Ajax v Manchester City, 24 October 2012
| Score | 3-1 to Ajax |
| Referee | Svein Oddvar Moen |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League Group D |
| Venue | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam |
| Attendance | 45,743 |
View Manchester City v Ajax head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm BST)
3 Ajax
Manager: Frank De Boer
Goals:
| Siem De Jong | 45 |
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| Niklas Moisander | 57 |
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| Christian Eriksen | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Kenneth Vermeer
Defender
Toby Alderweireld
Defender
Ricardo Van Rhijn
Defender/Midfielder
Daley Blind
Defender/Midfielder
Niklas Moisander
Midfielder
Siem De Jong
(captain)
Midfielder
Christian Eriksen
Midfielder
Christian Poulsen
Midfielder
Tobias Sana
Midfielder
Lasse Schöne
Forward
Ryan Babel
Substitutions:
| Eyong Enoh for Tobias Sana | 74 |
| Derk Boerrigter for Lasse Schöne | 89 |
Cards:
| Daley Blind | 29 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jasper Cillessen
Defender
Mitchell Dijks
Defender
Joël Veltman
Midfielder
Eyong Enoh
Midfielder/Forward
Viktor Fischer
Midfielder/Forward
Miralem Sulejmani
Forward
Derk Boerrigter
1 Manchester City
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Goals:
| Samir Nasri | 22 |
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Starting lineup:
Joe Hart
Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Vincent Kompany
Defender
(captain)
Joleon Lescott
Defender
Micah Richards
Defender
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Samir Nasri
Midfielder
Yaya Touré
Midfielder
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Edin Džeko
Forward
Substitutions:
| Aleksandar Kolarov for Joleon Lescott | 63 |
| Carlos Tevez for Gareth Barry | 71 |
| Mario Balotelli for James Milner | 77 |
Cards:
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 75 | Y |
| Yaya Touré | 79 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Costel Pantilimon
Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
Matija Nastasić
Midfielder
George Evans
Forward
Mario Balotelli
Forward
Scott Sinclair
Forward
Carlos Tevez