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Match report
Football Elite
International Shield: Round 1 (setup 2, season 8)
Empoli
v.
Ajax
Formation:
4-3-3
Davide BASSI516Maarten STEKELENBURG
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Stefano LUCCHINI627Gregory VAN DER WIEL
Marco PISANO3Urby EMANUELSON
Ighli VANNUCCHI74Wesley SNEIJDER
Andrea RAGGI5Hedwiges MADURO
Francesco PRATALI66Ron VLAAR
Sergio ALMIRÓN7Anderson HERNANES
Fabrizio FICINI68Ryan BABEL
Nicola POZZI698Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR
Paolo ZANETTI107Demy DE ZEEUW
Claudio CORALLI116Género ZEEFUIK
Manager
Antonio BUSCÉ12Nigel DE JONG
Sebastián CEJAS13Kenneth VERMEER
Matteo SERAFINI14Erik PIETERS
Angelo ANTONAZZO15Dirk MARCELLIS
Davide MORO16Ryan DONK

Empoli 1 Ajax 4
(Half-time: 0-3, Attendance: 19,663, Stadium: Carlo Castellani, Referee: Antonio ALMEIDA MARCAL 7½)
60 FiciniScorers5 Sneijder, 23 Huntelaar, 30 Sneijder, 62 Huntelaar
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners1
13Fouls5
14Offsides7
6Shots on7
4Shots off7
10Total shots14
4Shots saved2
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: Wesley SNEIJDER
min=1, hf=1
2A lovely pass from HERNANES, was fired goalbound by DE ZEEUW only for BASSI to palm clear.
min=4, hf=1
5GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from VAN DER WIEL caught the Empoli defence square and SNEIJDER nipped in to easily score. (1-0 Ajax)
min=8, hf=1
9VLAAR beat two Empoli players and thundered a shot just beyond the far post.
min=10, hf=1
11A shot from HUNTELAAR seemed a certain goal but the Empoli 'keeper managed to punch the ball away.
min=13, hf=1
14A corner was collected by SNEIJDER who fired an effort just beyond the far post.
min=22, hf=1
23GOAL!! A goalmouth meleé culminated with HUNTELAAR striking the ball in off the post. (2-0 Ajax)
min=23, hf=1
24POZZI headed just beyond the near post.
min=27, hf=1
28BABEL headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
min=29, hf=1
30GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by the Empoli 'keeper, MADURO was first to the loose ball and floated the ball to SNEIJDER to drill home. (3-0 Ajax)
min=34, hf=1
35CORALLI worked the ball to PISANO, POZZI collected his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of STEKELENBURG.
min=39, hf=1
40A accurate pass bobbled toward VAN DER WIEL and his deadly effort went narrowly wide.
 
min=4, hf=2
50ZANETTI dribbled past HERNANES and flicked a tame shot past the post.
min=8, hf=2
54FICINI stepped inside BABEL but hit the ball into the arms of STEKELENBURG.
min=13, hf=2
59A strike from FICINI held no problem for the 'keeper.
min=14, hf=2
60GOAL!! A shot from FICINI raced through a crowd of players and bounced past the unsighted 'keeper. (3-1 Ajax)
min=15, hf=2
61BASSI dived to his right to stop an accurate drive from Ajax's HUNTELAAR.
min=16, hf=2
62GOAL!! A quick-witted HUNTELAAR pounced on a loose ball on the right and made no mistake. (4-1 Ajax)
min=19, hf=2
65HERNANES floated the ball to BABEL who nodded it over.
min=24, hf=2
70A useful ball from ZEEFUIK on the left was collected by HERNANES who scuffed his effort wide.
min=27, hf=2
73A weak shot from POZZI rolled agonisingly wide.
min=31, hf=2
77A shot from FICINI was smothered by STEKELENBURG.
min=32, hf=2
78A free-kick from ZANETTI floated wide.
min=41, hf=2
87ZEEFUIK beat ZANETTI and blasted the ball to BABEL who blasted his effort wide.
min=44, hf=2
90The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from POZZI.