Real Madrid vs. Ajax – UEFA Champions League Match Review (Part 2)
Ajax played their strongest side while visiting the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. The coach Frank De Boer made sure that his side gives the Spanish Giants a tough time.
Kenneth Vermeer, the Ajax number one, stood guard between the two posts. Frank De Boer played a 4-3-3 formation which meant that Vermeer had four defenders to aid him at the back.
This four man defence meant that Gregory Van Der Wiel played in the right back position. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vurnon-Anita-c36486 featured in the left back role.
The centre back partnership was between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Vertonghen-c17814.
The three-man midfield consisted of one holding midfielder and two centre midfielders.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Siem-de-Jong-c33482 played in the right centre midfield position.
The three-man striker force consisted of Miralem Sulejmani, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Derk Beorrigter.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miralem-Sulejmani-c25985 played on the left flank while Kolbeinn Sigthorsson played on the right. Derk Beorrigter played as the central striker for the Dutch side.
As the match kicked off at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid took good control of the game. Jose Mourinho made sure that his side are the ones attacking and take an early lead.
Even though Madrid were the side hungrier for goals, Ajax made the first real attempt on goal.
Ajax also started the game with attacking intentions and they created the first opportunity of the game within two minutes.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Derk-Boerrigter-c10972 received the ball after an inch perfect cross from Gregory Van Der Wiel. Boerrigter tried his luck from the edge of the box. The Spanish goal stopper, Iker Casillas was on his toes to deny Ajax the perfect chance to lead the game.
Ajax kept on attacking and within a few minutes, Ajax were threatening the Madrid shot stopper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 once again.
It was Siem De Jong who was able to receive the ball perfectly inside the penalty area and took his shot on goal. However, Casillas was on his toes yet again and he saved the day for Madrid twice in the first few minutes.
Real Madrid then decided to step up a gear and it took them 17 minutes to find the flow that they required to threaten the Ajax defensive walls.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 in front of an empty goal. The Frenchman could have scored the first goal for Los Blancos but he somehow couldn’t find the target.
A few minutes later, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Carvalho-c30973 found him outside the box. The shot was on target but Kenneth Vermeer was on his toes to pull off a great save.
A few minutes later, Real Madrid finally scored the first goal of the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kenneth-Vermeer-c20618 simply had no reply to an outstanding counter attack created by the Madrid side.
During the 25th minute, Madrid scored from a fabulous counter attack. Ozil was the man who started the attack from the centre of the pitch.
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