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Season 17 Archive: Elite League, Week 12

Barcelona 0 - 1 Ajax

Elite Football League Match, Barcelona vs. Ajax (Mon Dec 16)


                            Barcelona  |  Ajax
                              4-5-1 E  |  5-4-1 C
                         Bryngar Myre  |  James Maund
                                       |
                      Silvio_Proto GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                            G_Bale DF  |  DF C_Babayaro
                       S_Gronkjaer DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF M_Hart
                            J_Myre DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                           Joaquín MF  |  DF D_Agger
                          M_Essien MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                        K_Lafferty MF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                            R_Kopa MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                         S_Arrache MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                              Pele FW  |  FW K_Huntelaar
                                       |
                         P_Shilton SUB |  SUB I_Walker
                            B_Myre SUB |  SUB J_Esparza
                       C_Obradovic SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                           Gandolf SUB |  SUB P_Lejeune
                            M_Hunt SUB |  SUB Taliyah

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(aja) H_Kiessling has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past G_Wilkinson
          ...  He knocks it to J_Crujff!
          ...  J_Crujff tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  That's put Ajax in front!
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 2  :(aja) Ajax switch to playing D
Min. 2  :(aja) It seems H_Kiessling has switched to a DM
Min. 6  :(aja) Ridoutski with a flicked pass to K_Huntelaar
          ...  But G_Wilkinson wins the ball
Min. 7  :(aja) K_Huntelaar sidesteps G_Wilkinson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Gronkjaer with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 9  :(aja) Ridoutski changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Huntelaar
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Huntelaar !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Silvio_Proto is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski floats the ball in!
          ...  Silvio_Proto fists it away!
Min. 11 :(aja) K_Huntelaar cuts inside G_Bale
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  K_Huntelaar hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Silvio_Proto with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 12 :(aja) K_Huntelaar with a real burst of pace
          ...  G_Bale wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 13 :(aja) W_Sneijder curls the ball out wide to H_Kiessling
          ...  R_Kopa with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  S_Farina warns him
Min. 15 :(brc) Pele turns past H_Kiessling
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Hart tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(brc) M_Essien finds Pele in the box
          ...  Pele has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 17 :(aja) K_Huntelaar beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  S_Gronkjaer wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 21 :(aja) K_Huntelaar beats G_Wilkinson
          ...  K_Huntelaar with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto tips it over
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 25 :(brc) M_Essien is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to R_Kopa
          ...  M_Hart read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 25 :(aja) J_Crujff controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Bale
          ...  He puts in A_Carabali!
          ...  But S_Arrache spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 35 :(aja) H_Kiessling looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_dos_Passos hits the ball first time!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 37 :(aja) C_dos_Passos cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Pele with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 39 :(brc) Joaquín looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Lafferty
          ...  M_Hart takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 41 :(aja) C_dos_Passos runs forward
          ...  G_Wilkinson wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) Joaquín is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Pele
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Babayaro
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Joaquín crosses it in!
          ...  M_Essien with the shot!
          ...  J_Dudek gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 47 :(brc) Joaquín with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pele
          ...  Pele hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!

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

Min. 47 :(brc) Joaquín is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Pele latches onto the end of it
          ...  Pele with a blistering shot !
          ...  J_Dudek narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 48 :(brc) M_Essien is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to G_Bale
          ...  C_Babayaro with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Fabregas replaces an unhappy W_Sneijder and will play as a MF
Min. 50 :(brc) Joaquín takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Wilkinson
          ...  G_Wilkinson with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot slips through J_Dudek's hands
          ...  But J_Dudek recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 50 :(aja) H_Kiessling puts in C_Fabregas
          ...  But G_Bale puts it in row Z!
Min. 55 :(brc) S_Arrache with an intelligent ball to Pele
          ...  M_Hart cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 59 :(aja) H_Kiessling races into the box
          ...  He sees J_Crujff lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  J_Crujff with a blistering shot !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 60 :(aja) J_Esparza is going to be brought on
          ...  C_dos_Passos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 63 :(brc) S_Arrache with the header on
          ...  He finds Pele in space
          ...  Pele with the header !
          ...  But J_Dudek smothers the ball.
Min. 67 :(aja) Ridoutski retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets on the end of it
          ...  But G_Wilkinson clears the danger
Min. 70 :(brc) M_Hunt will come on for R_Kopa and play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) It looks as though Barcelona is now playing A
Min. 70 :(aja) P_Lejeune is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Crujff is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(brc) G_Wilkinson 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!
          ...  G_Wilkinson shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But J_Dudek palms it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 73 :(aja) H_Kiessling floats the ball in to find A_Carabali
          ...  A_Carabali with the shot !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 76 :(brc) B_Myre is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Gronkjaer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 77 :(aja) K_Huntelaar cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Myre dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 79 :(brc) M_Essien brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Pele makes himself available
          ...  Pele bears down on goal!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 79 :(aja) H_Kiessling takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Fabregas
          ...  A glorious effort by C_Fabregas !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Kiessling!
          ...  Silvio_Proto comes out and claims it!
Min. 80 :(brc) C_Obradovic is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Lafferty is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 82 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from S_Arrache to Pele
          ...  Pele hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  J_Dudek tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Hunt curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Dudek comes out and claims it!
Min. 83 :(aja) C_Fabregas drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Huntelaar
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  B_Myre looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(brc) Pele finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  But M_Hart slides in
Min. 91 :(aja) K_Huntelaar is first to the ball
          ...  Joaquín with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 141,705
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : M_Essien
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Gronkjaer (7), Joaquín (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kiessling (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Crujff (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Hart (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Barcelona   |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Barcelona 0 - 1 Ajax
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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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Silvio_Proto   GK  36   3   1   3  15 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  25  10   7  42 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  25   7   7  12 |  78   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -7 -22 -22
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  24   9   7  31 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  45   0  16
J_Myre         DF   2  24   8   7  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Joaquín        MF   2   1  34   1  39 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
M_Essien       MF   1   2  32   6  39 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
K_Lafferty     MF   2   9  27   8  19 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  25   7  23 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  25   8  38 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
Pele           FW   1   7   8  29  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
P_Shilton      GK  29   6   5   3  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  26  12   5  30 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  24   5   7  20 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gandolf        MF   2  18  24   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   8   7  30  33 |  22   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_Dudek        GK  38   3   1   1  18 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
C_Babayaro     DF   2  29   7   2  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  27  10   9  46 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   8
M_Hart         DF   2  27   4   1  22 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
A_Carabali     DF   2  26   9   7  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Agger        DF   2  24  11   5  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  28   4  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
H_Kiessling    DM   4  11  27   9  31 |  94   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  92   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  26   8  23 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  25  10  28 |  72   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  29
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  28  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
I_Walker       GK  22   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  24  12  29 |  42   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
P_Lejeune      MF   3   6  23   7  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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