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Season 18 Archive: Elite League, Week 11

Ajax 1 - 1 Liverpool

Elite Football League Match, Ajax vs. Liverpool (Sun May 18)


                                 Ajax  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-4-1 C
                          James Maund  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                         J_Esparza DF  |  DF C_John
                            M_Hart DF  |  DF Samba_Sow
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF Kuzmanovic
                        M_Lindberg DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                         Ridoutski MF  |  DF V_Van_Dyke
                       H_Kiessling MF  |  MF F_Zappa
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF R_Radinski
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF I_Jesus
                       K_Huntelaar FW  |  MF Gazeau
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW S_Corchia
                                       |
                          I_Walker SUB |  SUB A_McGregor
                        A_Carabali SUB |  SUB A_Mayfair
                       N_Boltsover SUB |  SUB S_Perrotta
                        W_Sneijder SUB |  SUB J_Ross
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB M_Bangura

Referee: S_Dougal (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(lpl) C_John is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to V_Van_Dyke
          ...  D_Agger with the block
Min. 3  :(aja) Ridoutski gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with a stunning strike !
          ...  T_Peterson is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_Peterson reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Peterson jumps well to claim it!
Min. 3  :(aja) H_Kiessling gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds K_Huntelaar
          ...  F_Zappa goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 4  :(aja) H_Kiessling holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah hits a crisp volley!
          ...  T_Peterson is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Ajax go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 5  :(aja) Ajax will now play A
Min. 5  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano changes position to fill a DM slot
Min. 7  :(aja) Taliyah turns past T_Butcher
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Taliyah drives the shot in!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 9  :(aja) Ridoutski heads the ball back to D_Agger
          ...  D_Agger could have let it bounce!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Oscar_Serrano
          ...  T_Butcher clears the corner
Min. 13 :(aja) Taliyah breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Peterson!
          ...  Kuzmanovic brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Dougal reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 21 :(aja) J_Esparza runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to K_Huntelaar
          ...  Kuzmanovic cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 24 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a precise pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 26 :(aja) M_Lindberg lobs it over the defender
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Samba_Sow looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 29 :(lpl) Gazeau back heels to find C_John in space
          ...  C_John aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Butcher swings it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar jumps well to claim it!
Min. 32 :(aja) K_Huntelaar steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Samba_Sow
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  K_Huntelaar heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  T_Peterson catches the ball
Min. 35 :(lpl) Gazeau looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Corchia
          ...  M_Hart pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 40 :(aja) K_Huntelaar with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  Cleaned up by V_Van_Dyke
Min. 41 :(aja) C_Fabregas brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_John
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_Huntelaar!
          ...  Kuzmanovic reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) Taliyah jumps over Samba_Sow's challenge
          ...  Cleaned up by F_Zappa
Min. 44 :(lpl) S_Corchia controls it with ease
          ...  S_Corchia with the overhead !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar never had a chance!
Min. 44 :(aja) Taliyah flicks it past Gazeau
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Gazeau is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Maund looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Taliyah fires it towards the goal
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 46 :(aja) K_Huntelaar with a burst of pace
          ...  Samba_Sow wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Huntelaar hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Peterson fists it away!
Min. 48 :(aja) C_Fabregas turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Samba_Sow brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 48 :(lpl) T_Butcher cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Hart with a bad challenge
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  James Maund looks relieved
          ...  Malky McKay is far from happy with that decision
          ...  S_Dougal gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Corchia takes it
          ...  He sends E_Van_d_Sar the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

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

Min. 46 :(lpl) S_Corchia picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  D_Agger with a bad challenge
Min. 49 :(aja) K_Huntelaar lobs it over Kuzmanovic
          ...  S_Corchia plays the back pass
          ...  T_Peterson can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kiessling chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Gazeau
Min. 50 :(aja) A_Carabali comes on for M_Lindberg and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 50 :(aja) W_Sneijder comes on for Ridoutski and takes up a MF role
Min. 56 :(lpl) Gazeau sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Gazeau with the shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(aja) C_Fabregas wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Samba_Sow with the block
Min. 59 :(aja) K_Huntelaar brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Radinski
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 60 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is ready to come on to replace K_Huntelaar
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 62 :(aja) W_Sneijder brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Bergkamp has a go!
          ...  T_Peterson falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 63 :(lpl) A_Mayfair takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_John as DF
Min. 63 :(lpl) Samba_Sow takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Samba_Sow tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar from outside the area!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 63 :(aja) D_Bergkamp breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Peterson!
          ...  R_Radinski brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 65 :(lpl) J_Ross is coming on for F_Zappa and playing MF
Min. 65 :(lpl) M_Bangura is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Corchia is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(aja) D_Bergkamp finds himself in a good position
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  T_Butcher picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 80 :(lpl) I_Jesus holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Bangura
          ...  M_Bangura tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a good save
Min. 85 :(lpl) Gazeau pass splits open the defence and finds I_Jesus
          ...  I_Jesus drives it towards goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries it
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lpl) M_Bangura nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Bangura !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  And Liverpool have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 91 :(aja) Ajax altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 91 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano moves in a MF position

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 73,795
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah
Scorers              : Taliyah (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_Bangura (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Bangura (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Kuzmanovic (13), Gazeau (44), R_Radinski (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Ajax      |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           2        |       11
Key Passes           :           9        |       5
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 1 Liverpool
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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  33   5   5   7  14 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Hart         DF   2  27   4   1  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  25  11   5  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   9   8  42 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  29   4  32 |  53   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  27   9  31 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  14  25  11  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  25  12  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  29  37 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
I_Walker       GK  22   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  26  10   7  10 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Boltsover    DF   2  19   7   7  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  26   8  23 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  24  24 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Liverpool
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_Peterson     GK  33   1   2   1  10 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_John         DF   2  25   9   8  31 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
Samba_Sow      DF   1  24  12   4  23 |  95   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   8
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  24   8   5  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -2  -2
T_Butcher      DF   2  22   8   6  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
V_Van_Dyke     DF   1  22   7   6  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  26   2  19 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  24   6  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  24   7  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Gazeau         MF   1   4  24   7  29 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  34   6
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  24  45 |  68   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   2
A_McGregor     GK  23   5   2   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mayfair      DF   2  23   8   5  29 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Perrotta     MF   2   8  23  17  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ross         MF   1   7  23   7  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
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