Elite League Match, Real Madrid vs. Ajax (Wed Jul 22)


                          Real Madrid  |  Ajax
                            4-4-1-1 A  |  4-4-2 C
                      Gareth Williams  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK B_Friedel
                         W_Lavezzi DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF Fazio
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                           Marcelo DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                       F_Ravanelli MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                           Platini MF  |  MF Tomas_Rosicky
                     Juan_Callejon MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                     Jose_Callejon MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                       Matej_Vydra AM  |  FW G_Puciato
                         H_Sanchez FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                            L_Dita SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                       Beckenbauer SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                          W_A_Glen SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                     R_LoftusCheek SUB |  SUB F_Ljungberg
                         K_Benzema SUB |  SUB D_Bergkamp

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(aja) C_Fabregas crosses in from the wing, he finds G_Puciato in the box
          ...  G_Puciato with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  J_Reina watches it sail wide!
Min. 4  :(aja) C_Fabregas holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into J_Reina's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 4  :(aja) G_Puciato is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 4  :(aja) D_Bergkamp replaces G_Puciato and will play FW
Min. 8  :(aja) D_Bergkamp nutmegs W_Lavezzi
          ...  K_Tierney with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  D_Skomina warns him
Min. 10 :(rmd) H_Sanchez with the header on
          ...  He finds Matej_Vydra in space
          ...  C_Dos_Passos takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 16 :(rmd) Jose_Callejon cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Ravanelli
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 16 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 18 :(aja) T_Wallcott plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Bergkamp decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Bergkamp beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at J_Reina
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Reina
          ...  J_Reina smothers the ball !!
Min. 19 :(rmd) A defence splitting pass from F_Ravanelli to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has B_Friedel to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past B_Friedel
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 22 :(aja) T_Wallcott 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!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  That's given Ajax the lead!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 23 :(rmd) It looks as though Real Madrid is now playing E
Min. 23 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Carvajal and it had to be
Min. 26 :(rmd) Jose_Callejon knocks it forward
          ...  C_Dos_Passos slips
          ...  H_Sanchez gets to it!
          ...  But Fazio slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 26 :(aja) P_Vieira crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Overmars in the box
          ...  M_Overmars fires the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 28 :(rmd) Marcelo flicks it over C_Dos_Passos's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Marcelo carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 28 :(aja) S_Kolasinac skips the challenge from F_Ravanelli
          ...  S_Kolasinac rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  J_Reina parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 32 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra takes advantage of a mistake by T_Wallcott
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Matej_Vydra with a blistering shot !
          ...  B_Friedel beats the ball away
Min. 35 :(rmd) H_Sanchez runs forward
          ...  H_Sanchez has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 37 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky turns past Matej_Vydra
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  J_Reina gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by J_Reina !!
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Overmars lays the ball back to D_Bergkamp
          ...  K_Tierney hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Fabregas
          ...  The ball comes to Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  J_Reina has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Reina reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Vieira chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is kicked away by Matej_Vydra
Min. 40 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Marcelo
          ...  P_Vieira fouls badly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rmd) K_Tierney with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  K_Tierney shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 46 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli beats S_Kolasinac
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Kolasinac recovers to win the ball back
Min. 47 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps K_Tierney
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  W_Lavezzi with the tackle
          ...  D_Skomina will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 47 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on B_Friedel!
          ...  M_Overmars brings him down!
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  H_Sanchez with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  B_Friedel narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 48 :(rmd) H_Sanchez looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Fazio with a well timed tackle
          ...  D_Skomina didn't like it though
          ...  D_Skomina warned him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 0-1 Ajax

Min. 46 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra with a flashy move
          ...  Matej_Vydra drives it towards goal !
          ...  B_Friedel gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 47 :(rmd) H_Sanchez beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  T_Wallcott takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 49 :(aja) D_Bergkamp sidesteps D_Carvajal
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by W_Lavezzi
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fazio chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Reina catches it!
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) P_Vieira is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott swings in the shot!
          ...  But J_Reina is equal to it
Min. 52 :(aja) F_Ljungberg takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Overmars
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 52 :(rmd) H_Sanchez cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  F_Ljungberg slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 55 :(rmd) H_Sanchez with the dribble
          ...  Fazio is easily beaten
          ...  H_Sanchez fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  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. 57 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon with a probing through ball H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez with the header !
          ...  B_Friedel is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And B_Friedel reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Platini floats the ball in!
          ...  K_Tierney gets a shot in
          ...  Looks like it should be B_Friedel's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  B_Friedel looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 57 :(aja) Fazio knocks it past K_Tierney and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A vicious shot by Fazio !
          ...  J_Reina 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. 58 :(aja) F_Ljungberg picks out M_Keown with the cross
          ...  W_Lavezzi gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 59 :(rmd) D_Carvajal barges M_Keown off the ball
          ...  Fazio takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 62 :(aja) D_Bergkamp times his run well
          ...  D_Carvajal stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  P_Vieira drives it under the wall
          ...  J_Reina parries it
Min. 62 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows W_Lavezzi a clean set of heals
          ...  F_Ljungberg with the shot on net !
          ...  J_Reina gets up well to catch that one
Min. 63 :(aja) F_Ljungberg looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 65 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra sidesteps Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the strike !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 66 :(aja) T_Wallcott flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_Tierney with the block
Min. 68 :(rmd) K_Tierney has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Fazio!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_Tierney hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  B_Friedel parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Juan_Callejon
          ...  B_Friedel reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 71 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Vieira
          ...  P_Vieira with a little chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 73 :(aja) F_Ljungberg takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  A glorious effort by F_Ljungberg !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 74 :(rmd) D_Carvajal with the towering header to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez hits a curling shot!
          ...  B_Friedel makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 76 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Kolasinac
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Juan_Callejon!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(rmd) R_LoftusCheek replaces Platini to play as a MF
Min. 78 :(rmd) K_Benzema is coming on for Matej_Vydra and playing FW
Min. 79 :(rmd) Beckenbauer is coming on and W_Lavezzi is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 80 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon barges Fazio off the ball
          ...  Juan_Callejon runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through B_Friedel's hands
          ...  But B_Friedel recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 80 :(aja) P_Vieira threads the through ball to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 81 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Keown gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Keown smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But J_Reina comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 84 :(aja) T_Wallcott pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  F_Ljungberg is clean through!
          ...  K_Tierney with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over
          ...  D_Skomina tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 145,835
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : H_Sanchez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Lavezzi (47), D_Carvajal (62), K_Tierney (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Dos_Passos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Dos_Passos (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Vieira (40), M_Overmars (47), C_Dos_Passos (76)
Injured              : G_Puciato (4)
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Madrid    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :           6        |       11
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       17
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       13
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 0 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Real Madrid
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_Reina        GK  39   2   3   1  18 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  36  15   7  45 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
K_Tierney      DF   3  33  12   7  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18 -22 -12
D_Carvajal     DF   1  31   9  10  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Marcelo        DF   1  30   9   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  34   9  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Platini        MF   3   4  30   7  32 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juan_Callejon  MF   2   6  28   7  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   5  27   8  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Matej_Vydra    AM   1  11   7  32  13 |  82   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   6  26  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0 -20 -10  10
L_Dita         GK  29   3   1   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  31   9   8  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  30   7   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_LoftusCheek  MF   2   7  31   8  23 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  30  23 |  13   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 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  30
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  29  11   5  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  58   8  33
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  31   9  20 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  48  28
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  29   8  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  56   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |   4   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  95   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  45  20
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  30  12   7  21 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  31  12  12 |  39   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   9   7  31  21 |  91   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
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