Elite League Match, Real Madrid vs. Ajax (Tue Dec 17)


                          Real Madrid  |  Ajax
                            4-2-2-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                      Gareth Williams  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                      D_Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                         W_Lavezzi DF  |  DF Fazio
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF M_Keown
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                       F_Ravanelli MF  |  DM I_Muniain
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  MF P_Vieira
                            S_Mane AM  |  MF M_Overmars
                       Matej_Vydra FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                            L_Dita SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                       A_Ranocchia SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                       Beckenbauer SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                          Valverde SUB |  SUB Tomas_Rosicky
                       Erik_Lamela SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(rmd) K_Tierney beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  K_Tierney has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 3  :(aja) M_Keown hoists the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Reina moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Reina catches it with style!
Min. 7  :(rmd) K_Benzema knocks it past S_Kolasinac and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  K_Benzema with a powerful header !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 9  :(aja) M_Overmars brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  K_Clark warns him
Min. 11 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Mane
          ...  S_Mane looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 14 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra barges Fazio off the ball
          ...  M_Keown takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 16 :(aja) M_Keown moves forward
          ...  M_Keown attempts to drive it home!
          ...  J_Reina gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Reina makes the catch!
Min. 17 :(aja) Fazio lobs it over D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 19 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Keown
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Mane!
          ...  S_Mane gets up high for the header !
          ...  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. 22 :(aja) F_Ljungberg looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Lavezzi
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 25 :(rmd) L_Copland gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra gets his head to the ball !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 28 :(aja) M_Overmars looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  W_Lavezzi fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 31 :(aja) M_Overmars takes advantage of a mistake by D_Carvajal
          ...  M_Overmars tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  J_Reina with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 33 :(rmd) W_Lavezzi knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  W_Lavezzi with a thundering shot!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 33 :(aja) M_Overmars bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to T_Wallcott
          ...  A powerful header from T_Wallcott !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 34 :(aja) I_Muniain with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Carvajal
          ...  He knocks it to G_Puciato!
          ...  G_Puciato bears down on goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 37 :(rmd) L_Copland gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside C_Dos_Passos!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Copland rifles it at the goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Overmars looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Ajax have snatched the lead!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 39 :(rmd) Real Madrid will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 39 :(aja) Ajax restructured their strategy to D
Min. 40 :(rmd) S_Mane finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  S_Mane with a thundering volley!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 41 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini with a slide rule pass to F_Ravanelli
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with the tackle
Min. 42 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Lavezzi
          ...  The ball hits M_Keown in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(aja) I_Muniain has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Lavezzi
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  G_Puciato launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  J_Reina looks relieved there!

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

Min. 46 :(rmd) K_Benzema with a glorious long pass to D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  M_Keown forces him off the ball
Min. 48 :(aja) G_Puciato has space to run with the ball
          ...  A glorious effort by G_Puciato !
          ...  What agility from J_Reina
Min. 49 :(aja) T_Wallcott loses his marker
          ...  D_Carvajal is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn will replace the useless S_Kolasinac and will play DF
Min. 52 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky is being brought on
          ...  P_Vieira is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 54 :(rmd) S_Mane knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Mane !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 60 :(aja) T_Vermaelen comes on for Fazio and takes up a DF role
Min. 64 :(aja) I_Muniain turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
          ...  D_Carvajal with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Clark didn't like it though
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 66 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past K_Tierney
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  C_Dos_Passos belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But J_Reina makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 68 :(aja) I_Muniain looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Puciato
          ...  D_Carvajal brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But K_Clark waves play on!!!
Min. 72 :(aja) T_Wallcott knocks the ball past D_Carvajal
          ...  Intercepted by W_Lavezzi
Min. 74 :(aja) T_Wallcott whips the ball across to T_Vermaelen
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 76 :(rmd) S_Mane loses his marker!
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Mane !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 77 :(rmd) Valverde is coming on for F_Ravanelli and will play MF
Min. 78 :(rmd) Beckenbauer is being brought on
          ...  K_Tierney is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 79 :(rmd) A_Ranocchia is being brought on
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  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          : S_Mane
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Carvajal (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : M_Keown (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Puciato (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Madrid    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :           6        |       10
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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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J_Reina        GK  37   2   3   1  18 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  37   9   8  40 |  80   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  35  15   7  45 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
K_Tierney      DF   3  32  12   7  32 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Carvajal     DF   1  30   9  10  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  33   9  21 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Copland      MF   1   9  33   7  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  28  20  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Mane         AM   2   6   8  25  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   7  31  13 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  29  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
L_Dita         GK  29   3   1   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  30  11   9  30 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  30   9   7  21 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  25   7  43 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Erik_Lamela    FW   1   6   8  23  42 |   0   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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  31  11   9  11 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Fazio          DF   2  30   8  10  41 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  29  12   7  21 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10  10
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  28  11   5  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
I_Muniain      DM   1  11  29   8  24 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  30  11  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  30   9  20 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  27  14  32 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  10
G_Puciato      FW   2   9  10  30  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  57
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  28  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  29   8   8  33 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  27   9   6  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   7  29   7  32 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  28  11  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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