Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 2, Aston Villa vs. Ajax (Wed Oct 08)


                          Aston Villa  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 L
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          P_McCloy GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                           Tininho DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                           L_Blanc DF  |  DF D_Agger
                       Seong_Gihun DM  |  MF P_Vieira
                          J_McGinn MF  |  MF L_Copland
                      Kara_Dembele MF  |  MF S_Cazorla
                      E_Smith_Rowe MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                         J_Willock FW  |  FW D_Rommedahl
                       L_Shankland FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                                       |
                     M_Branderhors SUB |  SUB E_Mendy
                       F_McLintock SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                        J_Drummond SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                         C_McDavid SUB |  SUB J_Steward
                         J_De_Gier SUB |  SUB M_Somers

Referee: G_Ginchev (Bulgaria)


Min. 1  :(aja) S_Cazorla brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  N_Kanu makes himself available
          ...  Kara_Dembele with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 9  :(asv) C_Moreno with an intelligent ball to L_Shankland
          ...  T_Vermaelen steals the ball of off him
Min. 18 :(asv) L_Blanc kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Agger pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 21 :(asv) Seong_Gihun gets to the by line and finds L_Shankland with a beautiful cross
          ...  Juan_Foyth brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Ginchev waves play on!!!
Min. 22 :(aja) N_Kanu with the dribble
          ...  W_Gallas is easily beaten
          ...  N_Kanu attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But P_McCloy comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 23 :(asv) J_McGinn finds L_Shankland on the edge of the box
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  G_Magalhaes picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 24 :(aja) P_Vieira has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past W_Gallas
          ...  He knocks it to D_Rommedahl!
          ...  Tininho slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 30 :(asv) J_Willock looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 35 :(asv) J_Willock runs into space
          ...  But Juan_Foyth clears the ball to safety
Min. 38 :(aja) P_Vieira with a simple pass to N_Kanu
          ...  But Seong_Gihun wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 41 :(asv) L_Shankland takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Magalhaes
          ...  But Edu_Gaspar reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 42 :(asv) J_McGinn hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Willock collects the loose ball!
          ...  T_Vermaelen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe floats the ball in!
          ...  T_O_Conner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 42 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Gallas
          ...  He puts in D_Rommedahl!
          ...  D_Rommedahl drives it towards goal !
          ...  The Ajax fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Ajax have snatched the lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) Ajax will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 46 :(aja) N_Kanu with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Tininho seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Ajax

Min. 48 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  L_Blanc with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Magalhaes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(asv) L_Shankland takes on 3 men
          ...  Juan_Foyth hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seong_Gihun plays it towards the near post!
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe gets on the end of it
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 52 :(aja) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Steward will come on for L_Copland and play MF
Min. 55 :(asv) Kara_Dembele is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Shankland
          ...  C_Dos_Passos wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 59 :(asv) J_McGinn plays the early ball across the box to find L_Shankland in space
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 61 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  N_Kanu latches onto the end of it
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Willock
Min. 65 :(asv) J_McGinn has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Vermaelen
          ...  He puts in Kara_Dembele!
          ...  Kara_Dembele bears down on goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Aston Villa have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 65 :(aja) J_Steward is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to N_Kanu
          ...  But Tininho comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 71 :(asv) J_McGinn takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Willock
          ...  Juan_Foyth tackles from behind
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  G_Ginchev calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 74 :(aja) M_Somers takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace N_Kanu as FW
Min. 75 :(asv) J_Drummond is being brought on
          ...  W_Gallas is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) There's going to be a change
          ...  F_McLintock will come on for Tininho and play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) C_McDavid will replace E_Smith_Rowe and play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) J_De_Gier is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Shankland is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 77 :(asv) J_De_Gier finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled T_Vermaelen
          ...  J_De_Gier cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_O_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Ajax ...
Min. 80 :(asv) Aston Villa switch to playing D
Min. 85 :(asv) J_McGinn knocks it past C_Dos_Passos and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Somers with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Pierre Van Rossum looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) S_Cazorla with a slide rule pass to D_Rommedahl
          ...  Kara_Dembele is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 89 :(aja) T_O_Conner is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 89 :(aja) E_Mendy replaces T_O_Conner and will play GK
Min. 91 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Seong_Gihun
          ...  He puts in D_Rommedahl!
          ...  Fine tackle by F_McLintock
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 93 :(asv) J_De_Gier spits at Edu_Gaspar
          ...  G_Ginchev called him over for a strong verbal warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 143,568
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_McGinn
Scorers              : Kara_Dembele (65), J_De_Gier (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Blanc (48), Kara_Dembele (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Edu_Gaspar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rommedahl (42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Juan_Foyth (71), M_Somers (85)
Injured              : T_O_Conner (89)
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Match Statistics
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                           Aston Villa    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       2
Off target           :           2        |       0
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       8
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_McCloy       GK  37   3   4   3  22 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  34  11   9  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  32   4   2  35 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tininho        DF   2  31   6   5  28 |  79   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
L_Blanc        DF   2  30  10   5  38 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Seong_Gihun    DM   1  21  32   3  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
J_McGinn       MF   2   6  38  16  28 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20 100  20
Kara_Dembele   MF   2   7  30  22  42 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  23  13  23
E_Smith_Rowe   MF   1   6  27  22  36 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Willock      FW   2  11   8  36  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
L_Shankland    FW   1   1   2  33  26 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Branderhors  GK  32   4   2   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_McLintock    DF   2  32  23  22  23 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
J_Drummond     DF   2  29  20   1  27 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McDavid      MF   2   7  31  18  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_De_Gier      FW   1   4   1  32  13 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  45

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  39   3   3   2  13 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  36   1   1  20 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  34   8   5  13 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  33   9   7  30 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  73  -2  -2
D_Agger        DF   1  33   4   1  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  33   3  17 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Copland      MF   2   5  32  10  13 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Cazorla      MF   1   2  32   4  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  31  10  41 |  97   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  65   0
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   4   1  33  35 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  31  28 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  33   6   1  21 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32   6   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Steward      MF   1   9  34  14  43 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Somers       FW   2   4   3  24  17 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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