Elite FA Cup Group Match, Barcelona vs. Ajax (Wed Nov 24)


                            Barcelona  |  Ajax
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-2 D
                           Andie Glen  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK Ini_Kamoze
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                             Ramos DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                          Coutinho MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                       A_Rodriguez MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                             H_Son FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                            D_Rose SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                     Adnan_Januzaj SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                         A_Lallana SUB |  SUB P_Vieira
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB Jose_A_Reyes

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 2  :(brc) Sheringham with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from T_Vermaelen
          ...  A delicate chip from Sheringham !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 6  :(aja) J_Cruijff pass splits open the defence and finds T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But T_Conner makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 8  :(aja) A_Langlitz with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  E_Barreto with a clumsy challenge
Min. 11 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  M_Overmars latches onto the ball
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Overmars !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Barcelona fans taunt him!
Min. 14 :(brc) Sheringham comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  A thundering drive by Sheringham !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 16 :(brc) H_Son nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Karagounis
Min. 20 :(brc) Sheringham has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Sheringham curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze palms it behind
          ...  H_Webb has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 23 :(brc) E_Barreto loses S_Kolasinac
          ...  E_Barreto with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze makes an easy save
Min. 30 :(brc) E_Barreto has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Kolasinac
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  H_Son tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 34 :(brc) Marco_Rojo is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  H_Son latches onto the ball
          ...  But A_Langlitz slides in two footed.
          ...  H_Webb has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 36 :(brc) A_Rodriguez with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Sheringham hits the ball first time!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 36 :(aja) S_Kolasinac with a pinpoint pass to A_Langlitz
          ...  But Coutinho wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 37 :(brc) H_Son with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from T_Vermaelen
          ...  Edu_Gaspar pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  H_Webb signals that it is indirect
          ...  Coutinho plays it short to E_Barreto
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Gallas
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to Marco_Rojo
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 41 :(aja) M_Overmars has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Coutinho makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 42 :(aja) J_Cruijff brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Ramos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Wallcott!
          ...  K_Mbappe with an awful challenge
Min. 42 :(aja) G_Karagounis jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Wallcott
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Wallcott !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) T_Wallcott holds the ball up
          ...  He sees A_Langlitz in space!
          ...  Ramos takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 48 :(brc) H_Son with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  A vicious shot by H_Son !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!

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

Min. 50 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Keown will come on for T_Vermaelen and play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) P_Vieira 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 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Langlitz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 53 :(brc) Marco_Rojo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Keown
          ...  He knocks it to Sheringham!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  H_Webb calls him over
          ...  H_Webb tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(brc) D_Rose is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Miranda is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(brc) A_Lallana is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(brc) Coutinho with a penetrating pass to H_Son
          ...  H_Son smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(aja) T_Wallcott has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Marco_Rojo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Marco_Rojo plays it back
          ...  T_Conner slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Conner catches it!
Min. 64 :(aja) S_Kolasinac 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 Edu_Gaspar
          ...  But D_Rose wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.
Min. 68 :(aja) J_Cruijff with an inch perfect pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  A_Cissokho wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(brc) A_Rodriguez looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  S_Kolasinac reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 75 :(brc) P_Crouch will come on for Sheringham and play FW
Min. 75 :(brc) D_Rose has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Keown
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  H_Son with the side footed shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 80 :(brc) Coutinho is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to H_Son
          ...  W_Gallas with a reckless challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  H_Webb reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 82 :(brc) Coutinho cuts the ball back to E_Barreto
          ...  E_Barreto looks to see where Ini_Kamoze is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 83 :(brc) Barcelona changed their strategy to play C
Min. 85 :(brc) P_Crouch with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past P_Vieira
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Karagounis
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 86 :(aja) M_Keown picks up the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Marco_Rojo
Min. 86 :(brc) A_Rodriguez has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Magalhaes
          ...  He puts in E_Barreto!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with a pull on the shirt
          ...  H_Webb calls him over
          ...  H_Webb tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  He has already been booked also!
          ...  H_Webb shows him his second yellow!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(brc) Ramos runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Son
          ...  H_Son fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But he got that all wrong

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 147,806
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Coutinho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Barreto (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Wallcott
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Edu_Gaspar (86)
Booked               : W_Gallas (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Barcelona     |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       3
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : Barcelona 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  34  12   8  21 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  33  12   7  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  31  11   7  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  31   9  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  30  50
Coutinho       MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  95   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  50   0
A_Rodriguez    MF   1   8  29  21  44 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  36  12 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  34  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Sheringham     FW   2   6   9  34  21 |  79   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Gordon       GK  33   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  30  11   7  22 |  36   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  32  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  10  29   9  21 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  16   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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  34  11  10  11 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  30   9   7  31 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  29   1   1  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  28   4   2  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  27  10  41 |  90   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  32  13   7  21 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  32   9   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  32  10  20 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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