Elite League Cup 2nd Round Match, Ajax vs. Juventus (Thu May 26)


                                 Ajax  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-2-1-2 L
                          James Maund  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                            M_Hart DF  |  DF N_Subotic
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF M_Motta
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF Dodo
                         Ridoutski MF  |  DF M_Guzzi
                            A_Ross MF  |  MF Leroy_Fer
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF A_Cejudo
                          J_Crujff MF  |  AM E_Huws
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW D_Stanfield
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW M_Muniesa
                                       |
                      M_De_Sanctis SUB |  SUB Z_Stonewall
                      C_dos_Passos SUB |  SUB M_Demichelis
                        W_Sneijder SUB |  SUB D_Archambault
                        O_Curkovic SUB |  SUB N_Law
                               Gil SUB |  SUB M_Delvecchio

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(aja) A_Arshavin gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  T_Wallcott is unmarked
          ...  M_Guzzi wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 3  :(aja) A defence splitting pass from Ridoutski to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin lobs G_Pagliuca!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 5  :(jvt) Leroy_Fer looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Huws
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 9  :(aja) A_Ross controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Dodo
          ...  He puts in T_Wallcott!
          ...  M_Muniesa fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 15 :(aja) A_Arshavin finds a hole in the defence
          ...  A_Arshavin with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But G_Pagliuca tips it over
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 20 :(aja) J_Crujff hoists the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott lobs G_Pagliuca!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  And Ajax are leading in the game now
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Juventus ...
Min. 20 :(jvt) Curled in dangerously from E_Huws to D_Stanfield
          ...  What a shot from D_Stanfield !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 23 :(aja) A_Ross drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  G_Pagliuca can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  G_Pagliuca has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 23 :(jvt) D_Stanfield turns past A_Arshavin
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn clears the ball to safety
Min. 25 :(aja) Ridoutski with a penetrating pass to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  But Leroy_Fer wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 33 :(aja) J_Crujff is first to the loose ball
          ...  J_Crujff curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 35 :(aja) J_Crujff runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Ivanovic with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 35 :(jvt) A_Cejudo skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Stanfield
          ...  J_Stam with an awful challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 40 :(aja) A_Ross has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Subotic
          ...  He puts in T_Wallcott!
          ...  T_Wallcott with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 40 :(jvt) A_Cejudo sidesteps M_Keown
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But J_Stam will cut out the threat
Min. 40 :(aja) T_Wallcott barges Dodo off the ball
          ...  N_Subotic is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(aja) J_Stam with a Cruyff turn
          ...  B_Ivanovic with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  PENALTY !! That was never a penalty!!
          ...  T_Wallcott will take it
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Juventus...
Min. 46 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 2-0 Juventus

Min. 50 :(aja) O_Curkovic is being brought on
          ...  Oscar_Serrano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - C_dos_Passos on for M_Hart as a DF
Min. 52 :(jvt) M_Muniesa is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  A_Cejudo latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Cejudo bears down on goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 58 :(aja) O_Curkovic runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  O_Curkovic with the shot !
          ...  It floats over G_Pagliuca
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 59 :(jvt) A_Cejudo beats M_Keown
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Arshavin wins the ball with ease
          ...  G_Dalglish saw something no-one else did
          ...  G_Dalglish lectures him
Min. 59 :(jvt) M_Muniesa gains possession
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Muniesa !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leroy_Fer hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar jumps well to claim it!
Min. 60 :(aja) C_dos_Passos spits at Dodo
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Dalglish reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 62 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn gains control of the loose ball
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 69 :(aja) Gil comes on for A_Arshavin and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 69 :(aja) J_Crujff with the towering header to T_Wallcott
          ...  But Leroy_Fer slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Dalglish has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 69 :(jvt) M_Motta beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  D_Stanfield is the man who takes it
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Ajax 2-1 Juventus...
Min. 70 :(jvt) D_Archambault is being brought on
          ...  E_Huws is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(jvt) M_Delvecchio is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Muniesa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 73 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer picks out M_Guzzi with the cross
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Stam
Min. 79 :(jvt) D_Stanfield with the mazy run
          ...  J_Crujff fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Dalglish tries to calm him down
Min. 80 :(jvt) M_Demichelis is coming on for N_Subotic and will play DF
Min. 82 :(jvt) B_Ivanovic with the first time pass to M_Delvecchio
          ...  Gil cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 83 :(jvt) M_Delvecchio with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  M_Delvecchio shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 84 :(aja) Gil had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a terrible tackle
          ...  G_Dalglish warned him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  J_Crujff hoists it forward
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of it
          ...  But A_Cejudo spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) J_Crujff looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Demichelis
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Ross
          ...  M_Demichelis gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 89 :(aja) O_Curkovic hoists the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott with the strike !
          ...  G_Pagliuca watches it sail wide!
Min. 89 :(jvt) D_Archambault sidesteps C_dos_Passos
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  M_Keown reads the play well

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 115,170
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Wallcott (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (20,45 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Stam (35), C_dos_Passos (60), E_Van_d_Sar (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : D_Stanfield
Scorers              : D_Stanfield (69 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Muniesa (9), N_Subotic (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       6
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  37   5   5   7  14 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  28   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  30   4   1  22 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Stam         DF   2  25   8   6  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
M_Keown        DF   3  24  11   7  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  24   8   8  33 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  31   4  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  28   2  36 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  27  12  19 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  27  10  28 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   1
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  25  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  47
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   7  24  32 |  72   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
M_De_Sanctis   GK  27   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  31  11   9  46 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  29   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  25   9  30 |  42   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Gil            FW   3   6   8  20  12 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0

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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G_Pagliuca     GK  30   5   5   2  23 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
N_Subotic      DF   2  27   7   8  33 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  24  10   7  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Motta        DF   1  24   8   6  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dodo           DF   3  23   4   7  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Guzzi        DF   1  23   6   5  43 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  10  25   8  36 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  25   8  10 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
E_Huws         AM   2   7  23  17  38 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  25  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Muniesa      FW   2   7   8  24  17 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
Z_Stonewall    GK  28   2   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  25   8   7  18 |  12   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Archambault  MF   3   6  25  11  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
N_Law          MF   1   6  23   8  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Delvecchio   FW   1   7  10  23  11 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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