Elite FA Cup Group Match, Ajax vs. Manchester Utd (Sun May 12)


                                 Ajax  |  Manchester Utd
                          3-1-3-1-2 E  |  3-1-3-1-2 P
                          James Maund  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                           J_Dudek GK  |  GK P_Robinson
                      C_dos_Passos DF  |  DF P_Leonard
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF J_O_Shea
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                       H_Kiessling DM  |  DM P_Hunter
                     O_Lindenbergh MF  |  MF Y_Hussein
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF J_Forrest
                         P_Lejeune MF  |  MF Z_Zidane
                        C_Fabregas AM  |  AM Rabiu_Ibrahim
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW G_Marilungo
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Z_Ibrahimovic
                                       |
                            Falcón SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                         J_Esparza SUB |  SUB R_Bratseth
                        C_N_Zogbia SUB |  SUB J_Jenas
                         Ridoutski SUB |  SUB G_Hooper
                       K_Huntelaar SUB |  SUB D_Lovenkrands

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(aja) P_Lejeune takes on 3 men
          ...  P_Lejeune has a go!
          ...  P_Robinson with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 3  :(aja) O_Lindenbergh controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Leonard
          ...  He puts in D_Bergkamp!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  C_Puyol picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 3  :(mnu) P_Leonard knocks it forward
          ...  P_Lejeune slips
          ...  G_Marilungo gets to it!
          ...  C_dos_Passos clears with a diving header
Min. 7  :(aja) W_Sneijder retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Bergkamp latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Forrest takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 8  :(mnu) J_Forrest with a penetrating pass to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 9  :(aja) H_Kiessling with a precise pass to Taliyah
          ...  J_O_Shea seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 11 :(aja) H_Kiessling controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  P_Lejeune gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_Lejeune with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  P_Robinson gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  And Ajax are leading in the game now
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 11 :(mnu) J_Forrest finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  J_Forrest with the shot on net !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 12 :(aja) W_Sneijder with a reverse pass to D_Agger
          ...  P_Leonard reads the play well
Min. 13 :(aja) C_Fabregas moves forward
          ...  C_Fabregas chases it through, he must score !
          ...  P_Robinson with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 14 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  P_Leonard takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 15 :(aja) H_Kiessling turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah tries the shot !
          ...  P_Robinson gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by P_Robinson !!
Min. 16 :(mnu) J_Forrest kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Rabiu_Ibrahim gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Fabregas goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 18 :(aja) D_Bergkamp knocks it past P_Leonard and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Bergkamp with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 19 :(mnu) J_Forrest runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  J_Dudek won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 20 :(aja) J_Dudek twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 20 :(aja) Falcón will come on for J_Dudek and play GK
Min. 21 :(aja) W_Sneijder with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Leonard
          ...  C_Puyol wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 23 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with a powerful header !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 24 :(mnu) P_Leonard looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 26 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh with a precise pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Robinson has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 27 :(aja) D_Agger with a first time pass
          ...  Taliyah runs onto it!
          ...  Taliyah with the strike !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 28 :(aja) J_Stam looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_dos_Passos
          ...  But P_Hunter will cut out the threat
Min. 28 :(aja) Taliyah kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Y_Hussein with an ugly foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  W_Sneijder plays it short to Taliyah
          ...  A great volley from Taliyah !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  P_Robinson acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Kiessling!
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets on the end of it
          ...  But P_Robinson tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Lejeune hits it towards the far post!
          ...  P_Robinson fists it away!
Min. 30 :(aja) D_Agger changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Fabregas is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round P_Robinson
          ...  He dinks it over P_Robinson
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Ajax 3-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 31 :(aja) Ajax altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 31 :(aja) W_Sneijder has it now
          ...  He takes on Z_Zidane
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Taliyah!
          ...  Taliyah with the side footed shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 32 :(aja) C_Fabregas runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Stam
          ...  Rabiu_Ibrahim with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  C_Fabregas knocks it forward
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Hunter steals the ball of off him
Min. 36 :(aja) C_Fabregas beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Puyol with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(aja) H_Kiessling back heels to find D_Bergkamp in space
          ...  J_O_Shea slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 37 :(mnu) P_Robinson is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 37 :(mnu) J_Hunter takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace P_Robinson as GK
Min. 42 :(mnu) J_Forrest with a probing through ball Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Falcón gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Falcón !!
Min. 42 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh drives it across the face of the goal Taliyah
          ...  G_Marilungo tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_McCurry has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_McCurry!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Maund looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) Rabiu_Ibrahim takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  P_Lejeune fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He is warned by M_McCurry
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 46 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh with a 50-yard pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  J_O_Shea bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 47 :(mnu) Y_Hussein with a 40-yard pass to G_Marilungo
          ...  D_Agger reads him well and hoofs it clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 3-0 Manchester Utd

Min. 46 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Fabregas
          ...  J_O_Shea with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 49 :(aja) Taliyah with the dribble
          ...  P_Leonard dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Esparza comes on for J_Stam and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 50 :(aja) Ridoutski is going to be brought on
          ...  O_Lindenbergh is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 50 :(mnu) R_Bratseth comes on for J_O_Shea and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 52 :(aja) D_Bergkamp runs at P_Leonard
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Bergkamp leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Hunter moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 55 :(mnu) J_Jenas is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Forrest is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 58 :(aja) H_Kiessling hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Taliyah latches onto it!
          ...  Taliyah sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Hunter tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Kiessling!
          ...  P_Hunter wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 60 :(aja) H_Kiessling hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  W_Sneijder latches onto it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Bratseth hits it out for a throw
Min. 68 :(aja) C_Fabregas finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  C_Fabregas launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  J_Hunter makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 70 :(aja) W_Sneijder drives it across the face of the goal Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Ajax fans to celebrate!
          ...  Ajax 4-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 72 :(aja) C_Fabregas with the cross-field pass to P_Lejeune
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic fouls badly
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved
          ...  James Maund is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  W_Sneijder hits it hard
          ...  J_Hunter turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Kiessling!
          ...  W_Sneijder loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  J_Hunter makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 76 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from D_Bergkamp to C_dos_Passos
          ...  R_Bratseth fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_McCurry warns him
Min. 77 :(aja) C_Fabregas breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Hunter!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  M_McCurry calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(aja) Taliyah sprints past the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Leonard and it had to be
Min. 78 :(mnu) Rabiu_Ibrahim sidesteps C_dos_Passos
          ...  Ridoutski scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 85 :(aja) W_Sneijder with the first time flick to D_Bergkamp
          ...  P_Leonard with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnu) Y_Hussein has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Agger!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Esparza with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 77,220
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Lejeune (11), D_Bergkamp (26), C_Fabregas (30), Taliyah (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Esparza (90)
Injured              : J_Dudek (20)
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : J_Forrest
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Hussein (28), C_Puyol (36), G_Marilungo (42), Z_Ibrahimovic (77), P_Leonard (85)
Injured              : P_Robinson (37)
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :          13        |       1
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       5
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           3        |       14
Key Passes           :          23        |       6
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Final Score          : Ajax 4 - 0 Manchester Utd
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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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J_Dudek        GK  37   3   1   1  18 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  27  10   9  46 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  20  20
D_Agger        DF   2  24  11   5  24 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  44   0
J_Stam         DF   2  21   7   6  29 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
H_Kiessling    DM   4  11  26   9  31 |  94   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  92   0
O_Lindenbergh  MF   2   2  32   1  24 |  53   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 104   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  25   8  23 |  94   0   0   5   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  80  16
P_Lejeune      MF   3   6  22   7  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
C_Fabregas     AM   3   7  24  12  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  15  12  44
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  24  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  12  38
Falcón         GK  25   5   2   3  19 |  74   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_N_Zogbia     MF   1   3  28  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  28   4  32 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  28  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Robinson     GK  28   2   4   3  18 |  37   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Leonard      DF   2  23   7   4  34 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  10  -2
J_O_Shea       DF   2  22   7   2  38 |  53   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  21   8   5  36 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   8 -22 -22
P_Hunter       DM   1  23  10   8  32 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  24   9  39 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
J_Forrest      MF   2   9  23   8  37 |  58   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  48   1
Z_Zidane       MF   2   5  21   8  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Rabiu_Ibrahim  AM   1   6  23  18  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  23  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   5   6  23  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |  57   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Bratseth     DF   3  25   8   5  17 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Jenas        MF   1   2  24   4  33 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
G_Hooper       FW   2   9   4  22  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lovenkrands  FW   3   9   8  21  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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