Elite League Match, Arsenal vs. Ajax (Sat Nov 18)


                              Arsenal  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF M_Keown
                             Ramos DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                          W_Fofana DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                          W_Saliba DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                           G_Zolla MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                        Marquinhos MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW Cantona
                         H_Sanchez FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                          N_Martin SUB |  SUB T_Mott
                       Seb_Ferrira SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                           M_Layun SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                        L_Trossard SUB |  SUB F_Ljungberg
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB Ian_Wright

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 3  :(aja) Cantona beats W_Saliba
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Ramos with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 3  :(aja) Cantona lobs it over the defender
          ...  But C_Chambers puts the ball out of play
Min. 5  :(arn) G_Zolla cuts the ball back to N_Anelka
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  G_Magalhaes picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 8  :(arn) N_Anelka finds the space intelligently
          ...  Juan_Foyth forces him off the ball
Min. 11 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar plays in Cantona with a beautiful ball
          ...  Marquinhos fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 15 :(arn) Ronaldinhio hoofs it up field to find H_Sanchez
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 18 :(arn) H_Sanchez gains possession
          ...  H_Sanchez tries to beat T_O_Conner from outside the area!
          ...  T_O_Conner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 18 :(arn) P_Viera jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  J_Cruijff is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 23 :(arn) G_Zolla hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Viera latches onto it!
          ...  P_Viera with a powerful header !
          ...  T_O_Conner can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  That puts Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 24 :(arn) G_Zolla plays a first time ball through the defence to W_Fofana
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Van_D_Hoorn
Min. 26 :(aja) W_Sneijder plays it forward to Cantona
          ...  Cantona with a powerful header !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 28 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with the through ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But D_James dives to his left
          ...  I think D_James just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 29 :(arn) Ramos is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 30 :(aja) W_Sneijder takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Chambers
          ...  A cheeky lob from W_Sneijder !
          ...  But D_James is equal to it
Min. 31 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Thomas_Partey gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Zolla is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  S_Farina wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 31 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar hits a hard pass to Cantona
          ...  Cantona with a bicycle kick !
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 33 :(aja) G_Magalhaes tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 34 :(arn) Arsenal will now play D
Min. 34 :(arn) H_Sanchez steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Juan_Foyth
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  H_Sanchez tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But T_O_Conner parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 36 :(arn) N_Anelka takes on Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  N_Anelka fires the shot in!
          ...  T_O_Conner just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 38 :(arn) N_Anelka sprints past M_Keown
          ...  N_Anelka with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 40 :(arn) C_Chambers sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Chambers gets up high for the header !
          ...  T_O_Conner is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_O_Conner looks very relieved!
Min. 42 :(aja) J_Cruijff runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  W_Saliba with a terrible tackle
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  James Maund is far from happy with that decision
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(arn) N_Anelka turns past M_Keown
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes tugs on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  S_Farina has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by S_Farina!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 50 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Layun will come on for H_Sanchez and play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - C_Dos_Passos on for G_Magalhaes as a DF
Min. 50 :(arn) P_Viera is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Anelka
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 51 :(aja) F_Ljungberg will come on for J_Cruijff and play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) Ian_Wright replaces Jose_A_Reyes and will play FW
Min. 52 :(arn) N_Anelka runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  W_Sneijder wins the ball with ease
          ...  S_Farina saw something no-one else did
          ...  S_Farina lectures him
Min. 53 :(arn) Ronaldinhio gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  W_Fofana is unmarked
          ...  W_Fofana tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 53 :(arn) Ronaldinhio has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He puts in N_Anelka!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal players
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 56 :(arn) W_Fofana knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Dos_Passos
          ...  Ian_Wright reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 59 :(arn) P_Viera 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!
          ...  Ronaldinhio receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 61 :(arn) P_Viera cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ronaldinhio
          ...  Ronaldinhio with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  T_O_Conner with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 64 :(arn) W_Fofana beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn hits it out for a throw
Min. 79 :(arn) Seb_Ferrira takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Chambers as DF
Min. 84 :(aja) F_Ljungberg sidesteps Marquinhos
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  F_Ljungberg throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_James catches the ball
Min. 86 :(arn) P_Viera nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) Ronaldinhio kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Seb_Ferrira gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 89 :(arn) G_Zolla with a precise pass to W_Fofana
          ...  Juan_Foyth clears with a diving header
Min. 92 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_James fouls badly
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Farina looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Cantona takes it
          ...  He sends D_James the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Ajax have narrowed the deficit!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Ajax...
Min. 92 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a 50-yard pass to Cantona
          ...  But Seb_Ferrira clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 144,279
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : P_Viera (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Viera (23), G_Magalhaes (33 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marquinhos (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Cantona
Scorers              : Cantona (92 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Cruijff (18), Jose_A_Reyes (48), C_Dos_Passos (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       0
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :           2        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  36   9   9  22 |  82   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  35   9   8  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  32   3   8  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   2  28   1   5  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zolla        MF   2  25  31   1  14 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  31  12  28 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  60  25
P_Viera        MF   2   5  31  11  29 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
Marquinhos     MF   1   2  30   4  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  34  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  53   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
N_Martin       GK  26   2   2   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  34   9  10  20 |  15   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  33  13   7  33 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
L_Trossard     MF   1   5  29  15  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  36   3   3   2  13 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  35  13   7  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  34   9   8  33 |  97   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  32   1   1  20 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -40 -20
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  30   8   7  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  31  18  35 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  31  11  11 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  31   4  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  29  10  41 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  30  43 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
T_Mott         GK  29   5   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30   6   1  21 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  30   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |  43   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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