Elite League Match, Marseille vs. Ajax (Sun Feb 14)


                            Marseille  |  Ajax
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  5-3-2 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  James Maund
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF Fazio
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF M_Keown
                     Mark_Robinson DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                          R_Mendes DM  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                             Bovan AM  |  MF C_Fabregas
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                         B_Freedle SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                             Bauer SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                          N_Schulz SUB |  SUB P_Vieira
                        A_Oko_Flex SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff
                           G_Mixon SUB |  SUB Jose_A_Reyes

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 3  :(msl) Mark_Robinson backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Bovan latches onto the end of it
          ...  Bovan rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 4  :(msl) Mark_Robinson runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Keown wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 4  :(aja) D_Bergkamp knocks the ball past the lunge of Sheringham
          ...  A_Rami with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 6  :(aja) T_Wallcott loses N_Kante
          ...  P_Viera bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from F_Brych
Min. 8  :(msl) P_Viera gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past S_Kolasinac!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But T_Vermaelen puts it in row Z!
Min. 11 :(aja) C_Fabregas cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Fabregas !
          ...  M_Steklenburg parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 17 :(msl) S_Bergwijn knocks it past M_Van_D_Hoorn and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But Fazio spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 18 :(msl) R_Mendes brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Fazio
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_Viera!
          ...  P_Viera hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 22 :(aja) C_Fabregas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Bergkamp attempts a lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  That puts Ajax ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 23 :(aja) Ajax made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 25 :(msl) N_Kante flicks the ball through
          ...  Sheringham runs onto it!
          ...  S_Kolasinac leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Daniel Perry looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 28 :(msl) J_Paintsil takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Thomas_Partey fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 30 :(msl) Marseille switch to playing P
Min. 31 :(msl) Sheringham steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Fazio
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Sheringham bears down on goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Keown belts it clear
Min. 34 :(msl) Bovan looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  Sheringham receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Fazio plays the back pass
          ...  A_Zubizarreta can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mendes chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Paintsil gets his head on it
          ...  A_Zubizarreta turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Rami chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta makes the catch!
Min. 38 :(msl) S_Bergwijn runs at the defence
          ...  C_Fabregas is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) R_Mendes finds S_Bergwijn with a ball over the defence
          ...  S_Bergwijn with his head down lets it go !
          ...  What agility from A_Zubizarreta
Min. 47 :(aja) M_Keown drives it across the face of the goal T_Wallcott
          ...  R_Mendes gets the foot in to win the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-1 Ajax

Min. 49 :(aja) T_Vermaelen knocks it past B_Hangeland and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Vermaelen aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Marseille fans laugh at him
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos is coming on for S_Kolasinac and will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes comes on for T_Wallcott and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 52 :(aja) P_Vieira is coming on for Thomas_Partey and playing MF
Min. 52 :(msl) Mark_Robinson skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_Brych called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 56 :(msl) Bovan kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Bergwijn !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta never had a chance!
Min. 57 :(msl) A_Rami moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sheringham
          ...  F_Ljungberg with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 60 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  P_Viera is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 61 :(msl) Bovan sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  B_Hangeland runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 63 :(aja) Fazio puts in M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown hits the ball first time!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 65 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex is being brought on
          ...  R_Mendes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 66 :(aja) P_Vieira has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Mark_Robinson
          ...  He puts in Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  Driven towards goal by Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  Marseille 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 70 :(msl) B_Freedle comes on for Mark_Robinson and takes up a DF role
Min. 72 :(msl) Bovan with a burst of pace
          ...  Bovan attempts a low drive!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 74 :(aja) C_Fabregas holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But Bovan wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 76 :(msl) Sheringham jumps over Fazio's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Fazio knocks the ball back to A_Zubizarreta
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 79 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Sheringham keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes fouls badly
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  F_Brych tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with a 50-yard pass to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 82 :(msl) N_Schulz is being brought on
          ...  Bovan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 85 :(aja) C_Fabregas retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  P_Vieira gets on the end of it
          ...  But J_Paintsil clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(msl) N_Schulz finds P_Viera on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  F_Brych called him over for a strong verbal warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 148,081
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Bovan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Viera (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Fabregas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Bergkamp (22), Jose_A_Reyes (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Kolasinac (25), Thomas_Partey (28), Jose_A_Reyes (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       6
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Steklenburg  GK  39   3   1   1  32 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  34  12   9  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  32   5   7  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  31  14   9  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  30  10   5  23 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Mendes       DM   1  23  31   1  30 |  69   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
N_Kante        MF   3   8  33   8  13 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  32   8  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Bovan          AM   3   9  27  12  43 |  86   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  33  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   8  28  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Freedle      DF  30   3   3   3  11 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  31  10   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Schulz       AM   1   8  29  17  21 |   9   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
A_Oko_Flex     DM   3  14  25   9  23 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  12  30  42 |   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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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  12   7  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  31   9   8  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   9   7  32  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  41   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |  39   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  23
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