Elite League Match, Aston Villa vs. Ajax (Sun Jul 11)


                          Aston Villa  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                           Care Taker  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          B_Roorda GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                     P_Livingstone DF  |  DF Fazio
                            Aldair DF  |  DF M_Keown
                             Ayala DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                        L_Blokland DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                           M_Woods DM  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                       A_Rodriguez MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                           Romario MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                          M_Jordan FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                     E_Collamarini FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                       D_Gentenaar SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                         G_Johnson SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                         E_Barreto SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                           R_Sharp SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff
                        S_Donnelly SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 7  :(aja) A_Langlitz is too quick for the defence
          ...  E_Collamarini with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 7  :(asv) E_Collamarini controls it with ease
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  A_Barken wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 11 :(asv) M_Jordan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  E_Collamarini gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Collamarini keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 12 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Overmars
          ...  A_Rodriguez beats him to the ball
Min. 14 :(asv) J_Butland hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Rodriguez latches onto it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Keown
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 17 :(asv) J_Butland squares it to M_Jordan
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Barken signals that it is indirect
          ...  M_Woods floats it forward
          ...  E_Collamarini latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Collamarini drives the ball low !
          ...  What agility from A_Zubizarreta
Min. 19 :(asv) M_Jordan beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Jordan tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 20 :(aja) M_Overmars has it now
          ...  He takes on Aldair
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Langlitz!
          ...  A_Langlitz has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 22 :(aja) F_Ljungberg nutmegs the defender
          ...  F_Ljungberg looks to see where B_Roorda is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  B_Roorda is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  G_Magalhaes with the header
          ...  B_Roorda saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 23 :(asv) M_Jordan kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  M_Jordan with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 24 :(aja) A defence splitting pass from C_Fabregas to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But B_Roorda tips it over
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 25 :(asv) Aldair holds the ball up
          ...  He sees E_Collamarini in space!
          ...  G_Magalhaes makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 25 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar pass splits open the defence and finds A_Langlitz
          ...  But J_Butland slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 27 :(aja) Fazio with a first time pass
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes runs onto it!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  B_Roorda with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(aja) C_Fabregas controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  A_Langlitz gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_Livingstone scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  A_Barken shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 29 :(asv) E_Collamarini gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside G_Magalhaes!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  E_Collamarini chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into A_Zubizarreta arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  That's given Aston Villa the advantage!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 30 :(asv) The Aston Villa manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 33 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with the diagonal pass M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  The ball hits J_Butland in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 39 :(asv) E_Collamarini hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Jordan latches onto it!
          ...  G_Magalhaes dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asv) Romario plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  E_Collamarini decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  E_Collamarini with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta palms it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 47 :(asv) M_Jordan kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Magalhaes
Min. 48 :(aja) M_Overmars picks out M_Van_D_Hoorn with the cross
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with a thundering shot!
          ...  But B_Roorda punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(asv) E_Collamarini has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Fazio
          ...  He puts in J_Butland!
          ...  A powerful header from J_Butland !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets his fingertips to it
Min. 47 :(asv) Romario gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Woods
          ...  M_Keown gathers up the loose ball
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Kolasinac is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_Ljungberg is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott is being prepared to come on
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar jumps over Ayala's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  L_Blokland reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 54 :(aja) J_Cruijff has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Woods
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Wallcott!
          ...  Ayala gets to the ball first
Min. 57 :(asv) P_Livingstone with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Butland
          ...  G_Magalhaes forces him off the ball
Min. 58 :(aja) M_Keown plays the early ball across the box to find C_Fabregas in space
          ...  Ayala rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's A_Barken going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 63 :(asv) Romario finds the run of A_Rodriguez
          ...  A_Rodriguez hits a crisp volley!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 63 :(aja) M_Overmars bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 67 :(aja) T_Wallcott with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  L_Blokland gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(aja) M_Overmars is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to T_Wallcott
          ...  Aldair with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 70 :(asv) G_Johnson is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Livingstone is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(asv) E_Collamarini plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  S_Kolasinac with a superb challenge
          ...  A_Barken has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 71 :(asv) M_Woods sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Romario
          ...  Romario with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 72 :(asv) E_Barreto takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Butland as MF
Min. 74 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with an in swinging cross to A_Langlitz
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  G_Johnson picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 75 :(asv) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Sharp will come on for E_Collamarini and play FW
Min. 80 :(aja) A_Langlitz jumps over L_Blokland's challenge
          ...  But Ayala slides in
Min. 81 :(asv) E_Barreto looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Jordan
          ...  T_Wallcott with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 122,808
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : E_Collamarini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Collamarini (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Livingstone (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Magalhaes
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Kolasinac (70)
Booked               : Edu_Gaspar (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_Roorda       GK  35   4   5   2  29 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  34  11   9  31 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Aldair         DF   2  32   9   4  11 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Ayala          DF   2  31  12   5  11 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
L_Blokland     DF   1  26  21   1  38 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Woods        DM   2  19  29   9  18 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  75   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
A_Rodriguez    MF   1   8  29  20  44 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Romario        MF   2   8  28  22  37 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Jordan       FW   1   1  23  29  36 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5   9  28  31 |  78   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  20  35
D_Gentenaar    GK  31   3   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Johnson      DF   1  27   9   7  18 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  30   9  33 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  27  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Donnelly     FW   1   9  10  26  20 |   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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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Keown        DF   3  32  13   7  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  31   9   8  33 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  29   1   1  20 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   8  27   9  41 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  34  11  10  11 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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