Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Dec 18)


                                 Ajax  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          James Maund  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK Paulo_Argenti
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF B_Williams
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DF Maya_Yoshida
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  DM Suat_Serdar
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF F_Rijkaard
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF Romario
                        Edu_Gaspar MF  |  MF G_Hall
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW E_Collamarini
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW Tatanka
                                       |
                          E_Manuel SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                       G_Magalhaes SUB |  SUB S_Stallbaum
                         Len_Smith SUB |  SUB Klaus_Fichtel
                         J_Cruijff SUB |  SUB Casemiro
                          M_Somers SUB |  SUB V_Bayo

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes knocks it past J_Kounde and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Paulo_Argenti anyway
Min. 2  :(aja) T_Stavos takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Romario with an over the top challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from J_Underhill
Min. 4  :(shk) F_Rijkaard knocks the ball past the lunge of W_Gallas
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Juan_Foyth
Min. 11 :(aja) T_Wallcott with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  But B_Williams wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 12 :(aja) F_Ljungberg changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Wallcott
          ...  But G_Hall with the fine tackle
Min. 13 :(shk) G_Hall with the cross-field pass to Tatanka
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 14 :(shk) Romario drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Tatanka
          ...  But T_Stavos comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 15 :(aja) T_Stavos with a penetrating pass to Juan_Foyth
          ...  B_Williams with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  J_Underhill consults his assistant !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes is the man who takes it
          ...  He sends Paulo_Argenti the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Ajax the lead!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Schalke 04...
Min. 16 :(aja) It seems Ajax are making a tactical change to D
Min. 19 :(aja) G_Karagounis with a pinpoint pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat Paulo_Argenti
          ...  He lobs it over Paulo_Argenti
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 23 :(shk) G_Hall finds the run of Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Schalke 04 are back level!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 24 :(aja) Ajax switch to playing C
Min. 35 :(shk) E_Collamarini sidesteps Juan_Foyth
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  E_Collamarini with a powerful diving header!
          ...  T_O_Conner beats the ball away
Min. 37 :(shk) F_Rijkaard breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_O_Conner!
          ...  Juan_Foyth brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 38 :(shk) Tatanka plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Tatanka tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_O_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romario chips the ball into the area!
          ...  W_Gallas reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 41 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes latches onto the ball
          ...  Maya_Yoshida plays the back pass
          ...  Paulo_Argenti can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ljungberg swings it in!
          ...  It comes to Edu_Gaspar
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Keown swings a leg at it!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 41 :(aja) T_Wallcott finds the space intelligently
          ...  B_Williams is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 42 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes is unmarked
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis lofts the ball in!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes the catch!
Min. 42 :(shk) Romario breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_O_Conner!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-1 Schalke 04

Min. 50 :(aja) F_Ljungberg reads the run of M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown attempts to nutmeg Paulo_Argenti!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Keown chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti catches it!
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff will replace W_Sneijder and play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) G_Magalhaes is being brought on
          ...  M_Keown is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 53 :(shk) Romario runs at G_Magalhaes
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  W_Gallas picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 57 :(shk) J_Kounde hits a hard pass to B_Williams
          ...  A thundering drive by B_Williams !
          ...  T_O_Conner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 60 :(shk) E_Collamarini sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  T_Wallcott knocks the ball back to T_O_Conner
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_O_Conner!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Rijkaard plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It is kicked away by W_Gallas
Min. 61 :(aja) F_Ljungberg controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  G_Karagounis gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Karagounis belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 65 :(aja) T_Stavos sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  D_Epureanu dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 67 :(aja) G_Karagounis plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Wallcott decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Wallcott !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 68 :(shk) F_Rijkaard jumps over T_Stavos's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  F_Rijkaard hits a great drive!
          ...  T_O_Conner watches it sail wide!
Min. 70 :(shk) Romario 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!
          ...  E_Collamarini receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But W_Gallas wins the tackle
Min. 71 :(shk) S_Stallbaum replaces B_Williams and will play DF
Min. 72 :(shk) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel will come on for D_Epureanu and play DF
Min. 73 :(shk) Romario knocks it forward
          ...  W_Gallas slips
          ...  E_Collamarini gets to it!
          ...  T_Stavos wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 74 :(shk) Romario skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to F_Rijkaard
          ...  Juan_Foyth cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 75 :(shk) Up goes the substitution board - Casemiro on for Suat_Serdar as a MF
Min. 75 :(shk) S_Stallbaum takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  W_Gallas with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel drives it under the wall
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 76 :(aja) F_Ljungberg runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cruijff
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 77 :(shk) V_Bayo is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Collamarini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  S_Stallbaum clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 79 :(aja) G_Karagounis gets to the by line and finds T_Wallcott with a beautiful cross
          ...  A delicate header from T_Wallcott !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(aja) J_Cruijff plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Cruijff with a terrific drive !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 85 :(shk) S_Stallbaum with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka with a thundering drive!
          ...  T_O_Conner tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) F_Ljungberg sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Maya_Yoshida takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 91 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a Cruyff turn
          ...  But J_Kounde sees the pass and cuts it out

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 146,167
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Jose_A_Reyes
Scorers              : Jose_A_Reyes (15 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Juan_Foyth (37), Edu_Gaspar (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hall (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Tatanka (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Williams (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           2        |       4
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 1 Schalke 04
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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 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  55   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  13   5  10 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  29   8   7  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  30   4  23 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  28  10  41 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
E_Manuel       GK  29   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  30   1   1  20 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Len_Smith      DF   1  17   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Somers       FW   1   6   9  17  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  38   4   5   1  29 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  32  11   7  43 |  74   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
D_Epureanu     DF   1  31   9   9  33 |  75   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   2  29   6   2  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  28   1   2  47 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Suat_Serdar    DM   2  24  30   1  15 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  30  23  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romario        MF   2   8  29  22  37 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
G_Hall         MF   2  23  28   7  29 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5   9  32  31 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  30  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
A_Hugo         GK  29   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  30  17  17  47 |  20   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  28  22   5  41 |  19   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Casemiro       MF   2  23  29   1  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  26  12 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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