Elite FA Cup Group Match, Manchester Utd vs. Ajax (Wed Jan 18)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                          Andrew Bell  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          J_Cranky GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                            Varane DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                         G_Bergomi DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                           M_Kelly DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                            Ribery MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                          D_Ginola MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                      Ji_Sung_Park MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                            D_Luca MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                        M_Satriano FW  |  FW Ian_Wright
                          P_Minuti FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                          Kirkland SUB |  SUB E_Manuel
                       Daley_Blind SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                       M_Blackwell SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                      Bradley_Dack SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff
                     K_Jan_Huntlar SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 1  :(mnu) P_Minuti sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Minuti has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a difficult save
Min. 5  :(mnu) D_Luca brings it under control
          ...  He takes on G_Magalhaes
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Satriano!
          ...  M_Satriano cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 6  :(mnu) T_Lee pass splits open the defence and finds D_Luca
          ...  But T_Stavos puts the ball out of play
Min. 7  :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes runs at G_Bergomi
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Lee hits it out for a throw
Min. 10 :(mnu) D_Ginola runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  That looked like a very bad decision
Min. 10 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes beats his man
          ...  M_Kelly steals the ball of off him
Min. 13 :(aja) T_Stavos heads the ball back to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  J_Cranky with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 21 :(mnu) D_Luca with a precise ball to Varane
          ...  Varane with the shot !
          ...  T_O_Conner with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 21 :(aja) W_Sneijder with a well-controlled run
          ...  W_Sneijder with the header !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 22 :(mnu) D_Luca beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds P_Minuti
          ...  T_Stavos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 22 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a 50-yard pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Ajax ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 25 :(aja) W_Sneijder miskicks!
          ...  He finds Edu_Gaspar though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with the header !
          ...  Saved by J_Cranky
Min. 27 :(mnu) Varane cuts inside G_Magalhaes
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Juan_Foyth seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 30 :(mnu) Ribery leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Kelly
          ...  M_Kelly could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 33 :(aja) W_Sneijder kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Thomas_Partey gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Thomas_Partey runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  J_Cranky gets his fingertips to it
Min. 36 :(mnu) D_Ginola plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Satriano
          ...  M_Satriano shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But T_O_Conner palms it behind
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 36 :(aja) Juan_Foyth runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Juan_Foyth fires the shot in!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 37 :(aja) Ajax made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 37 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-3 Ajax ...
Min. 38 :(mnu) P_Minuti knocks it past T_Stavos and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Minuti hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  T_O_Conner won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 38 :(aja) W_Sneijder crosses to Thomas_Partey
          ...  G_Bergomi gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(aja) G_Karagounis looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Stavos
          ...  A delicate header from T_Stavos !
          ...  J_Cranky with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Cranky moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Cranky catches it with style!
Min. 44 :(mnu) D_Luca turns past T_Stavos
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Luca with a stunning strike !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 46 :(mnu) P_Minuti controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Bergomi gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Bergomi with the crafty shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 48 :(mnu) Ribery bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Satriano
          ...  Juan_Foyth fouls badly
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Ribery plays it short to P_Minuti
          ...  A left-footer by P_Minuti !
          ...  But T_O_Conner pulls out a save of the game
Min. 49 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Satriano
          ...  W_Gallas cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-3 Ajax

Min. 46 :(mnu) P_Minuti takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  T_Stavos is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_O_Conner misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ribery swings it in!
          ...  T_Lee gets on the end of it
          ...  But T_O_Conner with the difficult save
Min. 49 :(aja) W_Sneijder hits a hard pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes tries to beat J_Cranky from outside the area!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Juan_Foyth crosses it in!
          ...  J_Cranky reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Wallcott is being brought on
          ...  Ian_Wright is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 50 :(mnu) G_Bergomi backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  P_Minuti gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Minuti with the chance !
          ...  But T_O_Conner punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff is going to be brought on
          ...  Edu_Gaspar is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as M_Keown comes on for G_Magalhaes to play DF
Min. 52 :(aja) G_Karagounis with a precise pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot slips through J_Cranky's hands
          ...  But J_Cranky recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 55 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps M_Kelly
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  T_Wallcott heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But J_Cranky tips it over
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 55 :(mnu) D_Luca breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_Wallcott brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Clattenurg reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Varane swings it in
          ...  M_Satriano gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Satriano gets up high for the header !
          ...  T_O_Conner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 59 :(aja) W_Sneijder plays it forward to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 60 :(mnu) Daley_Blind will replace the useless Varane and will play DF
Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Blackwell replaces an unhappy Ribery and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(mnu) K_Jan_Huntlar takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Satriano as FW
Min. 60 :(aja) W_Sneijder curls the ball out wide to T_Wallcott
          ...  But T_Lee clears the ball to safety
Min. 62 :(aja) G_Karagounis looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  An audacious effort from Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  But J_Cranky punches it away
Min. 65 :(aja) W_Sneijder retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes latches onto the end of it
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the strike !
          ...  It's beaten J_Cranky
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 66 :(mnu) P_Minuti with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows M_Keown a clean set of heals
          ...  An audacious effort from P_Minuti !
          ...  T_O_Conner blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 66 :(aja) W_Gallas sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  W_Gallas looks to see where J_Cranky is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Cranky makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 69 :(mnu) D_Ginola has it now
          ...  He takes on Juan_Foyth
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_Jan_Huntlar!
          ...  Driven towards goal by K_Jan_Huntlar !
          ...  T_O_Conner gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 70 :(aja) T_Stavos is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to W_Sneijder
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Bergomi
Min. 73 :(aja) W_Sneijder is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  But M_Blackwell clears the danger
Min. 76 :(mnu) D_Ginola brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Luca gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Stavos beats him to the ball
Min. 77 :(aja) M_Keown has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Lee
          ...  He puts in Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a thundering volley!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 78 :(mnu) P_Minuti turns past M_Keown
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Intercepted by W_Gallas
Min. 81 :(mnu) P_Minuti takes advantage of a mistake by Juan_Foyth
          ...  T_Wallcott with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 86 :(aja) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  But M_Kelly wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Luca
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 89 :(aja) T_Stavos barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Stavos !
          ...  J_Cranky narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 91 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a perfectly timed run
          ...  J_Cruijff with a powerful header !
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Cranky's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Cranky looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to T_Stavos
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But J_Cranky just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 94 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of K_Jan_Huntlar
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Juan_Foyth slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 100,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : P_Minuti
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Jose_A_Reyes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Jose_A_Reyes (22,37), Juan_Foyth (36)
Sent Off             : T_Wallcott (81)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       20
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :          11        |       14
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 0 - 3 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Cranky       GK  29   3   3   2  12 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  28  10   7  10 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Lee          DF   1  27   9   2  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
G_Bergomi      DF   2  26   2   2  28 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
M_Kelly        DF   2  25   5   4  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Ribery         MF   1   8  34  11  33 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  11  29   8  20 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -20
Ji_Sung_Park   MF   1   5  29   1  35 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Luca         MF   2   4  26  22  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Satriano     FW   2   5   5  29  28 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  27  11 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  25
Kirkland       GK  20   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  29  10   7  12 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Blackwell    MF   2  26   6   7  23 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2  10  28   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Jan_Huntlar  FW   2   8  10  25  47 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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T_O_Conner     GK  35   3   3   2  13 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  13   5  10 |  98   0   4   2   0   3   0   0   0   0 120  20  15
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  31   1   1  20 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  29   8   7  30 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  98   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  30   4  23 |  98   0   0   8   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 100  20
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  28  10  41 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  98   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
E_Manuel       GK  29   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  33   9   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  31   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   0
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