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Season 20 Archive: Elite League, Week 5
Benfica 0 - 0 Ajax
Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Ajax (Sun Mar 15)
Benfica | Ajax
3-5-2 E | 4-4-2 P
Steven Theobald | James Maund
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK E_Van_d_Sar
C_Thomson DF | DF C_dos_Passos
J_Djourou DF | DF J_Esparza
R_Tomassi DF | DF A_Carabali
B_Abdoulaye MF | DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
B_Zamora MF | MF Ridoutski
D_Damjanovic MF | MF S_Phelan
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF A_Ross
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF M_Overmars
K_McInally FW | FW N_Gomes
S_Morison FW | FW Taliyah
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB Falcón
C_Barr SUB | SUB M_Hart
B_Bryn SUB | SUB D_Agger
J_Bolm SUB | SUB W_Sneijder
A_Langlitz SUB | SUB T_Wallcott
Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)
Min. 1 :(bfa) S_Morison is too quick for the defence
... S_Morison with a graceful, looping effort !
... E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 2 :(aja) A_Ross with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past Zheng_Zhi
... A_Ross with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
Min. 3 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a probing pass to J_Djourou
... J_Djourou hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... E_Van_d_Sar saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 3 :(aja) Ridoutski hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... N_Gomes collects the loose ball!
... The ball hits J_Djourou in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 4 :(aja) A_Ross has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past J_Djourou
... He knocks it to Taliyah!
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... B_Abdoulaye picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 6 :(aja) M_Overmars kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... A_Ross gets on the end of the pass
... D_Damjanovic wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 9 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past A_Ross
... He puts in C_Thomson!
... A great volley from C_Thomson !
... But E_Van_d_Sar is equal to it
Min. 10 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic plays in S_Morison with a beautiful ball
... Fine tackle by Taliyah
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 10 :(aja) Ridoutski has it now
... He takes on J_Djourou
... He gets past him!
... He puts in N_Gomes!
... K_McInally with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He received a good talking to from M_McCurry
Min. 10 :(aja) M_Overmars with a glorious 60-yard pass to Taliyah
... Taliyah drives the ball low !
... E_Thorstvedt has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Thorstvedt is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 12 :(bfa) K_McInally runs with pace at the defence
... K_McInally has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 12 :(aja) S_Phelan crosses in from the wing, he finds Taliyah in the box
... R_Tomassi with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... That could have been a penalty!
... C_dos_Passos plays it short to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes flicks the header toward the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Thorstvedt reacts well to save!!!
Min. 17 :(aja) A defence splitting pass from N_Gomes to Taliyah
... R_Tomassi with the high feet
... RED CARD!! there is no place on the game for tackles like that!
Min. 17 :(bfa) C_Barr will replace P_Do_Shaw and play DF
Min. 21 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a precise pass to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a bicycle kick !
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 21 :(aja) M_Overmars with a 40-yard pass to C_dos_Passos
... C_dos_Passos unleashes a pile driver !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... E_Thorstvedt saves it !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... J_Esparza floats the ball in!
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 22 :(aja) A_Ross moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to S_Phelan
... S_Phelan beats the offside trap!
... He runs at E_Thorstvedt
... He rounds E_Thorstvedt
... He taps it towards the goal!
... It goes wide!!
Min. 23 :(aja) M_Overmars controls it well
... He nutmegs J_Djourou
... He puts in N_Gomes!
... N_Gomes with the strike !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Taliyah plays it towards the near post!
... E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 32 :(aja) A_Carabali leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 34 :(bfa) S_Morison gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Taliyah!
... He has some space now!
... S_Morison curls it towards the top corner !
... But E_Van_d_Sar just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 34 :(aja) S_Phelan knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... S_Phelan runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... But E_Thorstvedt is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 37 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a measured pass to B_Zamora
... B_Zamora hits the ball on the bounce !
... E_Van_d_Sar watches it sail wide!
Min. 38 :(bfa) S_Morison runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... S_Morison attempts to nutmeg E_Van_d_Sar!
... E_Van_d_Sar gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... It's pushed behind !
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora chips the ball in towards the back post!
... The ball comes to S_Morison
... He gets the shot away
... E_Van_d_Sar beats the ball away
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Overmars with a smart turn
... M_Overmars leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 39 :(aja) M_Overmars has it now
... He takes on B_Abdoulaye
... He gets past him!
... He puts in J_Esparza!
... But C_Barr barges him off the ball
Min. 39 :(bfa) K_McInally breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Van_d_Sar!
... J_Esparza brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... M_McCurry calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(aja) S_Phelan runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Launched towards the top corner by S_Phelan !
... E_Thorstvedt beats the ball away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) A_Ross pulls it back to J_Esparza
... J_Esparza rifles it to the far post !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 43 :(bfa) B_Zamora boots it towards K_McInally
... Taliyah tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... S_Morison bends it in
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... E_Van_d_Sar dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had E_Van_d_Sar beaten!
Min. 44 :(bfa) C_Barr brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Zheng_Zhi gets on the end of the pass
... Zheng_Zhi with the crafty shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar falls over
... But E_Van_d_Sar is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 45 :(aja) Ridoutski spots N_Gomes who is in acres of space
... D_Damjanovic with an awful challenge
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... M_Van_D_Hoorn bends it in
... E_Thorstvedt makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 45 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes possession on the halfway line
... He runs forward with the ball
... He skips past the challenges
... A_Ross knobbles the attacking player.
... M_McCurry blows up for a foul
Min. 46 :(aja) E_Thorstvedt miskicks!
... N_Gomes is takes control of the ball!
... S_Morison with a bad challenge
... M_McCurry will want to speak to him
... M_McCurry reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... They are lining up to take this one!
... A_Ross hits it hard
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Ajax
Min. 47 :(bfa) B_Zamora is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to K_McInally
... But C_dos_Passos will cut out the threat
Min. 47 :(aja) N_Gomes turns nicely onto the ball
... Fine tackle by C_Thomson
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 49 :(bfa) E_Van_d_Sar miss-kicks!
... K_McInally is through!
... K_McInally with the goal bound shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Hart is ready to come on to replace J_Esparza
... Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 50 :(aja) W_Sneijder replaces S_Phelan and will play MF
Min. 50 :(aja) There's going to be a change
... T_Wallcott will come on for Taliyah and play FW
Min. 50 :(aja) A_Ross hoists the ball across to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes tries to lob the keeper !
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... But E_Thorstvedt is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 51 :(aja) A_Carabali looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to T_Wallcott
... T_Wallcott with a little chip!
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 53 :(aja) N_Gomes cuts inside J_Djourou
... He worked that well
... N_Gomes with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... Over the bar
Min. 55 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... K_McInally latches onto it!
... M_Hart wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 60 :(aja) Ridoutski looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
... T_Wallcott fires a shot at goal !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 62 :(bfa) S_Morison with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Carabali
... M_Van_D_Hoorn takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 62 :(aja) M_Overmars runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... M_Overmars launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 64 :(aja) A_Ross has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past B_Abdoulaye
... He knocks it to N_Gomes!
... N_Gomes drives the shot in!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 65 :(aja) T_Wallcott unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Van_D_Hoorn
... M_Van_D_Hoorn with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... E_Thorstvedt plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 66 :(bfa) S_Morison looks up
... He swings the ball right towards K_McInally
... K_McInally attempts to drive it home!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... E_Van_d_Sar tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic hits it into the box!
... It is cleared by C_dos_Passos
Min. 68 :(bfa) C_Barr nutmegs A_Carabali
... C_Barr with the shot !
... E_Van_d_Sar takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 69 :(bfa) S_Morison runs at M_Hart
... The defender slips and falls over
... S_Morison fires off a left-footed shot !
... But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 69 :(aja) Ridoutski miskicks!
... He finds T_Wallcott though
... That was fortunate
... T_Wallcott cracks a laser towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt beats the ball away
Min. 70 :(aja) Ridoutski hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... M_Van_D_Hoorn latches onto it!
... What a shot from M_Van_D_Hoorn !
... It could go anywhere
... Looks like it should be E_Thorstvedt's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... E_Thorstvedt looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Ridoutski!
... T_Wallcott gets something on it!
... E_Thorstvedt has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Thorstvedt is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 74 :(aja) T_Wallcott pushes it past the defender
... T_Wallcott with the cheeky shot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... A_Ross lofts the ball in!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Bolm takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace B_Abdoulaye as MF
Min. 75 :(aja) Ridoutski slides the ball across to T_Wallcott
... C_Thomson with a late tackle
... It looked worse than what it was
... He is surrounded by the Ajax players
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... James Maund looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 75 :(aja) Ridoutski spits at J_Djourou
... He could be off!!
... M_McCurry calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(bfa) A_Langlitz replaces an unhappy K_McInally and will play as a FW
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Bolm skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Morison
... C_dos_Passos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 82 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds S_Morison with a ball over the defence
... S_Morison has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... E_Van_d_Sar goes down well to save
Min. 86 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a pinpoint pass to S_Morison
... C_dos_Passos clears with a diving header
Min. 87 :(bfa) B_Zamora is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... A_Langlitz latches onto the ball
... Launched towards the top corner by A_Langlitz !
... Looks like it should be E_Van_d_Sar's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... E_Van_d_Sar looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 87 :(aja) W_Sneijder holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes with the shot !
... But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
... I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) A_Carabali beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Ridoutski
... Ridoutski tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... E_Thorstvedt takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 92 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the deft touch
... He takes it past M_Hart
... He knocks it to Zheng_Zhi!
... Zheng_Zhi with the goal bound shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 92 :(bfa) B_Zamora takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Langlitz
... Ridoutski with an awful challenge
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 117,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : E_Thorstvedt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : R_Tomassi (17)
Booked : D_Damjanovic (45), S_Morison (46), C_Thomson (75)
Injured : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : E_Van_d_Sar
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : Ridoutski (92)
Booked : J_Esparza (39), Taliyah (43)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Ajax
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 26
Off target : 5 | 11
On target : 13 | 15
Possession : 41 | 59
Corners : 2 | 4
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 4 | 3
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 14
Key Tackles : 5 | 6
Key Passes : 16 | 24
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Benfica
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_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 95 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 27 11 6 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 18 3
J_Djourou DF 3 27 5 9 35 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
R_Tomassi DF 1 25 8 7 37 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 27 7 39 | 76 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
B_Zamora MF 2 11 27 8 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 27 10 42 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 18 -2
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 26 8 42 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 26 8 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 28 27 | 79 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 95 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 -2 8 29
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 26 12 9 27 | 78 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
B_Bryn DF 2 26 7 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 25 12 32 | 19 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
A_Langlitz FW 3 7 10 24 32 | 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 34 5 5 7 14 | 95 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 0 0
C_dos_Passos DF 2 29 10 9 46 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 5
J_Esparza DF 1 28 6 3 20 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -1
A_Carabali DF 2 27 10 7 10 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF 1 23 8 8 33 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 0 11
Ridoutski MF 1 5 29 4 32 | 93 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 60 -5
S_Phelan MF 3 6 28 20 36 | 51 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
A_Ross MF 1 3 27 2 36 | 95 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 10
M_Overmars MF 2 9 23 13 32 | 95 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 10
N_Gomes FW 1 5 3 27 37 | 95 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 10 23
Taliyah FW 2 6 6 26 44 | 51 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -1
Falcón GK 27 5 2 3 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Hart DF 2 28 4 1 22 | 44 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
D_Agger DF 2 25 11 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Sneijder MF 2 8 27 8 23 | 44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
T_Wallcott FW 3 7 10 23 21 | 44 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 9
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Benfica | Ajax
3-5-2 E | 4-4-2 P
Steven Theobald | James Maund
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK E_Van_d_Sar
C_Thomson DF | DF C_dos_Passos
J_Djourou DF | DF J_Esparza
R_Tomassi DF | DF A_Carabali
B_Abdoulaye MF | DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
B_Zamora MF | MF Ridoutski
D_Damjanovic MF | MF S_Phelan
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF A_Ross
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF M_Overmars
K_McInally FW | FW N_Gomes
S_Morison FW | FW Taliyah
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB Falcón
C_Barr SUB | SUB M_Hart
B_Bryn SUB | SUB D_Agger
J_Bolm SUB | SUB W_Sneijder
A_Langlitz SUB | SUB T_Wallcott
Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)
Min. 1 :(bfa) S_Morison is too quick for the defence
... S_Morison with a graceful, looping effort !
... E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 2 :(aja) A_Ross with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past Zheng_Zhi
... A_Ross with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
Min. 3 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a probing pass to J_Djourou
... J_Djourou hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... E_Van_d_Sar saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 3 :(aja) Ridoutski hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... N_Gomes collects the loose ball!
... The ball hits J_Djourou in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 4 :(aja) A_Ross has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past J_Djourou
... He knocks it to Taliyah!
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... B_Abdoulaye picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 6 :(aja) M_Overmars kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... A_Ross gets on the end of the pass
... D_Damjanovic wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 9 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past A_Ross
... He puts in C_Thomson!
... A great volley from C_Thomson !
... But E_Van_d_Sar is equal to it
Min. 10 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic plays in S_Morison with a beautiful ball
... Fine tackle by Taliyah
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 10 :(aja) Ridoutski has it now
... He takes on J_Djourou
... He gets past him!
... He puts in N_Gomes!
... K_McInally with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He received a good talking to from M_McCurry
Min. 10 :(aja) M_Overmars with a glorious 60-yard pass to Taliyah
... Taliyah drives the ball low !
... E_Thorstvedt has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Thorstvedt is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 12 :(bfa) K_McInally runs with pace at the defence
... K_McInally has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 12 :(aja) S_Phelan crosses in from the wing, he finds Taliyah in the box
... R_Tomassi with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... That could have been a penalty!
... C_dos_Passos plays it short to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes flicks the header toward the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Thorstvedt reacts well to save!!!
Min. 17 :(aja) A defence splitting pass from N_Gomes to Taliyah
... R_Tomassi with the high feet
... RED CARD!! there is no place on the game for tackles like that!
Min. 17 :(bfa) C_Barr will replace P_Do_Shaw and play DF
Min. 21 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a precise pass to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a bicycle kick !
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 21 :(aja) M_Overmars with a 40-yard pass to C_dos_Passos
... C_dos_Passos unleashes a pile driver !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... E_Thorstvedt saves it !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... J_Esparza floats the ball in!
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 22 :(aja) A_Ross moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to S_Phelan
... S_Phelan beats the offside trap!
... He runs at E_Thorstvedt
... He rounds E_Thorstvedt
... He taps it towards the goal!
... It goes wide!!
Min. 23 :(aja) M_Overmars controls it well
... He nutmegs J_Djourou
... He puts in N_Gomes!
... N_Gomes with the strike !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Taliyah plays it towards the near post!
... E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 32 :(aja) A_Carabali leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 34 :(bfa) S_Morison gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Taliyah!
... He has some space now!
... S_Morison curls it towards the top corner !
... But E_Van_d_Sar just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 34 :(aja) S_Phelan knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... S_Phelan runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... But E_Thorstvedt is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 37 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a measured pass to B_Zamora
... B_Zamora hits the ball on the bounce !
... E_Van_d_Sar watches it sail wide!
Min. 38 :(bfa) S_Morison runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... S_Morison attempts to nutmeg E_Van_d_Sar!
... E_Van_d_Sar gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... It's pushed behind !
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora chips the ball in towards the back post!
... The ball comes to S_Morison
... He gets the shot away
... E_Van_d_Sar beats the ball away
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Overmars with a smart turn
... M_Overmars leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 39 :(aja) M_Overmars has it now
... He takes on B_Abdoulaye
... He gets past him!
... He puts in J_Esparza!
... But C_Barr barges him off the ball
Min. 39 :(bfa) K_McInally breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Van_d_Sar!
... J_Esparza brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... M_McCurry calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(aja) S_Phelan runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Launched towards the top corner by S_Phelan !
... E_Thorstvedt beats the ball away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) A_Ross pulls it back to J_Esparza
... J_Esparza rifles it to the far post !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 43 :(bfa) B_Zamora boots it towards K_McInally
... Taliyah tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... S_Morison bends it in
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... E_Van_d_Sar dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had E_Van_d_Sar beaten!
Min. 44 :(bfa) C_Barr brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Zheng_Zhi gets on the end of the pass
... Zheng_Zhi with the crafty shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar falls over
... But E_Van_d_Sar is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 45 :(aja) Ridoutski spots N_Gomes who is in acres of space
... D_Damjanovic with an awful challenge
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... M_Van_D_Hoorn bends it in
... E_Thorstvedt makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 45 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes possession on the halfway line
... He runs forward with the ball
... He skips past the challenges
... A_Ross knobbles the attacking player.
... M_McCurry blows up for a foul
Min. 46 :(aja) E_Thorstvedt miskicks!
... N_Gomes is takes control of the ball!
... S_Morison with a bad challenge
... M_McCurry will want to speak to him
... M_McCurry reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... They are lining up to take this one!
... A_Ross hits it hard
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Ajax
Min. 47 :(bfa) B_Zamora is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to K_McInally
... But C_dos_Passos will cut out the threat
Min. 47 :(aja) N_Gomes turns nicely onto the ball
... Fine tackle by C_Thomson
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 49 :(bfa) E_Van_d_Sar miss-kicks!
... K_McInally is through!
... K_McInally with the goal bound shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Hart is ready to come on to replace J_Esparza
... Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 50 :(aja) W_Sneijder replaces S_Phelan and will play MF
Min. 50 :(aja) There's going to be a change
... T_Wallcott will come on for Taliyah and play FW
Min. 50 :(aja) A_Ross hoists the ball across to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes tries to lob the keeper !
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... But E_Thorstvedt is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 51 :(aja) A_Carabali looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to T_Wallcott
... T_Wallcott with a little chip!
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 53 :(aja) N_Gomes cuts inside J_Djourou
... He worked that well
... N_Gomes with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... Over the bar
Min. 55 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... K_McInally latches onto it!
... M_Hart wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 60 :(aja) Ridoutski looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
... T_Wallcott fires a shot at goal !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 62 :(bfa) S_Morison with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Carabali
... M_Van_D_Hoorn takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 62 :(aja) M_Overmars runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... M_Overmars launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 64 :(aja) A_Ross has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past B_Abdoulaye
... He knocks it to N_Gomes!
... N_Gomes drives the shot in!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 65 :(aja) T_Wallcott unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Van_D_Hoorn
... M_Van_D_Hoorn with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... E_Thorstvedt plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 66 :(bfa) S_Morison looks up
... He swings the ball right towards K_McInally
... K_McInally attempts to drive it home!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... E_Van_d_Sar tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic hits it into the box!
... It is cleared by C_dos_Passos
Min. 68 :(bfa) C_Barr nutmegs A_Carabali
... C_Barr with the shot !
... E_Van_d_Sar takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 69 :(bfa) S_Morison runs at M_Hart
... The defender slips and falls over
... S_Morison fires off a left-footed shot !
... But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 69 :(aja) Ridoutski miskicks!
... He finds T_Wallcott though
... That was fortunate
... T_Wallcott cracks a laser towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt beats the ball away
Min. 70 :(aja) Ridoutski hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... M_Van_D_Hoorn latches onto it!
... What a shot from M_Van_D_Hoorn !
... It could go anywhere
... Looks like it should be E_Thorstvedt's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... E_Thorstvedt looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Ridoutski!
... T_Wallcott gets something on it!
... E_Thorstvedt has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Thorstvedt is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 74 :(aja) T_Wallcott pushes it past the defender
... T_Wallcott with the cheeky shot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... A_Ross lofts the ball in!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Bolm takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace B_Abdoulaye as MF
Min. 75 :(aja) Ridoutski slides the ball across to T_Wallcott
... C_Thomson with a late tackle
... It looked worse than what it was
... He is surrounded by the Ajax players
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... James Maund looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 75 :(aja) Ridoutski spits at J_Djourou
... He could be off!!
... M_McCurry calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(bfa) A_Langlitz replaces an unhappy K_McInally and will play as a FW
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Bolm skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Morison
... C_dos_Passos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 82 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds S_Morison with a ball over the defence
... S_Morison has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... E_Van_d_Sar goes down well to save
Min. 86 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a pinpoint pass to S_Morison
... C_dos_Passos clears with a diving header
Min. 87 :(bfa) B_Zamora is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... A_Langlitz latches onto the ball
... Launched towards the top corner by A_Langlitz !
... Looks like it should be E_Van_d_Sar's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... E_Van_d_Sar looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 87 :(aja) W_Sneijder holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes with the shot !
... But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
... I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) A_Carabali beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Ridoutski
... Ridoutski tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... E_Thorstvedt takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 92 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the deft touch
... He takes it past M_Hart
... He knocks it to Zheng_Zhi!
... Zheng_Zhi with the goal bound shot!
... E_Van_d_Sar parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 92 :(bfa) B_Zamora takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Langlitz
... Ridoutski with an awful challenge
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 117,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : E_Thorstvedt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : R_Tomassi (17)
Booked : D_Damjanovic (45), S_Morison (46), C_Thomson (75)
Injured : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player : E_Van_d_Sar
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : Ridoutski (92)
Booked : J_Esparza (39), Taliyah (43)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Ajax
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 26
Off target : 5 | 11
On target : 13 | 15
Possession : 41 | 59
Corners : 2 | 4
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 4 | 3
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 14
Key Tackles : 5 | 6
Key Passes : 16 | 24
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Benfica
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_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 95 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 27 11 6 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 18 3
J_Djourou DF 3 27 5 9 35 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
R_Tomassi DF 1 25 8 7 37 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 27 7 39 | 76 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
B_Zamora MF 2 11 27 8 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 27 10 42 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 18 -2
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 26 8 42 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 26 8 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 28 27 | 79 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 95 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 -2 8 29
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 26 12 9 27 | 78 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
B_Bryn DF 2 26 7 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 25 12 32 | 19 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
A_Langlitz FW 3 7 10 24 32 | 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 34 5 5 7 14 | 95 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 0 0
C_dos_Passos DF 2 29 10 9 46 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 5
J_Esparza DF 1 28 6 3 20 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -1
A_Carabali DF 2 27 10 7 10 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
M_Van_D_Hoorn DF 1 23 8 8 33 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 0 11
Ridoutski MF 1 5 29 4 32 | 93 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 60 -5
S_Phelan MF 3 6 28 20 36 | 51 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
A_Ross MF 1 3 27 2 36 | 95 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 10
M_Overmars MF 2 9 23 13 32 | 95 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 10
N_Gomes FW 1 5 3 27 37 | 95 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 10 23
Taliyah FW 2 6 6 26 44 | 51 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -1
Falcón GK 27 5 2 3 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Hart DF 2 28 4 1 22 | 44 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
D_Agger DF 2 25 11 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Sneijder MF 2 8 27 8 23 | 44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
T_Wallcott FW 3 7 10 23 21 | 44 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 9
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