AFC Ajax ３：０ Maccabi Tel-Aviv
4' Sonck
21' De Jong
33' Van der Vaart
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12 Shots on goal 2
8 Shots wide 5
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red card 0
21 Fouls 13
7 Corners 4
1 Offsides 4
61% Ball Possession 39%
source from www.uefa.com
AJAX GET BACK ON TRACK
AFC Ajax put themselves back in with a chance of making it through UEFA
Champions League Group C with an emphatic victory against Israeli side
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC. First-half goals from Wesley Sonck, Nigel De Jong and
returning captain Rafael van der Vaart set the Dutch champions up for their
first points of this season's campaign.
Captain returns
The home side were boosted before kick-off with the return of the
inspirational Van der Vaart. The 21-year-old playmaker returned from a
hamstring injury in a side with four changes, following Saturday's 3-1
Eredivisie defeat by SC Heerenveen, Ronald Koeman choosing a team with an
average age of just 22. Maccabi, who like AFC Ajax had lost their opening
games to Juventus FC and FC Bayern Munchen, received good news when midfield
player Moshe Mishaelof was passed fit after a groin strain.
Dream start
However, Mishaelof, nor any of his team-mates, could do anything as Ajax
sprang out of the traps, taking the game immediately to their visitors.
And, with just four minutes on the clock, they got the dream start as Sonck
side-footed into an empty net after a Wesley Sneijder shot was palmed into
his path by Maccabi goalkeeper Liran Strauber.
Ajax pressure
Not content to sit back after gaining the early advantage they craved,
Ajax could have doubled their lead on 12 minutes when the lively Sneijder
sent a chip onto the roof of the net from the edge of the box.
Rare attacks
Maccabi attacks were rare in a first half dominated by the home side, but
those that did come were long range shots which never troubled Bogdan Lobont
in the Ajax goal. His only save being an easy tip over from a Tamir Cohen's
header after a corner 16 minutes in.
Double trouble
The second goal seemed only a matter of time in coming and it duly did
on 21 minutes. A free-kick from the left looped up in the air after a posse
of players attempted to head the same ball, before falling to De Jong whose
header was adjudged to have crossed the line despite a desperate attempt from
Avi Strool to kept it out.
Captain's joy
Before half-time it was three. Again the goal came from a left-wing cross,
this time from pacy Brazilian Maxwell. Met at the far-post by Sonck, Strauber
did well to save his header but could do nothing as Van der Vaart headed the
rebound into an empty net.
Maccabi changes
At 3-0 down Maccabi coach Nir Klinger had to make changes to try to get
his side back into the game. A double substitution saw Erez Mesika and
Oren Zitoni introduced and the changes seemed to spark the visitors into life.
They created a trio of early chances, the best being an Ishmael Addo break
and shot which was well saved by Lobont.
Pattern resumed
The game soon fell back into the pattern of the first half with Ajax on
top however, and 52 minutes in John Heitinga was unlucky to see a shot
deflected just past the post. This was shortly followed by a mazy run and
shot from Sonck, which Maccabi again managed to block.
Penalty miss
With the fixture seemingly petering out at 3-0, Ajax suddenly were
presented with another chance to make it four two minutes from time. When
substitute Daniel De Ridder's cross struck Marcio Giovanini the referee had
no hesitation in pointing to the spot. However, Sneijder's effort struck the
bar, but Ajax are now within three points of Bayern, with the return trip to
Israel scheduled for 3 November.
* The Lineups
AFC AJAX
1 Lobont
2 Trabelsi
3 Heitinga
5 Maxwell
8 Pienaar
10 Van der Vaart
12 Obodai
16 De Jong
18 Sneijder
19 Sonck
29 Mitea
substitutes: 21 Stekelenburg
4 Escude
17 Anastasiou
20 De Ridder
23 Grygera
28 Boukhari
30 Aborah
Coach: Ronald Koeman
MACCABI TEL-AVIV
1 Strauber
2 Strool
5 Mishaelof
7 Reis
15 Liran Cohen
17 Pantsil
18 Addo
19 Tamir Cohen
20 Nagar
23 Giovanini
25 Mbamba
substitutes: 22 Nir
3 Abo Siam
4 Moosa
9 Bounfeld
10 Dego
11 Mesika
14 Zitoni
Coach: Nir Klinger
* Pictures
Ajax captain van der Vaart celebrate his goal
http://photo.sohu.com/20041020/Img222578370.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/6zhkl
The Ajax team
http://english.ajax.nl/upload_mm/1948487141_1999999250_elftal.jpg
Pienaar
http://english.ajax.nl/upload_mm/1948509460_1999999250_pienaar.jpg
Sonck scored in 4 minutes
http://english.ajax.nl/upload_mm/1948507403_1999999250_sonck2.jpg
de Jong
http://tinyurl.com/7x425
Trabelsi
http://english.ajax.nl/upload_mm/1948504582_1999999250_trabelsi.jpg
Aborah's European debut for Ajax
http://english.ajax.nl/upload_mm/1948501690_1999999250_aborah.jpg
Another Match of Group C
Juventus １：０ Bayern Muchen (75' Nedved)
Group C Standing after 3 Matches
W D L GS GA Pts
Juventus 3 0 0 3 0 9
Bayern 2 0 1 5 1 6
Ajax 1 0 2 3 5 3
M. Tel-Aviv 0 0 3 0 5 0
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