Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Feyenoord (Sun Dec 06)


                                 Ajax  |  Feyenoord
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-3 C
                          James Maund  |  Hamza Siddiqui
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK Rafael
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF B_Benson
                             Fazio DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF Ramos
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF M_Babbel
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF C_Makiadi
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF J_Molby
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF L_Matthaus
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  FW M_Esposito
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW J_A_Vardy
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW D_Whitehall
                                       |
                          D_Seaman SUB |  SUB D_Marino
                      C_Dos_Passos SUB |  SUB A_Davies
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB R_Zdravkov
                        C_Fabregas SUB |  SUB J_Colmey
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB Jesus_Cordoba

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(aja) D_Bergkamp takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  L_Matthaus with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Clark didn't like it though
          ...  K_Clark tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 3  :(aja) T_Vermaelen with a one-touch layoff to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 5  :(aja) Fazio is too quick for the defence
          ...  J_A_Vardy cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 5  :(fyd) M_Esposito flicks it over S_Kolasinac's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Esposito !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta manages to turn it behind
Min. 8  :(aja) D_Bergkamp has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Seb_Ferrira!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Bergkamp !
          ...  Rafael with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 8  :(fyd) D_Whitehall takes advantage of a mistake by T_Vermaelen
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Whitehall with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 9  :(aja) P_Vieira looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey with the shot !
          ...  Rafael gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 12 :(aja) M_Keown runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Ramos
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Keown with a powerful header !
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  But Rafael is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 15 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a smart pass to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey tries the shot !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 16 :(fyd) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Babbel is through!
          ...  M_Babbel hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi floats the ball in!
          ...  J_A_Vardy gets something on it!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 20 :(fyd) J_A_Vardy sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Molby
          ...  J_Molby tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 22 :(aja) F_Ljungberg slides the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes attempts a lob!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 23 :(aja) F_Ljungberg picks up the pass
          ...  F_Ljungberg with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 30 :(fyd) C_Makiadi is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_A_Vardy
          ...  A glorious effort by J_A_Vardy !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Zubizarreta's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Matthaus curls it into the box!
          ...  Ramos gets his head on it
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by A_Zubizarreta to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Molby plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta makes the catch!
Min. 32 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the towering header to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  The cross hits Jose_A_Reyes on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Rafael with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 33 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the through ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But Seb_Ferrira will cut out the threat
Min. 35 :(aja) Thomas_Partey has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Esposito
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Bergkamp!
          ...  D_Bergkamp hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Rafael makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 36 :(aja) D_Bergkamp beats Ramos
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Bergkamp heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But Rafael is equal to it
Min. 39 :(aja) J_Cruijff sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  T_Vermaelen runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Vermaelen blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rafael looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  That puts Ajax ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Feyenoord ...
Min. 40 :(aja) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Ajax will now play C
Min. 42 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Rafael can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Rafael makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) F_Ljungberg holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  B_Benson reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 47 :(fyd) L_Matthaus looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 48 :(fyd) D_Whitehall takes advantage of a mistake by Fazio
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  P_Vieira with the block

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

Min. 49 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  M_Esposito with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos is coming on for S_Kolasinac and will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott will replace the useless Jose_A_Reyes and will play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) C_Fabregas comes on for Thomas_Partey and takes up a MF role
Min. 55 :(fyd) L_Matthaus is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to B_Benson
          ...  Cleared by M_Keown
Min. 57 :(fyd) C_Makiadi off the woodwork.
          ...  D_Whitehall picks up the deflection
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 60 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Molby is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 61 :(aja) F_Ljungberg beats Jesus_Cordoba
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  Cleared by B_Benson
Min. 63 :(fyd) C_Makiadi with the heel pass to J_A_Vardy
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos clears the danger
Min. 65 :(fyd) B_Benson moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Esposito
          ...  But T_Vermaelen comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 68 :(fyd) Seb_Ferrira hoofs it up field to find L_Matthaus
          ...  M_Keown takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 69 :(aja) P_Vieira takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  But Seb_Ferrira spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 74 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos spots T_Wallcott who is in acres of space
          ...  T_Wallcott with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Rafael makes a difficult save
Min. 75 :(fyd) M_Babbel looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Whitehall
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos clears the ball to safety
Min. 76 :(aja) F_Ljungberg lays the ball back to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the header !
          ...  But Rafael palms it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 76 :(fyd) L_Matthaus curls the ball out wide to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy goes for the top corner !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 79 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Esposito
          ...  F_Ljungberg cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 80 :(fyd) R_Zdravkov replaces an unhappy L_Matthaus and will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(fyd) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Colmey will come on for C_Makiadi and play MF
Min. 81 :(fyd) M_Babbel takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Babbel has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 84 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a clever shimmy
          ...  M_Esposito with an ugly foul
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 85 :(aja) A defence splitting pass from F_Ljungberg to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the drive!
          ...  But Rafael dives to his left
          ...  I think Rafael just got a hand on that one
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 86 :(fyd) J_Colmey drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to J_A_Vardy
          ...  But M_Keown clears the ball to safety
Min. 87 :(fyd) M_Babbel nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Babbel lobs A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  It floats over A_Zubizarreta
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fyd) Ramos cuts the ball back to D_Whitehall
          ...  C_Fabregas is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 90 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Whitehall
          ...  T_Wallcott intercepts the pass
Min. 91 :(aja) C_Fabregas sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But R_Zdravkov wins the ball with a sliding challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 132,257
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Vermaelen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Vermaelen (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : J_A_Vardy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Esposito (84)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Feyenoord
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 0 Feyenoord
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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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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   5
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   7  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  95   0   1   7   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  31   9  20 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  56   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  55   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  41   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  40   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5

Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  33   2   2   2  20 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
B_Benson       DF   1  31   8   7  12 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  30   9   9  20 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Ramos          DF   1  30   8   8  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Babbel       DF   1  27  10   7  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  30   4  10 |  84   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
J_Molby        MF   2   9  29  10  31 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  28  10  20 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  29  41 |  88   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  28  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Whitehall    FW   2   5   5  26  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Davies       DF   1  26   9   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zdravkov     MF   3  25   5   9  20 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Colmey       MF   3  11  26   7  31 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  26  10  11 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
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