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[240] Of losing to Celta in Spain

Ajax lost to Celta in Spain with Galasek given a red card. With Ajax’s loss and Milan’s win, CL Group H is once again opened up with Milan on top (7 points), Ajax on second (6 points), Celta (5 points) and Club Brugge (4 points).
Despite the loss, it was a good game with neither side dominated the game; each side showed a good footballing.

And Chelsea seems to perform greatly. They won against Lazio with four goals against none.

p/s – scientists have discovered that computer games are addictive. We gamers have known that since Pong. Scientists sure think slow.

pp/s – Quote of the day:

“At the risk of understatement, The Matrix Revolutions sucks” – Rolling Stone. Considering The Matrix: Reloaded sucks, maybe RS’ statement holds water. Therefore, I will not risk ten bucks for a sucky movie. Oh well.

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[237] Of tense sporting Saturday

Today is a very intense sporting Saturday. First of all, although Michigan won against Michigan State, Michigan somehow gave up two unbelievable touchdowns and the final 66 seconds was crazily heart thumping. The next opponent, Northwestern should be easy on those with heart problems.Ajax on the other hand was down 1 – 2 at halftime and it took a penalty by Tomas Galasek to help Ajax not share the crown with AZ Alkmaar anymore. Gasalek penalty made the Arena turned wild beyond description. At the same time, PSV won with a blast against NAC Breda and thus, capitalizing on AZ unfortunate loss to Ajax.
Later this week, Ajax will once again be up against Celta Vigo. That will be a very tough match up. Also, I will be praying for some Belgian magic in the Club Brugge – AC Milan game.

p/s – It feels weird. Whenever the press talks about Malaysia’s Prime Minister, I always thought it was Dr. Mahathir but in reality, it’s Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. I guess, I need some time to get use to it.

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[234] Of four-match suspension for van der Vaart

The KNVB has handed Rafael van der Vaart a four-match suspension and I expect van Bommel to receive the same punishment too. With the suspension, if accepted by Ajax, van der Vaart will miss a top of the table match against AZ Alkmaar, an easy game with ADO Den Haag, a home game against Heerenveen and a match against traditional rival Feyenoord Rotterdam.

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History & heritage Sports

[232] Of Ajax – PSV

Two days after the retirement of Concorde, life’s still the same. Nevertheless, it is an end to an era – the end of the supersonic era for the transatlantic journey.And Ajax drew with PSV at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven. For almost a full game, Ajax played with 10 men without van der Vaart and still survived the onslaught.

p/s – Just saw the PSV-Ajax match 20-minutes highlight and I’ve found somebody to hate – van Bommel. That bitch… Anyway, courtesy of ajaxfanclub.de, I am hosting a match highlight of Ajax-Celta CL match, in Dutch. Also, I have the 20-minutes, 44 MB hightlights of the PSV-Ajax match. Mail me at mnoorsha[at]umich[dot]edu for the file if you are interested.

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[229] Of Ajax 1 – 0 Celta

Ajax 1 – 0 Celta. And the good news is, Ajax is currently the leader of Group H, thanks to the Dutch’s Belgian cousin, Club Brugge. I could imagine how the Azzuri played – “defense, defense, def…, offense, offense”.
It feels good to be on top.