Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Inter Milan vs. Ajax (Wed Nov 25)


                          Inter Milan  |  Ajax
                            5-1-3-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           S_Rossi GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF Fazio
                              Carr DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                       R_Carlos_Jr DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                          D_Abdoun DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                       P_Gualtieri DF  |  MF P_Vieira
                           G_Zolla DM  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                      B_Costacurta MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                            Sancho MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                         D_DeRossi MF  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                        J_Cummings FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                           G_Ochoa SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                       J_Tavernier SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                            G_Zola SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                       Hans_Gruber SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                          Juanfran SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 3  :(irm) D_DeRossi plays it forward to B_Costacurta
          ...  B_Costacurta drives it low !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 5  :(aja) D_Bergkamp beats G_Zolla
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Barken
          ...  But C_Panucci wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 6  :(irm) G_Zolla is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Cummings latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Overmars with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  James Maund looks relieved
Min. 8  :(aja) Edu_Gaspar holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  D_DeRossi gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 8  :(irm) J_Cummings plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  M_Overmars with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Sancho shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to J_Cummings instead
          ...  P_Vieira with the tackle
Min. 11 :(aja) Fazio runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Panucci
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  G_Zolla gathers up the loose ball
Min. 12 :(aja) P_Vieira turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Bergkamp
          ...  But P_Gualtieri clears the danger
Min. 14 :(irm) D_DeRossi hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Cummings latches onto it!
          ...  J_Cummings must beat A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta never had a chance!
Min. 19 :(irm) Carr kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  But Fazio wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but A_Barken has none of it.
Min. 19 :(irm) P_Gualtieri with an inch perfect pass to B_Costacurta
          ...  C_Dos_Passos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 21 :(irm) B_Costacurta takes on Fazio
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  B_Costacurta aims for the top right corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Zubizarreta dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had A_Zubizarreta beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Zolla chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 22 :(aja) T_Vermaelen takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Carr
Min. 24 :(aja) T_Vermaelen controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  T_Vermaelen with a powerful diving header!
          ...  S_Rossi is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 26 :(irm) J_Cummings sidesteps C_Dos_Passos
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Cummings shoots towards goal !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 29 :(aja) M_Overmars with the header on
          ...  He finds Jose_A_Reyes in space
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 31 :(aja) D_Bergkamp with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  D_Bergkamp drives the shot in!
          ...  S_Rossi makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 33 :(aja) M_Overmars finds Thomas_Partey with a ball over the defence
          ...  Cleared by G_Zolla
Min. 36 :(irm) C_Panucci sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos puts the ball out of play
Min. 37 :(irm) Sancho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Overmars
          ...  He puts in J_Cummings!
          ...  J_Cummings curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta is equal to it
Min. 39 :(aja) P_Vieira lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Thomas_Partey latches on to it
          ...  Thomas_Partey looks to see where S_Rossi is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through S_Rossi's hands
          ...  But S_Rossi recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 42 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a one-touch layoff to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  J_Cummings with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(irm) D_DeRossi slides it through the middle to P_Gualtieri
          ...  P_Gualtieri has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 45 :(irm) D_DeRossi loses Edu_Gaspar
          ...  D_DeRossi hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Panucci chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta fists it away!
Min. 47 :(irm) Sancho looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Panucci
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Panucci !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 48 :(irm) B_Costacurta brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Sancho!
          ...  T_Vermaelen had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  D_DeRossi swings it in
          ...  J_Cummings takes control of it!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 49 :(irm) Sancho is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 49 :(irm) G_Zola is going to be brought on
          ...  Sancho is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(irm) J_Cummings with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  M_Overmars goes in studs first
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans chant pedophile pedophile pedophile to him!!
Min. 50 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as S_Kolasinac comes on for T_Vermaelen to play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott is coming on for Jose_A_Reyes and will play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) M_Keown takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Edu_Gaspar as MF
Min. 52 :(irm) G_Zola holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Cummings
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 54 :(irm) D_DeRossi runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cummings
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos puts it in row Z!
Min. 55 :(irm) C_Panucci sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A delicate chip from C_Panucci !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 56 :(irm) C_Panucci cuts inside C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Fazio scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 64 :(aja) S_Kolasinac takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Kolasinac smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  S_Rossi gathers it comfortably
Min. 65 :(aja) P_Vieira feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  C_Dos_Passos runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_DeRossi stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 66 :(irm) B_Costacurta hits a hard pass to J_Cummings
          ...  Fazio slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 66 :(aja) P_Vieira runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 66 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with the cross-field pass to P_Vieira
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Carr takes possession
Min. 68 :(irm) G_Zolla gets to the by line and finds J_Cummings with a beautiful cross
          ...  T_Wallcott is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 69 :(irm) D_DeRossi with a slide rule pass to J_Cummings
          ...  M_Keown slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 70 :(irm) D_Abdoun finds J_Cummings with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_Cummings hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 72 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a 50-yard pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 73 :(irm) J_Cummings sidesteps Fazio
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Kolasinac is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 75 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Bergkamp is through!
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Bergkamp !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  That's given Ajax the lead!
          ...  Inter Milan 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 81 :(irm) J_Tavernier is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Panucci is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 82 :(irm) G_Zola retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Abdoun gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Abdoun goes for the top corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 82 :(aja) P_Vieira with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_DeRossi
          ...  He knocks it to T_Wallcott!
          ...  D_Abdoun wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 84 :(irm) Juanfran will replace J_Cummings and play FW
Min. 85 :(aja) D_Bergkamp takes advantage of a mistake by D_Abdoun
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Bergkamp goes for goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 87 :(irm) D_DeRossi 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  D_DeRossi keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Costacurta swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Zubizarreta
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(irm) D_Abdoun jumps over T_Wallcott's challenge
          ...  S_Kolasinac makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 93 :(irm) G_Zolla controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Fazio
          ...  He puts in D_Abdoun!
          ...  M_Keown anticipates the pass and cuts it out

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 136,705
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_DeRossi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Abdoun (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Cummings (42), D_DeRossi (65), R_Carlos_Jr (66)
Injured              : Sancho (49)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bergkamp
Scorers              : D_Bergkamp (75)
Sent Off             : M_Overmars (48)
Booked               : T_Vermaelen (48), Fazio (56), T_Wallcott (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Inter Milan    |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 1 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
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_Rossi        GK  34   5   4   1  10 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   3  29  11   5  31 |  85   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Carr           DF   2  28   9   8  11 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Carlos_Jr    DF   3  28   6   5  41 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
D_Abdoun       DF   3  27   9   7  30 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
P_Gualtieri    DF   2  27   6   8  44 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Zolla        DM   2  22  28   1  14 |  98   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
B_Costacurta   MF   2   6  28   7  32 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Sancho         MF   2   7  27  11  30 |  49   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_DeRossi      MF   3  11  27   4  21 |  98   0   1   5   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  48   8
J_Cummings     FW   3   5   8  29  32 |  88   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
G_Ochoa        GK  29   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  29  12   7  33 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zola         MF   2  11  30   4  13 |  49   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  27   4  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanfran       FW   3   7   7  27  31 |  10   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 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   7  31 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  31   9  20 |  98   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  52   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   8  25   9  41 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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  32  11  10  11 |  44   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Keown        MF   3  30  13   7  21 |  42   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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