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Season 30 Archive: Elite League, Week 8

Ajax 0 - 0 Juventus

Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Juventus (Sun Jun 14)


                                 Ajax  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-2 C
                          James Maund  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                         B_Friedel GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                             Fazio DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  DF Maldini
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  MF Granit_Xhaka
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF M_Canete
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW M_Kruse
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB G_Pagliuca
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB Guilherme
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB T_Muller
                       F_Ljungberg SUB |  SUB Tardelli
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 4  :(aja) T_Wallcott runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Maldini brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Poll waves play on!!!
Min. 5  :(aja) G_Puciato runs at the defence
          ...  F_Fazio forces him off the ball
Min. 5  :(jvt) F_Fazio takes advantage of a bad back pass from Fazio
          ...  C_Dos_Passos anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 12 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky hoofs it up field to find C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Fabregas hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 13 :(jvt) M_Canete nutmegs J_Cruijff
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky with a superb challenge
          ...  G_Poll has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 15 :(aja) Fazio brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Puciato hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 15 :(jvt) M_Canete retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Kruse gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Kruse attempts the shot!
          ...  B_Friedel fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 16 :(aja) S_Kolasinac beats the defender
          ...  A_Lombardo tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Poll has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Poll!
          ...  G_Poll gave him a strong warning
Min. 18 :(jvt) M_Canete with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Neeskens gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  G_Puciato cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 19 :(aja) J_Cruijff finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Granit_Xhaka wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fazio chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta fists it away!
Min. 19 :(aja) Fazio finds T_Wallcott with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Dickinson with a pull on the shirt
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 20 :(aja) M_Overmars with the through ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  A thundering drive by T_Wallcott !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 20 :(jvt) F_Fazio takes possession
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 25 :(jvt) M_Canete 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!
          ...  A_McLeish receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Wallcott goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 26 :(aja) Fazio spits at F_Fazio
          ...  G_Poll wants a quiet word
Min. 27 :(aja) M_Overmars with the mazy run
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Overmars !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gathers it easily
Min. 28 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky hoists the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott goes for the top corner !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 28 :(jvt) M_Dickinson brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Fabregas
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Kruse!
          ...  But M_Keown barges him off the ball
Min. 29 :(aja) T_Wallcott with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  But Maldini puts it in row Z!
Min. 30 :(aja) J_Cruijff brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Lombardo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Keown!
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Keown !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta 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. 33 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to P_McGrath
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos beats F_Fazio
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But A_McLeish wins the ball
Min. 42 :(jvt) M_Dickinson looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Lombardo
          ...  Fazio wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_McLeish
          ...  He knocks it to M_Overmars!
          ...  F_Fazio takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 48 :(aja) J_Cruijff curls the ball out wide to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta makes a good save

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

Min. 48 :(aja) G_Puciato feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  T_Wallcott runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Maldini picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn will come on for S_Kolasinac and play DF
Min. 50 :(jvt) Maldini with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Maldini gets up high for the header !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 51 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Wallcott is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky gets to the by line and finds G_Puciato with a beautiful cross
          ...  M_Canete with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 52 :(aja) F_Ljungberg takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Fabregas as MF
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a 50-yard pass to M_Keown
          ...  J_Neeskens cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 59 :(jvt) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  M_Kruse seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Overmars knocks the ball back to B_Friedel
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past B_Friedel!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 61 :(jvt) Juventus are switching their playing style to E
Min. 63 :(jvt) P_McGrath brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Neeskens gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Blocked by Fazio
Min. 65 :(aja) D_Bergkamp takes possession
          ...  From long range D_Bergkamp bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 70 :(jvt) M_Dickinson hoists the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  B_Friedel saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 71 :(jvt) M_Canete hoists the ball across to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It floats over B_Friedel
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 73 :(aja) F_Ljungberg races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Bergkamp lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  D_Bergkamp hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 74 :(aja) J_Cruijff looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp hits a curling shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta looks very relieved!
Min. 75 :(jvt) M_Kruse flicks it over Fazio and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Kruse drives it towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  B_Friedel never had a chance!
Min. 78 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  G_Puciato runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Puciato lobs A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 79 :(aja) F_Ljungberg runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cruijff
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Cruijff !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta stops that one easily
Min. 80 :(jvt) Tardelli is coming on for Granit_Xhaka and will play MF
Min. 81 :(aja) D_Bergkamp finds a hole in the defence
          ...  D_Bergkamp aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 82 :(jvt) M_Dickinson beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 83 :(jvt) Guilherme is being brought on
          ...  P_McGrath is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 83 :(jvt) A_Carroll replaces M_Kruse and will play FW
Min. 86 :(jvt) J_Neeskens whips the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Ajax fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Overmars
          ...  Intercepted by A_McLeish
Min. 90 :(aja) J_Cruijff holds the ball up
          ...  He sees C_Dos_Passos in space!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with a powerful diving header!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta never had a chance!
Min. 91 :(jvt) Tardelli gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Maldini is unmarked
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Bergkamp

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 147,505
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Dos_Passos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Tomas_Rosicky (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : Maldini
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Dickinson (19), M_Canete (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 0 Juventus
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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 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
M_Keown        DF   3  30  12   7  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  29  11   5  22 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  29   8  32 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  28  14  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  30  12  12 |  39   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  40   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  10

Player Statistics - Juventus
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 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  32  10   7  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  31   8   5  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  30  12   8  12 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  30  12   6  26 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  29   9   8  41 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  11  33   7  21 |  83   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  16  32   8  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
M_Canete       MF   2   5  29   5  19 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  31  30 |  86   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  29  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Pagliuca     GK  38   5   5   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Guilherme      DF   1  26   3   8  17 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  30  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tardelli       MF   3   6  29   6  33 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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