Ajax v Arsenal, 27 September 2005

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeLuis Medina Cantalejo
CompetitionUEFA Champions League Group B
VenueAmsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance50,000
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm BST

1 Ajax

Goals:

Markus Rosenberg 71 G

Goals:

Freddie Ljungberg 2 G
Robert Pirés 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hans Vonk
Defender Zdeněk Grygera
Defender Olaf Lindenbergh
Defender Thomas Vermaelen
Midfielder Nourdin Boukhari
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Urby Emanuelson
Midfielder Tomáš Galásek
Midfielder Steven Pienaar
Forward Ryan Babel

Starting lineup:

Manuel Almunia Goalkeeper
Sol Campbell Defender
Ashley Cole Defender
Lauren Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Mathieu Flamini Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb Midfielder
Freddie Ljungberg Midfielder
Robert Pirés Midfielder
Reyes Forward

Substitutions:

Markus Rosenberg for Angelos Charisteas 57
Edgar Manucharyan for Nourdin Boukhari 70
Juanfran for Urby Emanuelson 85

Substitutions:

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie for Reyes 81
Gaël Clichy for Robert Pirés 88
Pascal Cygan for Aleksandr Hleb 90

Cards:

Zdeněk Grygera 20 Y
Steven Pienaar 60 Y
Hans Vonk 68 Y
Tomáš Galásek 69 Y

Cards:

Kolo Touré 54 Y
Manuel Almunia 90 Y

On the bench:

Defender Juanfran

On the bench:

Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender/Centre back Pascal Cygan
Midfielder/Forward Quincy Owusu-Abeyie

Comments:

Unused substitutes: Emmanuel Boakye, Julien Escude, Johnny Heitinga and Bogdan Lobont

Comments:

Unused substitutes: Emmanuel Eboue, Arturo Lupoli, Mart Poom and Alexandre Song Billong

1 Ajax

Goals:

Markus Rosenberg 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hans Vonk
Defender Zdeněk Grygera
Defender Olaf Lindenbergh
Defender Thomas Vermaelen
Midfielder Nourdin Boukhari
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Urby Emanuelson
Midfielder Tomáš Galásek
Midfielder Steven Pienaar
Forward Ryan Babel

Substitutions:

Markus Rosenberg for Angelos Charisteas 57
Edgar Manucharyan for Nourdin Boukhari 70
Juanfran for Urby Emanuelson 85

Cards:

Zdeněk Grygera 20 Y
Steven Pienaar 60 Y
Hans Vonk 68 Y
Tomáš Galásek 69 Y

On the bench:

Defender Juanfran

Comments:

Unused substitutes: Emmanuel Boakye, Julien Escude, Johnny Heitinga and Bogdan Lobont

Goals:

Freddie Ljungberg 2 G
Robert Pirés 69 G

Starting lineup:

Manuel Almunia Goalkeeper
Sol Campbell Defender
Ashley Cole Defender
Lauren Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Mathieu Flamini Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb Midfielder
Freddie Ljungberg Midfielder
Robert Pirés Midfielder
Reyes Forward

Substitutions:

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie for Reyes 81
Gaël Clichy for Robert Pirés 88
Pascal Cygan for Aleksandr Hleb 90

Cards:

Kolo Touré 54 Y
Manuel Almunia 90 Y

On the bench:

Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender/Centre back Pascal Cygan
Midfielder/Forward Quincy Owusu-Abeyie

Comments:

Unused substitutes: Emmanuel Eboue, Arturo Lupoli, Mart Poom and Alexandre Song Billong