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Season 18 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group B Game 1

Ajax 1 - 0 Aberdeen

Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Ajax vs. Aberdeen (Sun Feb 23)


                                 Ajax  |  Aberdeen
                              4-4-2 N  |  6-3-1 D
                          James Maund  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                         J_Esparza DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                        A_Carabali DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF N_Wade
                        M_Lindberg DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                         Ridoutski MF  |  DF I_Golac
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  DF J_Ayden
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF M_Le_Tissier
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF S_Brown
                           Taliyah FW  |  MF Kaka
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW S_Lovell
                                       |
                          I_Walker SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                            M_Hart SUB |  SUB A_Alrawi
                       H_Kiessling SUB |  SUB E_Herbert
                        M_Overmars SUB |  SUB J_Tessem
                       K_Huntelaar SUB |  SUB D_Murphy

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(aja) Taliyah takes advantage of a mistake by A_Pereira
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Brown with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from M_Stadio
Min. 4  :(aja) D_Agger has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past I_Golac
          ...  He knocks it to D_Bergkamp!
          ...  J_Ayden knocks the ball back to T_Flowers
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Flowers!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder lofts the ball in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by J_Ayden
Min. 5  :(aja) Ridoutski with the heel pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has T_Flowers to beat
          ...  He slips it underneath T_Flowers
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Ajax have snatched the lead!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 5  :(aja) Taliyah takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  I_Golac with a bad challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from M_Stadio
Min. 10 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano gets to the by line and finds D_Bergkamp with a beautiful cross
          ...  I_Golac cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 12 :(abn) E_Van_d_Sar miss-kicks!
          ...  N_Wade is through!
          ...  M_Lindberg gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 16 :(aja) M_Lindberg finds Taliyah in the box
          ...  W_A_Glen pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 21 :(aja) Ridoutski turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Bergkamp
          ...  J_Ayden pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 22 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Esparza
          ...  He puts in S_Lovell!
          ...  But D_Agger sweeps up the threat
Min. 32 :(aja) Taliyah beats I_Golac
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Pereira and it had to be
Min. 33 :(aja) D_Bergkamp sprints past W_A_Glen
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 47 :(abn) Kaka beats Oscar_Serrano
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Carabali belts it clear
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Hart is coming on and J_Esparza is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) H_Kiessling takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Ridoutski as MF
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Overmars is being prepared to come on
          ...  Oscar_Serrano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 54 :(abn) Kaka flicks it over M_Lindberg's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Agger
Min. 60 :(abn) Aberdeen's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Ayden is changing his role to a DM
Min. 60 :(abn) A_Pereira seems to have switched to a DM role
Min. 60 :(abn) Kaka shifts into the AM position in a tactical change
Min. 61 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Lovell
          ...  S_Lovell fires the shot in!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 63 :(aja) W_Sneijder looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Taliyah
          ...  C_Azpilicueta seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 65 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 69 :(abn) S_Lovell is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Kaka
          ...  A_Carabali slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 70 :(abn) A_Alrawi is being brought on
          ...  N_Wade is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) J_Tessem is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Le_Tissier is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(abn) D_Murphy is coming on for S_Lovell and playing FW
Min. 74 :(abn) J_Tessem fires over a low cross to D_Murphy
          ...  A_Carabali with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 75 :(aja) D_Agger lays the ball back to M_Overmars
          ...  A_Alrawi intercepts the pass
Min. 83 :(abn) D_Murphy with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  C_Fabregas gathers up the loose ball
Min. 87 :(aja) D_Bergkamp finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by D_Murphy !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) H_Kiessling with a measured ball to C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Fabregas gets up high for the header !
          ...  T_Flowers parries it
Min. 91 :(abn) J_Tessem nutmegs the defender
          ...  J_Tessem with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Brown lofts the ball in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 77,359
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : D_Agger (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Bergkamp (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Ayden
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Ajax      |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       2
Off target           :           0        |       1
On target            :           3        |       1
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       4
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  32   5   5   7  14 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  26   9   7  10 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  24  11   5  24 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  32  20
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  28   4  32 |  51   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  26   8  23 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  14  25  11  19 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  24  12  29 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  24  24 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  56
I_Walker       GK  22   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  27   4   1  22 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  27   9  31 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   9  22  12  32 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  28  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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T_Flowers      GK  33   2   2   1  27 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  25  10   9  27 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  25   9   8  13 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
N_Wade         DF   2  24   8   5  25 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DM   2  23  10   7  14 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Ayden        DM   1  22   9   6  25 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  27   8  22 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Brown        MF   2   6  25  11  24 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Kaka           AM   2   6  23  16  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  25  32 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  21   6  10  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  24  16  27 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  24  37 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
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