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Season 19 Archive: Elite League Cup Quarter Finals

Aston Villa 3 - 0 Ajax

Elite Football League Cup Quarter Final Round Match, Aston Villa vs. Ajax (Thu Oct 02)


                          Aston Villa  |  Ajax
                            6-1-1-2 L  |  4-5-1 N
                         John O Brien  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                        D_Sinclair DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                         J_Lescott DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                         O_Bolzoni DF  |  DF D_Agger
                           G_Locke DF  |  MF S_Phelan
                        S_Ferguson DF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                         Ridoutska DM  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                        O_Bosingwa MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                       Matej_Vydra FW  |  MF M_Overmars
                        P_Di_Canio FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                          P_Hankey SUB |  SUB I_Walker
                          T_Graham SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                          T_Muller SUB |  SUB R_Pires
                     Miguel_Torres SUB |  SUB H_Postiga

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 2  :(aja) E_Van_d_Sar looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 2  :(aja) I_Walker is coming on for E_Van_d_Sar and playing GK
Min. 5  :(asv) O_Bosingwa with an incisive pass to Ridoutska
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Agger
Min. 8  :(aja) S_Phelan finds Taliyah with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Taliyah has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 13 :(asv) Ridoutska with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Ferguson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Agger gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(aja) J_Crujff beats O_Bosingwa
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Sinclair bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 19 :(asv) O_Bosingwa flicks it over C_dos_Passos's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Taliyah with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Hunye calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 20 :(asv) Matej_Vydra nutmegs J_Esparza, he continues to run forward
          ...  Matej_Vydra uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 20 :(aja) W_Sneijder holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Carabali
          ...  G_Collins with a superb challenge
          ...  J_Hunye has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He is warned by J_Hunye
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 23 :(asv) D_Sinclair hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  O_Bosingwa latches onto it!
          ...  W_Sneijder fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 24 :(asv) O_Bolzoni loses C_dos_Passos
          ...  Oscar_Serrano takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 26 :(aja) J_Crujff miskicks!
          ...  He finds C_dos_Passos though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  D_Sinclair bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 28 :(aja) S_Phelan sprints past G_Locke
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Collins
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Lescott gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 32 :(aja) A_Carabali hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Taliyah latches onto it!
          ...  Taliyah with a powerful header !
          ...  T_Sorensen makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 34 :(aja) C_dos_Passos runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs S_Ferguson
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Ridoutska is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(asv) O_Bosingwa with a penetrating pass to P_Di_Canio
          ...  P_Di_Canio keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Aston Villa the lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 35 :(aja) It seems Ajax are making a tactical change to A
Min. 35 :(aja) J_Crujff pass splits open the defence and finds Taliyah
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Ferguson and it had to be
Min. 37 :(asv) Matej_Vydra finds himself in acres of space
          ...  D_Agger forces him off the ball
Min. 40 :(aja) J_Crujff with a 40-yard pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) S_Phelan with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  S_Phelan heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  T_Sorensen falls over
          ...  But T_Sorensen is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 44 :(asv) J_Lescott unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Ferguson
          ...  S_Ferguson hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 46 :(asv) S_Ferguson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Lescott
          ...  J_Lescott unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  I_Walker makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 48 :(aja) J_Crujff with a one-touch layoff to S_Phelan
          ...  G_Locke cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-0 Ajax

Min. 47 :(asv) S_Ferguson retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  O_Bosingwa latches onto the end of it
          ...  O_Bosingwa fires the shot in!
          ...  I_Walker gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aston Villa 3-0 Ajax ...
Min. 47 :(aja) W_Sneijder with the first time pass to Taliyah
          ...  D_Sinclair with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  J_Hunye calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 48 :(asv) Matej_Vydra nutmegs C_dos_Passos, he continues to run forward
          ...  Oscar_Serrano wins the ball well
          ...  J_Hunye has given a free kick
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Hart is coming on for C_dos_Passos and playing DF
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Fabregas is being brought on
          ...  Oscar_Serrano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 57 :(aja) A_Carabali takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Crujff
          ...  Ridoutska reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 58 :(aja) W_Sneijder chips the ball over the defence and finds Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah could have let it bounce!
          ...  But T_Sorensen tips it over
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 60 :(asv) O_Bosingwa plays a long ball to Ridoutska
          ...  J_Esparza gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 64 :(aja) T_Sorensen miss-kicks!
          ...  C_Fabregas is through!
          ...  But G_Collins puts it in row Z!
Min. 65 :(asv) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Obua will come on for Ridoutska and play DM
Min. 65 :(asv) T_Muller will replace the useless O_Bosingwa and will play MF
Min. 65 :(asv) Miguel_Torres is ready to come on to replace P_Di_Canio
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 65 :(aja) C_Fabregas looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  D_Sinclair with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(asv) Matej_Vydra flicks it past M_Hart
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Matej_Vydra curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  I_Walker can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  I_Walker makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 72 :(aja) Taliyah sprints past D_Sinclair
          ...  T_Muller fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 75 :(asv) O_Bolzoni brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Esparza
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Lescott!
          ...  M_Hart with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 79 :(asv) Miguel_Torres runs at M_Hart
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But A_Carabali sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 82 :(asv) G_Locke plays a first time ball through the defence to Matej_Vydra
          ...  J_Esparza takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 83 :(asv) Matej_Vydra has it on the edge of the box
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Fabregas takes possession
Min. 85 :(asv) Matej_Vydra beats J_Esparza
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Carabali with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asv) Matej_Vydra turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  M_Overmars is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  J_Hunye gave him a strong warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 54,407
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : S_Ferguson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Di_Canio (35), S_Ferguson (44), O_Bosingwa (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ridoutska (34), D_Sinclair (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Oscar_Serrano (48)
Injured              : E_Van_d_Sar (2)
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           2        |       1
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 3 - 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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T_Sorensen     GK  39   4   4   1  15 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  24   8   7  19 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  24   8   7  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_Lescott      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |  94   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25   5
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  22   7  10  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Locke        DF   1  22   7   8  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Ferguson     DF   2  20   8   6  15 |  94   0   1   2   1   1   1   0   0   0  60  35  20
Ridoutska      DM   2  15  23   7  34 |  68   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  25  16  47 |  68   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  45  20
Matej_Vydra    FW   1   9   6  25  13 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  22
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  23  32 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  40
P_Hankey       GK  24   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Graham       DF   2  23   9   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         DM   2  11  24   8  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Muller       MF   3   9  24   9  32 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Miguel_Torres  FW   2  10   4  22  24 |  26   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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  33   5   5   7  14 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  28  10   9  46 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  28   6   3  20 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  26  10   7  10 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
D_Agger        DF   2  25  11   5  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  27  20  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  27   8  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  25  11  19 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  25  10  28 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   9  23  12  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
I_Walker       GK  22   3   2   2  23 |  92   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  28   4   1  22 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  25  12  29 |  41   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Pires        MF   3   8  22  16  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  32  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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