Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Barcelona (Thu Apr 22)


                                 Ajax  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Maund  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK T_Conner
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                             Fazio DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF D_Rose
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF A_Ramos
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF R_V_Persie
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF Coutinho
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF Lee_Kang
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                          D_Seaman SUB |  SUB C_Gordon
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB I_Hart
                       G_Magalhaes SUB |  SUB A_Lallana
                        C_Fabregas SUB |  SUB Robinho
                      Jose_A_Reyes SUB |  SUB H_Kane

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 3  :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn times his run well
          ...  J_Miranda brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 4  :(aja) P_Vieira moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fazio
          ...  Fazio aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 6  :(aja) P_Vieira looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  But D_Rose spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 7  :(aja) S_Kolasinac looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 7  :(aja) T_Vermaelen replaces S_Kolasinac to play as a DF
Min. 10 :(brc) Lee_Kang takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 22 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn throws a punch
          ...  J_Miranda slumps to the ground
          ...  A_Dali calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 22 :(brc) Lee_Kang feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala from 20 yards !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 25 :(brc) Coutinho changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 26 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn miskicks!
          ...  He finds A_Langlitz though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But J_Miranda wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 27 :(brc) R_V_Persie crosses into the box, finding K_Mbappe
          ...  T_Vermaelen plays the back pass
          ...  A_Zubizarreta can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It is cleared by T_Wallcott
Min. 29 :(aja) F_Ljungberg holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Cruijff
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Cruijff !
          ...  T_Conner gets his fingertips to it
Min. 30 :(aja) M_Keown with a slide rule pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Miranda picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 32 :(aja) J_Cruijff whips the ball across to P_Vieira
          ...  P_Vieira with the drive!
          ...  T_Conner tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 34 :(brc) Lee_Kang runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of R_V_Persie
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  T_Vermaelen with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 34 :(brc) R_V_Persie with a probing pass to Marco_Rojo
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Wallcott
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 36 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala lobs A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 39 :(aja) G_Karagounis hoofs it up field to find A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But T_Conner reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on T_Conner anyway
Min. 39 :(brc) Coutinho looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Coutinho attempts to drive it home!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta catches the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(aja) A_Langlitz hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Fazio latches onto it!
          ...  D_Rose with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!

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

Min. 46 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a reverse pass to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala attempts to nutmeg A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 47 :(brc) K_Mbappe takes advantage of a mistake by T_Vermaelen
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  T_Wallcott fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 48 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes advantage of a mistake by Marco_Rojo
          ...  Marco_Rojo does well to get the tackle in
Min. 51 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes will come on for A_Langlitz and play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) G_Magalhaes is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Ljungberg is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 53 :(aja) G_Karagounis threads the through ball to Fazio
          ...  Fazio tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 53 :(brc) R_V_Persie works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Coutinho
          ...  Coutinho goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 54 :(aja) G_Karagounis pass splits open the defence and finds T_Wallcott
          ...  But J_Miranda reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(brc) Lee_Kang has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Vieira
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  J_Cruijff with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 62 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn drives it across the face of the goal T_Wallcott
          ...  But D_Rose sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 65 :(brc) I_Hart is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Ramos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(brc) Robinho is going to be brought on
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(brc) Coutinho plays the early ball across the box to find R_V_Persie in space
          ...  R_V_Persie aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 77 :(aja) M_Keown runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  M_Keown shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It floats over T_Conner
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 77 :(brc) K_Mbappe gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Wallcott!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_Mbappe tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 77 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala seems to have switched to a AM role
Min. 77 :(aja) Fazio takes advantage of a mistake by I_Hart
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  I_Hart with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 79 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala cuts inside M_Keown
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Keown reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 80 :(brc) H_Kane replaces an unhappy K_Mbappe and will play as a FW
Min. 84 :(brc) Robinho backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Marco_Rojo latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Keown reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 85 :(aja) J_Cruijff takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  R_V_Persie picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 86 :(aja) J_Cruijff knocks it forward
          ...  D_Rose slips
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets to it!
          ...  A powerful header from Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Barcelona fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 149,575
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cruijff
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Van_D_Hoorn (22), J_Cruijff (57)
Injured              : S_Kolasinac (7)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : J_Miranda (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Hart (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 1 Barcelona
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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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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  31   9   8  33 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  29   9  33 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 |  86   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Magalhaes    MF   1  28   1   1  20 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  37   3   3   2  32 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  32  12   8  21 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  29  11   7  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  29  11   7  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ramos        DF   2  28   9   8  41 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2  10  32  15  31 |  93   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  31  11  23 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  29   9  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Lee_Kang       MF   3  10  25  11  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  36  12 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_B_E_Dybala   AM   2   6   9  30  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
C_Gordon       GK  33   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  28   7   6  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Lallana      MF   3  10  29   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Robinho        MF   1   8  29   8  23 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  33  33 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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