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Season 35 Archive: Elite League, Week 10

Aberdeen 0 - 2 Ajax

Elite League Match, Aberdeen vs. Ajax (Sun Jan 22)


                             Aberdeen  |  Ajax
                              5-4-1 E  |  4-4-2 C
                          Dan Haldane  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF M_Keown
                             Balde DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                         K_Femenia DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                       J_Fitzwater DF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                           E_Petit MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                          T_Watson MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  FW Ian_Wright
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                         R_Shaaban SUB |  SUB E_Manuel
                          T_Hunter SUB |  SUB T_Stavos
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB W_Gallas
                          Valverde SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                      Hakim_Ziyech SUB |  SUB Thomas_Partey

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 5  :(aja) M_Keown looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Juan_Foyth
          ...  Juan_Foyth shoots towards goal !
          ...  M_Neuer makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 6  :(aja) C_Fabregas controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  C_Fabregas looks to see where M_Neuer is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  M_Neuer just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 16 :(abn) D_Rocastle with a penetrating pass to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_O_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 17 :(abn) T_Watson drives it across the face of the goal R_Bentley
          ...  G_Magalhaes slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 18 :(abn) D_Rocastle runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Bentley
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Van_D_Hoorn
Min. 18 :(aja) J_Cruijff looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Edu_Gaspar
          ...  Edu_Gaspar goes for the top corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Neuer moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Neuer looks dejected!
          ...  Ajax go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 20 :(aja) F_Ljungberg volleys it forward. He finds Edu_Gaspar
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_McQueen
Min. 24 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with a glorious 60-yard pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  J_Matip wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 27 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar sprints past Balde
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_McQueen
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 28 :(abn) E_Petit sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But T_O_Conner palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 29 :(abn) T_Watson with a penetrating pass to J_Shaddix
          ...  J_Shaddix aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Balde gets his head on it
          ...  T_O_Conner saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 31 :(abn) T_Watson finds R_Bentley with a ball over the defence
          ...  But G_Magalhaes barges him off the ball
Min. 35 :(abn) R_Bentley with a smart turn
          ...  R_Bentley with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 36 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn slides it through the middle to C_Fabregas
          ...  J_Matip cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 39 :(abn) R_Bentley beats the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Magalhaes
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 41 :(abn) J_Shaddix crosses into the box, finding R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley with the strike !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 41 :(aja) F_Ljungberg passes the ball to Ian_Wright
          ...  Balde brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But P_Graham waves play on!!!
Min. 42 :(abn) G_McQueen lobs it over M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  G_McQueen fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar 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!
          ...  J_Cruijff receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_Cruijff hits the ball first time!
          ...  M_Neuer watches it sail wide!
Min. 46 :(abn) T_Watson with a smart pass to R_Bentley
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 48 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar plays a long ball to Ian_Wright
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Fitzwater
          ...  He made it look easy

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

Min. 47 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes looks to see where M_Neuer is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But M_Neuer punches it away
Min. 49 :(abn) J_Matip is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Bentley
          ...  Juan_Foyth gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(aja) Thomas_Partey is ready to come on to replace Edu_Gaspar
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 51 :(aja) G_Karagounis takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace F_Ljungberg
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 52 :(aja) T_Stavos replaces M_Keown to play as a DF
Min. 55 :(abn) R_Bentley fires over a low cross to J_Shaddix
          ...  J_Shaddix with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  T_O_Conner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 59 :(abn) J_Shaddix with the nod to G_McQueen
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_McQueen !
          ...  T_O_Conner just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 61 :(abn) J_Shaddix sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Femenia
          ...  From long range K_Femenia bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 63 :(aja) J_Cruijff is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_McQueen
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 64 :(abn) D_Rocastle runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Balde
          ...  Balde sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  T_O_Conner watches it sail wide!
Min. 67 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes spits at E_Petit
          ...  P_Graham refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 69 :(abn) E_Petit picks out R_Bentley with the cross
          ...  R_Bentley tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a difficult save
Min. 69 :(aja) Juan_Foyth jumps over J_Fitzwater's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Rocastle with an over the top challenge
          ...  P_Graham ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Dan Haldane looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Ian_Wright bends it in
          ...  M_Neuer tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Neuer jumps well to claim it!
Min. 69 :(aja) C_Fabregas skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright hits a curling shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 70 :(abn) Aberdeen will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 71 :(abn) E_Petit takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Rocastle
          ...  But T_Stavos wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but P_Graham has none of it.
Min. 75 :(abn) T_Hunter replaces J_Matip and will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Perin takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Balde as DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Valverde is being brought on
          ...  E_Petit is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech replaces an unhappy R_Bentley and will play as a FW
Min. 77 :(aja) Ian_Wright stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Ian_Wright hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 78 :(aja) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Ajax will now be playing A
Min. 79 :(abn) D_Rocastle with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Shaddix
          ...  The cross hits J_Shaddix on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner was lucky there
Min. 80 :(abn) T_Watson beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Shaddix
          ...  T_Stavos gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 81 :(abn) Valverde barges M_Van_D_Hoorn off the ball
          ...  Driven towards goal by Valverde !
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a difficult save
Min. 82 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Stavos wins the ball well
          ...  P_Graham has given a free kick
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  James Maund looks relieved
Min. 83 :(abn) D_Rocastle works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Hakim_Ziyech
          ...  Juan_Foyth seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 85 :(abn) J_Shaddix with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Hakim_Ziyech
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  T_O_Conner comes towards him
          ...  He rounds T_O_Conner
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner manages to get to it !!
Min. 86 :(abn) D_Rocastle looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Femenia
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech sidesteps G_Magalhaes
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  K_Femenia bends it round the wall
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 89 :(abn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_O_Conner blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 89 :(aja) G_Karagounis slides the ball across to J_Cruijff
          ...  D_Rocastle with an over the top challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 90 :(abn) K_Femenia controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  T_Watson gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Magalhaes cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 92 :(abn) T_Watson looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Hakim_Ziyech
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_O_Conner looks very relieved!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 124,766
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Shaddix
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rocastle (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Edu_Gaspar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Edu_Gaspar (18), Ian_Wright (77)
Sent Off             : M_Van_D_Hoorn (88)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          21        |       11
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 0 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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_Neuer        GK  31   2   5   5  31 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  34   9   8  10 |  78   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Balde          DF   3  33   7   8  22 |  78   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
K_Femenia      DF   3  32   9   7  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
G_McQueen      DF   2  31   1   8  30 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  29   4   4  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
E_Petit        MF   1   3  31   2  26 |  78   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Watson       MF   2  13  30   9  27 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   5  29   4  34 |  95   0   0   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   9  30  21 |  78   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
R_Shaaban      GK  29   5   4   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hunter       DF   2  29   6   1  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   9  27   7  43 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |  17   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
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T_O_Conner     GK  35   3   3   2  13 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  55   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  33   9   8  33 |  91   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  30   0 -10
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  31   1   1  20 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  29   8   7  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  30   7  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  28  10  41 |  53   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Manuel       GK  29   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  14   5  10 |  40   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  31   9  33 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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