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Season 26 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group E Game 2

Ajax 0 - 1 Marseille

Elite FA Cup Groups, Ajax vs. Marseille (Wed Jun 06)


                                 Ajax  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Maund  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF J_Pedro
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF M_Amoros
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF I_Perisic
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF N_Kante
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB S_Given
                      Alvaro_Rubio SUB |  SUB S_Byram
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB C_Ridout
                          P_Vieira SUB |  SUB A_Silva
                        Ian_Wright SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(msl) A_Di_Stefano miskicks!
          ...  He finds I_Perisic though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  J_Stam reads the play well
Min. 3  :(msl) M_Dickinson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Stam
          ...  He puts in Y_Sankhare!
          ...  A vicious shot by Y_Sankhare !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 4  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Bergkamp
          ...  But J_Pedro wins the tackle
Min. 6  :(msl) Z_Zidane makes himself available
          ...  Z_Zidane shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Fernando_Mera gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 9  :(aja) J_Stam nutmegs J_Pedro
          ...  M_Amoros makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Dickinson belts it clear
Min. 13 :(aja) J_Crujff with a 50-yard pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  J_Pedro pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 16 :(msl) I_Perisic with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Stam looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 17 :(msl) Y_Sankhare gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  N_Kante is unmarked
          ...  N_Kante goes for goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 19 :(aja) I_Muniain is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  D_Bergkamp latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Bergkamp fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  R_Higuita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 20 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano lays the ball back to J_Crujff
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Shawry
Min. 20 :(msl) Y_Sankhare knocks it forward
          ...  V_Kompany slips
          ...  A_Di_Stefano gets to it!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes an easy save
Min. 25 :(aja) T_Wallcott beats J_Pedro
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Cleaned up by I_Perisic
Min. 26 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Di_Stefano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But J_Stam puts the ball out of play
Min. 27 :(msl) Y_Sankhare moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
          ...  A cracking drive from Z_Zidane !
          ...  The shot slips through E_Van_d_Sar's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 28 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Wallcott
          ...  A powerful header from T_Wallcott !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  R_Higuita parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 29 :(msl) M_Dickinson watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  J_Crujff with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  B_Kuipers called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 29 :(msl) M_Amoros turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  J_Stam slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 31 :(aja) D_Bergkamp jumps over F_Le_Boeuf's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Z_Zidane with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 32 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano 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!
          ...  V_Kompany receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  V_Kompany with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  R_Higuita heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 33 :(msl) Y_Sankhare looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  But V_Kompany wins the ball
Min. 33 :(aja) I_Muniain holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  M_Amoros with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is first to the loose ball
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Bergkamp !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a good save
Min. 34 :(msl) I_Perisic gets to the by line and finds Z_Zidane with a beautiful cross
          ...  Z_Zidane attempts the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar guesses right
Min. 36 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  A_Di_Stefano aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar comes out and claims it!
Min. 37 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs V_Kompany
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Fernando_Mera clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) N_Kante takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stam
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Stam does well to get the tackle in

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

Min. 48 :(aja) Ian_Wright is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Wallcott is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 48 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Fernando_Mera is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 48 :(msl) I_Perisic sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  I_Perisic with the crafty shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  That's put Marseille in front!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 49 :(aja) P_Vieira comes on for Tomas_Rosicky and takes up a MF role
Min. 50 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Kolasinac is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Ian_Wright is through!
          ...  Ian_Wright attempts a low drive!
          ...  R_Higuita goes down well to save
Min. 50 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf crosses into the box, finding Z_Zidane
          ...  V_Kompany with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  B_Kuipers tries to calm him down
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Stam sidesteps J_Pedro
          ...  Z_Zidane reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Vieira chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 53 :(msl) M_Dickinson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside V_Kompany!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Dickinson gets up high for the header !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 54 :(msl) N_Kante plays it forward to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  J_Stam anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 55 :(aja) D_Bergkamp gets possession in his own half
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Bergkamp !
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 56 :(msl) Z_Zidane finds a hole in the defence
          ...  P_Vieira rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 59 :(msl) J_Pedro kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Y_Sankhare gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Y_Sankhare fires a shot at goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 60 :(aja) J_Crujff 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 aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 61 :(msl) M_Dickinson looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Kante
          ...  N_Kante tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks very relieved!
Min. 64 :(aja) J_Crujff has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Ian_Wright collects the loose ball!
          ...  A cracking drive from Ian_Wright !
          ...  But R_Higuita with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Bergkamp hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 64 :(msl) L_Shawry finds his way through
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 67 :(msl) Z_Zidane runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Oscar_Serrano
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from V_Kompany
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano plays it towards the near post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar jumps well to claim it!
Min. 68 :(msl) M_Dickinson gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  I_Perisic is unmarked
          ...  I_Perisic fires the shot in!
          ...  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. 68 :(aja) P_Vieira beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds D_Bergkamp
          ...  J_Pedro goes in stud's first
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 70 :(aja) D_Bergkamp off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Crujff picks up the deflection
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Pedro belts it clear
Min. 72 :(aja) J_Crujff flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  N_Kante fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio drives it under the wall
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 73 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Fernando_Mera keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Fernando_Mera with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But R_Higuita makes a fine save
Min. 73 :(msl) Y_Sankhare whips the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 74 :(msl) J_Pedro gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  N_Kante is unmarked
          ...  N_Kante tries the shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 75 :(aja) D_Bergkamp sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Bergkamp could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 76 :(msl) M_Dickinson takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Dickinson !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 77 :(aja) I_Muniain beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Sankhare kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Di_Stefano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 79 :(msl) Z_Zidane makes the tackle
          ...  A powerful shot by Z_Zidane !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar guesses right
Min. 80 :(msl) S_Byram takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Pedro
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  C_Ridout will come on for Y_Sankhare and play MF
Min. 83 :(msl) S_Byram heads the ball back to M_Amoros
          ...  M_Amoros with the shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 85 :(msl) A_Carroll will replace Z_Zidane and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) I_Perisic hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Carroll collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Carroll fires a shot at goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 90 :(aja) Fernando_Mera takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Fernando_Mera attempts to drive it home!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 90 :(msl) M_Dickinson curls the ball out wide to I_Perisic
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Oscar_Serrano
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ridout plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 91 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano jumps over S_Byram's challenge
          ...  Oscar_Serrano hits a curling shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 150,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bergkamp
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Vieira (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Sankhare (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Perisic (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Amoros (33), N_Kante (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       20
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :          10        |       13
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :          11        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       19
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 1 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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  93  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  31   9   8  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  20
V_Kompany      DF   2  29  11   8  33 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -10
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  28  10   9  11 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Stam         DF   2  27   8   7  29 |  93   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  29  10  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  16  28  12  19 |  93   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   1
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  28   8  24 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   7  27   7  32 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  28  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  33
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  27  21 |  50   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  29   9  10  36 |  41   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
M_Keown        DF   3  27  12   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  29   9  20 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Ian_Wright     FW   1   8  10  27  23 |  43   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20

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  39   2   2   2  34 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  33   9   8  15 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  30   8   8  33 |  82   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  29  10   7  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  27   9   7  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  78  18  28
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   9  32  12  36 |  84   0   0   7   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  70  20
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  31   6  11 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  36
N_Kante        MF   3   7  30   7  13 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  28  30
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  29   7  28 |  93   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40  11
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  31  34 |  87   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  32
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  29  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  31
S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   3  31   8   6  32 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Ridout       MF   3   8  28   4  32 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  25   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  27  38 |   6   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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