fazio
... A cracking drive from Fazio !
... GOAL !!
... He puts his hands to his ears!!
... He is winding the Celtic FC fans up!!
... They greet the gesture with jeers!
... Ajax 3-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(aja) F_Ljungberg plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... T_Vermaelen decides to go for goal instead!
... T_Vermaelen with the punt towards goal!
... A_Portiere takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 46 :(aja) F_Ljungberg can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to T_Vermaelen
... A cracking drive from T_Vermaelen !
... A_Portiere with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... P_Vieira plays it towards the near post!
... C_Fabregas gets something on it!
... It's way wide
... The Celtic FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 47 :(aja) G_Karagounis has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past B_Howedes
... He knocks it to A_Langlitz!
... C_Irvine takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 49 :(aja) G_Karagounis sidesteps J_A_Riise
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... C_Irvine anticipates the pass and cuts it out
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 3-1 Celtic FC
Min. 46 :(aja) C_Fabregas runs at goal
... He spots the run of S_Kolasinac
... He's played him in
... Excellent sliding challenge from I_Sarr
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 46 :(cfc) C_Makelele with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Ribery gets on the end of the pass
... Ribery hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... He salutes the Celtic FC fans!!
... Ajax 3-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 47 :(aja) A_Langlitz pushes it past the defender
... A_Langlitz with the drive!
... Brilliant save from A_Portiere
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 47 :(cfc) A_Pirlo controls it well
... He nutmegs T_Vermaelen
... He puts in I_Sarr!
... I_Sarr with the shot !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... A_Zubizarreta was beaten there!
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Vermaelen
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 50 :(cfc) I_Sarr plays the early ball across the box to find B_Howedes in space
... S_Kolasinac brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But K_Ippi waves play on!!!
Min. 51 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes replaces an unhappy T_Wallcott and will play as a FW
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Cruijff is coming on and P_Vieira is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
... Jose_A_Reyes with the cheeky shot!
... It comes back off the woodwork!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... GOAL !!
... Ajax 4-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 53 :(aja) J_Cruijff takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... But J_A_Riise with the fine tackle
Min. 56 :(cfc) I_Sarr sidesteps M_Keown
... I_Sarr has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 64 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
... A_Langlitz is through!
... A_Langlitz with a thundering volley!
... GOAL !!
... A_Portiere shouts at his defenders
... Ajax 5-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 65 :(aja) Ajax will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 67 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes knocks the ball past the lunge of J_A_Riise
... P_A_Cocu is late with that one
... He gets up and shakes the players hand
... K_Ippi shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 68 :(aja) A_Langlitz threads the through ball to S_Kolasinac
... Fine tackle by P_A_Cocu
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 70 :(cfc) C_Kabasele replaces P_A_Cocu to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(aja) A_Langlitz finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled J_A_Riise
... J_A_Riise reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 71 :(aja) A_Langlitz with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of the pass
... Jose_A_Reyes with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... A_Portiere tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... J_Cruijff lofts the ball in!
... The danger is dealt with by C_Kabasele
Min. 72 :(cfc) M_McKay pass splits open the defence and finds I_Sarr
... M_Keown plays the back pass
... A_Zubizarreta can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... A_Pirlo hits it towards the far post!
... I_Sarr makes a firm connection with his head
... A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 73 :(cfc) Ribery runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to C_Makelele
... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Van_D_Hoorn
Min. 75 :(cfc) L_Holtby replaces N_Chalobah and will play MF
Min. 79 :(aja) F_Ljungberg skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Jose_A_Reyes
... M_McKay is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 80 :(cfc) A_Sanchez replaces I_Sarr and will play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(cfc) Ribery with a real burst of pace
... Ribery fires off a left-footed shot !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance : 145,088
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : A_Langlitz (Man of the Match)
Scorers : A_Langlitz (18,64), S_Kolasinac (26), Fazio (39), Jose_A_Reyes (52)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player : C_Makelele
Scorers : J_A_Riise (6), Ribery (46)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_McKay (14), P_A_Cocu (67)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Ajax | Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 9
Off target : 4 | 2
On target : 12 | 7
Possession : 48 | 52
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 12
Key Tackles : 5 | 6
Key Passes : 11 | 8
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Final Score : Ajax 5 - 2 Celtic FC
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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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
S_Kolasinac DF 2 34 11 10 11 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 60 0 25
Fazio DF 2 33 8 10 41 | 97 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 25
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF 1 31 9 8 33 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
T_Vermaelen DF 2 29 9 7 31 | 54 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
F_Ljungberg MF 3 8 31 12 12 | 97 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 20
P_Vieira MF 1 8 31 9 20 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Karagounis MF 2 10 29 9 33 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
C_Fabregas MF 3 8 29 7 31 | 97 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
A_Langlitz FW 3 8 12 30 32 | 97 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 20 65
T_Wallcott FW 3 9 11 29 21 | 55 0 0 0 0 2 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
M_Keown DF 3 32 13 7 21 | 43 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
G_Magalhaes DF 1 28 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Cruijff MF 1 7 29 11 11 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jose_A_Reyes FW 2 3 3 28 43 | 42 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Player Statistics - Celtic FC
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_Portiere GK 33 4 5 5 30 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0
B_Howedes DF 2 38 12 9 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
P_A_Cocu DF 2 35 8 11 30 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
J_A_Riise DF 3 31 8 9 32 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 0 25
C_Irvine DF 2 30 10 7 33 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
A_Pirlo DM 1 14 28 8 11 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
C_Makelele MF 2 12 33 10 30 | 97 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
Ribery MF 1 7 31 10 33 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 30
N_Chalobah MF 2 8 31 5 24 | 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_McKay FW 3 7 10 30 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -22 -12 -12
I_Sarr FW 1 9 8 30 21 | 84 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 10
P_Dahlberg GK 31 5 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Kabasele DF 3 33 9 6 30 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20
J_Richards DF 1 29 6 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Holtby MF 2 8 33 9 21 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Sanchez FW 1 10 8 25 32 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Ajax | Celtic FC
4-4-2 C | 4-1-3-2 E
James Maund | Stuart Neilson
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A_Zubizarreta GK | GK A_Portiere
S_Kolasinac DF | DF B_Howedes
Fazio DF | DF P_A_Cocu
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF | DF J_A_Riise
T_Vermaelen DF | DF C_Irvine
F_Ljungberg MF | DM A_Pirlo
P_Vieira MF | MF C_Makelele
G_Karagounis MF | MF Ribery
C_Fabregas MF | MF N_Chalobah
A_Langlitz FW | FW M_McKay
T_Wallcott FW | FW I_Sarr
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D_Seaman SUB | SUB P_Dahlberg
M_Keown SUB | SUB C_Kabasele
G_Magalhaes SUB | SUB J_Richards
J_Cruijff SUB | SUB L_Holtby
Jose_A_Reyes SUB | SUB A_Sanchez
Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)
Min. 1 :(cfc) M_McKay with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Langlitz
... A cheeky lob from M_McKay !
... A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 3 :(aja) A_Langlitz beats his marker
... He showed great skill there
... A_Langlitz with the shot on net !
... But A_Portiere reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on A_Portiere anyway
Min. 4 :(cfc) B_Howedes with the deft touch
... He takes it past T_Vermaelen
... He knocks it to Ribery!
... Ribery tries to beat A_Zubizarreta from outside the area!
... But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 6 :(cfc) C_Makelele takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_A_Riise
... J_A_Riise with a powerful diving header!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... GOAL !!
... How did that find its way in?
... That's put Celtic FC in front!
... Ajax 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 9 :(cfc) Ribery jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... S_Kolasinac goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 13 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a real burst of pace
... He leaves N_Chalobah behind
... T_Wallcott with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 14 :(aja) F_Ljungberg hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... T_Wallcott latches onto it!
... M_McKay with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... A_Langlitz bends it round the wall
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 15 :(cfc) I_Sarr takes on 3 men
... T_Vermaelen stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 18 :(aja) Fazio sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... A_Langlitz runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... A cracking drive from A_Langlitz !
... GOAL !!
... That's the equaliser!
... Ajax 1-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 22 :(aja) A_Langlitz takes on P_A_Cocu
... He runs past him
... A_Langlitz with the cheeky shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by G_Karagounis!
... The ball comes to A_Langlitz
... He knocks it goalward
... But A_Portiere tips it over the bar
... CORNER!
... P_Vieira plays it towards the near post!
... A_Pirlo wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 22 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu brings the ball into the opposing area
... S_Kolasinac knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But K_Ippi just turns away!
Min. 25 :(cfc) C_Makelele back heels to find M_McKay in space
... A left-footer by M_McKay !
... A_Zubizarreta with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... C_Makelele curls it into the box!
... M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 25 :(aja) G_Karagounis with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
... Ribery leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... K_Ippi lectures him
Min. 26 :(aja) C_Fabregas feeds the ball through the middle
... S_Kolasinac runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... S_Kolasinac with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... GOAL !!
... A_Portiere will be disappointed he did not save that!
... Ajax go in front now with that goal!
... Ajax 2-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 27 :(aja) Ajax restructured their strategy to A
Min. 27 :(cfc) It seems Celtic FC are making a tactical change to A
Min. 28 :(aja) Fazio drives it across the face of the goal P_Vieira
... N_Chalobah with a late tackle
... It looked worse than what it was
... He is surrounded by the Ajax players
Min. 29 :(aja) T_Wallcott plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... T_Wallcott has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But A_Portiere tips it behind
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 29 :(cfc) M_McKay sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... S_Kolasinac takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... James Maund looks relieved
... Stuart Neilson is far from happy with that decision
Min. 39 :(aja) C_Fabregas hoofs it up field to find Fazio
... A cracking drive from Fazio !
... GOAL !!
... He puts his hands to his ears!!
... He is winding the Celtic FC fans up!!
... They greet the gesture with jeers!
... Ajax 3-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(aja) F_Ljungberg plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... T_Vermaelen decides to go for goal instead!
... T_Vermaelen with the punt towards goal!
... A_Portiere takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 46 :(aja) F_Ljungberg can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to T_Vermaelen
... A cracking drive from T_Vermaelen !
... A_Portiere with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... P_Vieira plays it towards the near post!
... C_Fabregas gets something on it!
... It's way wide
... The Celtic FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 47 :(aja) G_Karagounis has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past B_Howedes
... He knocks it to A_Langlitz!
... C_Irvine takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 49 :(aja) G_Karagounis sidesteps J_A_Riise
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... C_Irvine anticipates the pass and cuts it out
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 3-1 Celtic FC
Min. 46 :(aja) C_Fabregas runs at goal
... He spots the run of S_Kolasinac
... He's played him in
... Excellent sliding challenge from I_Sarr
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 46 :(cfc) C_Makelele with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Ribery gets on the end of the pass
... Ribery hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... He salutes the Celtic FC fans!!
... Ajax 3-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 47 :(aja) A_Langlitz pushes it past the defender
... A_Langlitz with the drive!
... Brilliant save from A_Portiere
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 47 :(cfc) A_Pirlo controls it well
... He nutmegs T_Vermaelen
... He puts in I_Sarr!
... I_Sarr with the shot !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... A_Zubizarreta was beaten there!
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Vermaelen
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 50 :(cfc) I_Sarr plays the early ball across the box to find B_Howedes in space
... S_Kolasinac brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But K_Ippi waves play on!!!
Min. 51 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes replaces an unhappy T_Wallcott and will play as a FW
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Cruijff is coming on and P_Vieira is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
... Jose_A_Reyes with the cheeky shot!
... It comes back off the woodwork!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... GOAL !!
... Ajax 4-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 53 :(aja) J_Cruijff takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... But J_A_Riise with the fine tackle
Min. 56 :(cfc) I_Sarr sidesteps M_Keown
... I_Sarr has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 64 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
... A_Langlitz is through!
... A_Langlitz with a thundering volley!
... GOAL !!
... A_Portiere shouts at his defenders
... Ajax 5-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 65 :(aja) Ajax will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 67 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes knocks the ball past the lunge of J_A_Riise
... P_A_Cocu is late with that one
... He gets up and shakes the players hand
... K_Ippi shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 68 :(aja) A_Langlitz threads the through ball to S_Kolasinac
... Fine tackle by P_A_Cocu
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 70 :(cfc) C_Kabasele replaces P_A_Cocu to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(aja) A_Langlitz finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled J_A_Riise
... J_A_Riise reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 71 :(aja) A_Langlitz with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of the pass
... Jose_A_Reyes with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... A_Portiere tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... J_Cruijff lofts the ball in!
... The danger is dealt with by C_Kabasele
Min. 72 :(cfc) M_McKay pass splits open the defence and finds I_Sarr
... M_Keown plays the back pass
... A_Zubizarreta can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... A_Pirlo hits it towards the far post!
... I_Sarr makes a firm connection with his head
... A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 73 :(cfc) Ribery runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to C_Makelele
... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Van_D_Hoorn
Min. 75 :(cfc) L_Holtby replaces N_Chalobah and will play MF
Min. 79 :(aja) F_Ljungberg skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Jose_A_Reyes
... M_McKay is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 80 :(cfc) A_Sanchez replaces I_Sarr and will play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(cfc) Ribery with a real burst of pace
... Ribery fires off a left-footed shot !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
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Match Details
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Venue : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance : 145,088
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : A_Langlitz (Man of the Match)
Scorers : A_Langlitz (18,64), S_Kolasinac (26), Fazio (39), Jose_A_Reyes (52)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player : C_Makelele
Scorers : J_A_Riise (6), Ribery (46)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_McKay (14), P_A_Cocu (67)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Ajax | Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 9
Off target : 4 | 2
On target : 12 | 7
Possession : 48 | 52
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 12
Key Tackles : 5 | 6
Key Passes : 11 | 8
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Final Score : Ajax 5 - 2 Celtic FC
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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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
S_Kolasinac DF 2 34 11 10 11 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 60 0 25
Fazio DF 2 33 8 10 41 | 97 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 25
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF 1 31 9 8 33 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
T_Vermaelen DF 2 29 9 7 31 | 54 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
F_Ljungberg MF 3 8 31 12 12 | 97 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 20
P_Vieira MF 1 8 31 9 20 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Karagounis MF 2 10 29 9 33 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
C_Fabregas MF 3 8 29 7 31 | 97 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
A_Langlitz FW 3 8 12 30 32 | 97 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 20 65
T_Wallcott FW 3 9 11 29 21 | 55 0 0 0 0 2 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
M_Keown DF 3 32 13 7 21 | 43 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
G_Magalhaes DF 1 28 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Cruijff MF 1 7 29 11 11 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jose_A_Reyes FW 2 3 3 28 43 | 42 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Player Statistics - Celtic FC
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_Portiere GK 33 4 5 5 30 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0
B_Howedes DF 2 38 12 9 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
P_A_Cocu DF 2 35 8 11 30 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
J_A_Riise DF 3 31 8 9 32 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 0 25
C_Irvine DF 2 30 10 7 33 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
A_Pirlo DM 1 14 28 8 11 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
C_Makelele MF 2 12 33 10 30 | 97 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
Ribery MF 1 7 31 10 33 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 30
N_Chalobah MF 2 8 31 5 24 | 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_McKay FW 3 7 10 30 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -22 -12 -12
I_Sarr FW 1 9 8 30 21 | 84 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 10
P_Dahlberg GK 31 5 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Kabasele DF 3 33 9 6 30 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20
J_Richards DF 1 29 6 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Holtby MF 2 8 33 9 21 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Sanchez FW 1 10 8 25 32 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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