Division One League Match, Ajax vs. Lyon (Sun Jan 24)


                                 Ajax  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-2-1-3 A
                          James Maund  |  Tim Batth
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK T_Snelders
                      C_dos_Passos DF  |  DF K_Abrha
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF H_Berg
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                         Ridoutski MF  |  MF A_Isaksson
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF Lee_Ho
                            A_Ross MF  |  AM D_Platt
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  FW E_Cavani
                            C_Nade FW  |  FW Taliyah
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                                       |
                      M_De_Sanctis SUB |  SUB Brandon_Statz
                            M_Hart SUB |  SUB L_Inagzij
                          S_Phelan SUB |  SUB Kwaga
                        M_Overmars SUB |  SUB M_Vucinic
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB DJ_Hart

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 2  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Arshavin latches onto it!
          ...  A_Arshavin attempts a low drive!
          ...  T_Snelders falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Snelders looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  That's given Ajax the lead!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 2  :(aja) Ajax switch to playing D
Min. 2  :(lyn) It looks as though Lyon is now playing E
Min. 2  :(lyn) Taliyah unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Cavani
          ...  V_Kompany cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 3  :(lyn) D_Platt drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Taliyah
          ...  C_dos_Passos reads the play well
Min. 6  :(lyn) K_Abrha with the through ball to E_Cavani
          ...  D_Agger gets to the ball first
Min. 8  :(lyn) A_Isaksson floats the ball in to find Taliyah
          ...  C_dos_Passos wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 11 :(aja) C_Nade knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  D_Platt rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 12 :(aja) Ridoutski looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Arshavin
          ...  Cleared by K_Abrha
Min. 13 :(aja) W_Sneijder finds C_Nade in the box
          ...  C_Nade with the crafty shot!
          ...  T_Snelders gathers it easily
Min. 14 :(lyn) Lee_Ho with the diagonal pass E_Cavani
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho plays it into the danger area!
          ...  C_dos_Passos reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 15 :(aja) A_Arshavin knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  K_Abrha takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 15 :(lyn) J_Diakiese brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Cavani gets on the end of the pass
          ...  E_Cavani belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 23 :(lyn) E_Cavani beats M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  E_Cavani tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 27 :(lyn) A_Isaksson boots it towards D_Platt
          ...  D_Agger hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(aja) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  A_Arshavin seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Platt knocks the ball back to T_Snelders
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Snelders!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Agger chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Snelders fists it away!
Min. 29 :(aja) W_Sneijder retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  V_Kompany gets on the end of it
          ...  Reinaldo wins the ball
Min. 30 :(aja) W_Sneijder with a first time pass
          ...  Oscar_Serrano runs onto it!
          ...  J_Diakiese goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 31 :(lyn) R_Sharp is first to the loose ball
          ...  Fine tackle by C_dos_Passos
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 31 :(aja) W_Sneijder beats Reinaldo
          ...  H_Berg fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  A_Dali tries to calm him down
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  The ref consults his assistant !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_Nade is the man who takes it
          ...  T_Snelders dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Lyon...
Min. 32 :(aja) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Ajax will now play A
Min. 32 :(lyn) It seems Lyon are making a tactical change to P
Min. 33 :(aja) Ridoutski plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  C_Nade decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  C_Nade has a go!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 34 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A well-placed shot from Oscar_Serrano !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 36 :(aja) Ridoutski controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Diakiese
          ...  He puts in C_dos_Passos!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from H_Berg
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Diakiese gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 38 :(aja) C_Nade beats J_Diakiese
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  C_Nade heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Snelders was beaten there!
Min. 39 :(lyn) J_Diakiese slides it through the middle to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Cavani gets something on it!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 42 :(aja) A_Arshavin beats H_Berg
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A powerful header from A_Arshavin !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Snelders never had a chance!
          ...  Ajax 3-0 Lyon ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) It seems Lyon are making a tactical change to L
Min. 44 :(lyn) A_Isaksson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  K_Abrha keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Agger
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Lee_Ho!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches it!
Min. 45 :(lyn) A_Isaksson with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_dos_Passos
          ...  He knocks it to E_Cavani!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Cavani !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Cavani swings it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 46 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a flicked pass to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  T_Snelders is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 3-0 Lyon

Min. 46 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano heads the ball back to A_Arshavin
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by H_Berg
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_dos_Passos chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Snelders
Min. 49 :(aja) T_Wallcott is being brought on
          ...  C_Nade is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Phelan is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Ross is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 50 :(lyn) DJ_Hart replaces R_Sharp and will play FW
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Wallcott nutmegs K_Abrha, he continues to run forward
          ...  A_Isaksson intercepts the pass
Min. 51 :(aja) M_Hart will come on for V_Kompany and play DF
Min. 51 :(lyn) H_Berg hits a hard pass to E_Cavani
          ...  Cleaned up by C_dos_Passos
Min. 52 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano hits a hard pass to S_Phelan
          ...  But Reinaldo slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 60 :(lyn) a big roar from the crowd as L_Inagzij comes on for Reinaldo to play DF
Min. 61 :(aja) T_Wallcott kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Abrha
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 62 :(aja) S_Phelan looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to W_Sneijder
          ...  A well-placed shot from W_Sneijder !
          ...  T_Snelders falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_Snelders looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Agger plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Snelders reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 64 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Hart
          ...  Taliyah with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(lyn) Kwaga takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Lee_Ho as MF
Min. 68 :(lyn) Kwaga looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards E_Cavani
          ...  D_Agger forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Cavani hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 69 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with an intelligent ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Arshavin !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  T_Snelders palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Wallcott with the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Snelders dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And T_Snelders tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to S_Phelan
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 75 :(lyn) D_Platt takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah
          ...  C_dos_Passos with a nasty foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 77 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano gets to the by line and finds A_Arshavin with a beautiful cross
          ...  A_Arshavin goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
Min. 79 :(aja) S_Phelan breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Snelders!
          ...  L_Inagzij brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  T_Wallcott fires it towards the goal
          ...  T_Snelders gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Wallcott hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Snelders catches it!
Min. 80 :(aja) S_Phelan reads the run of A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Snelders moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_Snelders catches it with style!
Min. 80 :(lyn) A_Isaksson pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  E_Cavani is clean through!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_dos_Passos
Min. 81 :(aja) C_dos_Passos miskicks!
          ...  He finds T_Wallcott though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  T_Wallcott hits a curling shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 86 :(aja) A_Arshavin 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_Arshavin throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(aja) A defence splitting pass from C_dos_Passos to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 94 :(aja) A_Arshavin knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  A_Arshavin fires the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 108,805
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : A_Arshavin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Arshavin (2,42), C_Nade (31 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_dos_Passos (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Isaksson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Platt (11), Taliyah (64), L_Inagzij (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |     Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       5
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :          10        |       2
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           7        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :          11        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       14
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Final Score          : Ajax 3 - 0 Lyon
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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  36   5   5   7  14 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  30  11   9  46 |  95   0   6   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 118  18  -2
D_Agger        DF   2  27  12   5  24 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  26  10   8  33 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  24   8   8  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  31   4  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  28   8  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
A_Ross         MF   1   3  28   2  36 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  26  12  19 |  95   0   0   6   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  75   2
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  29  27 |  50   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   7  23  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  58
M_De_Sanctis   GK  27   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  30   4   1  22 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  29  21  36 |  44   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  24  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  24  21 |  45   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

Player Statistics - Lyon
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_Snelders     GK  31   2   3   4  16 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  26   9   6  33 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  24  11   6  20 |  61   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  23  10   7  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  23   8   6  18 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  28   4  31 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  27   5  32 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Platt        AM   1   4  25  10  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  26  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  23  22 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Brandon_Statz  GK  27   1   7   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Inagzij      DF   1  24  10   6  11 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Kwaga          MF   3   8  23   6  26 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  25  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
DJ_Hart        FW   1   6   7  23  11 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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