Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Celtic FC (Mon Feb 17)


                                 Ajax  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-2 P
                          James Maund  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK H_Gomes
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                             Fazio DF  |  DF P_A_Cocu
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  DF C_Metzelder
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF J_Afolabi
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW M_Phisbaena
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB P_Dahlberg
                      C_Dos_Passos SUB |  SUB J_A_Riise
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB M_Cassetti
                         I_Muniain SUB |  SUB A_Cejudo
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB M_McKay

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(cfc) J_Afolabi with a short pass to find M_Phisbaena
          ...  What a shot from M_Phisbaena !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks very relieved!
Min. 4  :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the first time pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  J_Afolabi takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 11 :(aja) M_Keown runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Overmars
          ...  B_Howedes reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 11 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Holtby
          ...  J_Cruijff takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 14 :(cfc) J_Afolabi with a slick pass to C_Metzelder
          ...  C_Metzelder with a thundering drive!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 18 :(cfc) H_Bellerin is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Celtic FC physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 18 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - J_A_Riise on for H_Bellerin as a DF
Min. 31 :(cfc) C_Makelele kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 33 :(aja) F_Ljungberg can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  H_Gomes falls over
          ...  But H_Gomes is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 35 :(cfc) C_Metzelder is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 39 :(aja) J_Cruijff flicks it over J_A_Riise's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_A_Cocu and it had to be
Min. 40 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena takes advantage of a mistake by S_Kolasinac
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  M_Phisbaena tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a difficult save
Min. 41 :(cfc) J_Afolabi takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into B_Howedes
          ...  M_Overmars takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  P_Graham tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 42 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Phisbaena tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(aja) F_Ljungberg finds the space intelligently
          ...  F_Ljungberg hits a great shot !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 47 :(aja) G_Puciato knocks it past B_Howedes and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  G_Puciato runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  H_Gomes makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Celtic FC

Min. 46 :(cfc) C_Metzelder knocks it forward
          ...  Fazio slips
          ...  B_Howedes gets to it!
          ...  B_Howedes attempts the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar was lucky there
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos replaces S_Kolasinac and will play DF
Min. 52 :(aja) I_Muniain will replace the useless Tomas_Rosicky and will play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a flashy move
          ...  J_A_Riise anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 53 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Bergkamp
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 56 :(aja) The ball goes loose!
          ...  G_Puciato gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  G_Puciato strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But H_Gomes makes an easy save
Min. 60 :(cfc) M_McKay comes on for P_McGowan and takes up a FW role
Min. 62 :(aja) M_Overmars with a simple pass to M_Keown
          ...  But P_A_Cocu puts the ball out of play
Min. 62 :(cfc) M_McKay takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  T_Wallcott with a nasty foul
Min. 63 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  M_Phisbaena sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a good save
Min. 64 :(aja) I_Muniain unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Dos_Passos
          ...  What a shot from C_Dos_Passos !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  H_Gomes gathers it easily
Min. 66 :(cfc) M_McKay beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_McKay sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 68 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  T_Wallcott with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 69 :(cfc) M_McKay unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Metzelder
          ...  C_Metzelder carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 70 :(cfc) M_Cassetti will replace B_Howedes and play DF
Min. 70 :(aja) I_Muniain drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to G_Puciato
          ...  M_Phisbaena reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 70 :(aja) J_Cruijff finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  M_Phisbaena had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(cfc) M_McKay with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 76 :(aja) G_Puciato beats his man
          ...  But C_Kabasele wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but P_Graham has none of it.
Min. 78 :(aja) M_Keown with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_A_Riise
          ...  He knocks it to T_Wallcott!
          ...  J_A_Riise moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 86 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the through ball to M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars shoots towards goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) M_Overmars 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  M_Overmars with a blistering shot !
          ...  H_Gomes makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 89 :(aja) J_Cruijff 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!
          ...  T_Wallcott receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Wallcott hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  H_Gomes was caught out there
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 90 :(aja) Ajax made the switch to a L strategy
Min. 90 :(cfc) It looks as though Celtic FC is now playing A
Min. 91 :(aja) M_Overmars 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!
          ...  M_Keown receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But P_A_Cocu wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 91 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the nod to M_Overmars
          ...  C_Kabasele takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 93 :(aja) G_Puciato pushes it past C_Metzelder
          ...  C_Makelele slices it
          ...  H_Gomes moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ljungberg crosses it in!
          ...  C_Metzelder clears the corner

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 150,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cruijff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Wallcott (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Phisbaena (70), C_Kabasele (91)
Injured              : H_Bellerin (18)
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       8
Off target           :           2        |       1
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 0 Celtic FC
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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  39   5   5   7  14 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  31  11  10  11 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  29  12   7  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  29   9   8  33 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  30  11  12 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  21
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  29   7  32 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  28  11  11 |  97   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  27  14  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
G_Puciato      FW   2   9  10  30  42 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  30  21 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  29  11   5  22 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  11  30   8  24 |  41   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  28  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  33

Player Statistics - Celtic FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Gomes        GK  39   2   3   7  41 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  35  11   9  23 |  74   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  32   8  11  30 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -20
C_Kabasele     DF   3  31   9   6  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
H_Bellerin     DF   1  30  10  10  23 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  29   8   9  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  20
C_Makelele     MF   2  12  31  10  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  31   9  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Afolabi      MF   2  14  26   6  32 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  37  16 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   9  14  36  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  18  -2  29
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  29   7   9  32 |  79   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   3  26   8   6  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   9  28   8  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_McKay        FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
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