Elite Football League Cup Semi Final Match, Manchester City vs. Ajax (Thu Jun 04)


                      Manchester City  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-5-1 N
                       Scott Matthews  |  James Maund
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                         P_Sweeper DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF M_Hart
                         Efe_Sodje DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                         M_Hummels DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                         Y_Hussein MF  |  MF S_Phelan
                             Jinky MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF A_Ross
                               Bar FW  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW C_Nade
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB Falcón
                        M_Nastasic SUB |  SUB D_Agger
                          T_Kunert SUB |  SUB V_Kompany
                           Matheus SUB |  SUB M_Overmars
                         A_Negredo SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 3  :(aja) Ridoutski kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Nade gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Nade chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It's beaten S_Scuffet
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 4  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano drives it across the face of the goal C_Nade
          ...  C_Nade hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  S_Scuffet beats the ball away
Min. 5  :(mnc) Jinky controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_dos_Passos
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 6  :(mnc) Y_Hussein is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 11 :(aja) C_Nade takes advantage of a mistake by Efe_Sodje
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Jinky pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  P_Dowd has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by P_Dowd!
Min. 13 :(mnc) Y_Hussein beats the defender
          ...  Y_Hussein attempts a lob!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar pulls out a save of the game
Min. 13 :(aja) C_dos_Passos finds his way through
          ...  P_Sweeper rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's P_Dowd going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 21 :(aja) C_Nade lobs it over Efe_Sodje
          ...  Efe_Sodje with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Ajax players
Min. 21 :(aja) Ridoutski drives it across the face of the goal C_Nade
          ...  Efe_Sodje gets to the ball first
Min. 24 :(mnc) Y_Hussein cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 25 :(mnc) E_Johnson plays the early ball across the box to find Nathan_Dyer in space
          ...  From long range Nathan_Dyer bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 25 :(mnc) Bar sidesteps Oscar_Serrano
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Carabali wins the ball with ease
          ...  P_Dowd saw something no-one else did
Min. 27 :(aja) Ridoutski pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  C_Nade is clean through!
          ...  C_Nade carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 28 :(mnc) Y_Hussein has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Carabali
          ...  He knocks it to Bar!
          ...  Bar hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 28 :(aja) A_Ross is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn looks to see where S_Scuffet is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 32 :(mnc) P_Sweeper has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Hart
          ...  He puts in Bar!
          ...  A_Carabali clears with a diving header
Min. 32 :(aja) C_Nade finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  C_Nade tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes an easy save
Min. 33 :(mnc) M_Dickinson nutmegs M_Van_D_Hoorn, he continues to run forward
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Dickinson !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 36 :(aja) W_Sneijder knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  A great volley from W_Sneijder !
          ...  S_Scuffet parries it
Min. 38 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Hummels
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 39 :(aja) The ball is passed in from S_Phelan, he finds C_Nade
          ...  E_Johnson with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Y_Hussein gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Hart
Min. 44 :(aja) S_Phelan with an in swinging cross to C_Nade
          ...  C_Nade throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  S_Scuffet gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 45 :(mnc) Y_Hussein takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Y_Hussein goes for the top corner !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 45 :(aja) Ridoutski crosses into the box, finding C_Nade
          ...  Blocked by Efe_Sodje
Min. 46 :(aja) M_Hart beats his man
          ...  M_Hart with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It floats over S_Scuffet
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 47 :(aja) A_Ross knocks it past E_Johnson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Ross tries to beat S_Scuffet!
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  S_Phelan is clean through!
          ...  S_Phelan has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 51 :(aja) D_Agger is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Hart is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 52 :(aja) M_Overmars is coming on and S_Phelan is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 53 :(aja) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  T_Wallcott will come on for A_Ross and play FW
Min. 53 :(aja) W_Sneijder retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of it
          ...  But P_Sweeper spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 55 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ridoutski
          ...  M_Hummels anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 56 :(mnc) Bar with a well-controlled run
          ...  Bar hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 62 :(mnc) P_Sweeper finds the run of Bar
          ...  C_Nade goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 66 :(aja) C_Nade barges E_Johnson off the ball
          ...  A powerful shot by C_Nade !
          ...  S_Scuffet makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot slips through E_Van_d_Sar's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 69 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps D_Agger
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Ajax fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Nastasic is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Johnson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) T_Kunert is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Dickinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Matheus is going to be brought on
          ...  Bar is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Fabregas with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 72 :(aja) C_Nade curls the ball out wide to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano must beat S_Scuffet!
          ...  The shot slips through S_Scuffet's hands
          ...  But S_Scuffet recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 73 :(aja) C_Nade sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Nade belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 76 :(aja) Ridoutski has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Hummels
          ...  He knocks it to C_Nade!
          ...  Efe_Sodje takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 77 :(mnc) C_Fabregas runs with pace at the defence
          ...  D_Agger intercepts the pass
Min. 78 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Van_D_Hoorn!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a stunning strike !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 80 :(aja) C_dos_Passos beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  P_Sweeper wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 81 :(aja) W_Sneijder crosses to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 82 :(aja) C_Nade with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Nastasic behind
          ...  C_Nade rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But S_Scuffet with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_Sweeper gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 83 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Y_Hussein gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Cleared by M_Overmars
Min. 84 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  W_Sneijder is through!
          ...  W_Sneijder goes for the top corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Overmars makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Agger plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily claims the ball!
Min. 85 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a clever shimmy
          ...  M_Nastasic with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  P_Dowd gave him a strong warning
Min. 85 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a 50-yard pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  A well-placed shot from T_Wallcott !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 86 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a slide rule pass to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Ajax crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 87 :(aja) Ajax will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 87 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano has changed his position on the pitch to a DM
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnc) P_Sweeper with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  C_dos_Passos seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 116,707
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Sweeper
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Johnson (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Oscar_Serrano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Van_D_Hoorn (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Nade (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       20
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       3
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       16
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Scuffet      GK  35   5   1   4  41 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  26   5  11  22 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  26   8   5  31 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  26   4   2  28 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  26   7  28 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Y_Hussein      MF   2   9  26   9  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Jinky          MF   3   8  26   7  41 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  25  12  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
Bar            FW   1   7   9  27  22 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  26  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20   9
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nastasic     DF   1  23   2   2  45 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  25   2  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matheus        MF   1   7  24   3  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Negredo      FW   1   1   9  23  26 |   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  34   5   5   7  14 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  29  11   9  46 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  29   4   1  22 |  55   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
A_Carabali     DF   2  27  10   7  10 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  23   8   8  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  21
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  30   4  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  70  20
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  28  21  36 |  56   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  28   8  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
A_Ross         MF   1   3  27   2  36 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  15  26  11  19 |  95   0   1   4   1   3   0   0   0   0  20  55   7
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  28  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   8   0   1   0   0  18  28  46
Falcón         GK  27   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  26  12   5  24 |  40   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  25  10   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   9  23  13  32 |  39   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  23  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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