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Season 31 Archive: June Ridout Memorial Cup Match 1

Ajax 2 - 1 Marseille

June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage, Ajax vs. Marseille (Wed Nov 04)


                                 Ajax  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-3 A
                          James Maund  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK P_Assure
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                             Fazio DF  |  DF A_Rami
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF P_Viera
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF R_Mendes
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF Bovan
                        Edu_Gaspar MF  |  FW Sheringham
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW G_Mixon
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                          D_Seaman SUB |  SUB B_Freedle
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB Bauer
                       F_Ljungberg SUB |  SUB R_Varane
                          P_Vieira SUB |  SUB N_Kante
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB H_Fernandez

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(aja) S_Kolasinac runs at B_Hangeland
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  B_Hangeland moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 1  :(msl) G_Mixon beats his marker
          ...  G_Mixon hits a great drive!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him!
Min. 2  :(aja) Thomas_Partey plays it forward to T_Vermaelen
          ...  B_Hangeland plays it back
          ...  P_Assure slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Fabregas
          ...  T_Wallcott gets something on it!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 3  :(aja) Thomas_Partey with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Rami
          ...  He knocks it to Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Overmars
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  P_Assure manages to turn it behind
Min. 5  :(msl) Mark_Robinson has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Bovan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Bovan has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta tips it over
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6  :(aja) T_Wallcott with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Hangeland !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 7  :(aja) M_Keown with a 40-yard pass to T_Vermaelen
          ...  T_Vermaelen looks to see where P_Assure is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  That puts Ajax ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 9  :(aja) M_Overmars gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Mark_Robinson!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Bovan with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  M_Overmars swings it in
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes takes control of it!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a little chip!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thomas_Partey hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Marseille ...
Min. 10 :(aja) The Ajax manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 11 :(msl) Sheringham with the first time pass to G_Mixon
          ...  But T_Vermaelen will cut out the threat
Min. 13 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to C_Fabregas
          ...  R_Mendes reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 13 :(msl) Sheringham pushes it past the defender
          ...  But M_Keown slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 14 :(msl) J_Paintsil floats the ball in to find Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with a powerful downward header!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mendes chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta easily catches it!
Min. 17 :(aja) Thomas_Partey whips the ball across to M_Overmars
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 18 :(msl) Sheringham barges S_Kolasinac off the ball
          ...  Thomas_Partey with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Daniel Perry looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 21 :(aja) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Thomas_Partey seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Rami with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 22 :(msl) Mark_Robinson crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Bergwijn in the box
          ...  But S_Kolasinac sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 28 :(aja) Thomas_Partey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Mark_Robinson
          ...  He puts in Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the shot !
          ...  P_Assure with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 29 :(msl) Bovan feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Bergwijn runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Bergwijn !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 30 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar lays the ball back to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey with the shot !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 33 :(aja) T_Vermaelen dribbles it into the box
          ...  T_Vermaelen with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  P_Assure with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 36 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Kolasinac
          ...  P_Viera with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 37 :(msl) S_Bergwijn with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Fabregas
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 38 :(aja) T_Wallcott runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  T_Wallcott hits a great shot !
          ...  P_Assure with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 39 :(msl) Bovan takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Mixon
          ...  Fazio with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 42 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a first time pass
          ...  M_Overmars runs onto it!
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Overmars !
          ...  P_Assure with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) M_Overmars holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes drives the shot in!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And P_Assure reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thomas_Partey lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Fabregas gets a shot in
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 43 :(msl) G_Mixon barges the defender off the ball
          ...  G_Mixon carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 46 :(aja) S_Kolasinac with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows R_Mendes a clean set of heals
          ...  But Mark_Robinson slides in

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 2-0 Marseille

Min. 46 :(msl) Bovan hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Bergwijn latches onto it!
          ...  S_Bergwijn cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 48 :(aja) T_Wallcott times his run well
          ...  T_Wallcott blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Assure's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  P_Assure looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas lofts the ball in!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar gets to it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Rami wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 50 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn will come on for S_Kolasinac and play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) D_Bergkamp will replace the useless T_Wallcott and will play FW
Min. 51 :(msl) Sheringham sidesteps Fazio
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Fazio moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 52 :(aja) P_Vieira comes on for C_Fabregas and takes up a MF role
Min. 53 :(msl) J_Paintsil brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Sheringham makes himself available
          ...  T_Vermaelen with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 54 :(aja) Fazio drives it forward to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  P_Assure watches it sail wide!
Min. 55 :(msl) Sheringham beats Fazio
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Sheringham with a thundering drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta looks dejected!
          ...  Ajax 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 57 :(aja) M_Overmars with the diagonal pass Fazio
          ...  Mark_Robinson with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 61 :(aja) P_Vieira curls the ball out wide to M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown could have let it bounce!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 61 :(msl) G_Mixon loses his marker!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 68 :(aja) P_Vieira beats J_Paintsil
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Vieira tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  P_Assure was beaten there!
Min. 68 :(msl) Mark_Robinson with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Fazio takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 75 :(msl) Bauer takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Mark_Robinson
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 76 :(msl) N_Kante will replace Bovan and play MF
Min. 76 :(aja) P_Vieira finds himself in a good position
          ...  P_Vieira shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 77 :(msl) H_Fernandez is coming on and S_Bergwijn is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 77 :(msl) G_Mixon retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of it
          ...  Sheringham curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 81 :(aja) M_Overmars breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Assure!
          ...  R_Mendes brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 83 :(aja) M_Keown with the diagonal pass D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with a little chip!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into P_Assure's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 83 :(msl) N_Kante looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Mixon
          ...  Thomas_Partey reads the play well
Min. 85 :(aja) M_Keown takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fazio
          ...  Fazio bears down on goal!
          ...  The shot slips through P_Assure's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 85 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  H_Fernandez is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(aja) M_Keown knocks it past J_Paintsil and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Hangeland hits it out for a throw
Min. 87 :(msl) R_Mendes hoofs it up field to find G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon with the drive!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(aja) Thomas_Partey jumps over Bauer's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Mixon with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Ajax players
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 92 :(msl) H_Fernandez looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Paintsil
          ...  J_Paintsil shoots towards goal !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 146,305
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Thomas_Partey (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Vermaelen (7), Jose_A_Reyes (9)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thomas_Partey (18), T_Vermaelen (53), Edu_Gaspar (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham
Scorers              : Sheringham (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Bovan (9), S_Bergwijn (17), A_Rami (21), Mark_Robinson (57), R_Mendes (81), H_Fernandez (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       11
Off target           :          13        |       8
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       6
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       13
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 1 Marseille
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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 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Keown        DF   3  30  12   7  21 |  96   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   7  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  -2  28
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  96   0   1   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  38  83  18
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   8  25   9  41 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  55   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  31   9  20 |  40   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Assure       GK  26   1   1   3  40 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  33  12   9  32 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  32   5   7  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
J_Paintsil     DF   1  31  14   9  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  29   9   5  23 |  79   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
P_Viera        MF   3  10  32   8  41 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mendes       MF   1  22  30   1  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Bovan          MF   3   9  26  12  43 |  80   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  33  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  12  30  42 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   8  28  10 |  81   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  29   9   4  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kante        MF   3   8  33   8  13 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
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