Elite FA Cup Group Match, Ajax vs. Juventus (Wed Jan 11)


                                 Ajax  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          James Maund  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK M_Balfor
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF M_Madl
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF D_Irwin
                       G_Magalhaes DF  |  DF J_Richards
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  DF H_Kamara
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF M_Locatelli
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF J_Cuadrado
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF Steven_Davis
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF M_Pessina
                        Ian_Wright FW  |  FW Odegaard
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                                       |
                          E_Manuel SUB |  SUB Manuel_Neuer
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB A_Sandro
                          W_Gallas SUB |  SUB D_Rugani
                        C_Fabregas SUB |  SUB Roy_Keane
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB J_Cruz

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(aja) J_Cruijff reads the run of G_Karagounis
          ...  G_Karagounis tries to beat M_Balfor!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 2  :(jvt) Odegaard with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves G_Magalhaes behind
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a bad challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6  :(aja) Thomas_Partey uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Thomas_Partey hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  M_Balfor blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 7  :(aja) G_Karagounis has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Cruijff collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Cruijff tries to chip the ball over M_Balfor!
          ...  M_Balfor with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 10 :(aja) G_Karagounis passes the ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  M_Balfor with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(jvt) Odegaard loses his marker!
          ...  But G_Magalhaes clears the danger
Min. 17 :(aja) M_Keown with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Karagounis gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  G_Karagounis with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  M_Balfor beats the ball away
Min. 18 :(jvt) Odegaard beats G_Magalhaes
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Odegaard has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_O_Conner tips it over
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(jvt) Steven_Davis skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Locatelli
          ...  T_Stavos robs him of the ball
Min. 23 :(aja) G_Karagounis has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Richards
          ...  He knocks it to Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  M_Balfor gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 29 :(jvt) Steven_Davis with a neat pass into Odegaard
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Magalhaes
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cuadrado chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Belotti gets his head on it
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  That's given Juventus the lead!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 30 :(jvt) The Juventus manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 31 :(aja) Juan_Foyth is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 32 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the strike !
          ...  But M_Balfor punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 32 :(jvt) D_Irwin fires over a low cross to A_Belotti
          ...  Fine tackle by Juan_Foyth
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 35 :(aja) J_Cruijff sprints forward with the ball
          ...  H_Kamara read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 37 :(aja) Thomas_Partey looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  M_Balfor parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 39 :(aja) M_Keown looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Thomas_Partey
          ...  J_Richards forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Stavos drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Balfor easily catches it!
Min. 40 :(aja) G_Karagounis backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Madl pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(jvt) M_Pessina takes on M_Keown
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  G_Magalhaes reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 47 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs D_Irwin
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Irwin does well to get the tackle in

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-1 Juventus

Min. 46 :(aja) F_Ljungberg looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  The defender plays it back to M_Balfor
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy M_Balfor
          ...  He lobs it over M_Balfor
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Wallcott is being brought on
          ...  Ian_Wright is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 50 :(jvt) M_Locatelli hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Odegaard latches onto it!
          ...  A delicate chip from Odegaard !
          ...  T_O_Conner saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 51 :(aja) C_Fabregas is coming on and F_Ljungberg is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as M_Van_D_Hoorn comes on for T_Stavos to play DF
Min. 52 :(jvt) A_Belotti plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 59 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs H_Kamara
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 60 :(aja) C_Fabregas beats D_Irwin
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Irwin does well to get the tackle in
Min. 60 :(jvt) J_Cuadrado curls the ball out wide to J_Richards
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn plays it back
          ...  T_O_Conner slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Cuadrado
          ...  It is kicked away by Juan_Foyth
Min. 61 :(jvt) Steven_Davis runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Belotti
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn knocks the ball back to T_O_Conner
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_O_Conner!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Pessina curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_O_Conner
Min. 65 :(aja) C_Fabregas drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But M_Balfor parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 65 :(jvt) M_Locatelli slides it through the middle to Odegaard
          ...  G_Magalhaes takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 69 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a probing through ball Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into M_Balfor's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 69 :(jvt) Steven_Davis brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Irwin makes himself available
          ...  Juan_Foyth with a reckless challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  K_Clark reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 72 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Van_D_Hoorn !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 72 :(jvt) Steven_Davis takes advantage of a mistake by M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Steven_Davis rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But T_O_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cuadrado drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Fabregas wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 73 :(jvt) M_Locatelli unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Belotti
          ...  But Juan_Foyth barges him off the ball
Min. 79 :(jvt) D_Rugani is being brought on
          ...  Steven_Davis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 79 :(aja) T_Wallcott knocks the ball past H_Kamara
          ...  D_Rugani with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 80 :(jvt) A_Sandro is coming on and M_Madl is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 80 :(jvt) J_Cuadrado runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of A_Belotti
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with an over the top challenge
Min. 81 :(jvt) Roy_Keane comes on for J_Cuadrado and takes up a MF role
Min. 83 :(jvt) J_Cruz takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Belotti as FW
Min. 85 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with a Cruyff turn
          ...  But H_Kamara wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Clark has none of it.
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           : 139,792
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Karagounis
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jose_A_Reyes (2), Juan_Foyth (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : M_Balfor (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Belotti (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       0
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 1 Juventus
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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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T_O_Conner     GK  35   3   3   2  13 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  14   5  10 |  55   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  30   1   1  20 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  29   8   7  30 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
E_Manuel       GK  29   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  33   9   8  33 |  40   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  30   7  31 |  41   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Balfor       GK  34   1   1   2  32 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  31  10   7  22 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
D_Irwin        DF   1  31   8   8  25 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Richards     DF   1  31   7   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   2  30   5   2  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Locatelli    MF   2   2  30   5  39 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   2  29   2  30 |  84   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  28  19  27 |  82   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
M_Pessina      MF   2   4  26   2  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Odegaard       FW   2   5   6  32  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Belotti      FW   2   1   5  28  33 |  86   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Manuel_Neuer   GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sandro       DF   2  30   5   2  25 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Rugani       MF   2  28   1   1  39 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Roy_Keane      MF   2  11  31   9  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   9  28  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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