Elite FA Cup Group Match, Atletico Madrid vs. Ajax (Wed Oct 28)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-3 C
                           Care Taker  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          A_Julian GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                          M_Flores DF  |  DF M_Hart
                         L_Emanuel DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                          T_Graham DF  |  DF D_Agger
                         O_Bolzoni DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                              Jese MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                           S_Davis MF  |  MF S_Phelan
                           Cantera MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                      M_Saganowski MF  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                           Osvaldo FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                      H_Henriksson FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                                       |
                           W_Zenga SUB |  SUB Falcón
                          Z_Camara SUB |  SUB C_dos_Passos
                        P_Sankhare SUB |  SUB A_Ross
                       Matej_Vydra SUB |  SUB M_Overmars
                         A_Ribbery SUB |  SUB C_Nade

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 3  :(amd) S_Davis makes the tackle
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ridoutski
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 8  :(amd) M_Flores nutmegs A_Carabali, he continues to run forward
          ...  But D_Agger barges him off the ball
Min. 13 :(amd) M_Saganowski has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He puts in H_Henriksson!
          ...  H_Henriksson with a little chip!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Atletico Madrid fans chant his name!
          ...  Lets see if Atletico Madrid can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 14 :(aja) Ajax changed their strategy to play A
Min. 14 :(amd) Cantera with a 40-yard pass to H_Henriksson
          ...  H_Henriksson hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 17 :(amd) S_Davis 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!
          ...  T_Graham receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But M_Hart comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 22 :(aja) W_Sneijder can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott with his head down lets it go !
          ...  A_Julian watches it sail wide!
Min. 27 :(amd) S_Davis gets to the by line and finds Cantera with a beautiful cross
          ...  D_Agger slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 29 :(aja) D_Bergkamp jumps over M_Saganowski's challenge
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Jese
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 29 :(amd) H_Henriksson beats his man
          ...  A_Arshavin with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 32 :(amd) Jese controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Carabali
          ...  He puts in O_Bolzoni!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn forces him off the ball
Min. 33 :(aja) W_Sneijder knocks it forward
          ...  T_Graham slips
          ...  Ridoutski gets to it!
          ...  Ridoutski sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But A_Julian punches it away
Min. 35 :(aja) A_Arshavin jumps over O_Bolzoni's challenge
          ...  M_Flores with a bad challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  W_Sneijder floats it forward
          ...  T_Wallcott latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Wallcott sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 36 :(aja) T_Wallcott beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Flores
Min. 37 :(amd) L_Emanuel nutmegs W_Sneijder
          ...  L_Emanuel attempts to drive it home!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 37 :(aja) S_Phelan kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Arshavin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Arshavin with a terrific drive !
          ...  A_Julian watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 38 :(amd) Osvaldo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Saganowski keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Carabali robs him of the ball
Min. 40 :(amd) Osvaldo with a perfectly timed run
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(amd) M_Saganowski runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Henriksson
          ...  H_Henriksson drives the ball low !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 45 :(aja) A_Carabali pulls it back to D_Bergkamp
          ...  L_Emanuel takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 45 :(aja) W_Sneijder 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!
          ...  T_Wallcott receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Wallcott has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  A_Julian saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 46 :(amd) S_Davis finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn belts it clear
Min. 47 :(aja) Ridoutski with a 50-yard pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  Cantera forces him off the ball
Min. 49 :(aja) C_Nade takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Arshavin
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(amd) Cantera cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Osvaldo
          ...  A great volley from Osvaldo !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 49 :(aja) W_Sneijder pulls it back to C_Nade
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by T_Graham !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 50 :(amd) Matej_Vydra takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace H_Henriksson as FW
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Overmars takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Phelan
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 50 :(amd) Cantera moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 50 :(aja) A_Carabali holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Agger
          ...  Cleaned up by L_Emanuel
Min. 51 :(aja) C_dos_Passos replaces M_Hart and will play DF
Min. 53 :(amd) Osvaldo sidesteps C_dos_Passos
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Nade pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Barken has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Barken!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 56 :(amd) Cantera pulls it back to Matej_Vydra
          ...  C_dos_Passos takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 60 :(amd) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Atletico Madrid will now be playing D
Min. 64 :(amd) S_Davis feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Matej_Vydra runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  An audacious effort from Matej_Vydra !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 64 :(aja) D_Bergkamp sidesteps O_Bolzoni
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the attempt at goal!
          ...  A_Julian with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 65 :(amd) M_Saganowski has changed his position on the pitch to a DM
Min. 65 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn is through!
          ...  Cantera scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  A_Barken ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Care Taker looks relieved
Min. 66 :(aja) D_Agger gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with the crafty shot!
          ...  A_Julian just watches float over the bar!
Min. 71 :(aja) Ridoutski finds T_Wallcott in the box
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to beat A_Julian!
          ...  But A_Julian punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 75 :(amd) S_Davis moves into a DM role on the manager's orders
Min. 75 :(amd) S_Davis sidesteps A_Carabali
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  From long range S_Davis bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 78 :(amd) Jese plays it forward to Matej_Vydra
          ...  D_Agger with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(aja) C_Nade with a perfectly timed run
          ...  C_Nade hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It floats over A_Julian
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 81 :(amd) Cantera with a flicked pass to Matej_Vydra
          ...  But T_Wallcott wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 81 :(aja) Ridoutski is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to C_dos_Passos
          ...  Cantera with a deliberate foul
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  A_Barken tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 81 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn reads the run of W_Sneijder
          ...  W_Sneijder with a powerful header !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Julian never had a chance!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amd) T_Graham plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  C_dos_Passos read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 89 :(aja) C_dos_Passos has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Overmars gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Overmars smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  A_Julian with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio La Peineta
Attendance           : 40,000
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : H_Henriksson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Henriksson (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Cantera (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Ridoutski
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Nade (53), D_Agger (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Atletico Madrid |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       11
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Atletico 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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A_Julian       GK  30   5   6   2  10 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
M_Flores       DF   1  25   7   7  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
L_Emanuel      DF   2  24  11   6  45 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Graham       DF   2  24  10   6  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  23   7  10  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jese           MF   2   4  25   7  41 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Davis        DM   1   4  24  11  35 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
Cantera        MF   2  12  23   8  32 |  97   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  -2
M_Saganowski   DM   1   9  23   7  19 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Osvaldo        FW   1   3   7  24  11 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
H_Henriksson   FW   3   7   7  24  29 |  54   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
W_Zenga        GK  27   3   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Camara       DF   2  24   4   4  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sankhare     MF   1   5  23  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1   9   7  26  13 |  43   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
A_Ribbery      FW   2   5   8  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  35   5   5   7  14 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  30   4   1  22 |  55   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  28  10   7  10 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
D_Agger        DF   2  26  12   5  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  23   8   8  33 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -19
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  30   4  32 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  29  21  36 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  28   8  23 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1  10  25  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  24  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  12
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   7  23  32 |  49   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
Falcón         GK  27   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  30  11   9  46 |  42   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  27   2  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   9  24  13  32 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  29  27 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
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