Elite, Ajax vs. Tottenham (Mon Oct 03)


                                 Ajax  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-3-1-1 D
                          James Maund  |  Steff Warwick
                                       |
                           J_César GK  |  GK K_Ghost
                      C_dos_Passos DF  |  DF P_Müller
                       F_Cannavaro DF  |  DF B_McNeill
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF T_Motta
                       H_Kiessling MF  |  DM C_Keyworth
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF L_Talamonti
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF S_Arrache
                               Gil FW  |  AM A_Gunnarsson
                       K_Huntelaar FW  |  FW D_Prso
                                       |
                              Doni SUB |  SUB S_Given
                        M_Cassetti SUB |  SUB A_Stubbs
                         Ridoutski SUB |  SUB Gabi
                          R_Mavuba SUB |  SUB B_Emre
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB A_Bagsy

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(aja) H_Kiessling jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Agger 
          ...  But P_Müller wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 4  :(tth) D_Prso sidesteps D_Agger 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_Fabregas fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  M_McCurry tries to calm him down 
Min. 5  :(aja) W_Sneijder heads the ball back to K_Huntelaar 
          ...  A vicious shot by K_Huntelaar ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Tottenham fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 9  :(tth) S_Arrache with a pinpoint pass to D_Prso 
          ...  A powerful header from D_Prso ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But J_César hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 11 :(tth) C_Keyworth races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Gunnarsson lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with a thundering drive! 
          ...  J_César gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 11 :(aja) J_Crujff breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds K_Ghost! 
          ...  K_Ghost brings him down in the area! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  K_Huntelaar takes it 
          ...  He sends K_Ghost the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s put Ajax in front! 
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Tottenham...
Min. 12 :(aja) H_Kiessling moves to DM 
Min. 12 :(aja) J_Crujff backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets on the end of it 
          ...  K_Huntelaar curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  K_Ghost fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 13 :(tth) L_Talamonti plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Talamonti ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_César was left standing 
          ...  That’s the equaliser! 
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 14 :(aja) H_Kiessling is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 15 :(tth) P_Müller runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Prso 
          ...  C_dos_Passos with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 17 :(tth) L_Talamonti runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Prso 
          ...  C_dos_Passos reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 18 :(aja) A_Van_Buuren with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past B_McNeill 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Fabregas! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Motta 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kiessling drives it into the box! 
          ...  L_Talamonti clears the danger 
Min. 19 :(aja) C_dos_Passos jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Huntelaar 
          ...  K_Huntelaar tries to beat K_Ghost! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 20 :(tth) S_Arrache finds D_Prso in the box 
          ...  D_Prso gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  J_César with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 21 :(tth) A_Gunnarsson changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Keyworth 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Agger 
Min. 24 :(tth) A_Gunnarsson sidesteps C_Fabregas 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  F_Cannavaro bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 25 :(aja) J_Crujff beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds Gil 
          ...  P_Müller with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 30 :(tth) D_Prso nutmegs C_dos_Passos, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Intercepted by W_Sneijder 
Min. 31 :(tth) O_Hargreaves looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 34 :(aja) Gil knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Müller 
          ...  C_Keyworth with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  H_Kiessling swings it in 
          ...  Gil gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Giovinco wins the ball 
Min. 35 :(aja) D_Agger plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Huntelaar keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Talamonti 
Min. 37 :(aja) W_Sneijder holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Huntelaar 
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the drive! 
          ...  K_Ghost is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  That’s given Ajax the lead! 
          ...  Ajax 2-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 38 :(aja) H_Kiessling will now play as DM 
Min. 38 :(tth) Tottenham are switching their playing style to C 
Min. 39 :(aja) H_Kiessling with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  C_Keyworth slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 40 :(aja) Gil beats B_McNeill 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Gil with the chance ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 41 :(tth) S_Arrache holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Hargreaves 
          ...  O_Hargreaves with the shot ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 42 :(aja) K_Huntelaar is first to the ball 
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It's beaten K_Ghost 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 42 :(tth) A defence splitting pass from R_Giovinco to S_Arrache 
          ...  C_dos_Passos tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  M_McCurry has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by M_McCurry! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  D_Prso drives it in 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(tth) D_Prso pushes it past C_dos_Passos 
          ...  D_Prso hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 47 :(aja) W_Sneijder sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Huntelaar 
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the overhead ! 
          ...  The shot slips through K_Ghost's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 47 :(tth) O_Hargreaves gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Prso 
          ...  D_Prso hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  J_César with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 2-1 Tottenham

Min. 47 :(tth) L_Talamonti turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Giovinco 
          ...  R_Giovinco unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But J_César palms it behind 
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 48 :(tth) A_Stubbs is going to be brought on 
          ...  T_Motta is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 49 :(tth) C_Keyworth seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 51 :(aja) M_Cassetti replaces A_Van_Buuren and will play DF 
Min. 52 :(aja) D_Bergkamp comes on for Gil and takes up a FW role 
Min. 53 :(aja) K_Huntelaar sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Crujff 
          ...  J_Crujff heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But K_Ghost punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that K_Ghost got a touch 
Min. 54 :(aja) J_Crujff is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Bergkamp 
          ...  D_Bergkamp with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  The shot slips through K_Ghost's hands 
          ...  But K_Ghost recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 58 :(tth) O_Hargreaves turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Talamonti 
          ...  L_Talamonti with the chance ! 
          ...  J_César tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gunnarsson plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_César easily claims the ball! 
Min. 60 :(tth) Gabi is coming on for S_Arrache and will play MF 
Min. 61 :(aja) D_Agger with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  R_Giovinco robs him of the ball 
Min. 65 :(aja) C_Fabregas backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Bergkamp launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  K_Ghost makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 66 :(aja) Ridoutski replaces an unhappy W_Sneijder and will play as a MF 
Min. 67 :(aja) D_Agger drives it across the face of the goal D_Bergkamp 
          ...  P_Müller rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 68 :(aja) K_Huntelaar bursts forward 
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the header ! 
          ...  K_Ghost can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  K_Ghost makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 68 :(tth) O_Hargreaves takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past F_Cannavaro 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  O_Hargreaves looks to see where J_César is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 68 :(aja) J_Crujff with a flicked pass to D_Bergkamp 
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 69 :(aja) M_Cassetti with a one-touch layoff to D_Agger 
          ...  D_Agger with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  K_Ghost has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  K_Ghost is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 70 :(tth) B_McNeill takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Prso 
          ...  J_Crujff wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 73 :(aja) Ridoutski with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Ridoutski with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over K_Ghost 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 75 :(aja) D_Bergkamp beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  C_Keyworth bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 76 :(aja) K_Huntelaar has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 76 :(tth) O_Hargreaves turns on a sixpence 
          ...  C_dos_Passos with a terrible tackle 
Min. 77 :(aja) C_Fabregas runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  C_Fabregas tries the shot ! 
          ...  K_Ghost just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 77 :(tth) R_Giovinco watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  R_Giovinco hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But J_César punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 79 :(aja) D_Bergkamp gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside R_Giovinco! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  The ball hits B_McNeill in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 80 :(tth) D_Prso runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Prso ! 
          ...  J_César gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 84 :(tth) R_Giovinco finds C_Keyworth with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But M_Cassetti slides in 
Min. 85 :(aja) K_Huntelaar pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  D_Bergkamp is clean through! 
          ...  A delicate header from D_Bergkamp ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 87 :(tth) D_Prso takes advantage of a mistake by F_Cannavaro 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Ridoutski with a well timed tackle 
          ...  M_McCurry didn't like it though 
          ...  M_McCurry lectures him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  C_Keyworth hoists it forward 
          ...  P_Müller gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Müller tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  J_César with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 87 :(tth) A_Gunnarsson beats D_Bergkamp 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_McCurry 
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_César with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 87 :(aja) F_Cannavaro finds H_Kiessling with a ball over the defence 
          ...  O_Hargreaves takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  M_McCurry lectures him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(tth) A_Gunnarsson gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_Agger! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Kiessling pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 90 :(aja) D_Agger runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to K_Huntelaar 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Huntelaar ! 
          ...  K_Ghost makes a difficult save 
Min. 91 :(aja) D_Agger takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Keyworth 
Min. 93 :(tth) L_Talamonti brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on C_dos_Passos 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Gunnarsson! 
          ...  A_Gunnarsson bears down on goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_César's hands 
          ...  But J_César recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 70,071
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : K_Huntelaar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Huntelaar (11 pen,37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : L_Talamonti
Scorers              : L_Talamonti (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Ghost (11), P_Müller (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       16
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :           7        |       11
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 1 Tottenham
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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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J_César        GK  33   4   4   3  10 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  25   9   9  46 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  12   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  23   6   2  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
D_Agger        DF   2  23  10   5  24 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  36   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  22  10   7  25 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
H_Kiessling    DM   4  10  25   9  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   5  22   9  28 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  48   8
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  22   7  23 |  68   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  56   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  23  12  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
Gil            FW   1   8  11  25  33 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   7  26  37 |  95   0   0   2   0   9   2   0   0   0   0  24  72
Doni           GK  22   1   2   4  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   1  26   1   1  38 |  42   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  26   4  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  23  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  23  24 |  41   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  31   6   2   6  18 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0
P_Müller       DF   1  23   3   4  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  10   6
B_McNeill      DF   2  21   9   9  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5  -8 -20
R_Giovinco     DF   2  21  10   9  35 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  50  12  16
T_Motta        DF   2  23   5   4  35 |  50   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
C_Keyworth     MF   2  11  21   7  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
O_Hargreaves   MF   2   2  22   4  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
L_Talamonti    MF   1   8  22  14  19 |  95   0   2   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  50  36  36
S_Arrache      MF   1   5  23   8  38 |  62   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -20
A_Gunnarsson   AM   2   7  23  15  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
D_Prso         FW   1   1   4  25  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Stubbs       DF   2  22   6   5  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gabi           MF   1   3  27   3  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Emre         MF   1  11  22   6  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   7   4  24  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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