Elite Football League Cup 2nd Round Match, Real Madrid vs. Ajax (Thu Apr 09)


                          Real Madrid  |  Ajax
                              5-4-1 N  |  5-4-1 C
                         Ahmed Alrawi  |  James Maund
                                       |
                      Silvio_Proto GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                        J_Charlton DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                      D_Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF M_Hart
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                            Preety MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                       H_Kiessling MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF A_Ross
                      A_Gunnarsson MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                         C_Arrache FW  |  FW N_Gomes
                                       |
                           A_Zogbo SUB |  SUB Falcón
                          A_Schulz SUB |  SUB D_Agger
                      M_Camoranesi SUB |  SUB S_Phelan
                       J_T_Gavilán SUB |  SUB Oscar_Serrano
                         D_Nelisse SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(aja) A_Ross runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn attempts a low drive!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Silvio_Proto never had a chance!
Min. 2  :(rmd) H_Kiessling boots it towards C_Arrache
          ...  Intercepted by M_Van_D_Hoorn
Min. 7  :(rmd) C_Arrache beats M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  C_Arrache flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 24 :(aja) C_dos_Passos with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Preety
          ...  J_Zanetti wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 26 :(rmd) C_Arrache gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Arrache hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into E_Van_d_Sar's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 28 :(aja) Ridoutski leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes fires a shot at goal !
          ...  Silvio_Proto falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Silvio_Proto looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  That puts Ajax ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 29 :(aja) Ajax's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 30 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán is coming on for D_McGrain and will play MF
Min. 30 :(rmd) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Real Madrid will now play E
Min. 31 :(rmd) J_Zanetti jumps over M_Hart's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Zanetti with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 32 :(aja) W_Sneijder is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 37 :(rmd) H_Kiessling with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Charlton
          ...  J_Esparza makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 38 :(rmd) C_Arrache takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hart
          ...  C_dos_Passos with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  H_Kiessling knocks it forward
          ...  J_T_Gavilán gets on the end of it
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_dos_Passos
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson plays it towards the near post!
          ...  C_Arrache gets a shot in
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 39 :(aja) J_Esparza nutmegs H_Kiessling
          ...  But J_Charlton reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(rmd) interesting tactic change...
          ...  A_Gunnarsson will now play as AM
Min. 41 :(rmd) The ball runs loose!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  C_Fabregas reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) C_Fabregas feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  N_Gomes runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!

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

Min. 46 :(aja) W_Sneijder picks up a loose ball
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 47 :(aja) N_Gomes runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_T_Gavilán rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  S_Farina warns him
Min. 47 :(aja) Ridoutski with a neat pass into N_Gomes
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Gunnarsson and it had to be
Min. 50 :(rmd) L_Thomas moves into a AM role on the manager's orders
Min. 50 :(aja) D_Agger will come on for C_dos_Passos and play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Phelan is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ridoutski is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 52 :(rmd) L_Thomas can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to T_Adams
          ...  T_Adams tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 53 :(aja) C_Fabregas brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  N_Gomes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  H_Kiessling with the tackle
Min. 55 :(rmd) Preety pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
Min. 55 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi will come on for Preety and play MF
Min. 56 :(aja) C_Fabregas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  He puts in D_Agger!
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  S_Farina tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 57 :(aja) C_Fabregas drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to J_Esparza
          ...  But D_Kuzmanovic wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Farina has none of it.
Min. 63 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic barges M_Van_D_Hoorn off the ball
          ...  M_Hart fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Farina ignores the protests for a card
          ...  James Maund looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  M_Camoranesi with the thundering drive
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 66 :(rmd) C_Arrache latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  W_Sneijder with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(rmd) D_Nelisse takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Adams
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(aja) A_Ross finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  J_Charlton with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 73 :(aja) A_Ross chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Phelan
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Arrache takes possession
Min. 75 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Wallcott will come on for N_Gomes and play FW
Min. 77 :(rmd) A_Gunnarsson miskicks!
          ...  He finds C_Arrache though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A powerful header from C_Arrache !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 80 :(rmd) H_Kiessling with the through ball to L_Thomas
          ...  L_Thomas aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away!
Min. 80 :(aja) T_Wallcott breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Silvio_Proto!
          ...  H_Kiessling brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 81 :(aja) T_Wallcott has space to run with the ball
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Zanetti
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 82 :(rmd) C_Arrache finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  C_Arrache with the drive!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 85 :(rmd) L_Thomas is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  C_Arrache latches onto the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Hart hits it out for a throw
Min. 85 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_Wallcott latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Arrache is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  S_Farina warns him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  W_Sneijder shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to S_Phelan instead
          ...  S_Phelan drives it towards goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Silvio_Proto moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Silvio_Proto tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Silvio_Proto
Min. 87 :(rmd) D_Nelisse with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  J_Esparza stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi slides it through the middle to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson must beat E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 89 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  The shot slips through E_Van_d_Sar's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 150,000
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : C_Arrache
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Kuzmanovic (56), H_Kiessling (80)
Injured              : Preety (55)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : E_Van_d_Sar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Gomes (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_dos_Passos (38), W_Sneijder (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Real Madrid   |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       3
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       9
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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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Silvio_Proto   GK  39   3   1   3  15 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  31  12   8  18 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  28   8   7  40 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
T_Adams        DF   2  28   7   6  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_McGrain      DF   1  25  12   7  24 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Zanetti      DF   1  25  11   9  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Preety         MF   1   9  35   5  28 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  28   9  31 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
L_Thomas       AM   1   7  28   6  18 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_Gunnarsson   AM   2   8  27  17  34 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
C_Arrache      FW   2   9   5  32  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  13
A_Zogbo        GK  30   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Schulz       DF   1  29  12  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Camoranesi   MF   1   5  33  10  34 |  37   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
J_T_Gavilán    MF   1   4  10  34  39 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   6  30  42 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  29  10   9  46 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Esparza      DF   1  28   6   3  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  28   4   1  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  27  10   7  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  23   8   8  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  29   4  32 |  53   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55  20
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  27   8  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Ross         MF   1   3  27   2  36 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  25  12  29 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
N_Gomes        FW   1   5   3  27  37 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
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  11   5  24 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  28  21  36 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  26  11  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  23  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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