Elite Football League Match, Ajax vs. Santos FC (Sun Jun 04)


                                 Ajax  |  Santos FC
                            4-2-2-2 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                          James Maund  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK A_Marshall
                      C_dos_Passos DF  |  DF D_Moore
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF Josimar
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF R_Huth
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF Maldini
                     Oscar_Serrano DM  |  DM Emerson_Jr
                      Granit_Xhaka DM  |  MF Koki_Mizuno
                         Ridoutski MF  |  MF Y_Toure
                          S_Marlet MF  |  AM G_McSheffrey
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  FW Stan_Matthews
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW Bar
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB R_Wright
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB Oscar
                         C_Luciano SUB |  SUB S_Marsden
                            A_Ross SUB |  SUB J_Tessem
                        A_Arshavin SUB |  SUB Arnautovic

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 3  :(aja) T_Wallcott takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Y_Toure with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  S_Marlet swings it in
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of it
          ...  Josimar takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 5  :(sfc) Maldini has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Stan_Matthews with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 7  :(sfc) G_McSheffrey with a measured ball to Josimar
          ...  Josimar blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar pulls out a save of the game
Min. 9  :(aja) Ridoutski with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Y_Toure
          ...  He knocks it to Fabinhioski!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Huth hits it out for a throw
Min. 9  :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with a precise ball to R_Huth
          ...  R_Huth tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar goes down well to save
Min. 9  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano takes advantage of a mistake by R_Huth
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Maldini with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Fabinhioski fires it towards the goal
          ...  A_Marshall gathers it comfortably
Min. 14 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano is through!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  A_Marshall with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 17 :(sfc) Bar takes on M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Bar with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 18 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Fabinhioski gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Fabinhioski rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 18 :(aja) Ridoutski is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to C_dos_Passos
          ...  Bar pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 22 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  T_Wallcott carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 25 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Maldini
          ...  He puts in V_Kompany!
          ...  V_Kompany with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks relieved there!
Min. 27 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Ridoutski
          ...  Ridoutski with the strike !
          ...  A_Marshall was lucky there
Min. 28 :(aja) S_Marlet controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs R_Huth
          ...  He puts in M_Van_D_Hoorn!
          ...  G_McSheffrey seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 30 :(sfc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Santos FC will now be playing P
Min. 31 :(sfc) Bar with a short pass to find Maldini
          ...  Maldini with the shot !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 32 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno finds Stan_Matthews in the box
          ...  Stan_Matthews shapes up for a shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 34 :(aja) Fabinhioski with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  But R_Huth wins the ball
Min. 34 :(sfc) Bar takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  S_Marlet tackles cleanly
Min. 37 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_dos_Passos
          ...  He puts in Bar!
          ...  Bar with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 39 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with a slick pass to Bar
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 41 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano punches Emerson_Jr off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by B_Kuipers
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(aja) Ridoutski hoofs it up field to find M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  Stan_Matthews is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers will just give him a speaking to
Min. 47 :(aja) Ridoutski hoofs it up field to find M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  A_Marshall collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him

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

Min. 49 :(aja) T_Vermaelen will come on for C_dos_Passos and play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) A_Ross replaces Oscar_Serrano to play as a MF
Min. 50 :(sfc) Oscar is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Moore is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) A_Arshavin will replace the useless T_Wallcott and will play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka volleys it forward. He finds D_Agger
          ...  D_Agger with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  A_Marshall with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 53 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But G_McSheffrey clears the ball to safety
Min. 53 :(sfc) Josimar with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He knocks it to G_McSheffrey!
          ...  A skilful effort from G_McSheffrey !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_McSheffrey floats the ball in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes the catch!
Min. 54 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Maldini keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Maldini hits a great drive!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 55 :(sfc) interesting tactic change...
          ...  Emerson_Jr will now play as MF
Min. 55 :(aja) A_Arshavin sidesteps Oscar
          ...  A_Arshavin swings in the shot!
          ...  A_Marshall tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 59 :(aja) A_Arshavin sidesteps Josimar
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Josimar does well to get the tackle in
Min. 60 :(sfc) J_Tessem comes on for Y_Toure and takes up a AM role
Min. 60 :(sfc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Santos FC will now be playing A
Min. 66 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey beats M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  V_Kompany forces him off the ball
Min. 68 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno with a flicked pass to Stan_Matthews
          ...  A powerful header from Stan_Matthews !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bar chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes the catch!
Min. 69 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka puts in Fabinhioski
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Josimar
Min. 70 :(sfc) Arnautovic comes on for Emerson_Jr and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka with a measured ball to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But A_Marshall comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 71 :(sfc) J_Tessem drives it forward to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews hits a great drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 73 :(sfc) Bar sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Bar attempts a chip!
          ...  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!
          ...  G_McSheffrey hits it into the box!
          ...  It comes to J_Tessem
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 73 :(aja) A_Arshavin takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  R_Huth with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  B_Kuipers refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 74 :(aja) T_Vermaelen with a short pass to find A_Ross
          ...  A_Ross pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(sfc) Bar looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
Min. 77 :(sfc) J_Tessem takes advantage of a mistake by T_Vermaelen
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Tessem keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 78 :(sfc) J_Tessem flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Tessem looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by E_Van_d_Sar to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Huth gets on the end of it
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 83 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey takes advantage of a mistake by D_Agger
          ...  T_Vermaelen takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 84 :(aja) Fabinhioski is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Santos FC fans taunt him!
Min. 86 :(sfc) Arnautovic jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_McSheffrey
          ...  Ridoutski fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from B_Kuipers
Min. 86 :(sfc) J_Tessem takes advantage of a mistake by D_Agger
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Tessem tries the shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Arshavin !
          ...  A_Marshall with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ross floats the ball in!
          ...  Josimar wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 90 :(aja) Ridoutski miskicks!
          ...  He finds Fabinhioski though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Fabinhioski throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 140,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : E_Van_d_Sar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Oscar_Serrano (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Josimar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Toure (3), Maldini (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       18
Off target           :           6        |       11
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 0 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 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  33  11   9  46 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  29  12   5  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
V_Kompany      DF   2  28  11   8  33 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  25   8   8  33 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  15  28  12  19 |  52   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18   3
Granit_Xhaka   DM   1  10  28   7  21 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  33   4  32 |  93   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
S_Marlet       MF   2   8  29   8  22 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  27  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  26  21 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  25   8   6  31 |  42   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  25   7   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  29   2  36 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  25  32 |  40   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

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 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  30  13  10  16 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  28  13   7  23 |  93   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
R_Huth         DF   2  28  10   8  43 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
Maldini        DF   2  25   8   7  41 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  38   8   4
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  18  25  10  21 |  72   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  31   7  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Y_Toure        MF   1   9  27   4  32 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_McSheffrey   AM   1   7  29  18  37 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  32  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
Bar            FW   1   7  10  29  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
R_Wright       GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar          DF   2  27   7   9  31 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  29   8  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  28  17  27 |  31   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   8
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  25  11 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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