Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Marseille (Sun Nov 29)


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

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Rami
          ...  He knocks it to Fazio!
          ...  Fazio drives it towards goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 1  :(msl) J_Paintsil slides it through the middle to N_Kante
          ...  N_Kante carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 3  :(aja) Thomas_Partey races into the box
          ...  He sees Jose_A_Reyes lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  R_Mendes gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 3  :(msl) N_Kante hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Bergwijn latches onto it!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Kolasinac
Min. 6  :(msl) Mark_Robinson holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Paintsil
          ...  J_Paintsil with the shot !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Bovan!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Zubizarreta
Min. 6  :(msl) Sheringham is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 7  :(aja) Thomas_Partey looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 7  :(msl) R_Mendes hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Sheringham latches onto it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Kolasinac
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Rami gets something on it!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 8  :(msl) S_Bergwijn holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Rami
          ...  M_Keown with the tackle
Min. 11 :(msl) The ball goes loose!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Keown bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 18 :(msl) S_Bergwijn knocks the ball past Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  S_Bergwijn cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 21 :(aja) J_Cruijff plays the early ball across the box to find T_Vermaelen in space
          ...  A_Rami brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 21 :(msl) N_Kante gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside M_Keown!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Kante with a bicycle kick !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta parries it
Min. 22 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the first time flick to M_Keown
          ...  Mark_Robinson plays the back pass
          ...  M_Steklenburg can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Vermaelen chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg catches it!
Min. 29 :(msl) Sheringham beats his man
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Sheringham !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 36 :(aja) Fazio with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  Fazio with the shot !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 37 :(msl) P_Viera hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Sheringham latches onto it!
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Vermaelen
Min. 39 :(aja) The ball is passed in from T_Vermaelen, he finds T_Wallcott
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Mark_Robinson
Min. 40 :(msl) Sheringham brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Sheringham tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the first time pass to C_Fabregas
          ...  J_Paintsil intercepts the pass
Min. 46 :(msl) A_Rami looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham tries to chip the ball over A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gathers it easily
Min. 48 :(aja) T_Wallcott finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  T_Wallcott has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 48 :(msl) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by T_Vermaelen
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Kolasinac with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.

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

Min. 46 :(aja) J_Cruijff is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with M_Steklenburg
          ...  He dinks it over M_Steklenburg
          ...  M_Steklenburg reacts well to save !!
Min. 47 :(aja) T_Vermaelen with the cross-field pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Blocked by J_Paintsil
Min. 49 :(msl) P_Viera puts in B_Hangeland
          ...  B_Hangeland tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos replaces Fazio and will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Wallcott flicks it over B_Hangeland's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Mark_Robinson rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's N_Rizzoli going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 51 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is ready to come on to replace T_Wallcott
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 52 :(aja) P_Vieira is being brought on
          ...  C_Fabregas is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 52 :(msl) R_Mendes retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets on the end of it
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  S_Bergwijn takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just A_Zubizarreta is between him and the goal
          ...  He nutmegs A_Zubizarreta
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Marseille can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 53 :(msl) S_Bergwijn with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  S_Kolasinac with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 54 :(aja) F_Ljungberg miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Bergkamp though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  D_Bergkamp with a terrific drive !
          ...  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. 57 :(msl) Bovan has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Sheringham collects the loose ball!
          ...  Sheringham curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta goes down well to save
Min. 60 :(msl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Marseille will now be playing D
Min. 60 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  Mark_Robinson tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff lofts the ball in!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets something on it!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a good save
Min. 60 :(msl) N_Kante sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  J_Cruijff slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 72 :(msl) P_Viera with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves T_Vermaelen behind
          ...  Blocked by S_Kolasinac
Min. 75 :(msl) B_Hangeland slides the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  P_Vieira with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 76 :(msl) R_Mendes kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  N_Kante gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Vermaelen stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 82 :(msl) G_Mixon is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Bergwijn is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 82 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as Bauer comes on for Mark_Robinson to play DF
Min. 82 :(msl) H_Fernandez is being brought on
          ...  Bovan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(msl) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by P_Vieira
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 83 :(msl) Sheringham kills the ball dead
          ...  Sheringham attempts a low drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Ajax 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 84 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  J_Cruijff with the attempt at goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  M_Steklenburg saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ljungberg plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to S_Kolasinac
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Vieira floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Bergkamp
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 84 :(msl) P_Viera with a smart pass to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 85 :(msl) P_Viera slides it through the middle to G_Mixon
          ...  But T_Vermaelen puts it in row Z!
Min. 86 :(msl) H_Fernandez plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  P_Vieira with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Bauer back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Paintsil hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ljungberg plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Hangeland reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 91 :(msl) R_Mendes hoists the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham hits the ball first time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta had no chance!
          ...  He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!!
          ...  Ajax 0-3 Marseille ...
Min. 93 :(aja) P_Vieira 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!
          ...  D_Bergkamp receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  D_Bergkamp beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has M_Steklenburg to beat
          ...  He rounds M_Steklenburg
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  M_Steklenburg manages to get to it !!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 143,125
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cruijff
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (52), Sheringham (83,91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :          12        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 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 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  53   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   7  31 |  97   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  43   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  33  12   9  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
A_Rami         DF   3  32   5   7  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Paintsil     DF   1  31  14   9  31 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  29   9   5  23 |  85   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
N_Kante        MF   3   8  33   8  13 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
P_Viera        MF   3  11  32   8  41 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Mendes       MF   1  22  31   1  30 |  97   0   1   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
Bovan          MF   3   9  26  12  43 |  85   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  33  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   7  28  10 |  85   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  12  30  42 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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