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Season 17 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group C Game 2
Ajax 1 - 2 Marseille
Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Ajax vs. Marseille (Mon Oct 07)
Ajax | Marseille
4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 N
James Maund | Lee Shaw
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J_Dudek GK | GK R_Higuita
C_Babayaro DF | DF D_Maicon
J_Esparza DF | DF T_Taiwo
D_Agger DF | DF G_Halford
M_Boorgaart DF | DF L_Koscielny
W_Sneijder MF | MF Y_Sankhare
J_Crujff MF | MF L_Thomas
C_Fabregas MF | MF Douglas_Costa
P_Lejeune MF | MF A_Marcos
K_Huntelaar FW | FW Z_Zidane
Taliyah FW | FW Yeboah
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Falcón SUB | SUB S_Given
C_dos_Passos SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul
M_Hart SUB | SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
Ridoutski SUB | SUB D_Obua
T_Wallcott SUB | SUB J_Digweed
Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)
Min. 2 :(aja) K_Huntelaar takes advantage of a mistake by D_Maicon
... Can he make them pay?
... K_Huntelaar flicks the header toward the far post!
... R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
... GOAL !!
... He just couldn't keep it out!
... That's put Ajax in front!
... Ajax 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 3 :(aja) Ajax will now play C
Min. 3 :(msl) Marseille are switching their playing style to A
Min. 5 :(msl) Y_Sankhare looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to A_Marcos
... M_Boorgaart with an awful challenge
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6 :(aja) R_Higuita miskicks!
... J_Crujff is takes control of the ball!
... A delicate header from J_Crujff !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 6 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps K_Huntelaar
... He was too quick for his marker
... Z_Zidane has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 7 :(aja) J_Crujff turns past T_Taiwo
... He has created space for himself now
... D_Maicon with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 10 :(aja) C_Fabregas crosses into the box, finding K_Huntelaar
... T_Taiwo intercepts the pass
Min. 11 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes advantage of a mistake by C_Babayaro
... Can he make them pay?
... Douglas_Costa looks to see where J_Dudek is!
... He shoots!
... GOAL !!
... The Marseille fans go wild!
... All square, that should make things interesting!
... Ajax 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 12 :(aja) Ajax restructured their strategy to N
Min. 13 :(aja) P_Lejeune with a neat pass into Taliyah
... Cleaned up by T_Taiwo
Min. 14 :(msl) L_Koscielny finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... Fine tackle by J_Esparza
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 19 :(aja) J_Crujff with a short pass to find Taliyah
... L_Koscielny slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes advantage of a mistake by D_Agger
... It's a lucky break
... Taliyah is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Lee Shaw looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 22 :(msl) Douglas_Costa runs at C_Babayaro
... The defender slips and falls over
... Douglas_Costa drives the shot in!
... J_Dudek can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... J_Dudek makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 25 :(aja) P_Lejeune spits at T_Taiwo
... He deserves punishment for that!
... J_Underhill calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 26 :(aja) J_Crujff lobs it over G_Halford
... J_Crujff with a bomb of a shot !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 26 :(msl) Yeboah had to stretch to reach the pass
... M_Boorgaart wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 29 :(msl) Z_Zidane could get a shot on goal here
... J_Esparza wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 30 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a simple pass to W_Sneijder
... But G_Halford slides in
Min. 30 :(msl) D_Maicon miskicks!
... He finds Yeboah though
... That was fortunate
... Yeboah runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... But J_Dudek with the difficult save
Min. 31 :(aja) J_Esparza runs at goal
... He spots the run of W_Sneijder
... He's played him in
... Y_Sankhare reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 33 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a burst of pace
... C_Babayaro gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 34 :(aja) C_Fabregas looks for options
... He decides to go it alone
... C_Fabregas swings in the shot!
... R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... W_Sneijder plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 34 :(aja) W_Sneijder is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to J_Crujff
... Z_Zidane is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... INDIRECT FREE KICK!
... W_Sneijder swings it in
... K_Huntelaar takes control of it!
... T_Taiwo reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 36 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a smart pass to Yeboah
... Yeboah with the side footed shot!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 38 :(aja) K_Huntelaar takes advantage of a mistake by D_Maicon
... Can he make them pay?
... But T_Taiwo slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 39 :(msl) Yeboah beats his marker
... He showed great skill there
... W_Sneijder with the foul
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... FREE KICK!
... J_Underhill signals that it is indirect
... L_Thomas swings it in
... Yeboah takes control of it!
... Yeboah hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... GOAL !!
... He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
... That's put Marseille ahead!
... Ajax 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 40 :(aja) Ajax altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 40 :(aja) J_Crujff holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to M_Boorgaart
... M_Boorgaart hits the ball on the bounce !
... But R_Higuita stops that one easily
Min. 41 :(aja) P_Lejeune looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to K_Huntelaar
... K_Huntelaar gets his head to the ball !
... R_Higuita makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 41 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the first time pass to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane hits a great drive!
... J_Dudek can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... J_Dudek makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) Douglas_Costa hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Z_Zidane latches onto it!
... Z_Zidane with a stunning strike !
... J_Dudek gathers it comfortably
Min. 45 :(aja) M_Boorgaart finds his way through
... He bears down on goal
... A_Marcos with a two footed challenge!!
... J_Underhill stops play
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 46 :(msl) Y_Sankhare knocks it forward
... C_Babayaro slips
... Z_Zidane gets to it!
... Z_Zidane with a scorcher of a shot !
... J_Dudek won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 49 :(msl) Z_Zidane gets possession in his own half
... Superbly timed tackle by J_Esparza
... He made it look easy
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-2 Marseille
Min. 48 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Taliyah is through!
... Brilliantly taken away by L_Koscielny !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 50 :(aja) C_dos_Passos is being prepared to come on
... C_Babayaro is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as M_Hart comes on for J_Esparza to play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) Ridoutski is being prepared to come on
... W_Sneijder is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 50 :(msl) Z_Zidane turns past the defender
... He has created space for himself now
... K_Huntelaar with a bad challenge
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 53 :(aja) The ball is passed in from P_Lejeune, he finds K_Huntelaar
... The ball hits L_Koscielny in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 54 :(aja) C_Fabregas chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Lejeune
... P_Lejeune attempts to nutmeg R_Higuita!
... R_Higuita with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 59 :(aja) P_Lejeune kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... K_Huntelaar gets on the end of the pass
... K_Huntelaar has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But it goes just over
Min. 60 :(aja) M_Hart kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... M_Hart keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 62 :(msl) Douglas_Costa drives it forward to Y_Sankhare
... A glorious effort by Y_Sankhare !
... J_Dudek gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by J_Dudek !!
Min. 65 :(aja) J_Crujff kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... C_Fabregas gets on the end of the pass
... C_Fabregas hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... R_Higuita blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 70 :(aja) P_Lejeune pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... K_Huntelaar is clean through!
... K_Huntelaar has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... R_Higuita parries it
... CORNER!
... J_Crujff lofts the ball in!
... R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 70 :(msl) Yeboah takes advantage of a mistake by D_Agger
... It's a lucky break
... Ridoutski pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... J_Underhill has stopped play
... Well spotted by J_Underhill!
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(aja) C_Fabregas plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Taliyah decides to go for goal instead!
... Taliyah has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 72 :(msl) D_Maicon drives the ball across field
... It comes to Y_Sankhare
... A delicate header from Y_Sankhare !
... J_Dudek makes a good save
Min. 73 :(aja) M_Boorgaart with the nod to D_Agger
... D_Agger with the cheeky shot!
... R_Higuita with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 74 :(msl) Douglas_Costa slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Huntelaar
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 75 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with the mazy run
... C_dos_Passos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Kaboul replaces D_Maicon to play as a DF
Min. 78 :(msl) L_Koscielny finds Yeboah in the box
... K_Huntelaar fouls badly
... J_Underhill will want to speak to him
... 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!
Min. 79 :(aja) C_dos_Passos takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to P_Lejeune
... Launched towards the top corner by P_Lejeune !
... R_Higuita watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 80 :(msl) D_Obua will replace L_Thomas and play MF
Min. 81 :(msl) D_Obua with a penetrating pass to L_Koscielny
... A delicate header from L_Koscielny !
... J_Dudek with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 81 :(aja) C_dos_Passos beats Y_Kaboul
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... L_Koscielny tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... Taliyah drives it under the wall
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 82 :(msl) J_Digweed is coming on and Z_Zidane is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 82 :(aja) Taliyah runs with pace at the defence
... A left-footer by Taliyah !
... But R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 86 :(aja) Taliyah gains control of the loose ball
... Taliyah with the punt towards goal!
... But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) C_Fabregas nutmegs L_Koscielny, he continues to run forward
... C_Fabregas with the punt towards goal!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 91 :(aja) Taliyah with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from Y_Kaboul
... Y_Sankhare gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 93 :(aja) M_Boorgaart looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Taliyah
... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Koscielny
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... M_Boorgaart plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita fists it away!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance : 80,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : C_Fabregas
Scorers : K_Huntelaar (2)
Sent Off : K_Huntelaar (78)
Booked : M_Boorgaart (5), Taliyah (21), P_Lejeune (25), W_Sneijder (39), Ridoutski (70)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : Douglas_Costa (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Douglas_Costa (11), Yeboah (39)
Sent Off : A_Marcos (45)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Ajax | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 12
Off target : 6 | 5
On target : 12 | 7
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 3 | 0
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 5 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 14 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 12
Key Passes : 16 | 10
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Final Score : Ajax 1 - 2 Marseille
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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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J_Dudek GK 38 3 1 1 18 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0
C_Babayaro DF 2 29 7 2 26 | 54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
J_Esparza DF 1 27 6 3 20 | 54 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 12 0
D_Agger DF 2 24 11 5 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
M_Boorgaart DF 2 20 12 7 29 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 22 6
W_Sneijder MF 2 7 26 8 23 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
J_Crujff MF 2 6 25 10 28 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 2
C_Fabregas MF 3 7 24 12 29 | 98 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 -20 28 -3
P_Lejeune MF 3 6 23 7 23 | 98 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 58 7
K_Huntelaar FW 2 9 8 28 37 | 82 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 5 -10 35
Taliyah FW 2 6 6 25 44 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 23
Falcón GK 25 5 2 3 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_dos_Passos DF 2 27 10 9 46 | 44 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0
M_Hart DF 2 27 4 1 22 | 44 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Ridoutski MF 1 5 28 4 32 | 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
T_Wallcott FW 3 7 9 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 37 2 2 2 34 | 98 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
D_Maicon DF 2 27 12 3 24 | 82 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 27 4 3 31 | 98 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
G_Halford DF 1 26 8 3 35 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
L_Koscielny DF 2 25 9 7 36 | 98 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 12 8
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 26 11 36 | 98 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 24 16
L_Thomas MF 1 7 26 6 18 | 84 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 7 25 10 42 | 98 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 48 29
A_Marcos MF 2 6 24 15 32 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 10 10
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 7 26 34 | 86 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 25 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Kaboul DF 1 23 6 2 31 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 10 24 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Obua MF 2 11 23 8 31 | 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 32 20
J_Digweed FW 1 7 8 26 19 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Ajax | Marseille
4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 N
James Maund | Lee Shaw
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J_Dudek GK | GK R_Higuita
C_Babayaro DF | DF D_Maicon
J_Esparza DF | DF T_Taiwo
D_Agger DF | DF G_Halford
M_Boorgaart DF | DF L_Koscielny
W_Sneijder MF | MF Y_Sankhare
J_Crujff MF | MF L_Thomas
C_Fabregas MF | MF Douglas_Costa
P_Lejeune MF | MF A_Marcos
K_Huntelaar FW | FW Z_Zidane
Taliyah FW | FW Yeboah
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Falcón SUB | SUB S_Given
C_dos_Passos SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul
M_Hart SUB | SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
Ridoutski SUB | SUB D_Obua
T_Wallcott SUB | SUB J_Digweed
Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)
Min. 2 :(aja) K_Huntelaar takes advantage of a mistake by D_Maicon
... Can he make them pay?
... K_Huntelaar flicks the header toward the far post!
... R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
... GOAL !!
... He just couldn't keep it out!
... That's put Ajax in front!
... Ajax 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 3 :(aja) Ajax will now play C
Min. 3 :(msl) Marseille are switching their playing style to A
Min. 5 :(msl) Y_Sankhare looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to A_Marcos
... M_Boorgaart with an awful challenge
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6 :(aja) R_Higuita miskicks!
... J_Crujff is takes control of the ball!
... A delicate header from J_Crujff !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 6 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps K_Huntelaar
... He was too quick for his marker
... Z_Zidane has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 7 :(aja) J_Crujff turns past T_Taiwo
... He has created space for himself now
... D_Maicon with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 10 :(aja) C_Fabregas crosses into the box, finding K_Huntelaar
... T_Taiwo intercepts the pass
Min. 11 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes advantage of a mistake by C_Babayaro
... Can he make them pay?
... Douglas_Costa looks to see where J_Dudek is!
... He shoots!
... GOAL !!
... The Marseille fans go wild!
... All square, that should make things interesting!
... Ajax 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 12 :(aja) Ajax restructured their strategy to N
Min. 13 :(aja) P_Lejeune with a neat pass into Taliyah
... Cleaned up by T_Taiwo
Min. 14 :(msl) L_Koscielny finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... Fine tackle by J_Esparza
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 19 :(aja) J_Crujff with a short pass to find Taliyah
... L_Koscielny slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes advantage of a mistake by D_Agger
... It's a lucky break
... Taliyah is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Lee Shaw looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 22 :(msl) Douglas_Costa runs at C_Babayaro
... The defender slips and falls over
... Douglas_Costa drives the shot in!
... J_Dudek can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... J_Dudek makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 25 :(aja) P_Lejeune spits at T_Taiwo
... He deserves punishment for that!
... J_Underhill calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 26 :(aja) J_Crujff lobs it over G_Halford
... J_Crujff with a bomb of a shot !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 26 :(msl) Yeboah had to stretch to reach the pass
... M_Boorgaart wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 29 :(msl) Z_Zidane could get a shot on goal here
... J_Esparza wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 30 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a simple pass to W_Sneijder
... But G_Halford slides in
Min. 30 :(msl) D_Maicon miskicks!
... He finds Yeboah though
... That was fortunate
... Yeboah runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... But J_Dudek with the difficult save
Min. 31 :(aja) J_Esparza runs at goal
... He spots the run of W_Sneijder
... He's played him in
... Y_Sankhare reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 33 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a burst of pace
... C_Babayaro gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 34 :(aja) C_Fabregas looks for options
... He decides to go it alone
... C_Fabregas swings in the shot!
... R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... W_Sneijder plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 34 :(aja) W_Sneijder is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to J_Crujff
... Z_Zidane is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... INDIRECT FREE KICK!
... W_Sneijder swings it in
... K_Huntelaar takes control of it!
... T_Taiwo reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 36 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a smart pass to Yeboah
... Yeboah with the side footed shot!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 38 :(aja) K_Huntelaar takes advantage of a mistake by D_Maicon
... Can he make them pay?
... But T_Taiwo slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 39 :(msl) Yeboah beats his marker
... He showed great skill there
... W_Sneijder with the foul
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... FREE KICK!
... J_Underhill signals that it is indirect
... L_Thomas swings it in
... Yeboah takes control of it!
... Yeboah hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... GOAL !!
... He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
... That's put Marseille ahead!
... Ajax 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 40 :(aja) Ajax altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 40 :(aja) J_Crujff holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to M_Boorgaart
... M_Boorgaart hits the ball on the bounce !
... But R_Higuita stops that one easily
Min. 41 :(aja) P_Lejeune looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to K_Huntelaar
... K_Huntelaar gets his head to the ball !
... R_Higuita makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 41 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the first time pass to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane hits a great drive!
... J_Dudek can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... J_Dudek makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) Douglas_Costa hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Z_Zidane latches onto it!
... Z_Zidane with a stunning strike !
... J_Dudek gathers it comfortably
Min. 45 :(aja) M_Boorgaart finds his way through
... He bears down on goal
... A_Marcos with a two footed challenge!!
... J_Underhill stops play
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 46 :(msl) Y_Sankhare knocks it forward
... C_Babayaro slips
... Z_Zidane gets to it!
... Z_Zidane with a scorcher of a shot !
... J_Dudek won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 49 :(msl) Z_Zidane gets possession in his own half
... Superbly timed tackle by J_Esparza
... He made it look easy
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Half Time Score: Ajax 1-2 Marseille
Min. 48 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Taliyah is through!
... Brilliantly taken away by L_Koscielny !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 50 :(aja) C_dos_Passos is being prepared to come on
... C_Babayaro is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as M_Hart comes on for J_Esparza to play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) Ridoutski is being prepared to come on
... W_Sneijder is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 50 :(msl) Z_Zidane turns past the defender
... He has created space for himself now
... K_Huntelaar with a bad challenge
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 53 :(aja) The ball is passed in from P_Lejeune, he finds K_Huntelaar
... The ball hits L_Koscielny in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 54 :(aja) C_Fabregas chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Lejeune
... P_Lejeune attempts to nutmeg R_Higuita!
... R_Higuita with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 59 :(aja) P_Lejeune kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... K_Huntelaar gets on the end of the pass
... K_Huntelaar has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But it goes just over
Min. 60 :(aja) M_Hart kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... M_Hart keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 62 :(msl) Douglas_Costa drives it forward to Y_Sankhare
... A glorious effort by Y_Sankhare !
... J_Dudek gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by J_Dudek !!
Min. 65 :(aja) J_Crujff kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... C_Fabregas gets on the end of the pass
... C_Fabregas hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... R_Higuita blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 70 :(aja) P_Lejeune pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... K_Huntelaar is clean through!
... K_Huntelaar has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... R_Higuita parries it
... CORNER!
... J_Crujff lofts the ball in!
... R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 70 :(msl) Yeboah takes advantage of a mistake by D_Agger
... It's a lucky break
... Ridoutski pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... J_Underhill has stopped play
... Well spotted by J_Underhill!
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(aja) C_Fabregas plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Taliyah decides to go for goal instead!
... Taliyah has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 72 :(msl) D_Maicon drives the ball across field
... It comes to Y_Sankhare
... A delicate header from Y_Sankhare !
... J_Dudek makes a good save
Min. 73 :(aja) M_Boorgaart with the nod to D_Agger
... D_Agger with the cheeky shot!
... R_Higuita with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 74 :(msl) Douglas_Costa slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Huntelaar
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 75 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with the mazy run
... C_dos_Passos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Kaboul replaces D_Maicon to play as a DF
Min. 78 :(msl) L_Koscielny finds Yeboah in the box
... K_Huntelaar fouls badly
... J_Underhill will want to speak to him
... 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!
Min. 79 :(aja) C_dos_Passos takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to P_Lejeune
... Launched towards the top corner by P_Lejeune !
... R_Higuita watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 80 :(msl) D_Obua will replace L_Thomas and play MF
Min. 81 :(msl) D_Obua with a penetrating pass to L_Koscielny
... A delicate header from L_Koscielny !
... J_Dudek with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 81 :(aja) C_dos_Passos beats Y_Kaboul
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... L_Koscielny tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... Taliyah drives it under the wall
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 82 :(msl) J_Digweed is coming on and Z_Zidane is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 82 :(aja) Taliyah runs with pace at the defence
... A left-footer by Taliyah !
... But R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 86 :(aja) Taliyah gains control of the loose ball
... Taliyah with the punt towards goal!
... But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) C_Fabregas nutmegs L_Koscielny, he continues to run forward
... C_Fabregas with the punt towards goal!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 91 :(aja) Taliyah with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from Y_Kaboul
... Y_Sankhare gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 93 :(aja) M_Boorgaart looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Taliyah
... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Koscielny
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... M_Boorgaart plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita fists it away!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance : 80,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : C_Fabregas
Scorers : K_Huntelaar (2)
Sent Off : K_Huntelaar (78)
Booked : M_Boorgaart (5), Taliyah (21), P_Lejeune (25), W_Sneijder (39), Ridoutski (70)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : Douglas_Costa (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Douglas_Costa (11), Yeboah (39)
Sent Off : A_Marcos (45)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Ajax | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 12
Off target : 6 | 5
On target : 12 | 7
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 3 | 0
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 5 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 14 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 12
Key Passes : 16 | 10
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Final Score : Ajax 1 - 2 Marseille
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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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J_Dudek GK 38 3 1 1 18 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0
C_Babayaro DF 2 29 7 2 26 | 54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
J_Esparza DF 1 27 6 3 20 | 54 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 12 0
D_Agger DF 2 24 11 5 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
M_Boorgaart DF 2 20 12 7 29 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 22 6
W_Sneijder MF 2 7 26 8 23 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
J_Crujff MF 2 6 25 10 28 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 2
C_Fabregas MF 3 7 24 12 29 | 98 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 -20 28 -3
P_Lejeune MF 3 6 23 7 23 | 98 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 58 7
K_Huntelaar FW 2 9 8 28 37 | 82 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 5 -10 35
Taliyah FW 2 6 6 25 44 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 23
Falcón GK 25 5 2 3 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_dos_Passos DF 2 27 10 9 46 | 44 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0
M_Hart DF 2 27 4 1 22 | 44 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Ridoutski MF 1 5 28 4 32 | 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
T_Wallcott FW 3 7 9 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 37 2 2 2 34 | 98 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
D_Maicon DF 2 27 12 3 24 | 82 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 27 4 3 31 | 98 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
G_Halford DF 1 26 8 3 35 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
L_Koscielny DF 2 25 9 7 36 | 98 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 12 8
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 26 11 36 | 98 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 24 16
L_Thomas MF 1 7 26 6 18 | 84 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 7 25 10 42 | 98 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 48 29
A_Marcos MF 2 6 24 15 32 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 10 10
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 7 26 34 | 86 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 25 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Kaboul DF 1 23 6 2 31 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 10 24 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Obua MF 2 11 23 8 31 | 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 32 20
J_Digweed FW 1 7 8 26 19 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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