Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Santos FC vs. Ajax (Sun Sep 21)


                            Santos FC  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          Petrovic GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                           Alberto DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                             Oscar DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                          Donadoni DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                        Trappatoni DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                           Enrique MF  |  MF J_Steward
                           R_Pires MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                           Draxler MF  |  MF S_Cazorla
                              Zico MF  |  MF Tomas_Rosicky
                            Muller FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                             Rossi FW  |  FW D_Rommedahl
                                       |
                           Banksey SUB |  SUB E_Mendy
                            R_Huth SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                        G_Lo_Celso SUB |  SUB D_Agger
                             Matic SUB |  SUB Edu_Gaspar
                            Puskas SUB |  SUB N_Kanu

Referee: F_Tello (Argentina)


Min. 5  :(aja) P_Vieira with the first time pass to Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  Oscar beats him to the ball
Min. 6  :(aja) S_Cazorla nutmegs Donadoni
          ...  Muller with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Tello calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the thundering drive
          ...  Petrovic is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Petrovic reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Steward curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to S_Cazorla
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Petrovic reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Vermaelen swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Petrovic
Min. 10 :(sfc) Rossi knocks it past Juan_Foyth and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Rossi has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  T_O_Conner won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 10 :(aja) D_Rommedahl takes on Alberto
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Oscar cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 13 :(aja) Juan_Foyth reads the run of A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But Petrovic makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 14 :(sfc) Muller takes advantage of a mistake by Juan_Foyth
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  G_Magalhaes with a nasty foul
Min. 16 :(sfc) Rossi leaves G_Magalhaes standing
          ...  Rossi goes for goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_O_Conner plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 18 :(sfc) Enrique kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Muller gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Muller fires a shot at goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 18 :(aja) J_Steward gets to the by line and finds D_Rommedahl with a beautiful cross
          ...  Alberto takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 21 :(sfc) Enrique is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Donadoni
          ...  But Juan_Foyth wins the tackle
Min. 21 :(aja) J_Steward 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 A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But Petrovic palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 22 :(sfc) Enrique plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  S_Kolasinac beats him to the ball
Min. 22 :(aja) Juan_Foyth controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Trappatoni
          ...  He puts in J_Steward!
          ...  Donadoni wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 23 :(aja) P_Vieira knocks it forward
          ...  Donadoni slips
          ...  A_Arshavin gets to it!
          ...  A powerful header from A_Arshavin !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Petrovic won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 26 :(sfc) R_Pires takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Steward
          ...  S_Kolasinac is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 27 :(sfc) R_Pires with an intelligent ball to Rossi
          ...  Rossi fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Santos FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 31 :(aja) J_Steward hoists the ball across to D_Rommedahl
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Alberto
Min. 32 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Rommedahl
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Rossi
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 33 :(sfc) Enrique plays in Muller with a beautiful ball
          ...  Muller chases it through, he must score !
          ...  T_O_Conner can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 35 :(sfc) Donadoni volleys it forward. He finds Rossi
          ...  A vicious shot by Rossi !
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 36 :(aja) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  A_Arshavin seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Arshavin gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Petrovic goes down well to save
Min. 37 :(sfc) Trappatoni plays it back
          ...  Petrovic slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Santos FC 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sfc) Draxler has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Vermaelen
          ...  He puts in Trappatoni!
          ...  T_Vermaelen reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 47 :(sfc) Rossi barges G_Magalhaes off the ball
          ...  Rossi with a powerful header !
          ...  T_O_Conner fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 49 :(sfc) Muller beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Juan_Foyth takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 1-1 Ajax

Min. 46 :(sfc) Enrique changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Rossi
          ...  Rossi hits a great drive!
          ...  T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 46 :(aja) D_Rommedahl with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Alberto
          ...  But Oscar barges him off the ball
Min. 47 :(aja) S_Cazorla hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Arshavin collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Arshavin hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Petrovic parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  That s put Ajax ahead!
          ...  Santos FC 1-2 Ajax ...
Min. 48 :(sfc) Santos FC are switching their playing style to A
Min. 48 :(aja) Ajax will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 49 :(aja) D_Rommedahl slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Enrique with the foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos will replace the useless G_Magalhaes and will play DF
Min. 50 :(sfc) R_Pires has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Juan_Foyth
          ...  He knocks it to Rossi!
          ...  Rossi tries to beat T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_O_Conner watches it sail wide!
Min. 51 :(aja) N_Kanu is coming on for D_Rommedahl and will play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) P_Vieira pulls it back to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 52 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar comes on for Tomas_Rosicky and takes up a MF role
Min. 52 :(aja) N_Kanu loses Oscar
          ...  What a shot from N_Kanu !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But Petrovic comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 55 :(sfc) R_Huth is ready to come on to replace Trappatoni
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 55 :(sfc) R_Pires sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Rossi runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Vermaelen cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 55 :(aja) A_Arshavin is first to the loose ball
          ...  Oscar takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 55 :(aja) J_Steward gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 56 :(aja) P_Vieira with a probing through ball A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But Petrovic parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 57 :(sfc) Muller takes advantage of a mistake by T_Vermaelen
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Muller goes for goal !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 60 :(sfc) Puskas is coming on for Muller and playing FW
Min. 60 :(sfc) Rossi beats Juan_Foyth
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  F_Tello reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 61 :(sfc) Draxler sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Rossi
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Juan_Foyth
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Draxler plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Puskas makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  T_O_Conner with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 62 :(sfc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Puskas seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Puskas with the strike !
          ...  But T_O_Conner parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 65 :(sfc) Matic is being brought on
          ...  Zico is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 69 :(sfc) Matic hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Draxler latches onto it!
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos with the fine tackle
Min. 70 :(aja) J_Steward crosses in from the wing, he finds N_Kanu in the box
          ...  N_Kanu has a go!
          ...  Petrovic tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 71 :(sfc) Rossi nutmegs C_Dos_Passos, he continues to run forward
          ...  But Juan_Foyth puts it in row Z!
Min. 71 :(sfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Rossi is through!
          ...  A_Arshavin takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  F_Tello had no choice there!!
          ...  Glyn Rigby appluads the decision
Min. 73 :(sfc) Puskas runs at T_Vermaelen
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Puskas hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 74 :(sfc) Rossi flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But T_Vermaelen wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 74 :(aja) S_Cazorla pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  N_Kanu is clean through!
          ...  N_Kanu with a thundering drive!
          ...  Petrovic catches the ball
Min. 77 :(sfc) R_Pires with a slick pass to Puskas
          ...  T_Vermaelen gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 80 :(sfc) Enrique leaves his marker standing
          ...  Enrique unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  And Santos FC have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Santos FC 2-2 Ajax ...
Min. 81 :(aja) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Ajax will now be playing C
Min. 87 :(aja) P_Vieira with an in swinging cross to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But Petrovic smothers the ball.
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 145,800
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Santos FC Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : Rossi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Rossi (27), Enrique (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Enrique (49), Oscar (55)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ajax Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : S_Cazorla
Scorers              : Trappatoni (37 og), A_Arshavin (47)
Sent Off             : A_Arshavin (71)
Booked               : Edu_Gaspar (60)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Santos FC     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       14
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           8        |       11
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       15
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 2 Ajax
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Petrovic       GK  37   4   5   5  40 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
Alberto        DF   1  35   9   2  38 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Oscar          DF   1  32   9   4  46 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  73  -2  -2
Donadoni       DF   2  34   3   2  10 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
Trappatoni     DF   2  31   1   4  26 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
Enrique        MF   1   1  35  18  26 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  58  23
R_Pires        MF   2   4  32   6  32 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Draxler        MF   1   3  31   2  33 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Zico           MF   2   3  30   5  32 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Muller         FW   1   3   5  36  37 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Rossi          FW   2   1   3  34  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  25   0  40
Banksey        GK  25   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   1  30   6   1  28 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  11  31   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matic          MF   2   8  27  22  19 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Puskas         FW   2   4   5  32  19 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
T_O_Conner     GK  39   3   3   2  13 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  36   1   1  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  34   8   5  13 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  33   9   7  30 |  96   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  30   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32   6   5  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
J_Steward      MF   1   9  34  14  43 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  33   3  17 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
S_Cazorla      MF   1   2  32   4  27 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   1   2  31   5  26 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  34  45 |  75   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  35
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   4   1  33  35 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  33   6   1  21 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
D_Agger        DF   1  32   4   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  31  10  41 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  31  28 |  41   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
1758481178 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35