Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Juventus (Sun Jan 24)


                                 Ajax  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                          James Maund  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                             Fazio DF  |  DF H_Berg
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF Maldini
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF R_LoftusCheek
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF T_Muller
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF Tomas_Rosicky
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF M_Canete
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW M_Kruse
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW Dyorkaeff
                                       |
                          D_Seaman SUB |  SUB B_Friedel
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB Guilherme
                      C_Dos_Passos SUB |  SUB Inacio
                       F_Ljungberg SUB |  SUB Raul
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB Dave_Notman

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 1  :(aja) Thomas_Partey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Fazio!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Maldini pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 1  :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Kruse in space!
          ...  M_Kruse tries to beat A_Zubizarreta from outside the area!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 3  :(jvt) M_Canete sidesteps S_Kolasinac
          ...  M_Canete with the header !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 8  :(jvt) M_Kruse with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Kolasinac
          ...  He knocks it to Tomas_Rosicky!
          ...  S_Kolasinac reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Dyorkaeff!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta catches it!
Min. 10 :(jvt) P_McGrath runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  P_McGrath aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta goes down well to save
Min. 13 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes beats the defender
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets up high for the header !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 14 :(aja) P_Vieira holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Fabregas
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Fazio and it had to be
Min. 15 :(aja) S_Kolasinac back heels to find Jose_A_Reyes in space
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 17 :(aja) Thomas_Partey gets possession in his own half
          ...  Fine tackle by F_Fazio
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 20 :(aja) Thomas_Partey pushes it past M_Kruse
          ...  Maldini fouls badly
          ...  H_Webb will want to speak to him
          ...  H_Webb reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 21 :(aja) C_Fabregas sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Intercepted by Maldini
Min. 25 :(jvt) T_Muller hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Dyorkaeff collects the loose ball!
          ...  Dyorkaeff tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 27 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek slides the ball across to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 29 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Dyorkaeff
          ...  J_Cruijff anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 37 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes finds himself in a good position
          ...  Maldini had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 39 :(aja) C_Fabregas lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Bergkamp latches on to it
          ...  Cleaned up by F_Fazio
Min. 40 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with a glorious long pass to C_Fabregas
          ...  Maldini slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(aja) D_Bergkamp jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Muller
Min. 46 :(jvt) M_Canete slides it through the middle to M_Kruse
          ...  S_Kolasinac forces him off the ball
Min. 47 :(aja) J_Cruijff cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  P_McGrath plays the back pass
          ...  G_Buffon can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas swings it in!
          ...  F_Fazio heads it away
Min. 48 :(jvt) T_Muller looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff with the crafty shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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

Min. 49 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with a reverse pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Canete !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown will come on for Fazio and play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_Bergkamp as FW
Min. 51 :(aja) C_Fabregas is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Thomas_Partey
          ...  M_Kruse gathers up the loose ball
Min. 51 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  M_Kruse latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  S_Kolasinac gathers up the loose ball
Min. 52 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is coming on for Thomas_Partey and will play MF
Min. 53 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  T_Wallcott is through!
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to chip the ball over G_Buffon!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Maldini wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 53 :(aja) T_Vermaelen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  T_Wallcott gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  F_Fazio fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 54 :(aja) T_Wallcott has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  T_Wallcott aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Juventus fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 58 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Dyorkaeff gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But M_Keown will cut out the threat
Min. 60 :(aja) T_Vermaelen with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  T_Vermaelen pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 60 :(jvt) T_Muller slides the ball across to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Juventus go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 62 :(jvt) M_Kruse gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside C_Fabregas!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Vermaelen clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 63 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn picks out F_Ljungberg with the cross
          ...  F_Ljungberg with the overhead !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 65 :(jvt) T_Muller unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round A_Zubizarreta
          ...  He tries to beat A_Zubizarreta
          ...  A_Zubizarreta dives on the ball !!
Min. 66 :(aja) C_Fabregas with the dribble
          ...  F_Fazio is easily beaten
          ...  M_Canete brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But H_Webb waves play on!!!
Min. 67 :(jvt) Inacio is being prepared to come on
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 67 :(aja) C_Fabregas looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  A wicked drive by Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  G_Buffon plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 67 :(jvt) F_Fazio heads the ball back to Dyorkaeff
          ...  S_Kolasinac with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 70 :(jvt) Guilherme is being prepared to come on
          ...  H_Berg is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 72 :(jvt) M_Canete looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 74 :(aja) P_Vieira with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  T_Muller seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 76 :(aja) J_Cruijff finds the space intelligently
          ...  J_Cruijff with the shot !
          ...  G_Buffon makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 76 :(jvt) Inacio flicks the ball through
          ...  T_Muller runs onto it!
          ...  S_Kolasinac tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Fazio drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta jumps well to claim it!
Min. 78 :(jvt) Dave_Notman is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Kruse is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 85 :(aja) T_Wallcott gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Wallcott with the drive!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(jvt) M_Canete finds Inacio with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Kolasinac

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 144,042
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ajax Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : S_Kolasinac
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Juventus Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : T_Muller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Dyorkaeff (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Maldini (20), F_Fazio (53)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Ajax       |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           2        |       5
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       12
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 1 Juventus
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 |  95   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  10   0
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  32  21 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   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  31  13   7  21 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G_Buffon       GK  38   2   3   1  22 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  32  12   8  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
H_Berg         DF   1  32  12   7  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
F_Fazio        DF   2  32   8   5  30 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
Maldini        DF   2  31  10   8  41 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
R_LoftusCheek  MF   2   7  32   8  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  31  10  32 |  95   0   2   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  55   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
M_Canete       MF   2   6  30   5  19 |  95   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  32  30 |  82   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   8   8  29  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
B_Friedel      GK  36   4   3   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Guilherme      DF   1  26   3   8  17 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Inacio         MF   2  14  25  13  22 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Raul           AM   1   9  26  22  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dave_Notman    FW   1   7   9  20  39 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1611512427 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35