Elite Football League Match, Ajax vs. Benfica (Wed Jul 12)


                                 Ajax  |  Benfica
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                          James Maund  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                      C_dos_Passos DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF T_Adams
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                      Granit_Xhaka DM  |  MF J_Plasil
                         Ridoutski MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                          S_Marlet MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                            A_Ross MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW Stefano
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB Z_Alomerovic
                           D_Agger SUB |  SUB C_Thomson
                            J_Stam SUB |  SUB H_Kiessling
                          J_Crujff SUB |  SUB R_VD_Vaart
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(aja) Ridoutski cuts the ball back to A_Arshavin
          ...  J_Wilshere with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 4  :(bfa) M_Murphy knocks the ball past the lunge of C_dos_Passos
          ...  M_Murphy hits a curling shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
Min. 6  :(bfa) M_Murphy looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Stefano
          ...  But Granit_Xhaka clears the danger
Min. 10 :(aja) S_Marlet drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Arshavin
          ...  M_Murphy takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 11 :(aja) C_dos_Passos is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 11 :(aja) D_Agger will replace C_dos_Passos and play DF
Min. 12 :(aja) A_Arshavin dribbles it into the box
          ...  M_Murphy wins the ball
Min. 15 :(bfa) T_Adams is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to J_Plasil
          ...  J_Plasil rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_d_Sar
Min. 16 :(aja) Ridoutski is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Fabinhioski latches onto the ball
          ...  Yann_M_Vila slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 16 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 18 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn finds the run of A_Arshavin
          ...  But T_Adams reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 22 :(aja) Ridoutski squares it to V_Kompany
          ...  V_Kompany hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 24 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with a precise ball to J_Plasil
          ...  J_Plasil with a powerful downward header!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere crosses it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches it!
Min. 30 :(aja) A_Ross hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Fabinhioski latches onto it!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 32 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn finds A_Arshavin in acres of space
          ...  A_Arshavin tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 34 :(bfa) J_Bolm feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Murphy runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Ridoutski with an over the top challenge
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 39 :(aja) Ridoutski whips the ball across to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski with a thundering volley!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 41 :(aja) Ridoutski controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Fabinhioski gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Adams with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(bfa) Stefano slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  A well-placed shot from Stefano !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 46 :(aja) V_Kompany plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Martinez with the tackle
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Youri
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  D_Agger swings it in
          ...  S_Marlet gets on the end of it
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Marlet !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 48 :(bfa) J_Bolm with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  J_Bolm sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Crujff replaces Granit_Xhaka and will play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott will replace Fabinhioski and play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) Ridoutski is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to T_Wallcott
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Wallcott !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 53 :(aja) V_Kompany picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Yann_M_Vila gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 53 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Bolm
          ...  S_Marlet with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  J_Plasil plays it short to J_Wilshere
          ...  T_Vermaelen cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 53 :(bfa) T_Adams with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves S_Marlet behind
          ...  But V_Kompany sweeps up the threat
Min. 54 :(aja) V_Kompany slides the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to chip the ball over E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 56 :(aja) A_Arshavin is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A_Arshavin with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt just watches float over the bar!
Min. 58 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a slide rule pass to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Benfica fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 59 :(bfa) J_Martinez finds a hole in the defence
          ...  J_Martinez aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 60 :(bfa) Stefano beats D_Agger
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Ridoutski leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Stefano passes to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy with a thundering drive!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reacts well to save!!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) M_Murphy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Vermaelen had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 63 :(bfa) J_Plasil nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Plasil hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 66 :(aja) A_Arshavin takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Martinez hits it out for a throw
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Bolm seems to have switched to a AM role
Min. 72 :(aja) A_Ross with an intelligent ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Arshavin !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 74 :(aja) T_Vermaelen pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  V_Kompany is clean through!
          ...  V_Kompany carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 75 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer will come on for P_Do_Shaw and play FW
Min. 75 :(aja) J_Crujff with a penetrating pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn floats the ball in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 76 :(bfa) C_Thomson will replace the useless T_Adams and will play DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) H_Kiessling will come on for J_Wilshere and play MF
Min. 82 :(bfa) R_Tomassi slides the ball across to J_Plasil
          ...  J_Plasil drives the ball low !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into E_Van_d_Sar's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 84 :(aja) A_Arshavin takes advantage of a mistake by C_Thomson
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Martinez picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 84 :(bfa) H_Kiessling drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to M_Murphy
          ...  T_Vermaelen clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 87 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Stefano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Vermaelen
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Stefano
          ...  A delicate header from Stefano !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 90 :(aja) J_Crujff takes advantage of a mistake by R_Tomassi
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Yann_M_Vila gets in the way and wins the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 140,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : V_Kompany
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Ridoutski (60)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_dos_Passos (11)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Yann_M_Vila (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 0 Benfica
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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  39   5   5   7  14 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  33  11   9  46 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  28  11   8  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  25   8   6  31 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  25   8   8  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Granit_Xhaka   DM   1  10  29   7  21 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  33   4  32 |  62   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  40 -10
S_Marlet       MF   2   8  29   8  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
A_Ross         MF   1   3  29   2  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  27  33 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  25  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  29  12   5  24 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  26   8   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  28  10  28 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  26  21 |  41   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6

Player Statistics - Benfica
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_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  35   3   4  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
T_Adams        DF   2  31   7   7  22 |  78   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  29  14   8  22 |  94   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  28   8   7  37 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  29  10  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  29   8  25 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  28  11  19 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Bolm         AM   2  11  28  13  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  29  26 |  94   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  10  11
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  29  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Z_Alomerovic   GK  28   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  30  12   6  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  28  31 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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