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Season 23 Archive: Division 1, Week 5
Ajax 1 - 0 Newcastle
Division One League Match, Ajax vs. Newcastle (Sun Nov 06)
Ajax | Newcastle
4-4-2 A | 4-4-1-1 C
James Maund | Tony Glendinning
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E_Van_d_Sar GK | GK P_Shilton
C_dos_Passos DF | DF G_Hanley
V_Kompany DF | DF D_A_Cole
J_Stam DF | DF Papakoli_Diop
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF | DF E_Richards
Ridoutski MF | MF F_Moussa
Oscar_Serrano MF | MF A_Karnak
J_Crujff MF | MF J_Cole
T_Huddlestone MF | MF W_Zaha
T_Wallcott FW | AM Raul
A_Arshavin FW | FW H_Son
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M_De_Sanctis SUB | SUB P_Bonner
D_Agger SUB | SUB C_Lundekvam
C_Luciano SUB | SUB P_Alert
Granit_Xhaka SUB | SUB Y_Cabaye
Ian_Wright SUB | SUB B_Wolford
Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)
Min. 2 :(aja) J_Crujff bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Arshavin
... A_Arshavin unleashes a pile driver !
... But P_Shilton punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that P_Shilton got a touch
Min. 2 :(nwt) D_A_Cole leaves his marker standing
... D_A_Cole tries to lob the keeper !
... E_Van_d_Sar can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... E_Van_d_Sar makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 3 :(nwt) G_Hanley is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to Raul
... Raul tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar from outside the area!
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... W_Zaha chips the ball in towards the far post!
... E_Van_d_Sar fists it away!
Min. 4 :(nwt) A defence splitting pass from Raul to Papakoli_Diop
... V_Kompany slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 6 :(nwt) E_Richards passes the ball to H_Son
... H_Son drives it low !
... It floats over E_Van_d_Sar
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 8 :(aja) Ridoutski leaves his marker standing
... F_Moussa with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 10 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes possession
... Knocks it past Papakoli_Diop
... He's through on goal
... Papakoli_Diop recovers to win the ball back
Min. 20 :(nwt) E_Richards spits at T_Wallcott
... W_Collum tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 22 :(aja) Ridoutski sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... A_Arshavin runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... A_Arshavin goes for goal !
... P_Shilton makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... T_Huddlestone lofts the ball in!
... G_Hanley belts it clear
Min. 23 :(nwt) A_Karnak with a pinpoint pass to G_Hanley
... G_Hanley keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 26 :(nwt) F_Moussa with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from C_dos_Passos
... But J_Stam puts the ball out of play
Min. 27 :(nwt) H_Son backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... G_Hanley gets on the end of it
... G_Hanley with the drive!
... E_Van_d_Sar catches the ball
Min. 28 :(nwt) J_Cole with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... J_Cole tries the lob from 30 yards !
... E_Van_d_Sar falls over
... But E_Van_d_Sar is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 30 :(aja) J_Crujff runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_Cole with a well timed tackle
... W_Collum didn't like it though
... He had to endure a strong lecture from W_Collum
Min. 32 :(nwt) J_Cole holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to H_Son
... H_Son with a low drive through the rain!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 33 :(aja) T_Wallcott hits a hard pass to A_Arshavin
... A glorious effort by A_Arshavin !
... P_Shilton has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... P_Shilton reacts well to save!!!
Min. 36 :(aja) V_Kompany puts in T_Wallcott
... T_Wallcott blasts it at the goal !
... P_Shilton gathers it easily
Min. 38 :(aja) A_Arshavin sidesteps his marker
... That was too easy
... A_Arshavin aiming for the bottom corner !
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 40 :(nwt) W_Zaha runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to Raul
... Raul tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar from outside the area!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by A_Karnak!
... E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 41 :(aja) C_dos_Passos turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to A_Arshavin
... But D_A_Cole slides in two footed.
... W_Collum has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 41 :(nwt) F_Moussa flicks the ball through
... H_Son runs onto it!
... H_Son hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... E_Van_d_Sar never had a chance!
Min. 42 :(aja) Ridoutski controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... T_Huddlestone gets onto the end of the pass!
... J_Cole takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nwt) Raul with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past V_Kompany
... Raul aims for the top right corner !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 45 :(nwt) A_Karnak looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_A_Cole
... D_A_Cole with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Newcastle
Min. 49 :(aja) D_Agger is going to be brought on
... M_Van_D_Hoorn is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 49 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... A_Arshavin gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A_Arshavin with a powerful downward header!
... But P_Shilton pulls out a save of the game
Min. 50 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka is being prepared to come on
... T_Huddlestone is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 50 :(nwt) J_Cole plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... H_Son decides to go for goal instead!
... H_Son shoots towards goal !
... E_Van_d_Sar makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 51 :(aja) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Ian_Wright will come on for T_Wallcott and play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) C_dos_Passos barges D_A_Cole off the ball
... C_dos_Passos launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 52 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a smart turn
... Oscar_Serrano rifles it to the far post !
... But P_Shilton with the difficult save
Min. 53 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka plays a long ball to Oscar_Serrano
... Oscar_Serrano with a terrific drive !
... P_Shilton makes a difficult save
Min. 53 :(nwt) F_Moussa fires over a low cross to W_Zaha
... J_Stam is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... E_Van_d_Sar misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... F_Moussa floats the ball in!
... E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 56 :(aja) Ridoutski with the first time pass to Granit_Xhaka
... Granit_Xhaka with the header !
... P_Shilton tips it over
... CORNER!
... Oscar_Serrano hits it into the box!
... Granit_Xhaka swings a leg at it!
... P_Shilton makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 56 :(nwt) A_Karnak runs forward
... J_Crujff fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He is warned by W_Collum
... It's just a warning
Min. 60 :(nwt) J_Cole slides the ball across to A_Karnak
... A_Karnak drives the ball low !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... E_Van_d_Sar never had a chance!
Min. 61 :(aja) Ian_Wright sidesteps E_Richards
... He showed great skill there
... Ian_Wright hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 62 :(nwt) Papakoli_Diop heads the ball back to G_Hanley
... G_Hanley attempts the shot!
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 63 :(nwt) G_Hanley takes advantage of a mistake by V_Kompany
... It's a lucky break
... Granit_Xhaka wins the ball with ease
... W_Collum saw something no-one else did
... W_Collum will just give him a speaking to
Min. 64 :(aja) A_Arshavin with a probing through ball C_dos_Passos
... D_A_Cole makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Crujff hits it towards the far post!
... Ian_Wright swings a leg at it!
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... He salutes the Ajax fans!!
... Ajax have snatched the lead!
... Ajax 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 64 :(aja) Ian_Wright flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... E_Richards tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... W_Collum reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(nwt) There's going to be a change
... Y_Cabaye will come on for W_Zaha and play MF
Min. 65 :(aja) J_Crujff plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... V_Kompany decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... V_Kompany curls the ball in on goal !
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
... He just manages to tip it over
... CORNER!
... Granit_Xhaka crosses it in!
... It comes to J_Stam
... He gets the shot away
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... P_Shilton dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had P_Shilton beaten!
... CORNER!
... Granit_Xhaka floats the ball in!
... A_Arshavin makes a firm connection with his head
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 66 :(nwt) J_Cole finds the run of F_Moussa
... A great volley from F_Moussa !
... E_Van_d_Sar is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 67 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to A_Arshavin
... A_Arshavin attempts a lob!
... But P_Shilton is equal to it
Min. 68 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to J_Crujff
... The cross hits J_Crujff on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 70 :(nwt) C_Lundekvam is being brought on
... E_Richards is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(aja) Ian_Wright takes possession on the halfway line
... He runs forward with the ball
... He skips past the challenges
... Ian_Wright with a stunning strike !
... P_Shilton just watches float over the bar!
Min. 71 :(nwt) Y_Cabaye gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past V_Kompany!
... He has some space now!
... Y_Cabaye leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 73 :(nwt) Curled in dangerously from C_Lundekvam to D_A_Cole
... Good sliding challenge from D_Agger and it had to be
Min. 75 :(nwt) B_Wolford will come on for H_Son and play FW
Min. 75 :(nwt) J_Cole takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... J_Cole sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... E_Van_d_Sar with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 76 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to A_Arshavin
... Cleaned up by D_A_Cole
Min. 76 :(nwt) B_Wolford with electric pace
... He eases past C_dos_Passos
... B_Wolford with the shot !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... E_Van_d_Sar never had a chance!
Min. 80 :(nwt) Raul cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... Raul shapes up for a shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 84 :(nwt) Raul takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Karnak
... A_Karnak attempts a chip!
... But E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 85 :(nwt) C_Lundekvam spots B_Wolford who is in acres of space
... Oscar_Serrano with a pull on the shirt
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 86 :(aja) Ian_Wright finds the run of D_Agger
... D_Agger with a little chip!
... But P_Shilton makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 87 :(aja) D_Agger heads the ball back to Ian_Wright
... Y_Cabaye with a nasty foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) Ridoutski moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to A_Arshavin
... A_Arshavin aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... P_Shilton never had a chance!
Min. 91 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano is first to the loose ball
... Intercepted by C_Lundekvam
Min. 91 :(nwt) B_Wolford finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... B_Wolford has a dig at goal!
... E_Van_d_Sar makes a difficult save
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance : 129,301
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : E_Van_d_Sar (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Ian_Wright (64)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Oscar_Serrano (85)
Injured : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player : J_Cole
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : E_Richards (64), Y_Cabaye (87)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Ajax | Newcastle
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 21
Off target : 8 | 12
On target : 13 | 9
Possession : 43 | 57
Corners : 5 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 12
Key Tackles : 4 | 6
Key Passes : 17 | 17
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Final Score : Ajax 1 - 0 Newcastle
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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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E_Van_d_Sar GK 38 5 5 7 14 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
C_dos_Passos DF 2 32 11 9 46 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 1
V_Kompany DF 2 27 11 8 33 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 25
J_Stam DF 2 25 8 6 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF 1 25 8 8 33 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ridoutski MF 1 5 32 4 32 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Oscar_Serrano MF 2 15 27 12 19 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18 8
J_Crujff MF 2 6 27 10 28 | 95 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
T_Huddlestone MF 1 9 26 11 19 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
T_Wallcott FW 3 8 10 26 21 | 54 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
A_Arshavin FW 2 6 8 25 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 28
M_De_Sanctis GK 27 8 5 5 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Agger DF 2 28 12 5 24 | 43 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
C_Luciano DF 2 25 7 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Granit_Xhaka MF 1 10 28 7 21 | 42 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
Ian_Wright FW 1 9 7 27 20 | 41 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 22
Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Shilton GK 33 6 5 3 18 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
G_Hanley DF 2 25 11 7 41 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 7
D_A_Cole DF 1 25 9 10 29 | 95 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 6
Papakoli_Diop DF 2 24 15 8 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -20
E_Richards DF 2 23 13 5 32 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
F_Moussa MF 1 5 24 18 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
A_Karnak MF 3 4 24 14 31 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
J_Cole MF 3 8 24 7 33 | 95 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 -10
W_Zaha MF 2 7 23 17 12 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Raul AM 1 8 23 20 30 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 8
H_Son FW 2 8 9 24 20 | 78 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
P_Bonner GK 27 1 3 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Lundekvam DF 1 23 10 11 20 | 22 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
P_Alert DF 2 23 11 11 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Cabaye MF 2 11 26 11 14 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
B_Wolford FW 1 11 13 27 28 | 17 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
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Ajax | Newcastle
4-4-2 A | 4-4-1-1 C
James Maund | Tony Glendinning
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E_Van_d_Sar GK | GK P_Shilton
C_dos_Passos DF | DF G_Hanley
V_Kompany DF | DF D_A_Cole
J_Stam DF | DF Papakoli_Diop
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF | DF E_Richards
Ridoutski MF | MF F_Moussa
Oscar_Serrano MF | MF A_Karnak
J_Crujff MF | MF J_Cole
T_Huddlestone MF | MF W_Zaha
T_Wallcott FW | AM Raul
A_Arshavin FW | FW H_Son
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M_De_Sanctis SUB | SUB P_Bonner
D_Agger SUB | SUB C_Lundekvam
C_Luciano SUB | SUB P_Alert
Granit_Xhaka SUB | SUB Y_Cabaye
Ian_Wright SUB | SUB B_Wolford
Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)
Min. 2 :(aja) J_Crujff bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Arshavin
... A_Arshavin unleashes a pile driver !
... But P_Shilton punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that P_Shilton got a touch
Min. 2 :(nwt) D_A_Cole leaves his marker standing
... D_A_Cole tries to lob the keeper !
... E_Van_d_Sar can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... E_Van_d_Sar makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 3 :(nwt) G_Hanley is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to Raul
... Raul tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar from outside the area!
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... W_Zaha chips the ball in towards the far post!
... E_Van_d_Sar fists it away!
Min. 4 :(nwt) A defence splitting pass from Raul to Papakoli_Diop
... V_Kompany slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 6 :(nwt) E_Richards passes the ball to H_Son
... H_Son drives it low !
... It floats over E_Van_d_Sar
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 8 :(aja) Ridoutski leaves his marker standing
... F_Moussa with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 10 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes possession
... Knocks it past Papakoli_Diop
... He's through on goal
... Papakoli_Diop recovers to win the ball back
Min. 20 :(nwt) E_Richards spits at T_Wallcott
... W_Collum tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 22 :(aja) Ridoutski sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... A_Arshavin runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... A_Arshavin goes for goal !
... P_Shilton makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... T_Huddlestone lofts the ball in!
... G_Hanley belts it clear
Min. 23 :(nwt) A_Karnak with a pinpoint pass to G_Hanley
... G_Hanley keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 26 :(nwt) F_Moussa with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from C_dos_Passos
... But J_Stam puts the ball out of play
Min. 27 :(nwt) H_Son backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... G_Hanley gets on the end of it
... G_Hanley with the drive!
... E_Van_d_Sar catches the ball
Min. 28 :(nwt) J_Cole with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... J_Cole tries the lob from 30 yards !
... E_Van_d_Sar falls over
... But E_Van_d_Sar is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 30 :(aja) J_Crujff runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_Cole with a well timed tackle
... W_Collum didn't like it though
... He had to endure a strong lecture from W_Collum
Min. 32 :(nwt) J_Cole holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to H_Son
... H_Son with a low drive through the rain!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 33 :(aja) T_Wallcott hits a hard pass to A_Arshavin
... A glorious effort by A_Arshavin !
... P_Shilton has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... P_Shilton reacts well to save!!!
Min. 36 :(aja) V_Kompany puts in T_Wallcott
... T_Wallcott blasts it at the goal !
... P_Shilton gathers it easily
Min. 38 :(aja) A_Arshavin sidesteps his marker
... That was too easy
... A_Arshavin aiming for the bottom corner !
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 40 :(nwt) W_Zaha runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to Raul
... Raul tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar from outside the area!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by A_Karnak!
... E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 41 :(aja) C_dos_Passos turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to A_Arshavin
... But D_A_Cole slides in two footed.
... W_Collum has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 41 :(nwt) F_Moussa flicks the ball through
... H_Son runs onto it!
... H_Son hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... E_Van_d_Sar never had a chance!
Min. 42 :(aja) Ridoutski controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... T_Huddlestone gets onto the end of the pass!
... J_Cole takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nwt) Raul with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past V_Kompany
... Raul aims for the top right corner !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 45 :(nwt) A_Karnak looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_A_Cole
... D_A_Cole with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Newcastle
Min. 49 :(aja) D_Agger is going to be brought on
... M_Van_D_Hoorn is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 49 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... A_Arshavin gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A_Arshavin with a powerful downward header!
... But P_Shilton pulls out a save of the game
Min. 50 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka is being prepared to come on
... T_Huddlestone is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 50 :(nwt) J_Cole plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... H_Son decides to go for goal instead!
... H_Son shoots towards goal !
... E_Van_d_Sar makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 51 :(aja) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Ian_Wright will come on for T_Wallcott and play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) C_dos_Passos barges D_A_Cole off the ball
... C_dos_Passos launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 52 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a smart turn
... Oscar_Serrano rifles it to the far post !
... But P_Shilton with the difficult save
Min. 53 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka plays a long ball to Oscar_Serrano
... Oscar_Serrano with a terrific drive !
... P_Shilton makes a difficult save
Min. 53 :(nwt) F_Moussa fires over a low cross to W_Zaha
... J_Stam is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... E_Van_d_Sar misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... F_Moussa floats the ball in!
... E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 56 :(aja) Ridoutski with the first time pass to Granit_Xhaka
... Granit_Xhaka with the header !
... P_Shilton tips it over
... CORNER!
... Oscar_Serrano hits it into the box!
... Granit_Xhaka swings a leg at it!
... P_Shilton makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 56 :(nwt) A_Karnak runs forward
... J_Crujff fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He is warned by W_Collum
... It's just a warning
Min. 60 :(nwt) J_Cole slides the ball across to A_Karnak
... A_Karnak drives the ball low !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... E_Van_d_Sar never had a chance!
Min. 61 :(aja) Ian_Wright sidesteps E_Richards
... He showed great skill there
... Ian_Wright hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 62 :(nwt) Papakoli_Diop heads the ball back to G_Hanley
... G_Hanley attempts the shot!
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 63 :(nwt) G_Hanley takes advantage of a mistake by V_Kompany
... It's a lucky break
... Granit_Xhaka wins the ball with ease
... W_Collum saw something no-one else did
... W_Collum will just give him a speaking to
Min. 64 :(aja) A_Arshavin with a probing through ball C_dos_Passos
... D_A_Cole makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Crujff hits it towards the far post!
... Ian_Wright swings a leg at it!
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... He salutes the Ajax fans!!
... Ajax have snatched the lead!
... Ajax 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 64 :(aja) Ian_Wright flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... E_Richards tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... W_Collum reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(nwt) There's going to be a change
... Y_Cabaye will come on for W_Zaha and play MF
Min. 65 :(aja) J_Crujff plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... V_Kompany decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... V_Kompany curls the ball in on goal !
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
... He just manages to tip it over
... CORNER!
... Granit_Xhaka crosses it in!
... It comes to J_Stam
... He gets the shot away
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... P_Shilton dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had P_Shilton beaten!
... CORNER!
... Granit_Xhaka floats the ball in!
... A_Arshavin makes a firm connection with his head
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 66 :(nwt) J_Cole finds the run of F_Moussa
... A great volley from F_Moussa !
... E_Van_d_Sar is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 67 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to A_Arshavin
... A_Arshavin attempts a lob!
... But P_Shilton is equal to it
Min. 68 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to J_Crujff
... The cross hits J_Crujff on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 70 :(nwt) C_Lundekvam is being brought on
... E_Richards is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(aja) Ian_Wright takes possession on the halfway line
... He runs forward with the ball
... He skips past the challenges
... Ian_Wright with a stunning strike !
... P_Shilton just watches float over the bar!
Min. 71 :(nwt) Y_Cabaye gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past V_Kompany!
... He has some space now!
... Y_Cabaye leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 73 :(nwt) Curled in dangerously from C_Lundekvam to D_A_Cole
... Good sliding challenge from D_Agger and it had to be
Min. 75 :(nwt) B_Wolford will come on for H_Son and play FW
Min. 75 :(nwt) J_Cole takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... J_Cole sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... E_Van_d_Sar with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 76 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to A_Arshavin
... Cleaned up by D_A_Cole
Min. 76 :(nwt) B_Wolford with electric pace
... He eases past C_dos_Passos
... B_Wolford with the shot !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... E_Van_d_Sar never had a chance!
Min. 80 :(nwt) Raul cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... Raul shapes up for a shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 84 :(nwt) Raul takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Karnak
... A_Karnak attempts a chip!
... But E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 85 :(nwt) C_Lundekvam spots B_Wolford who is in acres of space
... Oscar_Serrano with a pull on the shirt
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 86 :(aja) Ian_Wright finds the run of D_Agger
... D_Agger with a little chip!
... But P_Shilton makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 87 :(aja) D_Agger heads the ball back to Ian_Wright
... Y_Cabaye with a nasty foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) Ridoutski moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to A_Arshavin
... A_Arshavin aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... P_Shilton never had a chance!
Min. 91 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano is first to the loose ball
... Intercepted by C_Lundekvam
Min. 91 :(nwt) B_Wolford finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... B_Wolford has a dig at goal!
... E_Van_d_Sar makes a difficult save
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Match Details
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Venue : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance : 129,301
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : E_Van_d_Sar (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Ian_Wright (64)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Oscar_Serrano (85)
Injured : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player : J_Cole
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : E_Richards (64), Y_Cabaye (87)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Ajax | Newcastle
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 21
Off target : 8 | 12
On target : 13 | 9
Possession : 43 | 57
Corners : 5 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 12
Key Tackles : 4 | 6
Key Passes : 17 | 17
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Final Score : Ajax 1 - 0 Newcastle
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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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E_Van_d_Sar GK 38 5 5 7 14 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
C_dos_Passos DF 2 32 11 9 46 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 1
V_Kompany DF 2 27 11 8 33 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 25
J_Stam DF 2 25 8 6 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF 1 25 8 8 33 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ridoutski MF 1 5 32 4 32 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Oscar_Serrano MF 2 15 27 12 19 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18 8
J_Crujff MF 2 6 27 10 28 | 95 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
T_Huddlestone MF 1 9 26 11 19 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
T_Wallcott FW 3 8 10 26 21 | 54 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
A_Arshavin FW 2 6 8 25 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 28
M_De_Sanctis GK 27 8 5 5 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Agger DF 2 28 12 5 24 | 43 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
C_Luciano DF 2 25 7 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Granit_Xhaka MF 1 10 28 7 21 | 42 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
Ian_Wright FW 1 9 7 27 20 | 41 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 22
Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Shilton GK 33 6 5 3 18 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
G_Hanley DF 2 25 11 7 41 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 7
D_A_Cole DF 1 25 9 10 29 | 95 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 6
Papakoli_Diop DF 2 24 15 8 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -20
E_Richards DF 2 23 13 5 32 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
F_Moussa MF 1 5 24 18 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
A_Karnak MF 3 4 24 14 31 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
J_Cole MF 3 8 24 7 33 | 95 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 -10
W_Zaha MF 2 7 23 17 12 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Raul AM 1 8 23 20 30 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 8
H_Son FW 2 8 9 24 20 | 78 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
P_Bonner GK 27 1 3 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Lundekvam DF 1 23 10 11 20 | 22 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
P_Alert DF 2 23 11 11 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Cabaye MF 2 11 26 11 14 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
B_Wolford FW 1 11 13 27 28 | 17 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
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