Elite League Match, Real Madrid vs. Ajax (Sun Mar 07)


                          Real Madrid  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                      Gareth Williams  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF Fazio
                           Marcelo DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                       F_Ravanelli MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                           Platini MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                          Tardelli MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                         Luis_Figo MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                         H_Sanchez FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                        Rock_Singh SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                         W_Lavezzi SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                          A_Hanson SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff
                     Jose_Callejon SUB |  SUB M_Overmars
                       Matej_Vydra SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(aja) P_Vieira bursts forward
          ...  H_Sanchez with the foul
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 1  :(aja) C_Fabregas flicks the ball through
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn runs onto it!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Van_D_Hoorn !
          ...  J_Reina falls over
          ...  But J_Reina is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 2  :(rmd) T_Alderweirel 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_Benzema receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  P_Vieira wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 3  :(rmd) Luis_Figo has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He puts in F_Ravanelli!
          ...  F_Ravanelli runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 6  :(rmd) Marcelo takes advantage of a mistake by S_Kolasinac
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 6  :(aja) The ball runs loose!
          ...  F_Ljungberg seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Alderweirel with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He is warned by K_Clark
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  C_Fabregas swings it in
          ...  F_Ljungberg takes control of it!
          ...  A cheeky lob from F_Ljungberg !
          ...  J_Reina makes a good save
Min. 7  :(rmd) H_Sanchez flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  C_Fabregas knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  K_Clark blows up for a foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 19 :(aja) Fazio with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Alderweirel
          ...  He knocks it to D_Bergkamp!
          ...  D_Carvajal plays the back pass
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Reina easily claims the ball!
Min. 20 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli with the dribble
          ...  S_Kolasinac is easily beaten
          ...  F_Ravanelli from 20 yards !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 22 :(aja) F_Ljungberg floats the ball in to find Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 24 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Kolasinac
          ...  He knocks it to K_Benzema!
          ...  K_Benzema tries to beat A_Zubizarreta from outside the area!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta stops that one easily
Min. 24 :(aja) D_Bergkamp pushes it past D_Carvajal
          ...  D_Bergkamp drives the ball low !
          ...  J_Reina just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 25 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos kicks Luis_Figo off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  K_Clark has stopped play
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Clark
Min. 26 :(rmd) The ball goes loose!
          ...  H_Sanchez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Fazio picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 31 :(rmd) Tardelli gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Sanchez
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 36 :(rmd) K_Tierney controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He puts in Luis_Figo!
          ...  A left-footer by Luis_Figo !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 38 :(aja) C_Fabregas has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Luis_Figo
          ...  He puts in Fazio!
          ...  Fazio hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Reina makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 40 :(rmd) Tardelli is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez attempts a chip!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on A_Zubizarreta anyway
Min. 42 :(aja) D_Bergkamp breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Reina!
          ...  F_Ravanelli brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Fazio
          ...  He knocks it to H_Sanchez!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Fabregas !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 46 :(aja) C_Fabregas hits a hard pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes attempts to nutmeg J_Reina!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 48 :(aja) F_Ljungberg holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  J_Reina narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 0-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(aja) P_Vieira kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Bergkamp from 20 yards !
          ...  But J_Reina hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace S_Kolasinac as DF
Min. 50 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes is through!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets up high for the header !
          ...  J_Reina is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott comes on for D_Bergkamp and takes up a MF role
Min. 51 :(aja) Thomas_Partey lobs it over K_Benzema
          ...  Thomas_Partey with the attempt at goal!
          ...  J_Reina won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Cruijff is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Wallcott is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 54 :(rmd) K_Benzema takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Dos_Passos
          ...  But C_Fabregas clears the ball to safety
Min. 55 :(aja) C_Fabregas slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
          ...  They have run out of substitutions.
          ...  The other lot must be right dirty bastards
Min. 60 :(rmd) K_Benzema sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  K_Benzema gets his head to the ball !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 61 :(rmd) D_Carvajal crosses to F_Ravanelli
          ...  Fazio beats him to the ball
Min. 61 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves D_Carvajal behind
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Ljungberg !
          ...  J_Reina parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 66 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta looks relieved there!
Min. 66 :(rmd) Marcelo pulls up
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in!
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 66 :(rmd) W_Lavezzi is being brought on
          ...  Marcelo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 66 :(aja) P_Vieira is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  K_Tierney wins the ball
Min. 66 :(rmd) Platini has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Sanchez collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Keown with a nasty foul
Min. 67 :(rmd) W_Lavezzi pass splits open the defence and finds K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(rmd) Platini gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Fazio!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Fazio recovers to win the ball back
Min. 72 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli pulls it back to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta with the difficult save
Min. 74 :(rmd) Jose_Callejon replaces F_Ravanelli and will play MF
Min. 75 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Benzema is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(rmd) Tardelli backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  H_Sanchez latches onto the end of it
          ...  Blocked by J_Cruijff
Min. 76 :(rmd) H_Sanchez runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Keown back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  H_Sanchez carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 78 :(rmd) Tardelli drives it across the face of the goal H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into A_Zubizarreta's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 80 :(aja) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  F_Ljungberg seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  F_Ljungberg with a thundering shot!
          ...  But J_Reina makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 81 :(rmd) H_Sanchez makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  H_Sanchez hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 81 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes nutmegs D_Carvajal, he continues to run forward
          ...  The ball hits W_Lavezzi in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 85 :(rmd) Tardelli holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Matej_Vydra in space!
          ...  Matej_Vydra looks to see where A_Zubizarreta is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gathers it easily
Min. 86 :(rmd) Luis_Figo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Matej_Vydra
          ...  J_Cruijff with the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rmd) Jose_Callejon has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Keown
          ...  He knocks it to K_Tierney!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Fazio

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 147,118
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : J_Reina
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Ravanelli (42)
Injured              : Marcelo (66)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Fazio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Fabregas (7)
Injured              : C_Fabregas (55)
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Madrid    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       11
Key Passes           :          16        |       8
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 0 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Real Madrid
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_Reina        GK  39   2   3   1  18 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   3  34  12   7  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  32   9  10  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Marcelo        DF   1  31   9   7  21 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  30   8   9  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  12  34   9  21 |  77   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
Platini        MF   3   5  31   7  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tardelli       MF   3   7  30   6  33 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Luis_Figo      MF   1   5  27   7  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  31  23 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   6  28  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Rock_Singh     GK  29   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  38  15   7  45 |  25   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  31   9  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   5  28   8  21 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   8  33  13 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  94   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  31   9   8  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  58   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  -2
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   9   7  32  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  39   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     MF   3   9  11  29  21 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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