Elite League Match, Juventus vs. Ajax (Sun Aug 23)


                             Juventus  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-5-1 C
                            Gary Hill  |  James Maund
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK B_Friedel
                       C_Kickaball DF  |  DF Fazio
                         P_McGrath DF  |  DF M_Keown
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                           Maldini DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                       M_Dickinson DM  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                      Granit_Xhaka MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                     R_LoftusCheek MF  |  MF Tomas_Rosicky
                          T_Muller MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                           M_Kruse FW  |  MF C_Fabregas
                         Dyorkaeff FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                                       |
                             Jinjo SUB |  SUB T_O_Conner
                         A_McLeish SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                          M_Canete SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                              Raul SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff
                         A_Carroll SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 2  :(aja) C_Fabregas controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs H_Berg
          ...  He puts in M_Van_D_Hoorn!
          ...  P_McGrath slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 3  :(aja) C_Dos_Passos drives it across the face of the goal M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta pulls out a save of the game
Min. 14 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Dyorkaeff has a go!
          ...  Saved by B_Friedel
Min. 15 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Dyorkaeff aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But B_Friedel just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 17 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse with a terrific drive !
          ...  B_Friedel has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  B_Friedel is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 18 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  B_Friedel saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 18 :(jvt) H_Berg tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Juventus 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 19 :(jvt) Juventus changed their strategy to play E
Min. 19 :(aja) Ajax restructured their strategy to L
Min. 19 :(jvt) P_McGrath beats M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  P_McGrath with the header !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 20 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek finds M_Kruse in the box
          ...  M_Kruse bears down on goal!
          ...  But B_Friedel punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 31 :(aja) P_Vieira with a probing pass to M_Overmars
          ...  C_Kickaball with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Kruse
          ...  M_Overmars reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to C_Kickaball
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 38 :(jvt) M_Dickinson changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_LoftusCheek
          ...  R_LoftusCheek attempts a chip!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 42 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But B_Friedel parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 42 :(aja) C_Fabregas takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into P_Vieira
          ...  P_Vieira with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Kruse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 47 :(jvt) M_Dickinson holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Berg
          ...  A delicate header from H_Berg !
          ...  B_Friedel is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Juventus 0-1 Ajax

Min. 46 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Bergkamp
          ...  P_McGrath with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 48 :(jvt) M_Kruse is through on goal
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_LoftusCheek chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Muller loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  B_Friedel tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Muller chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Granit_Xhaka
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  B_Friedel with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Kolasinac is coming on and Fazio is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 51 :(jvt) There's going to be a change
          ...  Raul will come on for M_Dickinson and play AM
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott replaces D_Bergkamp and will play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Cruijff is coming on for F_Ljungberg and playing MF
Min. 52 :(jvt) Raul knocks the ball past S_Kolasinac
          ...  Raul unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 60 :(aja) S_Kolasinac runs at P_McGrath
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  P_McGrath goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 62 :(jvt) Juventus changed their strategy to play A
Min. 80 :(jvt) A_Carroll is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Kruse is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(aja) T_Wallcott plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  T_Wallcott looks to see where A_Zubizarreta is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 83 :(aja) J_Cruijff holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  A_Carroll fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 84 :(jvt) A_McLeish comes on for P_McGrath and takes up a DF role
Min. 84 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff is first to the loose ball
          ...  But Tomas_Rosicky puts it in row Z!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Carroll
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball with a sliding challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Allianz Stadium
Attendance           : 138,573
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : Granit_Xhaka
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Kickaball (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : B_Friedel (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Berg (18 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Van_D_Hoorn (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Juventus     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       3
Off target           :           6        |       0
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          67        |       33
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           3        |       4
Key Passes           :           9        |       5
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Final Score          : Juventus 0 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Juventus
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 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Kickaball    DF   1  33   8  11  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_McGrath      DF   1  31  12   8  12 |  87   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  31  12   7  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
Maldini        DF   2  30  10   8  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dickinson    DM   2  16  32   8  28 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  11  33   8  21 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
R_LoftusCheek  MF   2   7  31   8  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  30  10  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  31  30 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   8   8  29  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -10  10
Jinjo          GK  29   3   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  31  12   6  26 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  30   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul           AM   1   9  26  22  30 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |  14   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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B_Friedel      GK  36   4   3   5  11 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  30  12   7  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  29  11   5  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  31  12  12 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  31   9  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  29   8  32 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_O_Conner     GK  29   3   3   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  42   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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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