June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match 3, Ajax vs. Rangers FC (Wed Dec 07)


                                 Ajax  |  Rangers FC
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          James Maund  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK Rafael
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF I_Hart
                       G_Magalhaes DF  |  DF G_Stevens
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DF A_Miller
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  DM J_Drummond
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF A_Silva
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF J_Cole
                        Edu_Gaspar MF  |  MF D_Cooper
                        Ian_Wright FW  |  FW Sheringham
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW Erling_Haland
                                       |
                          E_Manuel SUB |  SUB M_A_Stegen
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB A_Forsyth
                         J_Cruijff SUB |  SUB A_Dawson
                      G_Karagounis SUB |  SUB R_Russell
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB N_Pepe

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(rfc) I_Hart looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  A cracking drive from Sheringham !
          ...  T_O_Conner with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 3  :(aja) W_Sneijder has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Silva
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Ian_Wright!
          ...  Ian_Wright with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Rafael makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 9  :(aja) Ian_Wright flicks it past K_Rekik
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A glorious effort by Ian_Wright !
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 11 :(rfc) J_Drummond skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Erling_Haland
          ...  M_Keown with the tackle
Min. 12 :(aja) Ian_Wright skips the challenge from I_Hart
          ...  K_Rekik forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Keown curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Rafael
Min. 15 :(aja) Thomas_Partey cuts inside J_Drummond
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Blocked by A_Miller
Min. 22 :(rfc) J_Cole is first to the loose ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_Gallas takes possession
Min. 31 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar crosses in from the wing, he finds Jose_A_Reyes in the box
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 31 :(rfc) Erling_Haland looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Erling_Haland rifles it at the goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 33 :(rfc) Sheringham takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Youri signals that it is indirect
          ...  A_Silva knocks it forward
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of it
          ...  Sheringham lobs Rafael!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 39 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar plays it forward to Ian_Wright
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Drummond hits it out for a throw
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  I_Hart bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Rangers FC

Min. 47 :(rfc) A_Miller kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Keown plays it back
          ...  T_O_Conner slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Cooper
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Silva hits it towards the far post!
          ...  G_Stevens gets something on it!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 48 :(aja) F_Ljungberg gets to the by line and finds Ian_Wright with a beautiful cross
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Miller hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(rfc) I_Hart plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Sheringham decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Youri ignores the protests for a card
          ...  James Maund looks relieved
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Wallcott will come on for Jose_A_Reyes and play FW
Min. 50 :(aja) F_Ljungberg knocks it forward
          ...  K_Rekik slips
          ...  T_Wallcott gets to it!
          ...  T_Wallcott sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 50 :(rfc) Sheringham holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Silva
          ...  W_Gallas wins the ball
Min. 51 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Cruijff will come on for Thomas_Partey and play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as G_Karagounis comes on for W_Sneijder to play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Edu_Gaspar rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 52 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn will replace T_Stavos and play DF
Min. 53 :(aja) T_Wallcott beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  T_Wallcott fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  That's given Ajax the advantage!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 55 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 56 :(aja) F_Ljungberg has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Cole
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Karagounis!
          ...  A skilful effort from G_Karagounis !
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 57 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a glorious 60-yard pass to Ian_Wright
          ...  From long range Ian_Wright bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Rafael tips it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 59 :(aja) G_Karagounis picks out T_Wallcott with the cross
          ...  An audacious effort from T_Wallcott !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff drives it into the box!
          ...  G_Stevens gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 62 :(aja) F_Ljungberg takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 64 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar barges I_Hart off the ball
          ...  J_Drummond plays the back pass
          ...  Rafael can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Cruijff
          ...  T_Wallcott with the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  Rafael pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to T_Wallcott
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Rafael manages to turn it behind
Min. 66 :(rfc) J_Cole with an in swinging cross to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rangers FC are back on level terms now!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 67 :(aja) T_Wallcott knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to beat Rafael from outside the area!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 69 :(aja) J_Cruijff finds the run of T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott has a go!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Drummond wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 73 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with a slick pass to Ian_Wright
          ...  But G_Stevens wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff swings it in!
          ...  Erling_Haland wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 75 :(rfc) A_Forsyth is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Rekik is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) R_Russell is ready to come on to replace A_Silva
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe is coming on for Erling_Haland and playing FW
Min. 75 :(aja) J_Cruijff moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  G_Stevens beats him to the ball
Min. 77 :(aja) M_Keown finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  M_Keown with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 80 :(rfc) It seems Rangers FC are making a tactical change to A
Min. 85 :(aja) G_Karagounis with the heel pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  Sheringham steals the ball of off him
Min. 87 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn with electric pace
          ...  He eases past A_Miller
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But Rafael just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) T_Wallcott beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  T_Wallcott with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Rafael just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 90 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 91 :(aja) T_Wallcott cuts the ball back to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Rafael catches it with style!
Min. 92 :(rfc) N_Pepe has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Wallcott
          ...  He knocks it to Sheringham!
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 92 :(aja) Ian_Wright flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Pepe with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 146,314
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Wallcott (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Edu_Gaspar (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham
Scorers              : Sheringham (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       6
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :          11        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       7
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 1 Rangers FC
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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  35   3   3   2  13 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  13   5  10 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  30   1   1  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  30   4  23 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  28  10  41 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Manuel       GK  29   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  33   9   8  33 |  40   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  41   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  41   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  42   0   0   1   0  10   1   0   0   0   0  10  40

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
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  37   2   2   2  20 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  34   8   2  12 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  32   7   6  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
G_Stevens      DF   1  26   7   2  33 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Miller       DF   1  22   9   2  27 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Drummond     DM   2  25  18   1  27 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
A_Silva        MF   1   7  29   7  20 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  28   7  33 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  27   5  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sheringham     FW   2   7   9  36  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8   9  29  12 |  76   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Forsyth      DF   1  22   8   4  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dawson       DF   2  19   9   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  27   4  34 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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