June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match 1, Borussia Dortmund vs. Ajax (Wed May 05)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Ajax
                            4-4-1-1 A  |  4-4-2 A
                         Rune Oldeide  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           S_Maier GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                           M_Motta DF  |  DF Fazio
                            R_Song DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                        M_Reiziger DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                          N_Santos DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                           A_Vidal MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                            L_Burt MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                           Dembele MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                       A_Del_Piero MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                           Shaqiri AM  |  FW A_Langlitz
                         R_M_Perry FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                           I_Banks SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                            Danilo SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                              Lazo SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                            D_Alli SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                         C_Bellamy SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 2  :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes sidesteps M_Motta
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Maier dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Maier beaten!
Min. 4  :(aja) J_Cruijff pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  A_Langlitz is clean through!
          ...  A_Langlitz sees S_Maier off his line !
          ...  But S_Maier makes an easy save
Min. 5  :(aja) A_Langlitz takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Langlitz has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 6  :(aja) A_Langlitz nutmegs R_Song, he continues to run forward
          ...  A_Langlitz curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But S_Maier tips it behind
          ...  C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 7  :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes beats N_Santos
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes sees S_Maier off his line !
          ...  S_Maier with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 14 :(aja) C_Fabregas sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 16 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a 40-yard pass to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz with the side footed shot!
          ...  But S_Maier punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 17 :(aja) A_Langlitz beats his man
          ...  A_Langlitz with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But S_Maier palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 20 :(bor) L_Burt holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 27 :(bor) A_Vidal with a one-touch layoff to Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri lobs A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 29 :(bor) A_Vidal with a pinpoint pass to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta was caught out there
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 29 :(aja) M_Overmars gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But M_Motta will cut out the threat
Min. 33 :(bor) A_Del_Piero runs towards the goal
          ...  G_Magalhaes fouls badly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(bor) R_Song runs with pace at the defence
          ...  M_Overmars goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 37 :(aja) J_Cruijff hoists the ball across to Edu_Gaspar
          ...  N_Santos slices it
          ...  S_Maier moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with the header
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 39 :(bor) A_Vidal with a probing through ball M_Motta
          ...  M_Motta tries the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta was well beaten there!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Ajax ...
Min. 40 :(bor) R_M_Perry with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Edu_Gaspar
          ...  Fazio slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 40 :(aja) M_Overmars brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 41 :(bor) L_Burt is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Reiziger
          ...  G_Magalhaes slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 41 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar plays a long ball to J_Cruijff
          ...  J_Cruijff gets his head to the ball !
          ...  S_Maier is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 42 :(bor) M_Motta back heels to find R_M_Perry in space
          ...  M_Overmars with the high feet
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over
          ...  C_V_Carballo is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) C_Fabregas sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a thundering shot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 46 :(bor) Shaqiri plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_M_Perry decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with the foul
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 47 :(bor) R_M_Perry gains control of the loose ball
          ...  R_M_Perry curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Zubizarreta
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Ajax

Min. 49 :(aja) C_Fabregas backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Langlitz gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Langlitz controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  S_Maier with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Kolasinac comes on for T_Vermaelen and takes up a DF role
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott comes on for Jose_A_Reyes and takes up a FW role
Min. 52 :(aja) M_Keown is coming on for Edu_Gaspar and will play MF
Min. 54 :(bor) R_Song back heels to find A_Vidal in space
          ...  A_Vidal tries to beat A_Zubizarreta from outside the area!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta fists it away
Min. 54 :(aja) J_Cruijff is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  T_Wallcott latches onto the ball
          ...  T_Wallcott with the drive!
          ...  S_Maier parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_Maier recovers to save!!
Min. 55 :(bor) Dembele has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_M_Perry!
          ...  Fazio takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 57 :(aja) M_Keown plays a long ball to C_Fabregas
          ...  M_Reiziger with a clumsy challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  C_Fabregas drives it in
          ...  S_Maier blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 58 :(bor) L_Burt takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_M_Perry
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn puts it in row Z!
Min. 60 :(bor) The Borussia Dortmund manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 60 :(bor) Dembele knocks it forward
          ...  Fazio slips
          ...  R_M_Perry gets to it!
          ...  R_M_Perry with the strike !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 60 :(aja) J_Cruijff passes the ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott with a thundering volley!
          ...  But S_Maier makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 63 :(aja) C_Fabregas cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But S_Maier palms it behind
          ...  C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 67 :(aja) M_Overmars turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fazio
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Del_Piero takes possession
Min. 70 :(bor) Danilo is coming on for M_Reiziger and will play DF
Min. 70 :(bor) D_Alli is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Del_Piero is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(bor) C_Bellamy replaces an unhappy D_Alli and will play as a MF
Min. 72 :(aja) C_Fabregas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But R_Song wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Keown
          ...  S_Maier makes the catch!
Min. 76 :(bor) Dembele finds R_Song in acres of space
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Van_D_Hoorn
Min. 76 :(aja) A_Langlitz takes advantage of a mistake by A_Vidal
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Shaqiri with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Rune Oldeide looks relieved
Min. 77 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn knocks the ball past the lunge of Danilo
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Brilliant save from S_Maier
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 78 :(bor) Dembele sidesteps G_Magalhaes
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Dembele attempts to nutmeg A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta guesses right
Min. 83 :(aja) A_Langlitz looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
          ...  Shaqiri is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 87 :(aja) M_Keown plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Cruijff decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Cruijff !
          ...  S_Maier dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Fabregas
          ...  N_Santos reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bor) R_M_Perry runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  S_Kolasinac with the high feet
          ...  C_V_Carballo warned him
Min. 91 :(bor) L_Burt jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn reads the game well and cuts out the pass!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Westfalenstadion
Attendance           : 105,000
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : R_M_Perry (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_M_Perry (20,29), M_Motta (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Fabregas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Magalhaes (33), M_Overmars (42), Edu_Gaspar (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Borussia Dortmund |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       19
Off target           :           0        |       7
On target            :           8        |       12
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  33   1   1   3  11 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  29   8   6  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  20
R_Song         DF   2  28   8   7  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
M_Reiziger     DF   2  27   7   7  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Santos       DF   2  25  10   1  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Vidal        MF   2  13  26   7  21 |  94   0   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
L_Burt         MF   1   8  26   9  31 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Dembele        MF   3   6  26   7  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
A_Del_Piero    MF   2   6  25  12  11 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Shaqiri        AM   2   9  26  19  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  12  27  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  29   7   8  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lazo           DF   3  27   8   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Alli         MF   1   8  26  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Bellamy      MF   2   6   8  27  33 |  22   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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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  31   9   8  33 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  28   1   1  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  94   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  26   9  41 |  54   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -22
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  53   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Keown        MF   3  31  13   7  21 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  29   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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