Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Marseille (Sun Feb 19)


                                 Ajax  |  Marseille
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 E
                          James Maund  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK P_Assure
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                       G_Magalhaes DF  |  DF A_Valencia
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  DF Omar_Little
                          W_Gallas DF  |  MF Bovan
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF Roy_Kent
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  AM D_Upamecano
                        Ian_Wright FW  |  FW Thanatos
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                          E_Manuel SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                          T_Stavos SUB |  SUB Aoyama_Hideki
                         J_Cruijff SUB |  SUB R_Porteous
                        Edu_Gaspar SUB |  SUB R_Parlour
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB Rolando_Silva

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 2  :(msl) Bovan with a glorious long pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a thundering shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Roy_Kent swings it in!
          ...  G_Magalhaes belts it clear
Min. 4  :(aja) Ian_Wright finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  Ian_Wright with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But P_Assure stops that one easily
Min. 4  :(msl) D_Upamecano moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_O_Conner was beaten there!
Min. 4  :(aja) Ian_Wright chests it down
          ...  Mark_Robinson with a reckless challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 7  :(msl) Bovan plays the early ball across the box to find Thanatos in space
          ...  Thanatos with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  T_O_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_O_Conner recovers to save!!
Min. 9  :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But P_Assure makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Keown!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of P_Assure
Min. 11 :(aja) W_Gallas finds the run of Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with his head down lets it go !
          ...  P_Assure gets up well to catch that one
Min. 12 :(aja) G_Karagounis holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Jose_A_Reyes in space!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  P_Assure won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 14 :(aja) C_Fabregas knocks it forward
          ...  Omar_Little slips
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn gets to it!
          ...  A_Valencia gathers up the loose ball
Min. 16 :(msl) Thanatos with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows M_Keown a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Keown does well to get the tackle in
Min. 23 :(msl) A_Valencia reads the run of M_A_Nastasic
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(aja) C_Fabregas runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of G_Karagounis
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Bovan tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Clattenurg has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Clattenurg!
Min. 24 :(msl) D_Upamecano with a penetrating pass to Roy_Kent
          ...  Roy_Kent tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_O_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_O_Conner beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Roy_Kent hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Valencia tries to place the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Roy_Kent swings it in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by M_Keown
Min. 26 :(msl) Roy_Kent 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 Bovan
          ...  Bovan attempts a lob!
          ...  T_O_Conner parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 29 :(aja) C_Fabregas runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Ian_Wright
          ...  Bovan with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  M_Clattenurg reaches to his pocket!
          ...
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 30 :(msl) D_Upamecano turns past M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Upamecano with the goal bound shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_O_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 31 :(aja) Ian_Wright breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Assure!
          ...  Omar_Little brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Clattenurg signals that it is indirect
          ...  C_Fabregas plays it short to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But P_Assure palms it behind
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 34 :(aja) C_Fabregas turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey has a dig at goal!
          ...  P_Assure with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 36 :(msl) A_Valencia looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Bergwijn
          ...  Juan_Foyth with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 38 :(msl) Thanatos can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  G_Magalhaes beats him to the ball
Min. 39 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Upamecano
          ...  D_Upamecano hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  T_O_Conner just watches float over the bar!
Min. 42 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright with the overhead !
          ...  P_Assure makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Omar_Little clears the corner
Min. 42 :(msl) S_Bergwijn steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But G_Magalhaes reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) D_Upamecano runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball
Min. 45 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with the nod to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the shot on net !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Assure dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had P_Assure beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  P_Assure gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Valencia reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 45 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with an intelligent ball to Roy_Kent
          ...  But M_Keown clears the danger
Min. 46 :(aja) Ian_Wright finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  Ian_Wright has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Omar_Little gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 47 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with a slide rule pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  The cross hits S_Bergwijn on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Marseille go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Marseille ...

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

Min. 46 :(msl) Marseille are switching their playing style to D
Min. 46 :(aja) Ian_Wright sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_A_Nastasic cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 49 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 49 :(aja) T_Wallcott is coming on for Jose_A_Reyes and will play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Karagounis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He knocks it to Ian_Wright!
          ...  But S_Bergwijn wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Clattenurg has none of it.
Min. 52 :(aja) T_Stavos is coming on for W_Gallas and will play DF
Min. 60 :(aja) Ian_Wright catches A_Oko_Flex with an elbow!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_Clattenurg had no choice there!!
          ...  Daniel Perry appluads the decision
Min. 61 :(aja) T_Wallcott beats A_Valencia
          ...  Omar_Little bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  M_Clattenurg lectures him
Min. 63 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from Thomas_Partey to Juan_Foyth
          ...  D_Upamecano tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 64 :(msl) M_A_Nastasic finds S_Bergwijn with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  G_Magalhaes wins the ball
Min. 65 :(msl) Aoyama_Hideki will come on for A_Valencia and play DF
Min. 68 :(aja) Thomas_Partey 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!
          ...  But M_A_Nastasic clears the danger
Min. 70 :(msl) The ball goes loose!
          ...  D_Upamecano gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Wallcott goes in stud's first
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 71 :(msl) The ball goes loose!
          ...  D_Upamecano seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Stavos forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Upamecano crosses it in!
          ...  T_O_Conner easily claims the ball!
Min. 72 :(msl) R_Porteous will replace Omar_Little and play DF
Min. 75 :(msl) R_Parlour replaces D_Upamecano and will play MF
Min. 75 :(msl) Rolando_Silva replaces S_Bergwijn to play as a MF
Min. 80 :(msl) R_Parlour unselfishly lays the ball back to Thanatos
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(aja) T_Stavos with a 40-yard pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  M_A_Nastasic muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 91 :(msl) Thanatos finds his way through
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Stavos
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 144,878
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Jose_A_Reyes
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Ian_Wright (60)
Booked               : Jose_A_Reyes (23), T_Wallcott (70)
Injured              : Jose_A_Reyes (49)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : A_Oko_Flex (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (47)
Sent Off             : Mark_Robinson (4), Bovan (29)
Booked               : Omar_Little (31), M_A_Nastasic (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           5        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :          10        |       4
Key Passes           :           9        |       13
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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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T_O_Conner     GK  35   3   3   2  13 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  33   9   8  33 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  31   1   1  20 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -20
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  29   8   7  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  31   9  33 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  30   7  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  62   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   5
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  51   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
E_Manuel       GK  29   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  14   5  10 |  39   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  31  11  11 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  28  10  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

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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P_Assure       GK  37   1   1   3  40 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  35  11   5  23 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10  10
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  35   2   2  45 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
A_Valencia     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  67   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  30   8   3  44 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Bovan          MF   3  10  33  13  43 |  29   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  10  -5
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  30  10  23 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  80  20
Roy_Kent       MF   1  12  29   6  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Upamecano    AM   3   8  28  20  31 |  77   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  36  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  33  10 |  77   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  34   7   9  20 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Porteous     DF   1  26   8   7  32 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Parlour      MF   1   7  28   4  31 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Rolando_Silva  MF   3  11   9  29  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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