Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Celtic FC (Sun Jul 23)


                                 Ajax  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 D  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                          James Maund  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF H_Berg
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DF C_Irvine
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  DM A_McGeady
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF N_Chalobah
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF S_Mannsverk
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  AM K_Sema
                        Ian_Wright FW  |  FW H_Son
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW I_Sarr
                                       |
                            T_Mott SUB |  SUB P_Dahlberg
                       G_Magalhaes SUB |  SUB F_Sierralta
                      C_Dos_Passos SUB |  SUB M_Cassetti
                         J_Cruijff SUB |  SUB W_Dustice
                           Cantona SUB |  SUB Steve_Brown

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 2  :(aja) M_Keown with a precise pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  A_Barzagli beats him to the ball
Min. 9  :(aja) Ian_Wright with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  H_Berg tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  G_Poll calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Malky McKay looks relieved
Min. 11 :(aja) C_Fabregas finds M_Van_D_Hoorn in the box
          ...  S_Mannsverk bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 14 :(cfc) K_Sema reads the run of H_Son
          ...  Juan_Foyth with the tackle
          ...  G_Poll will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 15 :(cfc) I_Sarr makes the tackle
          ...  F_Ljungberg with a nasty foul
          ...  G_Poll will want to speak to him
Min. 15 :(cfc) A defence splitting pass from A_McGeady to I_Sarr
          ...  The cross hits I_Sarr on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 17 :(aja) Thomas_Partey moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ian_Wright
          ...  But P_McGrath clears the ball to safety
Min. 23 :(aja) F_Ljungberg reads the run of Ian_Wright
          ...  A_Barzagli bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 27 :(aja) Ian_Wright beats A_Barzagli
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Barzagli with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Maund looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Thomas_Partey hits it over the wall
          ...  Hugo_Lloris tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Keown curls it into the box!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris catches it!
Min. 28 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a simple pass to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 29 :(cfc) N_Chalobah plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Mannsverk decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Juan_Foyth
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 31 :(cfc) A_McGeady spits at W_Gallas
          ...  G_Poll calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 34 :(aja) Thomas_Partey beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Poll
          ...  Thomas_Partey strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 35 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Fabregas gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Barzagli with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !
Min. 35 :(cfc) F_Sierralta replaces an unhappy I_Sarr and will play as a DF
Min. 40 :(cfc) F_Sierralta beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  G_Poll gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  P_McGrath swings it in
          ...  H_Son gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A well-placed shot from Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  The shot slips through Hugo_Lloris's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 47 :(aja) Ian_Wright takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  F_Sierralta gathers up the loose ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Celtic FC

Min. 50 :(aja) G_Magalhaes is coming on for W_Gallas and playing DF
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff is ready to come on to replace W_Sneijder
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 51 :(aja) Cantona is being brought on
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 54 :(aja) C_Fabregas takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cruijff
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Berg
Min. 56 :(cfc) F_Sierralta runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Mannsverk
          ...  From long range S_Mannsverk bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 62 :(aja) M_Keown with a penetrating pass to Ian_Wright
          ...  Intercepted by P_McGrath
Min. 62 :(cfc) C_Irvine looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Sierralta
          ...  Juan_Foyth brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 67 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - Steve_Brown on for H_Son as a FW
Min. 67 :(cfc) W_Dustice is coming on and S_Mannsverk is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 71 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_McGrath a clean set of heals
          ...  W_Dustice wins the ball well
          ...  G_Poll has given a free kick
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 72 :(aja) C_Fabregas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Thomas_Partey gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Thomas_Partey sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 72 :(cfc) N_Chalobah moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Steve_Brown
          ...  Steve_Brown has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  T_O_Conner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 73 :(cfc) M_Cassetti replaces P_McGrath to play as a DF
Min. 80 :(aja) M_Keown lobs it over F_Sierralta
          ...  M_Keown with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(cfc) K_Sema with a well-controlled run
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Sema !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_O_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Steve_Brown lofts the ball in!
          ...  Juan_Foyth gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 90 :(aja) C_Fabregas kicks C_Irvine off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by G_Poll
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  G_Poll had no choice there!!
          ...  Malky McKay appluads the decision

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 145,203
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Juan_Foyth (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_Fabregas (90)
Booked               : Juan_Foyth (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : P_McGrath
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Barzagli (35)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           1        |       2
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       7
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 0 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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T_O_Conner     GK  35   3   3   2  13 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  35  13   7  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  34   9   8  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  29   8   7  30 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  30   7  31 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  30 -10
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  30   4  23 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Mott         GK  29   5   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  31   1   1  20 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  29   6   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  31  11  11 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  39   3   2   3  13 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  36  13   8  12 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  36  13   8  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  36   9  11  20 |  35   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
C_Irvine       DF   2  34  11   8  33 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
A_McGeady      DM   1  18  31  13  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Chalobah     MF   2   8  34   5  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  15  29  10  11 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Sema         AM   1  13  31  24  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Son          FW   2  10  12  36  20 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Sarr         FW   1   9   8  36  21 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  31  12  17  23 |  61   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Cassetti     DF   3  27   9   6  30 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  29   7  42 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  17  23  28  29 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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