Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Marseille (Sun Nov 21)


                                 Ajax  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 P
                          James Maund  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                        Ini_Kamoze GK  |  GK P_Assure
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                             Fazio DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DF A_Rami
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF P_Viera
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  MF Didier
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF Bovan
                        Edu_Gaspar MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW Taliyah
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                        J_Ablanedo SUB |  SUB M_Stryjek
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn SUB |  SUB M_A_Nastasic
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB R_Mendes
                       G_Magalhaes SUB |  SUB Hans_Gruber
                        M_Overmars SUB |  SUB Dziekanowski

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 3  :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes loses his marker
          ...  H_Bellerin pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 6  :(msl) Bovan moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah
          ...  A cracking drive from Taliyah !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 7  :(aja) C_Fabregas finds the run of Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  A_Ranocchia beats him to the ball
Min. 10 :(msl) Taliyah breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Ini_Kamoze!
          ...  Fazio brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 11 :(aja) J_Cruijff curls the ball out wide to T_Wallcott
          ...  But A_Oko_Flex wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Rami gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 13 :(aja) P_Vieira works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But Mark_Robinson comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 16 :(aja) Fazio jumps over A_Ranocchia's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Fazio aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  P_Assure with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 18 :(aja) Fazio plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Wallcott keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Wallcott pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But P_Assure tips it over
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 18 :(msl) A_Ranocchia can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  A_Ranocchia with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 27 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Ranocchia gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Fazio cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 28 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with the first time flick to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  A_Ranocchia with the tackle
Min. 32 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes runs at A_Rami
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Didier is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  T_Wallcott with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  But P_Assure punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 33 :(aja) P_Vieira flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Mark_Robinson
Min. 37 :(aja) M_Keown crosses into the box, finding Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  H_Bellerin muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 41 :(msl) S_Bergwijn looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  S_Kolasinac reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) S_Bergwijn runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Keown
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 46 :(msl) Taliyah makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Taliyah aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze stops that one easily

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

Min. 46 :(aja) P_Vieira loses his marker
          ...  P_Vieira goes for goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Ajax fans go wild!
          ...  Ajax go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 47 :(aja) Ajax altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 47 :(msl) Marseille's manager orders his side to play E
Min. 48 :(aja) Fazio chips the ball over the defence and finds T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to chip the ball over P_Assure!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 49 :(aja) S_Kolasinac moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Vieira
          ...  P_Vieira goes for the top corner !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 49 :(msl) Taliyah takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  A well-placed shot from Taliyah !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze goes down well to save
Min. 50 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as M_Van_D_Hoorn comes on for W_Gallas to play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) M_Overmars is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Cruijff is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes tries to beat P_Assure!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Keown hits it towards the far post!
          ...  P_Assure comes out and claims it!
Min. 53 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a 50-yard pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  A_Ranocchia makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 54 :(aja) C_Fabregas plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac swings in the shot!
          ...  P_Assure parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 54 :(msl) P_Viera with a precise ball to A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Ranocchia fires the shot in!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 55 :(msl) Taliyah turns past Fazio
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Taliyah chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bovan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Fabregas reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 56 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar swings in the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 61 :(msl) A_Ranocchia with a one-touch layoff to A_Oko_Flex
          ...  A_Oko_Flex with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets a shot in
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 62 :(aja) Ajax changed their strategy to play A
Min. 65 :(msl) M_A_Nastasic is being prepared to come on
          ...  H_Bellerin is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(aja) M_Overmars plays it forward to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 66 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a one-touch layoff to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  P_Assure manages to turn it behind
Min. 66 :(msl) Didier plays a long ball to A_Oko_Flex
          ...  A_Oko_Flex blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The shot slips through Ini_Kamoze's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 68 :(msl) Dziekanowski is coming on and S_Bergwijn is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(msl) R_Mendes takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Oko_Flex
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 73 :(msl) A_Ranocchia kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A delicate chip from Taliyah !
          ...  What agility from Ini_Kamoze
Min. 74 :(aja) M_Overmars with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to S_Kolasinac
          ...  M_A_Nastasic cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 75 :(msl) R_Mendes knocks it forward
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn slips
          ...  Taliyah gets to it!
          ...  Fazio is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  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. 75 :(msl) Dziekanowski takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mendes plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Dziekanowski
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Marseille go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Ajax 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 76 :(msl) Marseille switch to playing D
Min. 77 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar loses R_Mendes
          ...  Edu_Gaspar hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But P_Assure dives to his left
          ...  I think P_Assure just got a hand on that one
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 78 :(msl) P_Viera with a glorious 60-yard pass to Dziekanowski
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Keown and it had to be
Min. 82 :(msl) Bovan with a precise pass to Dziekanowski
          ...  C_Fabregas with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Bovan shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Taliyah instead
          ...  Taliyah throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze never had a chance!
Min. 85 :(aja) M_Overmars runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Wallcott
          ...  A glorious effort by T_Wallcott !
          ...  P_Assure is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 86 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  But Mark_Robinson wins the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is going to be brought on
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 88 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn knocks it forward
          ...  Mark_Robinson slips
          ...  T_Wallcott gets to it!
          ...  T_Wallcott shapes up for a shot!
          ...  P_Assure makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 143,692
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : P_Vieira
Scorers              : P_Vieira (46)
Sent Off             : Fazio (75)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (61), Dziekanowski (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Bellerin (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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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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Ini_Kamoze     GK  38   4   3   1  30 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  34  11  10  11 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Fazio          DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  76   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   1   0  10  10  -5
M_Keown        DF   3  32  13   7  21 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  28   4   2  35 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  32  10  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  27  10  41 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  89   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  32   9   8  33 |  41   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  30   9   7  31 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  29   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  40   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   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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P_Assure       GK  34   1   1   3  40 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  33  11  10  30 |  92   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  20   5
H_Bellerin     DF   1  33  11  11  23 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  33  10   5  23 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  33   5   7  20 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  33   8  41 |  92   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Didier         MF   3   6  33   8  33 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bovan          MF   3  10  31  13  43 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  27  10  23 |  71   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  33  11 |  92   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  31  10 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
M_Stryjek      GK  31   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  32   2   2  45 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Mendes       MF   1  23  32   1  30 |  21   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  27   4  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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