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Season 31 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Quarter Final
Ajax 2 - 1 Everton
Elite FA Cup Quarter Final Match, Ajax vs. Everton (Wed Feb 10)
Ajax | Everton
4-1-2-1-2 E | 4-4-2 A
James Maund | John O Brien
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A_Zubizarreta GK | GK J_Pickford
Fazio DF | DF C_Prandelli
M_Keown DF | DF J_Knoxville
C_Dos_Passos DF | DF H_Maguire
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF | DF W_Fofana
M_Overmars DM | MF M_Politano
P_Vieira MF | MF Zico
J_Cruijff MF | MF F_Lampard
Thomas_Partey AM | MF T_Cahill
T_Wallcott FW | FW Rolando_Silva
Jose_A_Reyes FW | FW M_Greenwood
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D_Seaman SUB | SUB S_Mignolet
S_Kolasinac SUB | SUB D_McGrain
T_Vermaelen SUB | SUB H_Rutland
Edu_Gaspar SUB | SUB D_Archambault
D_Bergkamp SUB | SUB G_Jesus
Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)
Min. 2 :(aja) M_Keown plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... M_Keown hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... J_Pickford saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 2 :(evn) M_Politano puts in F_Lampard
... F_Lampard with a thundering volley!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 4 :(evn) T_Cahill hits a hard pass to M_Politano
... A powerful shot by M_Politano !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... A_Zubizarreta dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had A_Zubizarreta beaten!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by C_Prandelli
... A_Zubizarreta comes out and claims it!
Min. 8 :(evn) M_Greenwood picks up a loose ball
... M_Greenwood sees A_Zubizarreta off his line !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the Everton crowd to celebrate!!
... Both he and the fans are delighted!!
... That's given Everton the advantage!
... Ajax 0-1 Everton ...
Min. 9 :(aja) Thomas_Partey looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Jose_A_Reyes
... Jose_A_Reyes with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... J_Pickford makes a difficult save
Min. 9 :(evn) C_Prandelli runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to H_Maguire
... C_Dos_Passos wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 12 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps W_Fofana
... Cleaned up by J_Knoxville
Min. 12 :(evn) F_Lampard hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... M_Greenwood latches onto it!
... Fazio steals the ball of off him
Min. 13 :(aja) J_Cruijff takes possession
... Knocks it past J_Knoxville
... He's through on goal
... J_Cruijff with the side footed shot!
... J_Pickford makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 14 :(evn) M_Politano with a one-touch layoff to T_Cahill
... T_Cahill with a thundering shot!
... A_Zubizarreta just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 16 :(aja) Thomas_Partey runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Jose_A_Reyes
... From long range Jose_A_Reyes bends the ball towards goal!
... Over the bar
Min. 16 :(evn) T_Cahill 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!
... W_Fofana receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... M_Van_D_Hoorn robs him of the ball
Min. 18 :(aja) Fazio is first to the ball
... Fazio fires a shot at goal !
... J_Pickford makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 19 :(evn) Zico curls the ball out wide to M_Greenwood
... M_Greenwood hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... A_Zubizarreta parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 20 :(evn) Zico has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Dos_Passos!
... He has some space now!
... Zico has a go!
... A_Zubizarreta just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 21 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos with an inch perfect pass to Jose_A_Reyes
... A wicked drive by Jose_A_Reyes !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 21 :(evn) M_Politano moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to Rolando_Silva
... Rolando_Silva with the shot on net !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 22 :(evn) M_Greenwood with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... M_Greenwood fires off a left-footed shot !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 25 :(evn) M_Politano runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to Zico
... Zico leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... A_Zubizarreta saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 27 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a slide rule pass to Thomas_Partey
... Thomas_Partey tries to catch the keeper out!
... But J_Pickford punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 28 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Politano
... J_Knoxville with the tackle
Min. 30 :(evn) M_Politano with a precise pass to M_Greenwood
... Cleaned up by M_Keown
Min. 31 :(evn) T_Cahill takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to M_Politano
... C_Dos_Passos slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 33 :(evn) M_Politano runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Rolando_Silva
... Rolando_Silva with the crafty shot!
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 34 :(evn) Rolando_Silva slides the ball across to W_Fofana
... W_Fofana beats the offside trap!
... He runs at A_Zubizarreta
... He rounds A_Zubizarreta
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... A_Zubizarreta somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 35 :(evn) M_Greenwood gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past P_Vieira!
... He has some space now!
... M_Greenwood with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... F_Lampard curls it into the box!
... The ball comes to M_Greenwood
... He knocks it goalward
... A_Zubizarreta won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 37 :(aja) T_Wallcott makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... T_Cahill is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... FREE KICK!
... Jose_A_Reyes hits it over the wall
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Everton fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 39 :(evn) Rolando_Silva takes on C_Dos_Passos
... He runs past him
... Rolando_Silva with a little chip!
... A_Zubizarreta with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn takes on 3 men
... A scorcher of a shot from M_Van_D_Hoorn !
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 47 :(evn) J_Knoxville with the through ball to Rolando_Silva
... Rolando_Silva has a dig at goal!
... A_Zubizarreta blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 48 :(aja) P_Vieira with the heel pass to J_Cruijff
... J_Cruijff strikes a wicked curler !
... J_Pickford is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... J_Pickford looks very relieved!
Min. 48 :(evn) T_Cahill with a slick pass to Rolando_Silva
... Rolando_Silva with the punt towards goal!
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Zubizarreta moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-1 Everton
Min. 48 :(aja) M_Overmars feeds the ball through the middle
... Thomas_Partey runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... But C_Prandelli spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Kolasinac is being prepared to come on
... M_Van_D_Hoorn is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is being brought on
... T_Wallcott is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar comes on for Thomas_Partey and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 52 :(evn) M_Politano sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... Rolando_Silva runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... Rolando_Silva with a thundering volley!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 53 :(aja) J_Cruijff comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... But C_Prandelli spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 54 :(aja) D_Bergkamp with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... D_Bergkamp curls the ball in on goal !
... J_Pickford saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 54 :(evn) C_Prandelli boots it towards T_Cahill
... But C_Dos_Passos wins the tackle
Min. 55 :(aja) J_Cruijff races into the box
... He sees Fazio lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... But J_Knoxville reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(evn) Zico heads the ball back to M_Politano
... M_Politano tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 63 :(aja) P_Vieira with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... D_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
... D_Bergkamp aiming for the bottom corner !
... GOAL !!
... A classy finish
... Ajax are back level!
... Ajax 1-1 Everton ...
Min. 66 :(aja) D_Bergkamp sidesteps W_Fofana
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... D_Bergkamp with the goal bound shot!
... GOAL !!
... Hammered home!
... Ajax go in front now with that goal!
... Ajax 2-1 Everton ...
Min. 67 :(aja) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Ajax will now be playing C
Min. 67 :(evn) M_Politano with the deft touch
... He takes it past Fazio
... He knocks it to M_Greenwood!
... M_Greenwood runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Zubizarreta never had a chance!
Min. 68 :(evn) M_Politano looks up
... He swings the ball right towards M_Greenwood
... Edu_Gaspar seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
Min. 69 :(evn) M_Politano leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to Rolando_Silva
... But he loses control of it
... M_Overmars belts it clear
Min. 71 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to J_Cruijff
... J_Cruijff has a dig at goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 73 :(aja) M_Overmars unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Vieira
... P_Vieira with a powerful downward header!
... But J_Pickford punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that J_Pickford got a touch
Min. 74 :(aja) M_Overmars flicks it over Rolando_Silva and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... M_Overmars with the shot on net !
... J_Pickford just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 75 :(evn) D_McGrain replaces J_Knoxville and will play DF
Min. 75 :(evn) H_Rutland is going to be brought on
... F_Lampard is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 77 :(aja) M_Overmars has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Prandelli
... He puts in Jose_A_Reyes!
... Jose_A_Reyes with the shot !
... J_Pickford saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 80 :(evn) G_Jesus takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Rolando_Silva
... He'll play as a FW
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 85 :(aja) M_Overmars runs at goal
... He spots the run of Edu_Gaspar
... He's played him in
... Edu_Gaspar tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 87 :(evn) M_Politano is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to Zico
... S_Kolasinac gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(evn) M_Politano with a measured ball to G_Jesus
... But he loses control of it
... C_Dos_Passos hits it out for a throw
Min. 91 :(aja) M_Keown runs at D_McGrain
... He takes it past him
... M_Keown rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But J_Pickford parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance : 142,235
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : D_Bergkamp
Scorers : D_Bergkamp (63,66)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player : M_Politano (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Greenwood (8)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Ajax | Everton
Attempts on Goal : 19 | 19
Off target : 8 | 13
On target : 11 | 6
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 0 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 5 | 3
Key Tackles : 10 | 5
Key Passes : 12 | 23
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Final Score : Ajax 2 - 1 Everton
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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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A_Zubizarreta GK 39 5 1 1 11 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
Fazio DF 2 32 8 10 41 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
M_Keown DF 3 31 12 7 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 10
C_Dos_Passos DF 1 30 11 5 22 | 96 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF 1 30 9 8 33 | 54 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Overmars DM 2 11 28 14 32 | 96 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 0
P_Vieira MF 1 8 31 9 20 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 5
J_Cruijff MF 1 7 29 11 11 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
Thomas_Partey AM 2 1 28 18 35 | 56 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
T_Wallcott FW 3 9 11 29 21 | 55 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Jose_A_Reyes FW 2 3 3 28 43 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 30
D_Seaman GK 34 1 5 5 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Kolasinac DF 2 33 11 10 11 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
T_Vermaelen DF 2 29 9 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edu_Gaspar MF 2 8 25 9 41 | 40 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
D_Bergkamp FW 1 9 7 32 21 | 41 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 55
Player Statistics - Everton
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford GK 39 3 3 5 31 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
C_Prandelli DF 1 33 13 7 29 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
J_Knoxville DF 3 32 11 10 11 | 79 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
H_Maguire DF 2 31 8 6 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Fofana DF 2 29 3 8 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
M_Politano MF 3 5 31 9 41 | 96 0 0 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 120 0
Zico MF 3 8 31 8 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
F_Lampard MF 1 10 30 6 23 | 79 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
T_Cahill MF 1 7 27 11 31 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Rolando_Silva FW 3 10 9 28 41 | 84 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
M_Greenwood FW 2 9 8 28 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
S_Mignolet GK 29 3 3 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_McGrain DF 1 34 14 8 24 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
H_Rutland MF 1 9 31 12 14 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Archambault MF 3 7 29 12 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Jesus FW 2 9 8 25 13 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Ajax | Everton
4-1-2-1-2 E | 4-4-2 A
James Maund | John O Brien
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A_Zubizarreta GK | GK J_Pickford
Fazio DF | DF C_Prandelli
M_Keown DF | DF J_Knoxville
C_Dos_Passos DF | DF H_Maguire
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF | DF W_Fofana
M_Overmars DM | MF M_Politano
P_Vieira MF | MF Zico
J_Cruijff MF | MF F_Lampard
Thomas_Partey AM | MF T_Cahill
T_Wallcott FW | FW Rolando_Silva
Jose_A_Reyes FW | FW M_Greenwood
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D_Seaman SUB | SUB S_Mignolet
S_Kolasinac SUB | SUB D_McGrain
T_Vermaelen SUB | SUB H_Rutland
Edu_Gaspar SUB | SUB D_Archambault
D_Bergkamp SUB | SUB G_Jesus
Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)
Min. 2 :(aja) M_Keown plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... M_Keown hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... J_Pickford saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 2 :(evn) M_Politano puts in F_Lampard
... F_Lampard with a thundering volley!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 4 :(evn) T_Cahill hits a hard pass to M_Politano
... A powerful shot by M_Politano !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... A_Zubizarreta dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had A_Zubizarreta beaten!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by C_Prandelli
... A_Zubizarreta comes out and claims it!
Min. 8 :(evn) M_Greenwood picks up a loose ball
... M_Greenwood sees A_Zubizarreta off his line !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the Everton crowd to celebrate!!
... Both he and the fans are delighted!!
... That's given Everton the advantage!
... Ajax 0-1 Everton ...
Min. 9 :(aja) Thomas_Partey looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Jose_A_Reyes
... Jose_A_Reyes with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... J_Pickford makes a difficult save
Min. 9 :(evn) C_Prandelli runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to H_Maguire
... C_Dos_Passos wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 12 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps W_Fofana
... Cleaned up by J_Knoxville
Min. 12 :(evn) F_Lampard hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... M_Greenwood latches onto it!
... Fazio steals the ball of off him
Min. 13 :(aja) J_Cruijff takes possession
... Knocks it past J_Knoxville
... He's through on goal
... J_Cruijff with the side footed shot!
... J_Pickford makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 14 :(evn) M_Politano with a one-touch layoff to T_Cahill
... T_Cahill with a thundering shot!
... A_Zubizarreta just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 16 :(aja) Thomas_Partey runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Jose_A_Reyes
... From long range Jose_A_Reyes bends the ball towards goal!
... Over the bar
Min. 16 :(evn) T_Cahill 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!
... W_Fofana receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... M_Van_D_Hoorn robs him of the ball
Min. 18 :(aja) Fazio is first to the ball
... Fazio fires a shot at goal !
... J_Pickford makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 19 :(evn) Zico curls the ball out wide to M_Greenwood
... M_Greenwood hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... A_Zubizarreta parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 20 :(evn) Zico has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Dos_Passos!
... He has some space now!
... Zico has a go!
... A_Zubizarreta just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 21 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos with an inch perfect pass to Jose_A_Reyes
... A wicked drive by Jose_A_Reyes !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 21 :(evn) M_Politano moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to Rolando_Silva
... Rolando_Silva with the shot on net !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 22 :(evn) M_Greenwood with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... M_Greenwood fires off a left-footed shot !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 25 :(evn) M_Politano runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to Zico
... Zico leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... A_Zubizarreta saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 27 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a slide rule pass to Thomas_Partey
... Thomas_Partey tries to catch the keeper out!
... But J_Pickford punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 28 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Politano
... J_Knoxville with the tackle
Min. 30 :(evn) M_Politano with a precise pass to M_Greenwood
... Cleaned up by M_Keown
Min. 31 :(evn) T_Cahill takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to M_Politano
... C_Dos_Passos slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 33 :(evn) M_Politano runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Rolando_Silva
... Rolando_Silva with the crafty shot!
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 34 :(evn) Rolando_Silva slides the ball across to W_Fofana
... W_Fofana beats the offside trap!
... He runs at A_Zubizarreta
... He rounds A_Zubizarreta
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... A_Zubizarreta somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 35 :(evn) M_Greenwood gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past P_Vieira!
... He has some space now!
... M_Greenwood with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... F_Lampard curls it into the box!
... The ball comes to M_Greenwood
... He knocks it goalward
... A_Zubizarreta won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 37 :(aja) T_Wallcott makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... T_Cahill is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... FREE KICK!
... Jose_A_Reyes hits it over the wall
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Everton fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 39 :(evn) Rolando_Silva takes on C_Dos_Passos
... He runs past him
... Rolando_Silva with a little chip!
... A_Zubizarreta with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn takes on 3 men
... A scorcher of a shot from M_Van_D_Hoorn !
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 47 :(evn) J_Knoxville with the through ball to Rolando_Silva
... Rolando_Silva has a dig at goal!
... A_Zubizarreta blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 48 :(aja) P_Vieira with the heel pass to J_Cruijff
... J_Cruijff strikes a wicked curler !
... J_Pickford is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... J_Pickford looks very relieved!
Min. 48 :(evn) T_Cahill with a slick pass to Rolando_Silva
... Rolando_Silva with the punt towards goal!
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Zubizarreta moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-1 Everton
Min. 48 :(aja) M_Overmars feeds the ball through the middle
... Thomas_Partey runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... But C_Prandelli spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Kolasinac is being prepared to come on
... M_Van_D_Hoorn is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is being brought on
... T_Wallcott is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar comes on for Thomas_Partey and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 52 :(evn) M_Politano sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... Rolando_Silva runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... Rolando_Silva with a thundering volley!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 53 :(aja) J_Cruijff comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... But C_Prandelli spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 54 :(aja) D_Bergkamp with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... D_Bergkamp curls the ball in on goal !
... J_Pickford saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 54 :(evn) C_Prandelli boots it towards T_Cahill
... But C_Dos_Passos wins the tackle
Min. 55 :(aja) J_Cruijff races into the box
... He sees Fazio lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... But J_Knoxville reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(evn) Zico heads the ball back to M_Politano
... M_Politano tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 63 :(aja) P_Vieira with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... D_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
... D_Bergkamp aiming for the bottom corner !
... GOAL !!
... A classy finish
... Ajax are back level!
... Ajax 1-1 Everton ...
Min. 66 :(aja) D_Bergkamp sidesteps W_Fofana
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... D_Bergkamp with the goal bound shot!
... GOAL !!
... Hammered home!
... Ajax go in front now with that goal!
... Ajax 2-1 Everton ...
Min. 67 :(aja) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Ajax will now be playing C
Min. 67 :(evn) M_Politano with the deft touch
... He takes it past Fazio
... He knocks it to M_Greenwood!
... M_Greenwood runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Zubizarreta never had a chance!
Min. 68 :(evn) M_Politano looks up
... He swings the ball right towards M_Greenwood
... Edu_Gaspar seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
Min. 69 :(evn) M_Politano leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to Rolando_Silva
... But he loses control of it
... M_Overmars belts it clear
Min. 71 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to J_Cruijff
... J_Cruijff has a dig at goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 73 :(aja) M_Overmars unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Vieira
... P_Vieira with a powerful downward header!
... But J_Pickford punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that J_Pickford got a touch
Min. 74 :(aja) M_Overmars flicks it over Rolando_Silva and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... M_Overmars with the shot on net !
... J_Pickford just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 75 :(evn) D_McGrain replaces J_Knoxville and will play DF
Min. 75 :(evn) H_Rutland is going to be brought on
... F_Lampard is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 77 :(aja) M_Overmars has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Prandelli
... He puts in Jose_A_Reyes!
... Jose_A_Reyes with the shot !
... J_Pickford saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 80 :(evn) G_Jesus takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Rolando_Silva
... He'll play as a FW
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 85 :(aja) M_Overmars runs at goal
... He spots the run of Edu_Gaspar
... He's played him in
... Edu_Gaspar tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 87 :(evn) M_Politano is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to Zico
... S_Kolasinac gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(evn) M_Politano with a measured ball to G_Jesus
... But he loses control of it
... C_Dos_Passos hits it out for a throw
Min. 91 :(aja) M_Keown runs at D_McGrain
... He takes it past him
... M_Keown rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But J_Pickford parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance : 142,235
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : D_Bergkamp
Scorers : D_Bergkamp (63,66)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player : M_Politano (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Greenwood (8)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Ajax | Everton
Attempts on Goal : 19 | 19
Off target : 8 | 13
On target : 11 | 6
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 0 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 5 | 3
Key Tackles : 10 | 5
Key Passes : 12 | 23
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Final Score : Ajax 2 - 1 Everton
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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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A_Zubizarreta GK 39 5 1 1 11 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
Fazio DF 2 32 8 10 41 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
M_Keown DF 3 31 12 7 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 10
C_Dos_Passos DF 1 30 11 5 22 | 96 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF 1 30 9 8 33 | 54 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Overmars DM 2 11 28 14 32 | 96 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 0
P_Vieira MF 1 8 31 9 20 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 5
J_Cruijff MF 1 7 29 11 11 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
Thomas_Partey AM 2 1 28 18 35 | 56 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
T_Wallcott FW 3 9 11 29 21 | 55 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Jose_A_Reyes FW 2 3 3 28 43 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 30
D_Seaman GK 34 1 5 5 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Kolasinac DF 2 33 11 10 11 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
T_Vermaelen DF 2 29 9 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edu_Gaspar MF 2 8 25 9 41 | 40 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
D_Bergkamp FW 1 9 7 32 21 | 41 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 55
Player Statistics - Everton
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford GK 39 3 3 5 31 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
C_Prandelli DF 1 33 13 7 29 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
J_Knoxville DF 3 32 11 10 11 | 79 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
H_Maguire DF 2 31 8 6 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Fofana DF 2 29 3 8 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
M_Politano MF 3 5 31 9 41 | 96 0 0 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 120 0
Zico MF 3 8 31 8 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
F_Lampard MF 1 10 30 6 23 | 79 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
T_Cahill MF 1 7 27 11 31 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Rolando_Silva FW 3 10 9 28 41 | 84 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
M_Greenwood FW 2 9 8 28 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
S_Mignolet GK 29 3 3 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_McGrain DF 1 34 14 8 24 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
H_Rutland MF 1 9 31 12 14 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Archambault MF 3 7 29 12 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Jesus FW 2 9 8 25 13 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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