Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Rangers FC (Wed Dec 22)


                                 Ajax  |  Rangers FC
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Maund  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                        Ini_Kamoze GK  |  GK Rafael
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                             Fazio DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF F_Ricksen
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF J_Marshman
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF R_Jack
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                        C_Fabregas MF  |  MF S_Byrne
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW P_Crouch
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                                       |
                        J_Ablanedo SUB |  SUB P_Lattuada
                       G_Magalhaes SUB |  SUB Doria
                          W_Gallas SUB |  SUB W_Sneijder
                         J_Cruijff SUB |  SUB Rolando_Silva
                        A_Langlitz SUB |  SUB N_Pepe

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(aja) M_Overmars plays the early ball across the box to find Jose_A_Reyes in space
          ...  D_Rocastle scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 2  :(aja) G_Karagounis barges the defender off the ball
          ...  F_Ricksen gets to the ball first
Min. 2  :(rfc) R_Jack with a measured pass to F_Ricksen
          ...  F_Ricksen shoots towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn belts it clear
Min. 5  :(aja) M_Keown hoists the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Ajax fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's put Ajax in front!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 9  :(rfc) D_Rocastle looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 11 :(rfc) R_Jack runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  H_Rodellega latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  A cracking drive from H_Rodellega !
          ...  The shot slips through Ini_Kamoze's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  James Maund looks gutted
          ...  Rangers FC are back level!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 14 :(rfc) J_Marshman with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Kolasinac
          ...  He knocks it to R_Jack!
          ...  P_Vieira wins the ball well
          ...  S_Youri has given a free kick
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 15 :(rfc) Curled in dangerously from J_Marshman to H_Rodellega
          ...  But Fazio puts it in row Z!
Min. 19 :(aja) T_Wallcott unselfishly heads the ball back to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Ricksen hits it out for a throw
Min. 21 :(rfc) D_Rocastle squares it to R_Jack
          ...  But Fazio will cut out the threat
Min. 22 :(aja) P_Vieira miskicks!
          ...  He finds T_Wallcott though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  J_A_Riise brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 24 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past J_A_Riise
          ...  K_Rekik bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 24 :(aja) C_Fabregas times his run well
          ...  J_Marshman with a bad challenge
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
Min. 32 :(rfc) P_Crouch with a probing through ball F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  But T_Wallcott comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 36 :(aja) S_Kolasinac nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  K_Rekik reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf heads it away
Min. 37 :(rfc) P_Crouch kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Rodellega gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Blocked by M_Van_D_Hoorn
Min. 39 :(aja) P_Vieira sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars with the header !
          ...  Rafael watches it sail wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) Rafael miskicks!
          ...  T_Wallcott is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Rafael with an over the top challenge
          ...  S_Youri just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  T_Wallcott floats it forward
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes latches onto the end of it
          ...  But J_A_Riise sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 46 :(aja) P_Vieira with a simple pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  J_A_Riise intercepts the pass
Min. 47 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  F_Ricksen with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Ajax players
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Youri
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  Rafael parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-1 Rangers FC

Min. 48 :(rfc) H_Rodellega with electric pace
          ...  He eases past S_Kolasinac
          ...  H_Rodellega has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze manages to turn it behind
Min. 50 :(aja) G_Magalhaes replaces S_Kolasinac and will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Karagounis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) A_Langlitz is ready to come on to replace T_Wallcott
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 52 :(aja) P_Vieira lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  M_Keown latches on to it
          ...  M_Keown with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 52 :(rfc) D_Rocastle with the nod to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch has a dig at goal!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Marshman chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_Byrne gets on the end of it
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 53 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn threads the through ball to A_Langlitz
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Langlitz !
          ...  But Rafael dives to his left
          ...  I think Rafael just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 54 :(rfc) D_Rocastle jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch fires the shot in!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 56 :(aja) A_Langlitz takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Langlitz sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 59 :(rfc) R_Jack runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Rodellega
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Fazio
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf crosses it in!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze fists it away!
Min. 62 :(rfc) R_Jack skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch with the side footed shot!
          ...  It's beaten Ini_Kamoze
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 63 :(aja) J_Cruijff finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled F_Ricksen
          ...  F_Ricksen reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 63 :(rfc) D_Rocastle holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to H_Rodellega
          ...  A skilful effort from H_Rodellega !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 64 :(rfc) J_A_Riise lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  H_Rodellega latches on to it
          ...  H_Rodellega with the drive!
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 65 :(aja) P_Vieira with a slide rule pass to M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 69 :(aja) P_Vieira plays in A_Langlitz with a beautiful ball
          ...  A_Langlitz tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But Rafael hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 69 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn is first to the loose ball
          ...  J_Marshman is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 70 :(rfc) R_Jack flicks the ball through
          ...  S_Byrne runs onto it!
          ...  S_Byrne attempts a chip!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 78 :(rfc) H_Rodellega gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  Fazio tackles cleanly
Min. 80 :(rfc) a big roar from the crowd as Doria comes on for F_Le_Boeuf to play DF
Min. 80 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva replaces J_Marshman to play as a MF
Min. 80 :(rfc) N_Pepe will replace P_Crouch and play FW
Min. 80 :(rfc) J_A_Riise with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Keown
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Keown
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne crosses it in!
          ...  Fazio wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(aja) M_Keown with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Byrne
Min. 92 :(aja) A_Langlitz sidesteps K_Rekik
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Langlitz has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 92 :(rfc) N_Pepe sidesteps M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  N_Pepe hits a curling shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Ini_Kamoze catches it with style!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 140,879
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Jose_A_Reyes
Scorers              : Jose_A_Reyes (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Vieira (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : H_Rodellega (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Rodellega (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rocastle (1), J_Marshman (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       16
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 1 Rangers FC
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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 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  35  12  10  11 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  32  13   7  21 |  96   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  32   9   8  33 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  32  10  20 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  29  14  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  56   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  29   1   1  20 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  28   4   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  40   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  35   2   2   2  20 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  35  11   7  22 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  32   8   2  12 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  31   8   9  32 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  33   7  33 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
R_Jack         MF   3   8  32  12  22 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  32  11  21 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  32   8  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
P_Crouch       FW   1   7  13  30  21 |  84   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  30  13 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  30   7   5  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  29  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  MF   3  10   9  29  41 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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