Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, Manchester Utd vs. Ajax (Sun Oct 30)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Ajax
                          3-1-3-1-2 P  |  4-1-4-1 E
                         Derek Purvis  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        P_Robinson GK  |  GK J_César
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF D_Agger
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                      J_Krupoviesa DM  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                          J_O_Shea DF  |  DF M_Cassetti
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  DM H_Kiessling
                           K_Ziani MF  |  MF L_Copland
                      Ji_Sung_Park MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                         J_Forrest AM  |  MF W_Sneijder
                     O_G_Solskjaer FW  |  MF R_Mavuba
                     Z_Ibrahimovic FW  |  FW Gil
                                       |
                           W_Zenga SUB |  SUB Doni
                        R_Bratseth SUB |  SUB C_dos_Passos
                       S_Schillaci SUB |  SUB Oscar_Serrano
                         D_Riordan SUB |  SUB Ridoutski
                       S_Giannakop SUB |  SUB K_Huntelaar

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(mnu) C_Ronaldo backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  J_Forrest latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Forrest hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But J_César just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 2  :(aja) Gil runs at R_Ferdinand 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_O_Shea gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 4  :(aja) L_Copland brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Krupoviesa 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Mavuba! 
          ...  The ball hits J_O_Shea in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 6  :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_César! 
          ...  D_Agger brings him down! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  J_Forrest knocks it forward 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Cassetti dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 8  :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park with the nod to O_G_Solskjaer 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 8  :(aja) J_Crujff backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Gil gets on the end of it 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  R_Mavuba plays it short to H_Kiessling 
          ...  A vicious shot by H_Kiessling ! 
          ...  But P_Robinson with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Sneijder curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to T_Vermaelen 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 10 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park floats the ball in to find R_Ferdinand 
          ...  R_Ferdinand drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Lets see if Manchester Utd can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 11 :(aja) F_Cannavaro with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  J_Forrest tackles from behind 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  G_Dalglish had no choice there!! 
          ...  James Maund appluads the decision 
Min. 13 :(aja) Gil takes advantage of a mistake by C_Puyol 
          ...  C_Puyol with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  James Maund looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 14 :(aja) Gil pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Gil with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  P_Robinson with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 15 :(aja) L_Copland is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Gil 
          ...  But R_Ferdinand sweeps up the threat 
Min. 16 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Cannavaro 
          ...  H_Kiessling with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 17 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park finds Z_Ibrahimovic in the box 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic drives the ball low ! 
          ...  J_César goes down well to save 
Min. 18 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic attempts a chip! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 20 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic pushes it past T_Vermaelen 
          ...  M_Cassetti gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Ronaldo! 
          ...  M_Cassetti wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 22 :(mnu) J_Krupoviesa with a flicked pass to Z_Ibrahimovic 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_César moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_César looks dejected! 
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 24 :(mnu) C_Puyol kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_César parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 26 :(mnu) C_Puyol looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Z_Ibrahimovic 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  F_Cannavaro takes possession 
Min. 27 :(mnu) C_Puyol looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_G_Solskjaer 
          ...  A thundering drive by O_G_Solskjaer ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 29 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park with a probing through ball Z_Ibrahimovic 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with a little chip! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 29 :(aja) W_Sneijder crosses to F_Cannavaro 
          ...  F_Cannavaro shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-1 Ajax ...
Min. 30 :(mnu) J_O_Shea drives it forward to Z_Ibrahimovic 
          ...  H_Kiessling gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 33 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer gets on the end of it 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 34 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A wicked drive by Z_Ibrahimovic ! 
          ...  But J_César reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 34 :(aja) J_Crujff unselfishly heads the ball back to Gil 
          ...  Gil fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 36 :(aja) J_Crujff has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Mavuba gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Mavuba tries to beat P_Robinson! 
          ...  But P_Robinson punches it away 
Min. 37 :(mnu) R_Ferdinand looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Z_Ibrahimovic 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 38 :(aja) W_Sneijder controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Puyol 
          ...  He puts in H_Kiessling! 
          ...  H_Kiessling with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  P_Robinson just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 40 :(aja) L_Copland knocks it forward 
          ...  K_Ziani slips 
          ...  Gil gets to it! 
          ...  J_O_Shea with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 41 :(aja) H_Kiessling controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  F_Cannavaro gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  F_Cannavaro tries to beat P_Robinson from outside the area! 
          ...  P_Robinson parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) R_Mavuba with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  R_Mavuba gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  P_Robinson saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 2-1 Ajax

Min. 47 :(aja) Gil beats C_Puyol 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A powerful shot by Gil ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  P_Robinson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  P_Robinson catches it with style! 
Min. 50 :(mnu) S_Schillaci is coming on for Ji_Sung_Park and will play MF 
Min. 50 :(aja) Ridoutski is being brought on 
          ...  J_Crujff is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 51 :(aja) C_dos_Passos is ready to come on to replace M_Cassetti 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 51 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano replaces an unhappy T_Vermaelen and will play as a DM 
Min. 54 :(mnu) S_Schillaci can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to J_Krupoviesa 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  J_César has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_César is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 55 :(mnu) R_Bratseth will replace the useless J_O_Shea and will play DF 
Min. 55 :(aja) L_Copland finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  S_Schillaci wins the ball 
Min. 56 :(aja) L_Copland looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Gil 
          ...  Gil controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 64 :(mnu) J_Krupoviesa sidesteps his marker 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_César's hands 
          ...  But J_César recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 64 :(aja) W_Sneijder with a smart pass to C_dos_Passos 
          ...  C_dos_Passos with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Oscar_Serrano 
          ...  L_Copland gets his head on it 
          ...  P_Robinson turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kiessling curls it into the box! 
          ...  Gil gets his head on it 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 71 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows H_Kiessling a clean set of heals 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The referee spotted a handball 
Min. 72 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A cracking drive from O_G_Solskjaer ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  J_César looks relieved there! 
Min. 78 :(mnu) C_Ronaldo with an in swinging cross to Z_Ibrahimovic 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 78 :(aja) W_Sneijder holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Mavuba 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Mavuba ! 
          ...  P_Robinson takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 81 :(aja) R_Mavuba looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Gil 
          ...  A great volley from Gil ! 
          ...  P_Robinson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 82 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer takes on Gil 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A great volley from O_G_Solskjaer ! 
          ...  J_César gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Ziani crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_César 
Min. 85 :(aja) H_Kiessling takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  C_Puyol with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  Gil drives it under the wall 
          ...  But P_Robinson palms it behind 
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 86 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past F_Cannavaro 
          ...  He knocks it to R_Ferdinand! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand sees J_César off his line ! 
          ...  But J_César palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 89 :(aja) Gil makes himself available 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  G_Dalglish just wants to lecture him 
Min. 91 :(aja) H_Kiessling squares it to Oscar_Serrano 
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  P_Robinson dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had P_Robinson beaten! 
Min. 92 :(mnu) R_Ferdinand runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to O_G_Solskjaer 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  J_César gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 51,951
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Ibrahimovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Ferdinand (10), Z_Ibrahimovic (22)
Sent Off             : J_Forrest (11)
Booked               : C_Puyol (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder
Scorers              : F_Cannavaro (29)
Sent Off             : D_Agger (6)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       18
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :          10        |       11
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 2 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Robinson     GK  26   2   4   3  18 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   2  26   8   4  36 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  25  24  36
C_Puyol        DF   1  20   7   5  36 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
J_Krupoviesa   DM   2  24  10   7  30 |  94   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  52  28
J_O_Shea       DF   2  21   7   2  38 |  57   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   2   4  27   4  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_Ziani        MF   2  10  23   2  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Ji_Sung_Park   MF   2  10  27   4  36 |  52   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
J_Forrest      AM   2   8  22   8  37 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -2
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  24  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   5   6  22  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  60
W_Zenga        GK  24   3   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bratseth     DF   3  24   8   5  17 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Schillaci    MF   2  11  21   5  19 |  42   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
D_Riordan      FW   1   2   4  21  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Giannakop    FW   2   5  10  21  33 |   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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J_César        GK  33   4   4   3  10 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  23  10   5  24 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  24   6   2  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   5 -20  16
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  22   9   6  31 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   1  26   1   1  38 |  53   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
H_Kiessling    DM   4  10  25   9  31 |  94   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  50  24   8
L_Copland      MF   1   7  22   5  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
J_Crujff       MF   2   5  23   9  28 |  52   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  23   7  23 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  23  10  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  24
Gil            FW   1   8  11  25  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
Doni           GK  22   1   2   4  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  25   9   9  46 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  14  22  11  19 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  26   4  32 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   7  26  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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