Date
2007-08-29
Match
| Slavia | - | Ajax |
 | - |  |
Result
2 - 1
Referee decisions
Yellow
1 - 2
Red
0 - 0
Penalty
0 - 0
Referee assessment
this match
overall
Our marks
7.8
8.1
Your marks
6
8.1
8
Control: Did well in his inobtrusive way7
Calls: Got most things right8
Neutrality: OK8
Style: I like it. Professional.7.8
General assessment
Claus Bo Larsen matches
'10-12-08 AC Milan - Ajax (0 - 2)'10-11-17 England - France (1 - 2)'10-10-20 Twente - Werder Bremen (1 - 1)'10-09-28 Auxerre - Real Madrid (0 - 1)'10-09-07 Croatia - Greece (0 - 0)'10-08-18 Partizan - Anderlecht (2 - 2)'10-05-29 Hungary - Germany (0 - 3)'10-04-22 Hamburger SV - Fulham (0 - 0)'10-03-11 Lille OSC - Liverpool (1 - 0)'10-02-25 Valencia - Club Brugge (3 - 0)'09-11-14 Russia - Slovenia (2 - 1)'09-11-04 Unirea Urziceni - Glasgow Rangers (1 - 1)'09-10-21 CSKA Moskva - Manchester United (0 - 1)'09-10-10 Czech Republic - Poland (2 - 0)'09-09-15 Marseille - AC Milan (1 - 2)'09-09-09 Scotland - Netherlands (0 - 1)'09-08-25 Debrecen - Levski Sofia (2 - 0)'09-06-06 Bulgaria - Ireland (1 - 1)'09-04-29 Manchester United - Arsenal (1 - 0)'09-04-08 Liverpool - Chelsea F.C. (1 - 3)'09-04-01 England - Ukraine (2 - 1)'09-02-24 Arsenal - AS Roma (1 - 0)'08-11-25 Zenit - Juventus (0 - 0)'08-10-22 Atlético de Madrid - Liverpool (1 - 1)'08-09-17 Steaua - Bayern Munich (0 - 1)'08-09-06 Austria - France (3 - 1)'08-08-29 Manchester United - Zenit (1 - 2)'08-04-02 Fenerbahce SK - Chelsea F.C. (2 - 1)'08-02-20 Arsenal - AC Milan (0 - 0)'07-12-12 ESS - Boca Juniors (0 - 1)'07-11-27 Manchester United - Sporting (2 - 1)'07-11-17 Poland - Belgium (2 - 0)'07-10-24 Besiktas - Liverpool (2 - 1)'07-10-03 Werder Bremen - Olympiakos (1 - 3)• '07-08-29 Slavia - Ajax (2 - 1)'07-08-22 Armenia - Portugal (1 - 1)'07-06-02 Greece - Hungary (2 - 0)'07-04-12 Benfica - Espanyol (0 - 0)'07-03-14 Osasuna - Glasgow Rangers (1 - 0)'06-11-21 Arsenal - Hamburger SV (3 - 1)'06-10-31 Spartak Moskva - Internazionale (0 - 1)'06-09-26 AEK - Anderlecht (1 - 1)'06-09-06 Bulgaria - Slovenia (3 - 0)'06-08-22 Crvena Zvezda - AC Milan (1 - 2)'06-03-15 Hamburger SV - Rapid Bucuresti (3 - 1)'06-02-23 AS Roma - Club Brugge (2 - 1)'05-11-22 Barcelona - Werder Bremen (3 - 1)'05-11-12 Uruguay - Australia (1 - 0)'05-10-12 Hungary - Croatia (0 - 0)'05-09-28 Schalke 04 - AC Milan (2 - 2)'05-09-14 Sparta Prague - Ajax (1 - 1)'05-09-07 Poland - Wales (1 - 0)'05-08-09 Wisla Krakow - Panathinaikos (3 - 1)'05-06-22 Colombia u20 - Argentina u20 (1 - 2)'05-06-18 Brazil u20 - Korea Republic u20 (2 - 0)'05-06-15 Japan u20 - Benin u20 (1 - 1)'05-06-12 Syria u20 - Canada u20 (1 - 1)'05-05-05 AZ - Sporting (3 - 2)'05-03-26 Czech Republic - Finland (4 - 3)'05-03-17 Parma - Sevilla FC (1 - 0)'04-12-07 Shakhtar - Barcelona (2 - 0)'04-11-23 Monaco - Liverpool (1 - 0)'04-10-20 Anderlecht - Werder Bremen (1 - 2)'04-10-13 Cyprus - France (0 - 2)'04-09-08 Scotland - Slovenia (0 - 0)'04-08-18 Paraguay OT - Italy OT (1 - 0)'04-08-14 Korea Republic OT - Mexico OT (1 - 0)'04-06-06 Fiji - New Zealand (0 - 2)'04-06-06 Fiji - New Zealand (0 - 2)'04-05-29 Australia - New Zealand (1 - 0)'04-03-03 Dnipro - Marseille (0 - 0)'03-11-26 Chelsea F.C. - Sparta Prague (0 - 0)'03-09-30 Deportivo La Coruna - PSV (2 - 0)'03-09-10 Latvia - Hungary (3 - 1)'03-08-27 Dinamo Zagreb - Dynamo Kyiv (0 - 2)'03-08-20 England - Croatia (3 - 1)'03-06-11 Northern Ireland - Spain (0 - 0)'03-03-12 Manchester United - Basel (1 - 1)'03-02-26 Newcastle United - Leverkusen (3 - 1)'02-12-12 Celta de Vigo - Celtic (2 - 1)'02-11-13 Dynamo Kyiv - Juventus (1 - 2)'02-09-17 Basel - Spartak Moskva (2 - 0)'02-08-28 AEK - APOEL (1 - 0)'01-11-22 Servette - Hertha BSC (0 - 0)'01-10-18 AC Milan - CSKA Sofia (2 - 0)'01-10-10 Lille OSC - Deportivo La Coruna (1 - 1)'01-03-28 Switzerland - Luxembourg (5 - 0)'00-09-27 Olympiakos - Heerenveen (2 - 0)'00-08-23 1860 Munchen - Leeds United (0 - 1)1999-10-21 Steaua - West Ham United (2 - 0)1999-09-30 Ankaragücü - Atlético de Madrid (1 - 0)1999-08-18 Sweden - Austria (0 - 0)1999-06-05 Portugal - Slovakia (1 - 0)1999-04-18 Japan u20 - Mexico u20 (2 - 0)1999-04-10 Ghana u20 - Kazakhstan u20 (3 - 0)1999-04-07 Ghana u20 - Argentina u20 (1 - 0)1999-04-04 Argentina u20 - Kazakhstan u20 (1 - 0)1998-11-24 Bologna AGC - Real Betis (4 - 1)1998-10-22 Leverkusen - Glasgow Rangers (1 - 2)1998-09-29 CSKA Moskva - Servette (1 - 0)1998-07-30 Maribor - Kareda Siauliai (1 - 0)1998-05-27 Finland - Germany (0 - 0)1997-09-18 Kocealispor - National Bucuresti (2 - 0)1997-07-23 Brann - Neftohimik (2 - 1)1996-08-20 Aberdeen - Zalgiris (1 - 3)
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Slavia - Ajax, 2 - 1. Evzena Rosickeho, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007-08-29
This early in the season teams are not the well-oiled machines they probably will be later on. Larsen did his very best to supply some grease, but to no avail. The cogs kept on jamming.
Motivated
We didn't see many fluent attacks or combinations. Slavia looked just a tad more at ease - at least they could find their men once in a while - and a lot more motivated for some reason, maybe because this was their fifth attempt at reaching the Champions League, a mission they had failed in up to now.
Vlcek
Slavia captain Vlcek managed to fumble two balls into the back of the net and Ajax' Suárez just the one, resulting in a well-deserved win for the Czechs. Ajax never looked anywhere near their own standard and created very little chances. It has to be said though that the Slavia goalkeeper made some excellent saves. If it weren't for him, we might have seen a different result.
Larsen
Larsen was largely invisible in this match. He controlled the match well and didn't make mistakes. Trying to speed up the game he allowed for play to continue wherever possible. It didn't help much, but he is to be commended for his efforts.