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Season 19 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3

Atletico Madrid 1 - 6 Ajax

Elite League Cup Group Match 3, Atletico Madrid vs. Ajax (Wed Aug 13)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Ajax
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-2 A
                         Alan Jenkins  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          A_Julian GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                         L_Emanuel DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                          M_Flores DF  |  DF M_Hart
                         T_Hibbert DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                          M_Giglio MF  |  MF S_Phelan
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                         M_Vucinic FW  |  MF C_Fabregas
                      H_Henriksson FW  |  FW H_Postiga
                      G_Dos_Santos FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                        W_Thompson SUB |  SUB I_Walker
                      P_Huntington SUB |  SUB D_Agger
                          D_Walker SUB |  SUB W_Sneijder
                          R_Knight SUB |  SUB J_Crujff
                           Osvaldo SUB |  SUB Taliyah

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(aja) T_Wallcott knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  T_Wallcott lobs A_Julian!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 1  :(amd) H_Henriksson sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Ridoutski with an ugly foul
          ...  F_Brych lectures him
Min. 2  :(amd) L_Emanuel pass splits open the defence and finds M_Giglio
          ...  M_Giglio tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 2  :(aja) J_Esparza with a real burst of pace
          ...  J_Miranda with an awful challenge
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  C_Fabregas shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to T_Wallcott instead
          ...  An audacious effort from T_Wallcott !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Julian's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  That puts Ajax ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 3  :(amd) M_Vucinic takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  M_Vucinic with the header !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 3  :(aja) C_Fabregas takes possession
          ...  L_Emanuel with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 5  :(aja) C_Fabregas plays in M_Hart with a beautiful ball
          ...  L_Emanuel makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 6  :(amd) G_Dos_Santos takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  G_Dos_Santos attempts the shot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 7  :(aja) Ridoutski retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  H_Postiga latches onto the end of it
          ...  H_Postiga attempts to drive it home!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 8  :(aja) It looks as though Ajax is now playing C
Min. 8  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano shifts into the DM position in a tactical change
Min. 15 :(aja) S_Phelan with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  But J_Miranda slides in two footed.
          ...  F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 16 :(amd) C_Makelele with an inch perfect pass to H_Henriksson
          ...  H_Henriksson with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 17 :(amd) L_Holtby beats M_Hart
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 17 :(aja) Ridoutski has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Miranda
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Phelan!
          ...  M_Giglio with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Brych warned him
Min. 19 :(aja) T_Wallcott nutmegs M_Flores
          ...  M_Flores takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  T_Wallcott fires it towards the goal
          ...  A_Julian won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-3 Ajax ...
Min. 21 :(amd) C_Makelele changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Vucinic
          ...  But A_Carabali sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 22 :(aja) H_Postiga loses his marker!
          ...  L_Holtby rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  F_Brych is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(amd) L_Emanuel has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Esparza
          ...  He knocks it to M_Vucinic!
          ...  C_Fabregas with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
Min. 29 :(amd) C_Makelele holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Henriksson
          ...  A wicked drive by H_Henriksson !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 33 :(amd) M_Vucinic with a slide rule pass to L_Emanuel
          ...  C_dos_Passos hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele plays it into the danger area!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes the catch!
Min. 35 :(amd) M_Vucinic with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  M_Vucinic could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 35 :(aja) C_dos_Passos plays the early ball across the box to find H_Postiga in space
          ...  H_Postiga must beat A_Julian!
          ...  A_Julian parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 36 :(amd) L_Holtby is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Vucinic
          ...  But A_Carabali wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Flores crosses it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar jumps well to claim it!
Min. 36 :(aja) H_Postiga with a flashy move
          ...  H_Postiga with a thundering shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-4 Ajax ...
Min. 38 :(aja) S_Phelan off the woodwork.
          ...  C_Fabregas picks up the deflection
          ...  M_Flores wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) C_Fabregas controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Vucinic
          ...  He puts in H_Postiga!
          ...  H_Postiga with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  A_Julian falls over
          ...  But A_Julian is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 46 :(aja) S_Phelan with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_dos_Passos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_dos_Passos with a powerful header !
          ...  But A_Julian punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 47 :(aja) C_dos_Passos holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Carabali
          ...  But T_Hibbert with the fine tackle
Min. 48 :(aja) T_Wallcott flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Wallcott has a go!
          ...  A_Julian gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes he does it!!
          ...  He grabs his hat trick!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-5 Ajax ...
Min. 48 :(amd) L_Holtby finds M_Vucinic with a ball over the defence
          ...  C_Fabregas with a clumsy challenge
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  F_Brych tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-5 Ajax

Min. 49 :(aja) H_Postiga comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  A vicious shot by H_Postiga !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Phelan chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball comes to T_Wallcott
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 50 :(aja) D_Agger replaces M_Hart and will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) W_Sneijder is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Phelan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 56 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  W_Sneijder gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  An audacious effort from W_Sneijder !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 58 :(amd) C_Makelele takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Makelele !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 58 :(aja) W_Sneijder looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Wallcott !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Agger crosses it in!
          ...  A_Julian easily claims the ball!
Min. 59 :(amd) C_Makelele brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  G_Dos_Santos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Dos_Santos sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a good save
Min. 59 :(aja) C_Fabregas loses J_Miranda
          ...  C_Fabregas with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 60 :(amd) M_Giglio with a reverse pass to H_Henriksson
          ...  H_Henriksson with a thundering shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 1-5 Ajax ...
Min. 60 :(aja) H_Postiga is first to the loose ball
          ...  H_Postiga with the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged A_Julian
          ...  Thats his hat trick!
          ...  He runs towards James Maund!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 1-6 Ajax ...
Min. 63 :(aja) W_Sneijder pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  H_Postiga is clean through!
          ...  But T_Hibbert slides in two footed.
          ...  F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 65 :(aja) Taliyah is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Postiga is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 66 :(aja) T_Wallcott is injured. He's unable to continue
          ...  Always a risky tactic
          ...  now they'll have to play a man short
Min. 68 :(aja) W_Sneijder takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_dos_Passos
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Miranda
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 70 :(amd) H_Henriksson takes advantage of a mistake by J_Esparza
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  J_Esparza reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 73 :(amd) C_Makelele runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Vucinic
          ...  But C_dos_Passos wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 74 :(aja) C_Fabregas passes the ball to Taliyah
          ...  T_Hibbert pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 75 :(amd) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Knight will come on for L_Holtby and play MF
Min. 75 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_dos_Passos
          ...  A delicate header from C_dos_Passos !
          ...  A_Julian with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 76 :(aja) Ridoutski with a reverse pass to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  M_Flores gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 77 :(amd) a big roar from the crowd as Osvaldo comes on for G_Dos_Santos to play FW
Min. 77 :(amd) M_Vucinic with the kinky dribble
          ...  But A_Carabali slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 77 :(aja) C_Fabregas is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Ridoutski
          ...  A left-footer by Ridoutski !
          ...  A_Julian is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  He was caught offside
Min. 78 :(amd) P_Huntington replaces J_Miranda and will play DF
Min. 78 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with the diagonal pass Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  A_Julian makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 82 :(amd) C_Makelele plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  C_Makelele bears down on goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 85 :(amd) C_Makelele takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Osvaldo
          ...  Oscar_Serrano pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 86 :(amd) R_Knight picks out H_Henriksson with the cross
          ...  H_Henriksson shoots towards goal !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amd) H_Henriksson takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  H_Henriksson has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 89 :(amd) Osvaldo runs at C_dos_Passos
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  C_dos_Passos moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 90 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  L_Emanuel reads the play well
Min. 91 :(aja) D_Agger takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past L_Emanuel
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  P_Huntington bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 92 :(aja) C_Fabregas kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Fabregas !
          ...  Saved by A_Julian

*************  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
Scorers              : H_Henriksson (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Flores (19), L_Holtby (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : H_Postiga (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (2,19,48), H_Postiga (7,36,60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Fabregas (48)
Injured              : T_Wallcott (66)
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       19
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           8        |       13
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :          11        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       18
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 1 - 6 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  29   5   6   2  10 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
L_Emanuel      DF   2  23  11   6  45 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0 -20
M_Flores       DF   1  23   7   7  30 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
T_Hibbert      DF   2  23   1   1  31 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  21   9   6  21 |  81   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  23   9  30 |  96   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   6
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  23   8  37 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   5
L_Holtby       MF   2   7  23   7  21 |  78   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  24  14 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
H_Henriksson   FW   3   7   7  24  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0 -20 -20  20
G_Dos_Santos   FW   1   2   2  23  25 |  80   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
W_Thompson     GK  17   5   4   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Huntington   DF   2  25   4   2  27 |  15   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Walker       DF   1  23   7   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Knight       MF   1   2  23   1  31 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Osvaldo        FW   1   3   7  23  11 |  16   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  33   5   5   7  14 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  28  10   9  46 |  96   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  20  10
M_Hart         DF   2  28   4   1  22 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  26  10   7  10 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  29   4  32 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  27  20  36 |  53   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  14  25  11  19 |  96   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  25  12  29 |  96   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  53   4
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  32  24 |  68   0   0   0   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0  71
T_Wallcott     FW   3   7  10  23  21 |  69   0   0   0   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0  63
I_Walker       GK  22   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  25  11   5  24 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  27   8  23 |  43   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  25  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
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