June Ridout Memorial Cup Final Match, Barcelona vs. Ajax (Mon Mar 07)


                            Barcelona  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-3-2 C
                           Andie Glen  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK Ini_Kamoze
                       J_Knoxville DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF Fazio
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF M_Keown
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                       A_Rodriguez MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                         B_Freedle SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                             Ramos SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                        Marco_Rojo SUB |  SUB W_Gallas
                          Coutinho SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                             H_Son SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 1  :(brc) A_Rodriguez 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!
          ...  K_Mbappe receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Fazio
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 3  :(aja) P_Vieira with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  T_Conner is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 5  :(brc) E_Barreto retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Neymar_Jr gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Magalhaes stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 6  :(brc) Neymar_Jr beats M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Karagounis brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 19 :(brc) A_Lallana brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Rodriguez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Rodriguez attempts a chip!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 24 :(aja) M_Keown with a reverse pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a terrific drive !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Barcelona fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 31 :(brc) Barcelona altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 31 :(aja) J_Cruijff hoists the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But J_Paintsil with the fine tackle
Min. 33 :(brc) E_Barreto with a short pass to find K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe hits a great drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Ajax fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Barcelona go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 34 :(brc) Barcelona altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 34 :(aja) The Ajax manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 40 :(aja) A_Langlitz sidesteps J_Miranda
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  J_Eriksson will just give him a speaking to
Min. 42 :(aja) G_Karagounis has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Karagounis hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Conner got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) Barcelona are switching their playing style to A
Min. 43 :(aja) Ajax are switching their playing style to C
Min. 43 :(brc) J_Paintsil brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Neymar_Jr gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries the shot !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!

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

Min. 50 :(aja) T_Vermaelen replaces G_Magalhaes and will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) C_Fabregas is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Vieira is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 51 :(brc) A_Lallana with a slide rule pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 54 :(brc) A_Rodriguez moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe has a dig at goal!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 54 :(aja) G_Karagounis holds the ball up
          ...  He sees J_Cruijff in space!
          ...  J_Paintsil is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 55 :(brc) Ramos replaces J_Knoxville to play as a DF
Min. 55 :(brc) Coutinho takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 55 :(aja) T_Wallcott replaces an unhappy A_Langlitz and will play as a FW
Min. 55 :(aja) S_Kolasinac with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Neymar_Jr
          ...  He knocks it to M_Keown!
          ...  M_Keown carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But T_Conner makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 56 :(aja) T_Wallcott kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Kolasinac gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Coutinho with the block
Min. 60 :(aja) G_Karagounis is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But T_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 64 :(aja) G_Karagounis has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Cissokho
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Van_D_Hoorn!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn shoots towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Conner beaten!
Min. 68 :(aja) C_Fabregas pulls it back to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Driven towards goal by Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  T_Conner catches the ball
Min. 70 :(aja) C_Fabregas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 72 :(aja) Fazio skips the challenge from J_Paintsil
          ...  K_Mbappe with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  G_Karagounis swings it in
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of it
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  T_Conner gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 75 :(aja) Fazio breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Conner!
          ...  Ramos brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 76 :(brc) Coutinho passes the ball to A_Rodriguez
          ...  But M_Keown will cut out the threat
Min. 77 :(aja) G_Karagounis skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  A cheeky lob from Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 78 :(aja) C_Fabregas plays in T_Wallcott with a beautiful ball
          ...  A_Cissokho with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  J_Eriksson will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  J_Cruijff knocks it forward
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of it
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Coutinho
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas swings it in!
          ...  A_Cissokho belts it clear
Min. 80 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  H_Son will come on for Neymar_Jr and play FW
Min. 80 :(aja) Fazio nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Fazio with a powerful diving header!
          ...  T_Conner parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) G_Karagounis curls the ball out wide to S_Kolasinac
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Kolasinac !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Conner easily claims the ball!
Min. 91 :(aja) C_Fabregas boots it towards Fazio
          ...  Blocked by Ramos
Min. 92 :(aja) G_Karagounis retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes latches onto the end of it
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes fires the shot in!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_Conner reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fazio crosses it in!
          ...  T_Conner easily claims the ball!

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 92 :(brc) K_Mbappe runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  K_Mbappe blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 93 :(aja) G_Karagounis floats the ball in to find J_Cruijff
          ...  A_Cissokho reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 94 :(brc) Coutinho plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Rodriguez keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Fazio robs him of the ball
Min. 95 :(aja) G_Karagounis flicks it over K_Mbappe's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Miranda with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 96 :(aja) C_Fabregas is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Fazio
          ...  Ramos is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_Conner misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Fabregas!
          ...  T_Conner comes out and claims it!
Min. 98 :(brc) A_Rodriguez is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  H_Son latches onto the ball
          ...  H_Son from 20 yards !
          ...  It's beaten Ini_Kamoze
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 99 :(brc) E_Barreto with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He knocks it to Ramos!
          ...  S_Kolasinac bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 100:(aja) Fazio leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  A_Rodriguez wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 102:(aja) J_Cruijff controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Fazio gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Miranda gets to the ball first
Min. 103:(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 108:(aja) C_Fabregas with a short pass to find T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 114:(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn finds himself in acres of space
          ...  J_Paintsil muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Karagounis knocks it forward
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Wallcott sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Conner looks dejected!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Barcelona 1-2 Ajax ...
Min. 114:(aja) Ajax made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 117:(aja) G_Karagounis looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Fazio
          ...  Fazio carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 178,808
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rodriguez
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ramos (75), J_Miranda (95), J_Paintsil (114)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Karagounis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Karagounis (42), T_Wallcott (114)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       16
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           3        |       8
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          21        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       20
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Final Score          : Barcelona 1 - 2 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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T_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 | 123   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_Knoxville    DF   3  34  12  10  11 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  34  12   8  21 | 123   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
A_Cissokho     DF   2  34  12   7  12 | 123   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  33  15  10  31 | 123   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  33  11  23 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  31  10  33 | 123   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  30   9  21 | 123   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Rodriguez    MF   1   9  29  21  44 | 123   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  37  12 | 123   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  67   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  31  11   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  31   9  21 |  67   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  35  20 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   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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Ini_Kamoze     GK  39   4   3   1  30 | 123   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  35  12  10  11 | 123   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Fazio          DF   2  34   8  10  41 | 123   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
M_Keown        DF   3  33  13   7  21 | 123   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  32   9   8  33 | 123   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  29   1   1  20 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  32  10  20 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 | 123   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 | 123   0   1   7   1   1   1   0   0   0  20  90  25
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  31  32 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 | 123   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  30   9   7  31 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Gallas       MF   1  28   4   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  71   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  67   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
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