Elite League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Ajax (Sun Aug 28)


                           Schalke 04  |  Ajax
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  5-3-1-1 C
                           Andy Banks  |  James Maund
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK B_Roorda
                          R_Carlos DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF M_Keown
                       S_Stallbaum DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                            G_Hall DM  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  MF M_Canete
                           Romario MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                        F_Rijkaard AM  |  AM Thomas_Partey
                           Tatanka FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                              Dodo SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                     Klaus_Fichtel SUB |  SUB W_Gallas
                           N_Berti SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff
                            A_Gray SUB |  SUB Jose_A_Reyes

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(aja) M_Canete finds A_Langlitz in acres of space
          ...  D_Epureanu plays it back
          ...  Paulo_Argenti slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_Fabregas gets on the end of it
          ...  Paulo_Argenti beats the ball away
Min. 3  :(aja) A_Langlitz runs with pace at the defence
          ...  F_Rijkaard fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 4  :(shk) T_Haas brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  But C_Fabregas sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 7  :(shk) Romario bursts forward
          ...  Thomas_Partey with the tackle
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Tatanka with the spot kick
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That puts Schalke 04 ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Ajax...
Min. 13 :(shk) F_Rijkaard runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  F_Rijkaard rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But B_Roorda punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 14 :(aja) M_Canete with the nod to S_Kolasinac
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Carlos
Min. 17 :(shk) Casemiro has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Keown
          ...  He puts in Romario!
          ...  M_Canete goes in studs first
Min. 18 :(aja) C_Fabregas reads the run of Thomas_Partey
          ...  D_Epureanu stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 19 :(aja) The ball is passed in from M_Keown, he finds C_Fabregas
          ...  S_Stallbaum leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 21 :(aja) Thomas_Partey takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Carlos belts it clear
Min. 22 :(shk) Romario kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Tatanka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Vermaelen pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 24 :(shk) S_Stallbaum jumps over T_Vermaelen's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Magalhaes gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 25 :(shk) Romario plays the early ball across the box to find Tatanka in space
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a nasty foul
Min. 26 :(aja) A_Langlitz unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Vermaelen
          ...  Casemiro wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 27 :(shk) T_Haas is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Tatanka latches onto the end of it
          ...  Tatanka looks to see where B_Roorda is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  B_Roorda gathers it easily
Min. 27 :(aja) A_Langlitz takes advantage of a mistake by T_Haas
          ...  A_Langlitz aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 28 :(shk) F_Rijkaard is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  S_Stallbaum latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Stallbaum drives it towards goal !
          ...  What agility from B_Roorda
Min. 31 :(aja) T_Stavos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Keown gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  R_Carlos makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 34 :(aja) A_Langlitz leaves D_Epureanu standing
          ...  A_Langlitz has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes a good save
Min. 34 :(shk) R_Carlos breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on B_Roorda!
          ...  M_Canete brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 39 :(shk) Casemiro with a neat pass into D_Epureanu
          ...  T_Stavos with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(shk) Romario knocks it past G_Magalhaes and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  T_Vermaelen picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 46 :(shk) R_Carlos beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  R_Carlos with the header !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 46 :(aja) G_Magalhaes beats G_Hall
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  G_Magalhaes hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 46 :(shk) Casemiro pulls it back to Tatanka
          ...  F_Ljungberg with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
Min. 47 :(shk) F_Rijkaard runs at T_Stavos
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  F_Rijkaard with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  B_Roorda dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had B_Roorda beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Casemiro curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to T_Haas
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 49 :(shk) Casemiro with a penetrating pass to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka with a terrific drive !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 49 :(shk) Romario finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Magalhaes
          ...  F_Ljungberg with a terrible tackle
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Casemiro floats it forward
          ...  F_Rijkaard latches onto the end of it
          ...  A powerful shot by F_Rijkaard !
          ...  B_Roorda with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 1-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(shk) T_Haas has it now
          ...  He takes on T_Stavos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in F_Rijkaard!
          ...  T_Stavos recovers to win the ball back
Min. 48 :(aja) M_Keown with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves S_Stallbaum behind
          ...  G_Hall with an over the top challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere gave him a strong warning
Min. 50 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes will replace the useless A_Langlitz and will play FW
Min. 50 :(shk) Romario with a flashy move
          ...  S_Kolasinac dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Ljungberg is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) W_Gallas is being brought on
          ...  M_Keown is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 55 :(aja) J_Cruijff controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Suat_Serdar wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 57 :(shk) F_Rijkaard with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  F_Rijkaard attempts to nutmeg B_Roorda!
          ...  B_Roorda parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Rijkaard crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to Casemiro
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hall chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Stallbaum gets something on it!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  B_Roorda is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romario floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Tatanka
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 60 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn replaces an unhappy S_Kolasinac and will play as a DF
Min. 60 :(shk) Tatanka skips the challenge from J_Cruijff
          ...  Tatanka drives the ball low !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 61 :(aja) C_Fabregas takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  C_Fabregas goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 63 :(shk) Suat_Serdar beats T_Vermaelen
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But J_Cruijff clears the ball to safety
Min. 65 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  C_Fabregas runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Hall tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to T_Stavos
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 66 :(aja) J_Cruijff has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes collects the loose ball!
          ...  Romario with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 70 :(shk) Up goes the substitution board - A_Gray on for Tatanka as a FW
Min. 70 :(shk) Schalke 04 altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 70 :(shk) Suat_Serdar is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Rijkaard
          ...  F_Rijkaard hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  B_Roorda makes a fine save
Min. 71 :(shk) Dodo is ready to come on to replace T_Haas
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 72 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is coming on for Suat_Serdar and will play MF
Min. 75 :(shk) N_Berti is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_Rijkaard is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(shk) Romario with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows T_Vermaelen a clean set of heals
          ...  Romario attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 83 :(shk) S_Stallbaum looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  B_Roorda makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 147,219
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Tatanka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Tatanka (7 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Rijkaard (3), Casemiro (26), Romario (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Fabregas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thomas_Partey (7), M_Canete (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       6
Off target           :           9        |       1
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  38   4   5   1  29 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  31  12   6  11 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  31   9   9  33 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  30  17  17  47 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
T_Haas         DF   2  29  13   8  11 |  75   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Hall         DM   2  23  28   7  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  23  30   1  15 |  76   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
Romario        MF   2   8  29  22  37 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Casemiro       MF   2  23  28   1  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
F_Rijkaard     AM   2   1  30  23  28 |  79   0   0   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2   8  18
Tatanka        FW   3   7   9  29  32 |  74   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
A_Hugo         GK  29   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dodo           DF   3  31   5   7  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  MF   2  28  22   5  41 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Berti        MF   1   5  25   9  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  29  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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B_Roorda       GK  37   4   5   2  29 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  36  12  10  11 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  13   5  10 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  31   9   7  31 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  30   1   1  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
M_Canete       MF   2   6  32   5  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  30   7  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thomas_Partey  AM   2   1  30  18  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  31  32 |  54   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  33   9   8  33 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  41   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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