Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Jul 26)


                                 Ajax  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            4-4-1-1 C  |  4-2-1-3 A
                          James Maund  |  James Houston
                                       |
                         B_Friedel GK  |  GK S_T_Perry
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF B_Bolingoli
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF Shane_Botwin
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF Raul_Hierra
                         J_Cruijff MF  |  AM S_Gerrard
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  FW L_Massu
                        M_Overmars AM  |  FW J_Greaves
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW D_Purvis
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB M_Vesic
                             Fazio SUB |  SUB Baresi
                      C_Dos_Passos SUB |  SUB B_Bjorksson
                     Tomas_Rosicky SUB |  SUB Sven_Bender
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB V_Bayo

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(aja) D_Bergkamp breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_T_Perry!
          ...  Raul_Hierra brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  A_Dali calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  S_Kolasinac knocks it forward
          ...  M_Overmars gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Overmars fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Ajax the advantage!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 2  :(sao) Sao Paulo FC made the switch to a L strategy
Min. 2  :(sao) Shane_Botwin hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Gerrard latches onto it!
          ...  S_Gerrard with the crafty shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from B_Friedel
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 2  :(aja) D_Bergkamp takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Shane_Botwin fouls badly
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 9  :(aja) F_Ljungberg takes advantage of a bad back pass from Shane_Botwin
          ...  J_Greaves dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 18 :(aja) D_Bergkamp takes advantage of a mistake by G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel does well to get the tackle in
Min. 18 :(sao) S_Gerrard with the towering header to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  B_Friedel saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 21 :(aja) M_Overmars finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  A_Pereira cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 24 :(aja) D_Bergkamp nutmegs A_Pereira, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Bergkamp carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a difficult save
Min. 30 :(aja) F_Ljungberg slides it through the middle to W_Sneijder
          ...  W_Sneijder attempts to nutmeg S_T_Perry!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 35 :(aja) P_Vieira with an in swinging cross to F_Ljungberg
          ...  F_Ljungberg aims for the top right corner !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 35 :(sao) Shane_Botwin with a reverse pass to A_Pereira
          ...  P_Vieira takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 40 :(sao) A_Pereira skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Purvis
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 42 :(aja) M_Keown knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  A_Pereira with the block
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(sao) D_Purvis gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The shot slips through B_Friedel's hands
          ...  But B_Friedel recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 48 :(aja) M_Keown turns past A_Pereira
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Keown tries to beat S_T_Perry!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 50 :(aja) Fazio is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Vermaelen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott is ready to come on to replace D_Bergkamp
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 51 :(sao) S_Gerrard kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Massu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Cleaned up by S_Kolasinac
Min. 52 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Cruijff is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 55 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside A_Wan_Bissaka!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel with the block
Min. 56 :(aja) W_Sneijder runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 57 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Vieira
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Greaves!
          ...  J_Greaves attempts the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  B_Friedel never had a chance!
Min. 58 :(aja) F_Ljungberg runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Vieira
          ...  B_Bolingoli wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 63 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Overmars is through!
          ...  M_Overmars with the header !
          ...  But S_T_Perry makes a fine save
Min. 64 :(sao) Shane_Botwin cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Greaves
          ...  T_Wallcott fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 64 :(sao) D_Purvis runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Keown with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 74 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky with the cross-field pass to F_Ljungberg
          ...  A_Pereira with an awful challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  The ref consults VAR !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  T_Wallcott is the man who takes it
          ...  S_T_Perry tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to place the shot!
          ...  S_T_Perry just watches float over the bar!
Min. 75 :(sao) Baresi replaces A_Wan_Bissaka and will play DF
Min. 75 :(sao) Sven_Bender is being prepared to come on
          ...  Raul_Hierra is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(sao) V_Bayo will replace the useless D_Purvis and will play FW
Min. 75 :(aja) T_Wallcott with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past L_Massu
          ...  He knocks it to M_Keown!
          ...  M_Keown fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  S_T_Perry can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 87 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel lays the ball back to V_Bayo
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Fazio
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 141,515
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : S_Kolasinac (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Overmars (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Greaves
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Raul_Hierra (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       8
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 0 Sao Paulo 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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B_Friedel      GK  36   4   3   5  11 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  93   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  15   0
M_Keown        DF   3  30  12   7  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   6  31 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  31  12  12 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  31   9  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  27   9  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
M_Overmars     AM   2  11  28  14  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   9   7  31  21 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  31   8  10  41 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  29  11   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  29   8  32 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  40   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  30

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo 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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S_T_Perry      GK  32   2   2   2  22 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  33  13   8  14 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  32   7   4  23 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0 -20
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  28   9   5  21 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bolingoli    DF   3  26   6   8  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  30   9  20 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  29   9  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Gerrard      AM   2   6  29  18  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  30  13 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  30  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Vesic        GK  19   3   2   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Baresi         DF   1  33  11   8  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  32   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sven_Bender    MF   2  11  25  12  43 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  26  12 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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