Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Arsenal vs. Ajax (Sun May 04)


                              Arsenal  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                             Ramos DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                          W_Saliba DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                           P_Erras DM  |  MF J_Steward
                          D_OLeary MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                         R_Parlour MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                            M_Ozil MF  |  MF S_Cazorla
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                      G_Martinelli FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                                       |
                            N_Neto SUB |  SUB E_Mendy
                          W_Fofana SUB |  SUB C_Sadler
                       Ronaldinhio SUB |  SUB L_Copland
                        F_Valverde SUB |  SUB Tomas_Rosicky
                         H_Sanchez SUB |  SUB H_Son

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 1  :(arn) G_Martinelli jumps over G_Magalhaes's challenge
          ...  G_Martinelli has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a difficult save
Min. 3  :(arn) G_Martinelli steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  N_Kanu with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  P_Ilic wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 10 :(arn) R_Parlour with a 40-yard pass to G_Martinelli
          ...  The defender plays it back to T_O_Conner
          ...  G_Martinelli intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy T_O_Conner
          ...  He rounds T_O_Conner
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 10 :(aja) S_Cazorla cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  T_Macedo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 12 :(aja) Thomas_Partey pulls it back to N_Kanu
          ...  R_Parlour with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 12 :(aja) S_Cazorla with the heel pass to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu with the shot !
          ...  T_Macedo makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 13 :(aja) J_Steward boots it towards N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thomas_Partey crosses it in!
          ...  W_Saliba wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 13 :(arn) M_Keown takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into O_Zinchenko
          ...  Juan_Foyth with a bad challenge
          ...  P_Ilic will want to speak to him
Min. 16 :(arn) R_Parlour plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 16 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing D
Min. 16 :(aja) Thomas_Partey moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin must beat T_Macedo!
          ...  T_Macedo guesses right
Min. 21 :(aja) Thomas_Partey holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  T_Macedo is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Ajax ...
Min. 35 :(arn) M_Ozil feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  N_Anelka runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  N_Anelka lobs T_O_Conner!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 35 :(aja) J_Steward passes the ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 38 :(aja) N_Kanu takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Anelka
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Steward plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Erras gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 39 :(aja) Thomas_Partey is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Juan_Foyth
          ...  Juan_Foyth has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Macedo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 40 :(arn) R_Parlour sidesteps Juan_Foyth
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Parlour with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 41 :(aja) T_Vermaelen beats O_Zinchenko
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Ramos wins the ball with ease
          ...  P_Ilic saw something no-one else did
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) A_Arshavin knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  O_Zinchenko read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 45 :(arn) R_Parlour takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Martinelli
          ...  G_Martinelli with a powerful diving header!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 46 :(arn) R_Parlour holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Ozil
          ...  C_Dos_Passos rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-1 Ajax

Min. 48 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos beats W_Saliba
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Ilic
          ...  C_Dos_Passos has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 48 :(arn) R_Parlour brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  G_Martinelli gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a bad challenge
Min. 49 :(arn) M_Keown holds the ball up
          ...  He sees G_Martinelli in space!
          ...  But G_Magalhaes will cut out the threat
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Sadler comes on for C_Dos_Passos and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 51 :(aja) H_Son comes on for N_Kanu and takes up a FW role
Min. 52 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky is coming on for P_Vieira and playing MF
Min. 53 :(arn) N_Anelka steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Juan_Foyth
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Juan_Foyth gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_OLeary drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Sadler gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 61 :(arn) R_Parlour with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to G_Martinelli
          ...  G_Magalhaes forces him off the ball
Min. 65 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  R_Parlour gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(aja) J_Steward looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Arshavin
          ...  O_Zinchenko with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 70 :(arn) W_Fofana is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Keown is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 74 :(aja) S_Cazorla is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  H_Son latches onto the ball
          ...  Ramos wins the ball
Min. 77 :(arn) Ronaldinhio replaces an unhappy D_OLeary and will play as a MF
Min. 77 :(arn) F_Valverde replaces an unhappy P_Erras and will play as a MF
Min. 77 :(arn) R_Parlour with a measured ball to G_Martinelli
          ...  H_Son fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  P_Ilic just wants to lecture him
Min. 78 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Arshavin
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  A_Arshavin beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has T_Macedo to beat
          ...  He slips it underneath T_Macedo
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  The ref seen a foul
          ...  Angry players surround the ref!
          ...  But he just waves them away!
Min. 79 :(aja) A_Arshavin with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Ramos wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 81 :(arn) Ronaldinhio runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of N_Anelka
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  N_Anelka drives it towards goal !
          ...  What agility from T_O_Conner
Min. 82 :(aja) J_Steward controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Arshavin gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_Fofana reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Cazorla plays it towards the near post!
          ...  H_Son with the header
          ...  But T_Macedo smothers the ball.
Min. 83 :(aja) Thomas_Partey holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Steward
          ...  J_Steward looks to see where T_Macedo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 84 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky has it now
          ...  He takes on O_Zinchenko
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Thomas_Partey!
          ...  M_Ozil wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 86 :(arn) R_Parlour cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Martinelli
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  G_Magalhaes picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) R_Parlour kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Martinelli gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Martinelli aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 92 :(arn) F_Valverde controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Martinelli gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Martinelli aims for the top right corner !
          ...  T_O_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 93 :(aja) H_Son sidesteps O_Zinchenko
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  W_Saliba with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 94 :(arn) R_Parlour fires over a low cross to N_Anelka
          ...  T_Vermaelen robs him of the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 142,065
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : R_Parlour (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Martinelli (10), N_Anelka (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Parlour (12), W_Saliba (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Thomas_Partey
Scorers              : A_Arshavin (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Dos_Passos (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       15
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Macedo       GK  39   3   3   3  42 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  37   9   8  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
M_Keown        DF   2  36  10   4  11 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  33   5   5  37 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  20  20
W_Saliba       DF   2  30   1   5  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
P_Erras        DM   2  18  32   1  25 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
D_OLeary       MF   1   6  35  10  11 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Parlour      MF   2   5  33  11  27 |  96   0   1   9   2   1   0   1   0   0  43 193  18
M_Ozil         MF   1   8  32  19  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  35  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  25   0  30
G_Martinelli   FW   1   3   5  35  10 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
N_Neto         GK  22   2   3   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  34   3   8  27 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  32  13  28 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  32   2  10 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  31  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  38   3   3   2  13 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  35   1   1  20 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  33   8   5  13 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  32   9   7  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32   6   1  21 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
J_Steward      MF   1   9  34  14  43 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  40 -20
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  33   3  17 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  32  19  35 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0
S_Cazorla      MF   1   2  32   4  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  34  45 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  31  28 |  53   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sadler       DF   2  26   7   7  22 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
L_Copland      MF   2   5  31  10  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   1   2  30   5  26 |  42   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
H_Son          FW   2  11  13  40  20 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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