Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 4, Aberdeen vs. Ajax (Wed Sep 04)


                             Aberdeen  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          Dan Haldane  |  James Maund
                                       |
                         V_Mannone GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                         L_DeDoorn DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                       K_Raikonnen DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                          J_Timber DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                        J_Cuadrado MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                        Dani_Alves MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                      Gio_Staricco MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                         T_Roberts FW  |  FW A_Gray
                                       |
                      P_Schmeichel SUB |  SUB E_Mendy
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                          K_Sansom SUB |  SUB P_Senderos
                         J_Pennant SUB |  SUB L_Copland
                           P_Jesus SUB |  SUB N_Kanu

Referee: M_Kapraly (Hungary)


Min. 2  :(aja) A_Arshavin runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Arshavin hits a crisp volley!
          ...  V_Mannone makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 7  :(aja) W_Gallas retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Gray latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Gray hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  V_Mannone moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  V_Mannone catches it with style!
Min. 10 :(abn) T_Roberts pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Roberts drives it towards goal !
          ...  But T_O_Conner with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cuadrado lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to R_Bentley
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 13 :(abn) R_Bentley runs forward
          ...  R_Bentley attempts a chip!
          ...  T_O_Conner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 17 :(aja) A_Gray jumps over L_DeDoorn's challenge
          ...  A_Gray goes for goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 20 :(abn) Gio_Staricco picks out T_Roberts with the cross
          ...  T_Roberts hits a great shot !
          ...  T_O_Conner with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 21 :(abn) Dani_Alves brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  W_Gallas gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 24 :(abn) J_Cuadrado runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley lobs T_O_Conner!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Ajax fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 28 :(abn) Gio_Staricco has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past W_Gallas
          ...  He knocks it to R_Bentley!
          ...  R_Bentley attempts to drive it home!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Dan Haldane
          ...  It s his 10th for the campaign!!
          ...  Aberdeen go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 29 :(abn) It seems Aberdeen are making a tactical change to D
Min. 31 :(abn) J_Cuadrado has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Arshavin
          ...  He puts in T_Roberts!
          ...  T_Roberts hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  T_O_Conner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 38 :(aja) P_Vieira gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  A_Arshavin is unmarked
          ...  G_McQueen forces him off the ball
Min. 40 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Gray
          ...  L_DeDoorn takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(abn) R_Bentley knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Vermaelen
          ...  But Edu_Gaspar puts it in row Z!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 1-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(abn) T_Roberts picks up the pass
          ...  A_Arshavin reads the play well
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Vermaelen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) L_Copland is ready to come on to replace Thomas_Partey
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 51 :(abn) Gio_Staricco hoofs it up field to find T_Roberts
          ...  P_Vieira with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 53 :(aja) N_Kanu takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Arshavin
          ...  He'll play as a AM
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 58 :(abn) R_Bentley with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves G_Magalhaes behind
          ...  R_Bentley with the drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_O_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_O_Conner beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Gray reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 58 :(aja) A_Gray is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  T_Roberts gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 59 :(abn) T_Roberts beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Kapraly
          ...  W_Gallas with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 60 :(abn) T_Roberts gets to the by line and finds R_Bentley with a beautiful cross
          ...  S_Kolasinac seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 66 :(abn) J_Cuadrado plays in G_McQueen with a beautiful ball
          ...  G_McQueen attempts to nutmeg T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_O_Conner takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 71 :(abn) M_Overmars moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Bentley
          ...  W_Gallas plays the back pass
          ...  T_O_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gio_Staricco chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Perin is being brought on
          ...  L_DeDoorn is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) K_Sansom is being brought on
          ...  K_Raikonnen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) J_Pennant takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Overmars as MF
Min. 75 :(abn) P_Jesus will replace the useless R_Bentley and will play FW
Min. 77 :(abn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Jesus is through!
          ...  S_Kolasinac rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  M_Kapraly reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as P_Senderos comes on for W_Gallas to play DF
Min. 81 :(abn) Gio_Staricco beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Gio_Staricco with his head down lets it go !
          ...  T_O_Conner saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 83 :(aja) N_Kanu beats K_Sansom
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  N_Kanu looks to see where V_Mannone is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Aberdeen fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 87 :(abn) J_Cuadrado with a reverse pass to P_Jesus
          ...  But S_Kolasinac wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) L_Copland hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  N_Kanu collects the loose ball!
          ...  But J_Timber wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 91 :(abn) P_Jesus takes advantage of a mistake by Edu_Gaspar
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But S_Kolasinac wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cuadrado chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to G_McQueen
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 132,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Gio_Staricco (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Bentley (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : W_Gallas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Vieira (51), S_Kolasinac (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       4
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           3        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       4
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Mannone      GK  28   2   5   1  27 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  34   1   9  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20  25
L_DeDoorn      DF   2  32   1   3  43 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Raikonnen    DF   2  30   1   3  43 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Timber       DF   2  29   5   4  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   5  32   2  47 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   2  32   2  30 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  30  11  12 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Gio_Staricco   MF   1   3  30   3  21 |  93   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  32  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
T_Roberts      FW   2   2   3  31  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  15
P_Schmeichel   GK  26   1   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  28   8   9  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
K_Sansom       DF   2  28   5   3  19 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pennant      MF   1   5  27   3  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jesus        FW   1   4   2  28  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_O_Conner     GK  37   3   3   2  13 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  34   1   1  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  32   8   5  13 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  31   5   5  28 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
W_Gallas       DF   1  31   4   2  35 |  79   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  32   3  17 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  31  19  35 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  31   2  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  30  10  41 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  33  45 |  54   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  31   6   1  21 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  26   3   1  42 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Copland      MF   2   5  30  10  13 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Kanu         AM   1   1   2  31  28 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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