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Season 26 Archive: Elite League, Week 1

Ajax 0 - 1 Santos FC

Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Santos FC (Wed Apr 25)


                                 Ajax  |  Santos FC
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 P
                          James Maund  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK A_Marshall
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF D_Moore
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF Josimar
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF R_Huth
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF Oscar
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF S_Marsden
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF J_Tessem
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF K_Richard
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF Socrates
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Bar
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW Neymar_Jr
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB Leo
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB Leonardo
                            J_Stam SUB |  SUB Casemiro
                          P_Vieira SUB |  SUB Emerson_Jr
                        Ian_Wright SUB |  SUB Bojan

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 6  :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps R_Huth
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Wallcott controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 8  :(sfc) Bar sidesteps J_Crujff
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Fernando_Mera with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 9  :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio jumps over Oscar's challenge
          ...  Oscar does well to get the tackle in
Min. 11 :(sfc) K_Richard squares it to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits a great shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 12 :(aja) T_Wallcott slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  Josimar rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 14 :(sfc) K_Richard takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  K_Richard gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 14 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano gets possession in his own half
          ...  R_Huth scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
Min. 18 :(sfc) J_Tessem breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  Fernando_Mera brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 20 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets up high for the header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Muniain!
          ...  A_Marshall jumps well to claim it!
Min. 20 :(sfc) J_Tessem is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to R_Huth
          ...  R_Huth with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 21 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a probing pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  K_Richard with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 22 :(sfc) K_Richard with a simple pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  S_Kolasinac hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Marsden
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away!
Min. 27 :(sfc) J_Tessem gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Alvaro_Rubio!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Tessem hits a great drive!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 28 :(aja) I_Muniain gets possession in his own half
          ...  I_Muniain with a thundering volley!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 28 :(sfc) S_Marsden is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Neymar_Jr latches onto the ball
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Kolasinac
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 33 :(sfc) Josimar breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  F_Ljungberg brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 36 :(aja) I_Muniain finds Fernando_Mera with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Josimar seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 38 :(sfc) S_Marsden finds his way through
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Marsden !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 41 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Oscar forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ljungberg hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  T_Wallcott latches onto the ball
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Wallcott !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 45 :(aja) F_Ljungberg sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Wallcott
          ...  But R_Huth sweeps up the threat
Min. 46 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Oscar_Serrano
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  K_Richard cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 49 :(aja) M_Keown is being prepared to come on
          ...  V_Kompany is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF

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

Min. 48 :(sfc) R_Huth lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Bar latches on to it
          ...  Bar hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Stam is coming on and J_Crujff is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 51 :(sfc) Josimar with an inch perfect pass to Bar
          ...  Bar tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Ajax fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 52 :(sfc) Oscar runs with pace at the defence
          ...  But F_Ljungberg wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 54 :(aja) T_Wallcott beats Oscar
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Josimar steals the ball of off him
Min. 54 :(sfc) Oscar finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  G_Reddy ignores the protests for a card
          ...  James Maund looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Bar hits it hard
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 55 :(sfc) a big roar from the crowd as Leonardo comes on for D_Moore to play DF
Min. 60 :(sfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Casemiro will come on for Socrates and play MF
Min. 62 :(aja) I_Muniain beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But Josimar slides in
Min. 65 :(sfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Bojan will come on for Neymar_Jr and play FW
Min. 65 :(sfc) The Santos FC manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 71 :(aja) D_Bergkamp takes on Leonardo
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  D_Bergkamp heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Marshall's hands
          ...  But A_Marshall recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 73 :(aja) I_Muniain has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Leonardo
          ...  He puts in D_Bergkamp!
          ...  A delicate header from D_Bergkamp !
          ...  But A_Marshall tips it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 74 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 74 :(aja) Ian_Wright replaces D_Bergkamp to play as a FW
Min. 74 :(sfc) Casemiro retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Tessem gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Tessem gets up high for the header !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Casemiro gets to it!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 75 :(aja) M_Keown works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ian_Wright
          ...  But Leonardo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 78 :(sfc) S_Marsden knocks it forward
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio slips
          ...  Bar gets to it!
          ...  Bar bears down on goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 86 :(sfc) Casemiro finds Bojan with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  S_Kolasinac slices it
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Bojan gets a shot in
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Van_d_Sar's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Tessem
          ...  M_Keown reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 87 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio slices it
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sfc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Santos FC will now play C
Min. 92 :(aja) Ian_Wright cuts through the defence
          ...  Leonardo gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Kolasinac
          ...  A_Marshall easily catches it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 150,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : F_Ljungberg
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fernando_Mera (18), F_Ljungberg (33)
Injured              : D_Bergkamp (74)
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Josimar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Alvaro_Rubio (87 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           2        |       5
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 1 Santos 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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  31   9   8  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
V_Kompany      DF   2  29  11   8  33 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  29   8  10  36 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  28  10   9  11 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  29  10  28 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  16  28  12  19 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  28  11  12 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  28   8  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  28  21 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  27  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  27  12   7  21 |  48   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Stam         MF   2  27   8   7  29 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  28   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_Wright     FW   1   8  10  27  23 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Santos 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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A_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  31  13  10  16 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  30  13   7  23 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
R_Huth         DF   2  29  11   8  43 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  30  21
Oscar          DF   2  29   7   9  31 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  30   8  46 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Tessem       MF   1   8  29  17  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  40
K_Richard      MF   1  10  29   9  26 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
Socrates       MF   1   6  29   8  12 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bar            FW   1   7  10  30  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   8   7  29  20 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Leo            GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  28  10  10  22 |  38   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Casemiro       MF   3   7  28   5  11 |  33   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  18  26  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bojan          FW   2   7   9  27  12 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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