Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Bayern Munich (Sun Jul 08)


                                 Ajax  |  Bayern Munich
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-5-1 P
                          James Maund  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF J_Charlton
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF D_Santon
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF Nacho
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  MF L_Carsley
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW Messi
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                      Alvaro_Rubio SUB |  SUB M_Tudgay
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB R_Nainggolan
                     Oscar_Serrano SUB |  SUB Sheringham
                        Ian_Wright SUB |  SUB D_Purvis

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 6  :(aja) M_Keown with a measured pass to J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff with a terrific drive !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 6  :(bnm) J_Charlton with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 15 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Charlton
          ...  From long range J_Charlton bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 18 :(aja) D_Bergkamp loses J_Charlton
          ...  But D_Santon slides in
Min. 19 :(aja) P_Vieira lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  T_Wallcott latches on to it
          ...  J_Charlton brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 23 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic heads the ball back to L_Carsley
          ...  L_Carsley rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Bayern Munich fans to celebrate!
          ...  And Bayern Munich are leading in the game now
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 24 :(bnm) L_Carsley plays it forward to Messi
          ...  M_Keown makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 26 :(bnm) W_Sneijder slides the ball across to J_Charlton
          ...  S_Kolasinac reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 31 :(aja) I_Muniain off the woodwork.
          ...  T_Wallcott picks up the deflection
          ...  T_Wallcott smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  D_Anderson never had a chance!
Min. 31 :(bnm) E_Van_d_Sar miss-kicks!
          ...  J_Charlton is through!
          ...  M_Keown with an over the top challenge
Min. 37 :(aja) I_Muniain leaves Douglas_Costa standing
          ...  But W_Sneijder slides in two footed.
          ...  O_Hategan has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 40 :(bnm) J_Charlton takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Messi
          ...  Messi with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 41 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Wallcott drives the shot in!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 41 :(bnm) D_Santon lobs it over M_Keown
          ...  D_Santon attempts a low drive!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bnm) W_Sneijder sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Messi runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Messi with a stunning strike !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches it with style!
Min. 46 :(aja) F_Ljungberg unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Crujff
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Sweeper hits it out for a throw

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-1 Bayern Munich

Min. 48 :(aja) Ian_Wright takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Bergkamp
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 49 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - Oscar_Serrano on for J_Crujff as a MF
Min. 50 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio replaces Fernando_Mera to play as a DF
Min. 52 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Ian_Wright
          ...  But Messi spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 52 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Charlton
          ...  J_Charlton sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 56 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 62 :(bnm) M_Ozil can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Messi
          ...  Messi curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Van_d_Sar's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by D_Damjanovic
          ...  W_Sneijder gets on the end of it
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Van_d_Sar's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Messi with the header
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 65 :(bnm) M_Tudgay will come on for D_Santon and play DF
Min. 65 :(bnm) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Sheringham will come on for Messi and play FW
Min. 65 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan is coming on and W_Sneijder is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 67 :(bnm) Sheringham nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Sheringham hits a great drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches it with style!
Min. 68 :(bnm) L_Carsley is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Sheringham
          ...  P_Vieira forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Sheringham tries to place the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 70 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Charlton
          ...  Nacho intercepts the pass
Min. 78 :(bnm) Sheringham runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  L_Carsley latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  L_Carsley attempts a lob!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a fine save
Min. 82 :(bnm) J_Charlton takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Ian_Wright with a deliberate foul
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 82 :(bnm) P_Sweeper slides it through the middle to Nacho
          ...  But S_Kolasinac reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 83 :(aja) T_Wallcott hoofs it up field to find M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But D_Anderson makes a fine save
Min. 83 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic reads the run of R_Nainggolan
          ...  R_Nainggolan tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 84 :(bnm) L_Carsley with a neat pass into Sheringham
          ...  A glorious effort by Sheringham !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan with an intelligent ball to D_Damjanovic
          ...  M_Keown with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  O_Hategan refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 90 :(aja) Ian_Wright beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Hategan
          ...  Ian_Wright has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 92 :(aja) P_Vieira with an incisive pass to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  L_Carsley with an awful challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 150,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : P_Vieira
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ian_Wright (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : D_Damjanovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Carsley (23)
Sent Off             : L_Carsley (92)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Ajax      |  Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           1        |       7
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       14
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 1 Bayern Munich
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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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  31   9   8  27 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  28  10   9  11 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  27  12   7  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
J_Stam         DF   2  27   8   7  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  29  10  28 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  29   9  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  28  11  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  28   8  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  28  21 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  27  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  29   9  10  36 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  26   8   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  16  28  12  19 |  43   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Ian_Wright     FW   1   8  10  27  23 |  44   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1

Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson     GK  39   4   1   5  19 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  37  14   8  18 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10  11
P_Sweeper      DF   2  30   6  11  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Santon       DF   2  30  11   6  24 |  67   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Nacho          DF   3  29   7   4  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  32   8  47 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  75  20
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  31   9  23 |  67   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
M_Ozil         MF   2   8  31   7  18 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  30  11  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Carsley      MF   2   5  30  11  40 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   1   0 -10  20  35
Messi          FW   1  10   8  32  18 |  67   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  13
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  33   6   8  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  28   5  23 |  27   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  29  21 |  27   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  21
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  10  27  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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