RESULTS UEFA Cup 2008 - 2009 Round of 32 First Leg FIORENTINA 0 - 1 AJAX Goal by Kennedy Bakircioglu "A terrible lost at the Artemio Franchi"
By Anna ItaliaCovering the UEFA Cup from an Italian Perspective
53% Ball Possession Fiorentina and 47% Ball Possession Ajax
Fiorentina 0 - 1 Ajax 
60' Kennedy Bakircioglu
Substitutions: 57' Franco Semioli out, Stevan Jovetic in 58' M. Sulejmani out, S. Leonardo in
58' Massimo Gobbi out, Z. Kuzmanovic in 77' Robert Schilder out, Evander Sno in
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Here is official formation for FIORENTINA by Coach Cesare Prandelli:
FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Sebastien Frey, Zauri, Alessandro Gamberini, Dainelli, Pasqual, Montolivo, Felipe Melo, Gobbi, Semioli, Alberto Gilardino, Adrian Mutu.
Here is the official formation for AJAX by Coach Van Basten, an ex AC Milan player:
AJAX: Maarten Stekelenburg, Van der Wiel, Oleguer, Vermaelen, Schilder, Anita, Lindgren, Emanuelson, Sulejmani, Suarez, and Bakircioglu
Just like Sampdoria lost at home, Fiorentina today with a big defeat at the Artemio Franchi Stadium. Guys, this is bad for our Italian Football.
It was supposed to be a party for Fiorentina fans, yet in the 60th minute a cold shower when Ajax midfielder Kennedy Bakircioglu blasts Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey. Let me correct myself, Bakircioglu shatters our dreams to see Fiorentina winning.
Fiorentina dominated the match, but again, what's the point of dominating when losing a match? Such a bad luck started when the goal of forward Adrian Mutu in the third minute sends a powerful right footed shot and Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg saves. Then, in the 6th minute, Mutu offside too.
Another suffering moment when midfielder Riccardo Montolivo had the chance to score in the 17th minute with a left footed shot sending the ball too high over the bar. Fiorentina was battling and you could see Adrian Mutu being a constant clear and present danger for Ajax. Though, no luck, guys.....
In the 78th minute, Zdravko Kuzmanovic had the chance to equalize the score with a right footed shot and missing the target over the bar! The frustration of Kuzmanovic for not scoring while Adrian Mutu observes along all Fiorentina fans for not winning this match. Such a bad luck for Fiorentina. Now the road is complicated because according to the rules of the knockout competition. Fiorentina will have to beat Ajax with 2 goals without conceding to have the greater aggregate of goals to qualify for the next round.
LINEUPSUEFA CUP 2008 - 2009 Round of 32 - First Leg
Fiorentina - Ajax
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy
11;30 a.m. USA Pacific time
Referee: Cesar Muniz Fernandez (ESP)
Assistant referee: José Manuel Fernandez Miranda (ESP) Javier Hugo Novoa Robles (ESP)
Fourth official: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: George Courtney (ENG)
UEFA Referee observer: Antoine De Pandis (FRA)
Goal : 60' Kennedy Bakircioglu
| UEFA CUP 2008 - 2009 Round of 32 - First Leg Fiorentina - Ajax Thursday, February 19, 2009 Artemio Franchi Stadium Florence, Italy 11;30 a.m. USA Pacific time Referee: Cesar Muniz Fernandez (ESP) | |||
| Fiorentina | Ajax Amsterdam | ||
| 0 | Goals | 1 | |
| 15(8) | Shots (on Goal) | 6(3) | |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 | |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 | |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 | |
| 55% | Ball Possession | 45% | |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 | |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | |
| 3 | Saves | 8 | |
FIORENTINA
(4-3-3): Sebastien Frey; Zauri, Alessandro Gamberini, Dainelli, Pasqual; Riccardo Montolivo, Felipe
Melo, Gobbi (57' Kuzmanovic); Semioli (57' Jovetic), Adrian Mutu,
Alberto Gilardino.
Subs: (Storari, Almiron, Kroldrup, Vargas, Donadel).
Coach: Cesare Prandelli
Subs: (Storari, Almiron, Kroldrup, Vargas, Donadel).
Coach: Cesare Prandelli
AJAX
(4-3-3): Stekelemburg; Oleguer, Vermaelen, Schilder (77' Sno),
Van Der Wiel; Anita, Lindgren, Emanuelson; Bakircioglu, Sulejmani (57' Leonardo), Suarez.
Subs: (Veermeer, Silva, Martina, Sarpong, Alderweireld).
Coach: Van Basten.
Subs: (Veermeer, Silva, Martina, Sarpong, Alderweireld).
Coach: Van Basten.
Attendance: Approximately 14,000
UEFA CUP 2008 - 2009 Round of 32 - Second Leg
Ajax - Fiorentina
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Amsterdam ArenA -
Amsterdam, Netherlands
11:30 a.m. USA Pacific time
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Assistant referee: Stefan Wittberg (SWE) Magnus Sjöblom (SWE)
Fourth official: Daniel Stalhammar (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Sándor Berzi (HUN)
UEFA Referee observer: Juan Antonio Fernandez Marin (ESP)
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