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Season 30 Archive: Elite League, Week 1

Ajax 1 - 0 Everton

Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Everton (Sun Apr 26)


                                 Ajax  |  Everton
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                          James Maund  |  John O Brien
                                       |
                         B_Friedel GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                             Fazio DF  |  DF C_Prandelli
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF T_Roberts
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF H_Rutland
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF M_Politano
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF E_Jackson
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF F_Lampard
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Odegaard
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB S_Mignolet
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB O_Price
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB D_Archambault
                     Tomas_Rosicky SUB |  SUB Isco
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB Rolando_Silva

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(aja) P_Vieira with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from H_Maguire
          ...  P_Vieira from 20 yards !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 1  :(aja) M_Keown bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Fazio
          ...  D_McGrain with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  S_Farina warns him
Min. 4  :(evn) H_Rutland takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  F_Ljungberg reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 5  :(evn) E_Jackson with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Suker gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Suker !
          ...  B_Friedel narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 7  :(evn) T_Roberts turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Odegaard
          ...  G_Puciato pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  S_Farina has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by S_Farina!
          ...  He is warned by S_Farina
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 8  :(aja) G_Puciato with a glorious long pass to C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Fabregas with a blistering shot !
          ...  J_Pickford was lucky there
Min. 9  :(evn) F_Lampard is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Politano
          ...  M_Politano hits a curling shot!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 12 :(evn) H_Rutland threads the through ball to Odegaard
          ...  But M_Keown slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Farina has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 17 :(aja) G_Puciato sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  G_Puciato hits a curling shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Pickford moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Pickford catches it with style!
Min. 17 :(evn) F_Lampard moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Odegaard
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 17 :(evn) Odegaard sidesteps D_Bergkamp
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Odegaard tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  B_Friedel just watches float over the bar!
Min. 20 :(evn) H_Maguire sidesteps C_Dos_Passos
          ...  H_Maguire gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But B_Friedel punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 21 :(aja) P_Vieira with a penetrating pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  J_Pickford tries to close down the angle
          ...  He rounds J_Pickford
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 23 :(evn) Odegaard holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Roberts
          ...  C_Fabregas wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Jackson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 30 :(evn) D_McGrain with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  Fazio forces him off the ball
Min. 32 :(aja) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Fazio seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Fazio with a powerful downward header!
          ...  J_Pickford makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 33 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Vieira
          ...  P_Vieira tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  J_Pickford grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 35 :(evn) M_Politano with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Keown
          ...  He knocks it to Odegaard!
          ...  Odegaard gets his head to the ball !
          ...  B_Friedel beats the ball away
Min. 36 :(aja) C_Fabregas is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff swings it in!
          ...  Fazio gets his head on it
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 37 :(evn) D_McGrain takes advantage of a bad back pass from Fazio
          ...  D_McGrain has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But B_Friedel makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 39 :(aja) P_Vieira runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  F_Ljungberg latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  H_Maguire reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 40 :(evn) F_Lampard with a probing pass to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  B_Friedel manages to turn it behind
Min. 40 :(aja) S_Kolasinac sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Suker with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Farina lectures him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  C_Fabregas swings it in
          ...  D_Bergkamp takes control of it!
          ...  But M_Politano clears the danger
Min. 42 :(evn) M_Politano flicks the ball through
          ...  Odegaard runs onto it!
          ...  Odegaard from 20 yards !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) G_Puciato gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Puciato with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Pickford makes the catch!
Min. 46 :(aja) G_Puciato with the dribble
          ...  C_Prandelli is easily beaten
          ...  H_Maguire goes in stud's first
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 47 :(aja) D_Bergkamp runs with pace at the defence
          ...  D_Bergkamp has a go!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  J_Pickford was beaten there!
Min. 47 :(evn) H_Rutland with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  D_Bergkamp fouls badly
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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

Min. 47 :(aja) J_Cruijff finds himself in a good position
          ...  H_Maguire gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Puciato plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Pickford makes the catch!
Min. 48 :(aja) J_Cruijff sprints past H_Maguire
          ...  But C_Prandelli wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn is being brought on
          ...  S_Kolasinac is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Puciato latches onto the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Roberts
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Bergkamp is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) C_Fabregas unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Puciato
          ...  H_Maguire gets to the ball first
Min. 52 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky comes on for J_Cruijff and takes up a MF role
Min. 52 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But J_Pickford just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 52 :(evn) H_Rutland lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E_Jackson latches on to it
          ...  A skilful effort from E_Jackson !
          ...  B_Friedel beats the ball away
Min. 53 :(evn) T_Roberts takes advantage of a mistake by Fazio
          ...  T_Roberts attempts a chip!
          ...  But B_Friedel punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 54 :(aja) T_Wallcott finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  T_Wallcott has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  And Ajax are leading in the game now
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Everton ...
Min. 55 :(evn) It looks as though Everton is now playing A
Min. 56 :(aja) C_Fabregas with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Prandelli
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 58 :(evn) D_Suker with a slide rule pass to Odegaard
          ...  G_Puciato with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  H_Rutland plays it short to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  B_Friedel with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 59 :(evn) H_Rutland is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_Suker latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Suker hits a great shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref!
          ...  He is hurling abuse at him!
Min. 60 :(aja) F_Ljungberg looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  A wicked drive by G_Puciato !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_Pickford is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Fabregas!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by C_Prandelli
Min. 61 :(evn) F_Lampard moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Odegaard
          ...  G_Puciato with an ugly foul
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  S_Farina tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(aja) T_Wallcott with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  T_Wallcott attempts to drive it home!
          ...  J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 63 :(aja) G_Puciato cuts inside D_Suker
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by H_Maguire
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 66 :(evn) M_Politano with a penetrating pass to T_Roberts
          ...  C_Dos_Passos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 67 :(evn) H_Maguire sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 68 :(aja) P_Vieira looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
          ...  C_Prandelli robs him of the ball
Min. 70 :(evn) D_Archambault is coming on and H_Rutland is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 72 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky holds the ball up
          ...  He sees G_Puciato in space!
          ...  G_Puciato drives it towards goal !
          ...  J_Pickford gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Pickford comes out and claims it!
Min. 73 :(evn) E_Jackson hoists the ball across to D_Archambault
          ...  D_Archambault with the strike !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  B_Friedel grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 74 :(aja) Fazio brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Keown gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Keown with a thundering drive!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 75 :(evn) Rolando_Silva is being brought on
          ...  Odegaard is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 77 :(evn) Rolando_Silva skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Rolando_Silva shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 79 :(evn) M_Politano beats Fazio
          ...  M_Politano with a thundering shot!
          ...  But B_Friedel with the difficult save
Min. 80 :(evn) O_Price is coming on for D_McGrain and will play DF
Min. 81 :(aja) P_Vieira finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Rolando_Silva
          ...  C_Prandelli seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 82 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Wallcott
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  O_Price hits it out for a throw
Min. 83 :(aja) G_Puciato runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off O_Price back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  G_Puciato tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But J_Pickford smothers the ball.
Min. 84 :(evn) Rolando_Silva breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on B_Friedel!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn brings him down!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(evn) M_Politano leaves Fazio standing
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos clears the danger
Min. 89 :(evn) Rolando_Silva takes on C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Rolando_Silva attempts to nutmeg B_Friedel!
          ...  B_Friedel gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 91 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn with a measured pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to beat J_Pickford!
          ...  But J_Pickford parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 147,116
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Wallcott (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Bergkamp (47), G_Puciato (61), M_Van_D_Hoorn (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : Odegaard
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Maguire (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |     Everton
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       17
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           9        |       10
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 0 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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B_Friedel      GK  35   4   3   5  11 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  31  11  10  11 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
M_Keown        DF   3  30  12   7  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  29  11   5  22 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  30  11  12 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  30   9  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  28  11  11 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2   8  28
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  29   9   8  33 |  41   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  38  28
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  29   7  32 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   3   1   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 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  32  14   8  24 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Prandelli    DF   1  32  13   7  29 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
T_Roberts      DF   2  32  12  10  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
H_Maguire      DF   2  30   8   6  23 |  94   0   4   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  58 -12 -12
H_Rutland      MF   1   8  30  12  14 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Politano     MF   3   5  30   9  41 |  94   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
E_Jackson      MF   3   7  30   7  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
F_Lampard      MF   1  10  29   6  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  29  31 |  78   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  30
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  27  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
S_Mignolet     GK  29   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  31  13   8  26 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Archambault  MF   3   7  29  12  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Isco           MF   1   7  29   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  10   9  28  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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