Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Ajax (Sun Jan 02)


                              Benfica  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  James Maund
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Ini_Kamoze
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF M_Keown
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                        M_Verratti MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                          A_Hanson SUB |  SUB Fazio
                         K_Commons SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                       T_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(aja) J_Cruijff unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  R_Tomassi with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 5  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Cruijff robs him of the ball
Min. 6  :(bfa) W_Dustice has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Keown
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  S_Kolasinac tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Tomassi!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze easily claims the ball!
Min. 6  :(aja) C_Fabregas wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Kolasinac
          ...  J_Foyth slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 8  :(bfa) S_Mannaerts wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Verratti
          ...  M_Verratti with the side footed shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 10 :(aja) A_Langlitz cuts inside M_Zeffane
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Nathan_Dyer slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Vieira chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Mannaerts gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 14 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with an incisive pass to J_Cruijff
          ...  J_Foyth gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 16 :(aja) C_Fabregas plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Langlitz keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Langlitz carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  N_Winneke dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had N_Winneke beaten!
Min. 17 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Verratti in space!
          ...  M_Keown forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Marcone!
          ...  B_Dugnutt swings a leg at it!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze just watches float over the bar!
Min. 17 :(aja) S_Kolasinac squares it to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz fires a shot at goal !
          ...  N_Winneke with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 20 :(aja) C_Fabregas whips the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But N_Winneke with the difficult save
Min. 21 :(aja) A_Langlitz sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Langlitz could have let it bounce!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 21 :(bfa) J_Foyth takes advantage of a mistake by S_Kolasinac
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Langlitz pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  G_Reddy is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 25 :(aja) A_Langlitz knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Langlitz has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  N_Winneke never had a chance!
Min. 32 :(bfa) M_Zeffane sidesteps M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 39 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Cruijff latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Cruijff flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It floats over N_Winneke
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 42 :(aja) C_Fabregas unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Langlitz
          ...  But Nathan_Dyer slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(aja) P_Vieira sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Langlitz
          ...  S_Mannaerts cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet is being brought on
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(bfa) W_Dustice with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Kolasinac
          ...  He knocks it to B_Dugnutt!
          ...  B_Dugnutt tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze is equal to it
Min. 50 :(aja) Fazio is ready to come on to replace M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 51 :(aja) G_Karagounis replaces P_Vieira to play as a MF
Min. 52 :(aja) T_Wallcott replaces an unhappy A_Langlitz and will play as a FW
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a first time pass
          ...  C_Fabregas runs onto it!
          ...  C_Fabregas has a go!
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 54 :(aja) S_Kolasinac plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  S_Kolasinac hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  N_Winneke was lucky there
Min. 58 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Zeffane
          ...  He knocks it to Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  But S_Mannaerts spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 60 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as A_Hanson comes on for S_Mannaerts to play DF
Min. 60 :(aja) J_Cruijff beats R_Tomassi
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  J_Cruijff tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 64 :(bfa) W_Dustice sidesteps his marker
          ...  G_Magalhaes with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 65 :(bfa) T_Erak replaces M_Verratti to play as a FW
Min. 66 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the overhead !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to A
Min. 74 :(bfa) T_Erak with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Kolasinac
          ...  He knocks it to M_Zeffane!
          ...  M_Keown slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 75 :(bfa) I_Marcone is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Erak
          ...  M_Keown plays the back pass
          ...  Ini_Kamoze can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is cleared by Fazio
Min. 75 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hanson
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  T_Wallcott with the punt towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  N_Winneke has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 76 :(bfa) W_Dustice looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 76 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes loses A_Hanson
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 76 :(bfa) I_Marcone wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Trezeguet
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  T_Erak swings it in
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets on the end of it
          ...  The ball hits Fazio in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 80 :(bfa) T_Erak looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  T_Erak gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It floats over Ini_Kamoze
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 82 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Keown belts it clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) G_Karagounis turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  G_Karagounis with the shot on net !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 92 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt beats S_Kolasinac
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  B_Dugnutt throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 93 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Hanson
          ...  He puts in Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But N_Winneke comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 129,046
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : N_Winneke
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          : M_Keown (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Langlitz (21), G_Magalhaes (64), Jose_A_Reyes (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       13
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke      GK  37   2   2   3  20 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  10   7  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  35   9   7  37 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  34  14   7  42 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  32  10   5  12 |  63   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Verratti     MF   1   9  28  12  20 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  27   6  42 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  48   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  29  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  31   9  10  22 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  30  11  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  28   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  25  38 |  48   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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Ini_Kamoze     GK  38   4   3   1  30 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  35  12  10  11 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
M_Keown        DF   3  32  13   7  21 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  32   9   8  33 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  29   1   1  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  32  10  20 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  27  10  41 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  55   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  43   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  30   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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