Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Ajax vs. Marseille (Wed Dec 02)


                                 Ajax  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Maund  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                             Fazio DF  |  DF Bauer
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF R_Varane
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF N_Kante
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF R_Mendes
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF H_Fernandez
                        Edu_Gaspar MF  |  MF Bovan
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Sheringham
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                          D_Seaman SUB |  SUB B_Freedle
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB A_Rami
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB J_Paintsil
                     Thomas_Partey SUB |  SUB P_Viera
                      Jose_A_Reyes SUB |  SUB G_Mixon

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(msl) Sheringham 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!
          ...  Fazio with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  N_Rizzoli tries to calm him down
Min. 2  :(msl) H_Fernandez works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sheringham
          ...  C_Dos_Passos brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 2  :(aja) D_Bergkamp finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Bovan with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  James Maund looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 4  :(aja) Edu_Gaspar runs towards the goal
          ...  Edu_Gaspar lobs M_Steklenburg!
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 5  :(aja) C_Fabregas holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Overmars in space!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Bauer and it had to be
Min. 8  :(msl) H_Fernandez with a precise pass to Sheringham
          ...  But Fazio wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but N_Rizzoli has none of it.
Min. 9  :(aja) M_Overmars skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Dos_Passos
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Mark_Robinson picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 13 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a 40-yard pass to M_Overmars
          ...  Bauer cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 22 :(msl) S_Bergwijn pushes it past Fazio
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Fernandez chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta comes out and claims it!
Min. 34 :(aja) S_Kolasinac whips the ball across to Edu_Gaspar
          ...  Edu_Gaspar chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 39 :(msl) N_Kante finds Sheringham with a ball over the defence
          ...  Sheringham curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta was beaten there!
Min. 41 :(msl) H_Fernandez holds the ball up
          ...  He sees S_Bergwijn in space!
          ...  S_Bergwijn drives the shot in!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 42 :(msl) Bauer floats the ball in to find Sheringham
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) Fazio knocks the ball past the lunge of Mark_Robinson
          ...  Fazio has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  M_Steklenburg just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 45 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar loses his marker!
          ...  R_Varane brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But N_Rizzoli waves play on!!!
Min. 46 :(msl) N_Kante knocks it forward
          ...  C_Dos_Passos slips
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets to it!
          ...  S_Bergwijn is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But N_Rizzoli waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat A_Zubizarreta
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Zubizarreta
          ...  A_Zubizarreta smothers the ball !!

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

Min. 49 :(msl) B_Hangeland kicks Edu_Gaspar off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  N_Rizzoli has stopped 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. 50 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Keown will come on for S_Kolasinac and play DF
Min. 50 :(msl) Bovan reads the run of S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But N_Rizzoli waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat A_Zubizarreta
          ...  He rounds A_Zubizarreta
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Marseille ahead!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 51 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_Bergkamp as FW
Min. 51 :(msl) Mark_Robinson looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Fernandez
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 52 :(aja) Thomas_Partey is being brought on
          ...  P_Vieira is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 55 :(aja) Thomas_Partey kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Varane with the tackle
Min. 57 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes sidesteps Mark_Robinson
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Mark_Robinson reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 57 :(msl) N_Kante plays the early ball across the box to find S_Bergwijn in space
          ...  S_Bergwijn aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 60 :(msl) The Marseille manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 65 :(aja) C_Fabregas squares it to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Bergwijn
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos swings it in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg fists it away!
Min. 66 :(aja) M_Overmars looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  N_Kante tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 69 :(aja) M_Keown with a precise ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  R_Mendes tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Rizzoli!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 70 :(msl) G_Mixon takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Sheringham
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(msl) P_Viera takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace N_Kante as MF
Min. 74 :(msl) P_Viera 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!
          ...  Bauer receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  C_Dos_Passos read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 76 :(msl) H_Fernandez holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Bergwijn
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Keown
Min. 76 :(aja) Thomas_Partey wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  M_Steklenburg is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli refrained from booking him but had stern words
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  Ajax can have few complaints there!
          ...  T_Wallcott is the man who takes it
          ...  He sends M_Steklenburg the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Marseille...
Min. 82 :(aja) Thomas_Partey kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Varane bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 82 :(msl) Bovan heads the ball back to G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  Ajax 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 85 :(aja) T_Wallcott has space to run with the ball
          ...  T_Wallcott with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 85 :(msl) Bovan turns past M_Keown
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Bovan hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Ajax 1-3 Marseille ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) M_Overmars knocks it past Mark_Robinson and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Overmars with a thundering shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 91 :(msl) P_Viera swings at Edu_Gaspar
          ...  N_Rizzoli has seen it!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 92 :(aja) M_Overmars unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Wallcott
          ...  But Mark_Robinson sweeps up the threat

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 142,534
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Wallcott
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (76 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Edu_Gaspar (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Bovan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (50), G_Mixon (82), Bovan (85)
Sent Off             : B_Hangeland (49)
Booked               : N_Kante (66), R_Mendes (69), P_Viera (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 3 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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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   8  25   9  41 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |  44   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  42   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  43   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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M_Steklenburg  GK  39   3   1   1  32 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  33  12   9  32 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10  10
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  29   9   5  23 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
N_Kante        MF   3   8  33   8  13 |  71   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
R_Mendes       MF   1  22  31   1  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Bovan          MF   3   9  26  12  43 |  95   0   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  50  25
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  33  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   7  28  10 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  32   5   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  31  14   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  32   8  41 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  12  30  42 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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