Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Real Madrid (Sun Dec 20)


                                 Ajax  |  Real Madrid
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-2 A
                          James Maund  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK J_Reina
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF W_Lavezzi
                             Fazio DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF Beckenbauer
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF Marcelo
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  DF A_Hanson
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF F_Ravanelli
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF Tardelli
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF Luis_Figo
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Matej_Vydra
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                          D_Seaman SUB |  SUB L_Dita
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB T_Alderweirel
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB J_Castro
                         J_Cruijff SUB |  SUB Platini
                      Jose_A_Reyes SUB |  SUB Jose_Callejon

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(aja) A_Zubizarreta is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 2  :(aja) D_Seaman is coming on and A_Zubizarreta is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play GK
Min. 5  :(aja) F_Ljungberg sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Wallcott
          ...  Beckenbauer reads the play well
Min. 7  :(aja) C_Fabregas feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  F_Ljungberg runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  F_Ljungberg tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  J_Reina plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 7  :(rmd) Beckenbauer with the diagonal pass K_Benzema
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Dos_Passos
Min. 8  :(rmd) Tardelli with a precise ball to Luis_Figo
          ...  Fazio wins the ball
Min. 10 :(aja) Thomas_Partey curls the ball out wide to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp attempts the shot!
          ...  J_Reina watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 18 :(aja) Thomas_Partey looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Ljungberg
          ...  F_Ljungberg drives the shot in!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 18 :(rmd) K_Benzema has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Dos_Passos!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Fazio slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 19 :(rmd) Luis_Figo back heels to find Beckenbauer in space
          ...  Beckenbauer with a bicycle kick !
          ...  D_Seaman with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 20 :(aja) C_Fabregas 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!
          ...  S_Kolasinac receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  W_Lavezzi intercepts the pass
Min. 20 :(aja) P_Vieira slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Beckenbauer fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 25 :(aja) P_Vieira cuts the ball back to D_Bergkamp
          ...  But Marcelo slides in two footed.
          ...  N_Alexander has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 26 :(aja) S_Kolasinac with the cross-field pass to F_Ljungberg
          ...  F_Ljungberg has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But J_Reina palms it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(aja) C_Fabregas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to T_Wallcott
          ...  A_Hanson gathers up the loose ball
Min. 28 :(rmd) Luis_Figo skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra has a go!
          ...  D_Seaman falls over
          ...  But D_Seaman is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 30 :(rmd) Tardelli gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside C_Dos_Passos!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Fazio slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 37 :(aja) Thomas_Partey crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Dos_Passos in the box
          ...  C_Dos_Passos is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Reina
          ...  He dinks it over J_Reina
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  Beckenbauer somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 37 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Vermaelen
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) D_Bergkamp cuts inside F_Ravanelli
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But J_Reina tips it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(rmd) W_Lavezzi with an inch perfect pass to A_Hanson
          ...  A_Hanson with a thundering volley!
          ...  D_Seaman with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 44 :(rmd) K_Benzema with a Cruyff turn
          ...  S_Kolasinac with a bad challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 45 :(aja) Fazio sidesteps K_Tierney
          ...  Beckenbauer wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 46 :(rmd) A_Hanson takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But T_Wallcott wins the tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Real Madrid

Min. 49 :(aja) C_Fabregas gets possession in his own half
          ...  C_Fabregas hits a great drive!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 50 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Keown will come on for S_Kolasinac and play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes will come on for D_Bergkamp and play FW
Min. 51 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside M_Keown!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  An audacious effort from F_Ravanelli !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 56 :(aja) C_Fabregas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Fazio
          ...  Fine tackle by Marcelo
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 56 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Matej_Vydra hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  D_Seaman was beaten there!
Min. 58 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Jose_A_Reyes in space!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the chance !
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  And Ajax are leading in the game now
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 58 :(aja) Ajax made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 58 :(rmd) Jose_Callejon takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Luis_Figo as FW
Min. 58 :(rmd) Real Madrid are switching their playing style to C
Min. 58 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra dribbles it into the box
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Ljungberg hits it out for a throw
Min. 59 :(aja) Thomas_Partey runs at Beckenbauer
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  K_Tierney wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Ljungberg!
          ...  A_Hanson wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 62 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Reina!
          ...  Tardelli brings him down!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  C_Fabregas passes to T_Wallcott
          ...  But W_Lavezzi reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 63 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Fabregas
          ...  He knocks it to Matej_Vydra!
          ...  But Jose_A_Reyes slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 64 :(aja) F_Ljungberg pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
          ...  They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down
Min. 67 :(aja) Fazio with the header on
          ...  He finds Thomas_Partey in space
          ...  Tardelli with a reckless challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  N_Alexander sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 71 :(rmd) K_Benzema runs at M_Keown
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Fazio read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 72 :(aja) C_Fabregas runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Beckenbauer dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 73 :(rmd) W_Lavezzi gets to the by line and finds Matej_Vydra with a beautiful cross
          ...  T_Vermaelen gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 78 :(rmd) T_Alderweirel will come on for K_Tierney and play DF
Min. 81 :(aja) T_Wallcott beats W_Lavezzi
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander
          ...  Beckenbauer forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thomas_Partey drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Reina reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 82 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Seaman!
          ...  C_Fabregas brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 86 :(rmd) Jose_Callejon is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Hanson
          ...  Intercepted by Fazio
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(rmd) Beckenbauer sprints past C_Dos_Passos
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a well timed tackle
          ...  N_Alexander didn't like it though
Min. 90 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  W_Lavezzi gets on the end of it
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos picks up the loose ball and clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 143,907
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Dos_Passos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Jose_A_Reyes (58)
Sent Off             : C_Fabregas (82)
Booked               : S_Kolasinac (44)
Injured              : A_Zubizarreta (2), F_Ljungberg (64)
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Beckenbauer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Tardelli (67)
Booked               :
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       | Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :          12        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 0 Real Madrid
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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 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  98   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  98   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25   5
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  68   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  86   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  40 -10
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  55   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  43   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
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_Reina        GK  39   2   3   1  18 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  37  15   7  45 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
K_Tierney      DF   3  34  12   7  32 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  31   9   8  21 |  98   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
Marcelo        DF   1  31   9   7  21 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  30   9  10  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  12  34   9  21 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
Tardelli       MF   3   7  30   6  33 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
Luis_Figo      MF   1   5  27   7  33 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   7  33  13 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  31  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Dita         GK  29   3   1   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  30   8   9  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Castro       DF   1  24   9   6  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Platini        MF   3   4  31   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_Callejon  FW   3   5  28   8  21 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
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