Division One League Match, Liverpool vs. Ajax (Sun Jan 20)


                            Liverpool  |  Ajax
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 E
                          Malky McKay  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        T_Peterson GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                            C_John DF  |  DF M_Cassetti
                        Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF M_Hart
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                         Efe_Sodje DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                           M_Kelly DF  |  DM H_Kiessling
                        C_N_Zogbia MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                      Song_Billong MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                         A_Johnson MF  |  AM C_Fabregas
                     O_G_Solskjaer FW  |  FW K_Huntelaar
                                       |
                         F_Forster SUB |  SUB Falcón
                     D_Majstorovic SUB |  SUB C_dos_Passos
                          B_Stancu SUB |  SUB J_Esparza
                       D_Rommedahl SUB |  SUB P_Lejeune
                         M_Vucinic SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 2  :(aja) W_Sneijder with a pinpoint pass to H_Kiessling
          ...  Efe_Sodje with the tackle
Min. 3  :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia with a measured pass to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  The cross hits O_G_Solskjaer on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  J_Dudek saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 3  :(aja) W_Sneijder brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Crujff makes himself available
          ...  J_Crujff breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round T_Peterson
          ...  He lobs it over T_Peterson
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 6  :(aja) K_Huntelaar slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  M_Kelly with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 10 :(lpl) Kuzmanovic takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  T_Vermaelen reads the play well
Min. 11 :(lpl) M_Kelly takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer with a thundering drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Johnson!
          ...  J_Dudek jumps well to claim it!
Min. 15 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Johnson
          ...  M_Cassetti slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 16 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia with the dribble
          ...  A_Carabali is easily beaten
          ...  C_N_Zogbia attempts a lob!
          ...  J_Dudek saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 16 :(lpl) The ball rolls free!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Ridoutski with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  M_de_Vries tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 22 :(aja) H_Kiessling takes advantage of a mistake by D_Bornosuzov
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  H_Kiessling strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 24 :(aja) K_Huntelaar jumps over M_Kelly's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Kelly recovers to win the ball back
Min. 26 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano with a flicked pass to Song_Billong
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Cassetti takes possession
Min. 30 :(lpl) O_G_Solskjaer flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  K_Huntelaar rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 31 :(aja) W_Sneijder drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Ridoutski
          ...  Oscar_Serrano body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 35 :(aja) A_Carabali sidesteps D_Bornosuzov
          ...  Cleaned up by Song_Billong
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) Ridoutski lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  T_Vermaelen latches on to it
          ...  Efe_Sodje wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 45 :(aja) T_Vermaelen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  C_Fabregas gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_Fabregas attempts to drive it home!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-0 Ajax

Min. 50 :(aja) C_dos_Passos is coming on and M_Hart is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) P_Lejeune is ready to come on to replace Ridoutski
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 50 :(aja) D_Trezeguet is ready to come on to replace K_Huntelaar
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 51 :(aja) W_Sneijder looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a thundering drive!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 54 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Song_Billong gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A powerful shot by Song_Billong !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 57 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Oscar_Serrano tries to beat J_Dudek from outside the area!
          ...  But J_Dudek palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 61 :(aja) C_Fabregas controls the ball with ease
          ...  Efe_Sodje reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 64 :(lpl) Song_Billong turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Kuzmanovic
          ...  Kuzmanovic gets his head to the ball !
          ...  J_Dudek with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 65 :(lpl) Up goes the substitution board - D_Rommedahl on for O_G_Solskjaer as a FW
Min. 65 :(lpl) B_Stancu replaces A_Johnson and will play MF
Min. 66 :(lpl) D_Majstorovic replaces Kuzmanovic to play as a DF
Min. 66 :(aja) H_Kiessling looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Song_Billong picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 73 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Rommedahl
          ...  C_dos_Passos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 75 :(aja) J_Crujff with a measured ball to W_Sneijder
          ...  M_Kelly gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kiessling hits it into the box!
          ...  C_John gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 76 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Dudek!
          ...  J_Crujff brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 81 :(aja) H_Kiessling with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Vermaelen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_John !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 85 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia with the first time flick to B_Stancu
          ...  C_dos_Passos fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_de_Vries wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 87 :(lpl) M_Kelly nutmegs D_Trezeguet
          ...  M_Kelly fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It floats over J_Dudek
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(aja) J_Crujff takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  T_Peterson with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 93 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano lays the ball back to B_Stancu
          ...  B_Stancu with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Ajax fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Have Liverpool stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 93 :(lpl) Liverpool made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 93 :(aja) H_Kiessling seems to have switched to a MF role
Min. 93 :(aja) interesting tactic change...
          ...  C_Fabregas will now play as MF
Min. 93 :(aja) D_Trezeguet finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  D_Trezeguet fires the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 93 :(lpl) D_Majstorovic fires over a low cross to C_John
          ...  M_Cassetti with a terrible tackle
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 50,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Oscar_Serrano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Stancu (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Oscar_Serrano (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Crujff (76), M_Cassetti (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Liverpool   |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           5        |       1
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
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_Peterson     GK  32   1   2   1  10 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_John         DF   2  24   8   8  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  23   8   5  30 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  23   4   8  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  23   4   2  28 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105  20  20
M_Kelly        DF   2  22  13  13  33 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   1
C_N_Zogbia     MF   1   3  28  12  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  14  23  11  19 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  54   6
Song_Billong   MF   3   6  22  16  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   1
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  22  16  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  25  26 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  29
F_Forster      GK  21   5   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  23   5   5  47 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_Stancu       MF   2   6  22  16  34 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   5   9  24  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   7   8  23  14 |   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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J_Dudek        GK  37   3   1   1  18 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   1  27   1   1  38 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -2  -2
M_Hart         DF   2  26   4   1  22 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  25   9   7  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  23  10   6  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  26   9  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  28   4  32 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  25   8  23 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   5  24   9  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -1
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  24  12  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  28  37 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Falcón         GK  25   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  27  10   9  46 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  26   6   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Lejeune      MF   3   6  22   7  23 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Trezeguet    FW   1   5   3  27  23 |  43   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
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