Division One League Match, Ajax vs. Everton (Mon Apr 01)


                                 Ajax  |  Everton
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-4-1 P
                          James Maund  |  John O Brien
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK C_Ridout
                       G_Magalhaes DF  |  DF A_Telles
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  DF A_Nesta
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF A_Rudiger
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF A_Masina
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  DF S_Bruce
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF Y_Tielemans
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF T_Cairney
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF D_Rice
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  MF J_Bellingham
                            N_Kanu FW  |  FW L_Griffiths
                                       |
                            T_Mott SUB |  SUB C_Soyuncu
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB E_Ndicka
                          W_Gallas SUB |  SUB L_Modric
                       F_Ljungberg SUB |  SUB B_Guimaraes
                      Jose_A_Reyes SUB |  SUB Pele

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 2  :(evn) A_Telles flicks the ball through
          ...  L_Griffiths runs onto it!
          ...  L_Griffiths hits a great drive!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_O_Conner's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 6  :(aja) Thomas_Partey finds N_Kanu with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Masina cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 10 :(evn) D_Rice with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Bruce gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Bruce leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  T_O_Conner falls over
          ...  But T_O_Conner is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 11 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past T_Cairney
          ...  L_Griffiths with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 13 :(aja) N_Kanu looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 14 :(aja) A_Arshavin with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves A_Masina behind
          ...  A_Masina is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  W_Sneijder hoists it forward
          ...  N_Kanu gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Kanu unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  C_Ridout gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder hits it into the box!
          ...  Juan_Foyth with the header
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 17 :(aja) N_Kanu loses S_Bruce
          ...  A_Masina slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(evn) T_Cairney has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Kolasinac
          ...  He knocks it to A_Nesta!
          ...  A_Nesta with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  T_O_Conner falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_O_Conner looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rice swings it in!
          ...  It comes to L_Griffiths
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  T_O_Conner blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 19 :(aja) Thomas_Partey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Telles!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But A_Rudiger comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 21 :(aja) W_Sneijder gets to the by line and finds J_Cruijff with a beautiful cross
          ...  A_Telles slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 23 :(evn) A_Telles runs forward
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Cruijff
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Y_Tielemans
          ...  The ball comes to A_Masina
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But T_O_Conner punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 28 :(aja) N_Kanu beats A_Rudiger
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  A_Telles with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 31 :(aja) C_Fabregas breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on C_Ridout!
          ...  S_Bruce brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 34 :(evn) Y_Tielemans runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Griffiths
          ...  G_Magalhaes forces him off the ball
Min. 40 :(evn) A_Telles unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Griffiths
          ...  C_Fabregas with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(aja) A defence splitting pass from C_Fabregas to N_Kanu
          ...  A_Nesta seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 49 :(aja) W_Sneijder crosses to N_Kanu
          ...  But A_Nesta wins the tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Everton

Min. 46 :(evn) A_Nesta beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Nesta heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Everton go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Everton ...
Min. 47 :(aja) It looks as though Ajax is now playing A
Min. 47 :(evn) Everton's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 49 :(evn) L_Griffiths with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Magalhaes
          ...  G_Magalhaes reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Vermaelen will replace the useless C_Dos_Passos and will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Arshavin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 51 :(evn) A_Rudiger makes himself available
          ...  A_Rudiger smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a good save
Min. 53 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is coming on and C_Fabregas is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 54 :(aja) W_Sneijder with the through ball to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu with a bicycle kick !
          ...  C_Ridout with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 56 :(aja) S_Kolasinac knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  S_Kolasinac with a powerful diving header!
          ...  C_Ridout parries it
Min. 56 :(evn) T_Cairney with the nod to A_Rudiger
          ...  A_Rudiger fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  T_O_Conner grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 58 :(evn) L_Griffiths turns past Juan_Foyth
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Juan_Foyth reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cairney crosses it in!
          ...  A_Nesta tries to place the shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 59 :(evn) A_Telles sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Cairney
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Cairney !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 60 :(evn) A_Rudiger changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Telles
          ...  A_Telles drives it low !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 61 :(evn) T_Cairney looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths tries to beat T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_O_Conner heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 66 :(aja) J_Cruijff passes the ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Driven towards goal by Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  What agility from C_Ridout
Min. 67 :(aja) J_Cruijff brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes must beat C_Ridout!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 70 :(aja) W_Sneijder hits a hard pass to Thomas_Partey
          ...  L_Griffiths brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 75 :(aja) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Thomas_Partey takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  A_Nesta bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 82 :(evn) C_Soyuncu is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Nesta is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 82 :(evn) E_Ndicka takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Rudiger
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(evn) L_Modric replaces Y_Tielemans to play as a MF
Min. 82 :(evn) There's going to be a change
          ...  B_Guimaraes will come on for J_Bellingham and play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) Pele is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Griffiths is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 83 :(evn) T_Cairney finds C_Soyuncu on the edge of the box
          ...  C_Soyuncu rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 84 :(evn) D_Rice takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Guimaraes
          ...  S_Kolasinac forces him off the ball
Min. 84 :(aja) W_Sneijder cuts the ball back to N_Kanu
          ...  B_Guimaraes lunges in with two feet!!
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(aja) J_Cruijff knocks it forward
          ...  A_Telles slips
          ...  Thomas_Partey gets to it!
          ...  B_Guimaraes with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(aja) F_Ljungberg lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes latches on to it
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the header !
          ...  C_Ridout gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 91 :(evn) D_Rice barges S_Kolasinac off the ball
          ...  D_Rice hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But T_O_Conner palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 147,729
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Fabregas (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : A_Nesta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Nesta (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Bruce (31), A_Nesta (75), B_Guimaraes (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |     Everton
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       5
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 1 Everton
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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  36   3   3   2  13 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  33   1   1  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  30   8   7  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30   6   1  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  30   5   5  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Cruijff      MF   1   8  32  11  11 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  31  19  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  31   7  31 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  31   4  23 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  33  45 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  30  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Mott         GK  29   5   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  31   7   5  13 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  30   4   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  31   2  29 |  38   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  30  43 |  40   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Ridout       GK  39   4   4   4  47 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
A_Telles       DF   2  33  18  12  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
A_Nesta        DF   2  31   2   4  40 |  86   0   2   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  38  -2  28
A_Rudiger      DF   2  28   7   3  28 |  86   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
A_Masina       DF   2  28   2   2  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
S_Bruce        DF   2  27   2   4  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  23
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   1  31   1  29 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
T_Cairney      MF   2   8  30   8  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Rice         MF   1   4  30   3  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Bellingham   MF   2   4  27   3  20 |  86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2  11   5  31  31 |  86   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
C_Soyuncu      DF   2  37   1   2  34 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Ndicka       DF   1  30   6   3  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Modric       MF   2   3  30   2  23 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   2   3  28   5  26 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Pele           FW   1   5   2  28  29 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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