Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Real Madrid (Wed Mar 27)


                                 Ajax  |  Real Madrid
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          James Maund  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK Silvio_Proto
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF W_Lavezzi
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF L_Copland
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF Granit_Xhaka
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF Luis_Garcia
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW C_Arrache
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW Matej_Vydra
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB A_Zogbo
                             Fazio SUB |  SUB Marcelo
                      C_Dos_Passos SUB |  SUB J_Nasazzi
                     Tomas_Rosicky SUB |  SUB P_McNamara
                        Ian_Wright SUB |  SUB S_Mane

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 8  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac with a blistering shot !
          ...  Silvio_Proto was lucky there
Min. 10 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a burst of pace
          ...  Luis_Garcia with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_Cakir tries to calm him down
Min. 11 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Carvajal wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 12 :(aja) T_Wallcott loses his marker
          ...  Intercepted by W_Lavezzi
Min. 15 :(aja) F_Ljungberg turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 15 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Vermaelen
          ...  He knocks it to Matej_Vydra!
          ...  A powerful header from Matej_Vydra !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The shot slips through E_Van_d_Sar's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 18 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano whips the ball across to S_Kolasinac
          ...  Driven towards goal by S_Kolasinac !
          ...  But Silvio_Proto makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 22 :(aja) F_Ljungberg takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 23 :(rmd) L_Copland floats the ball in to find C_Arrache
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  C_Cakir is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 25 :(aja) J_Crujff has it now
          ...  He takes on W_Lavezzi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Bergkamp!
          ...  D_Bergkamp is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round Silvio_Proto
          ...  He tries to beat Silvio_Proto
          ...  Silvio_Proto dives on the ball !!
Min. 26 :(aja) J_Crujff with the dribble
          ...  K_Tierney is easily beaten
          ...  B_Abdoulaye is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  C_Cakir is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 28 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano whips the ball across to F_Ljungberg
          ...  F_Ljungberg hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 29 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  D_Bergkamp is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  C_Cakir signals that it is indirect
          ...  B_Abdoulaye swings it in
          ...  C_Arrache gets on the end of it
          ...  But T_Vermaelen puts it in row Z!
Min. 33 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  C_Arrache latches onto the ball
          ...  C_Arrache smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 34 :(aja) P_Vieira with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  P_Vieira with the drive!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Silvio_Proto got a touch
Min. 35 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Bergkamp though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  D_Bergkamp chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Silvio_Proto makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 35 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka plays it forward to Matej_Vydra
          ...  A skilful effort from Matej_Vydra !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 40 :(rmd) C_Arrache steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  C_Arrache attempts to nutmeg E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rmd) Luis_Garcia has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Oscar_Serrano
          ...  He puts in C_Arrache!
          ...  C_Arrache launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 44 :(rmd) C_Arrache turns on a sixpence
          ...  C_Arrache with a terrific drive !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 45 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano races into the box
          ...  He sees T_Wallcott lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!

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

Min. 46 :(rmd) Luis_Garcia kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  C_Arrache gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Keown gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 48 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Carvajal
          ...  P_Vieira with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Real Madrid players
          ...  He is warned by C_Cakir
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 50 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka off the woodwork.
          ...  Matej_Vydra picks up the deflection
          ...  T_Vermaelen with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  C_Cakir lectures him
Min. 52 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a short pass to find Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 57 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  C_Arrache latches onto the ball
          ...  C_Arrache attempts the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Arrache chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 58 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as Ian_Wright comes on for T_Wallcott to play FW
Min. 59 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky replaces P_Vieira to play as a MF
Min. 59 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the first time pass to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  But D_Carvajal wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 59 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka with the diagonal pass D_Carvajal
          ...  D_Carvajal with the drive!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(aja) Fazio will come on for S_Kolasinac and play DF
Min. 63 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Oscar_Serrano hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Silvio_Proto can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Silvio_Proto makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 67 :(aja) J_Crujff runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Luis_Garcia fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(aja) F_Ljungberg knocks it past K_Tierney and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  W_Lavezzi bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 70 :(aja) Fazio sidesteps D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  But D_Carvajal wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 71 :(aja) Ian_Wright finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  Ian_Wright with a thundering shot!
          ...  Silvio_Proto gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Silvio_Proto
Min. 74 :(aja) F_Ljungberg back heels to find Oscar_Serrano in space
          ...  Matej_Vydra reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 75 :(aja) F_Ljungberg 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
          ...  W_Lavezzi with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 77 :(aja) Ian_Wright takes advantage of a bad back pass from W_Lavezzi
          ...  Ian_Wright launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Silvio_Proto makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 80 :(rmd) L_Copland controls it with ease
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  C_Cakir has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_Cakir!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  B_Abdoulaye shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to C_Arrache instead
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio slices it
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to W_Lavezzi
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 81 :(aja) J_Crujff hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Ian_Wright latches onto it!
          ...  Ian_Wright hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Silvio_Proto makes a good save
Min. 83 :(aja) F_Ljungberg cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp attempts the shot!
          ...  Silvio_Proto is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Silvio_Proto holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 84 :(aja) J_Crujff takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Ian_Wright
          ...  What a shot from Ian_Wright !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 85 :(aja) Ajax altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 85 :(aja) M_Keown crosses in from the wing, he finds Oscar_Serrano in the box
          ...  But B_Abdoulaye puts the ball out of play
Min. 86 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Fazio back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  C_Arrache with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Real Madrid have narrowed the deficit!
          ...  Ajax 2-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Ljungberg
          ...  The cross hits F_Ljungberg on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Silvio_Proto turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets a shot in
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Silvio_Proto moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!

*************  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          : F_Ljungberg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Bergkamp (83), Ian_Wright (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Oscar_Serrano (23), Tomas_Rosicky (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : C_Arrache
Scorers              : C_Arrache (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Abdoulaye (26), Luis_Garcia (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       14
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 1 Real Madrid
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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 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  30   9  10  36 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  29  11   9  11 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Keown        DF   3  28  12   7  21 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  27   8   6  31 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  30  11  28 |  92   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  16  29  12  19 |  92   0   0   6   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -1
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  29  11  12 |  92   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  55  11
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  29   9  20 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  29  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  56
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  27  21 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  29   8  10  41 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  27  11   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   7  28   7  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Ian_Wright     FW   1   8  10  28  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  85

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 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  36   9   7  40 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  34  14   7  45 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
K_Tierney      DF   3  31  11   7  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  29   8  10  32 |  92   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
L_Copland      MF   1   9  32   7  21 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  16  31   8  39 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  11  31   7  21 |  92   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   8  29   5  11 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
C_Arrache      FW   2  10   6  37  34 |  92   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  59
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   7  30  13 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
A_Zogbo        GK  31   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  28   9   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  25   8   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   7  24   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mane         FW   2   6   7  24  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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