Reserve League Match, Chelsea Res vs. Ajax Res (Sun Mar 31)


                          Chelsea Res  |  Ajax Res
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                         Dan Williams  |  James Maund
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann GK  |  GK I_Walker
                        G_Burdisso DF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF Kone
                           J_Fadas DF  |  DF M_Zellner
                          G_Cahill DF  |  DF N_Boltsover
                      G_Sigurdsson MF  |  MF P_Lejeune
                          L_Miller MF  |  MF R_Miles
                          R_Knight MF  |  MF R_Pires
                      Z_Brightside MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                     Nasim_Khalifa FW  |  FW Forward03
                         R_Lambert FW  |  FW J_Ogbuke
                                       |
                        P_Medhurst SUB |  SUB Keeper01
                         T_Clapham SUB |  SUB J_Stam
                            L_Ruiz SUB |  SUB Paul_van_Dyk
                          S_Taylor SUB |  SUB S_Palermo
                          W_Rooney SUB |  SUB Batistuta

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 5  :(chsr) L_Miller plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Lambert decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  R_Lambert cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  I_Walker never had a chance!
Min. 7  :(ajar) M_Overmars looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Ogbuke
          ...  J_Ogbuke hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 16 :(ajar) R_Pires with a short pass to find Forward03
          ...  Forward03 flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But B_Trautmann punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 17 :(ajar) R_Miles pass splits open the defence and finds Kone
          ...  Kone fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  B_Trautmann looks relieved there!
Min. 19 :(ajar) G_v_der_Wiel feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Forward03 runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Cahill with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 25 :(ajar) Forward03 loses his marker!
          ...  Forward03 fires the shot in!
          ...  B_Trautmann with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 26 :(chsr) Z_Brightside sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Nasim_Khalifa
          ...  Nasim_Khalifa strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  That's put Chelsea Res in front!
          ...  Chelsea Res 1-0 Ajax Res ...
Min. 27 :(ajar) Ajax Res are switching their playing style to A
Min. 27 :(chsr) R_Knight with a measured ball to Nasim_Khalifa
          ...  Nasim_Khalifa with a thundering shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Chelsea Res 2-0 Ajax Res ...
Min. 29 :(chsr) Nasim_Khalifa flicks it over G_v_der_Wiel and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A cracking drive from Nasim_Khalifa !
          ...  But I_Walker punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 30 :(chsr) Nasim_Khalifa sidesteps N_Boltsover
          ...  Nasim_Khalifa looks to see where I_Walker is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But I_Walker makes an easy save
Min. 33 :(ajar) R_Miles finds Forward03 in the box
          ...  From long range Forward03 bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  B_Trautmann falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 35 :(chsr) G_Cahill races into the box
          ...  He sees R_Lambert lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  R_Lambert hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 35 :(chsr) S_Pearce looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 39 :(ajar) P_Lejeune is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Ogbuke
          ...  S_Pearce takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 41 :(chsr) G_Sigurdsson pushes it past the defender
          ...  G_Sigurdsson has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  I_Walker is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(chsr) L_Miller runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Lambert
          ...  R_Pires is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 47 :(chsr) L_Miller hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Lambert latches onto it!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by R_Lambert !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And I_Walker reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Cahill chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of I_Walker
Min. 48 :(chsr) R_Lambert reads the run of G_Sigurdsson
          ...  G_Sigurdsson with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But I_Walker reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on I_Walker anyway
Min. 49 :(chsr) G_Burdisso loses his marker
          ...  G_Burdisso tries the shot !
          ...  I_Walker with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea Res 2-0 Ajax Res

Min. 49 :(ajar) R_Miles with a flashy move
          ...  R_Knight had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 49 :(ajar) G_v_der_Wiel plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Miles keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  R_Miles drives the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 50 :(ajar) a big roar from the crowd as J_Stam comes on for Kone to play DF
Min. 50 :(ajar) S_Palermo comes on for P_Lejeune and takes up a MF role
Min. 50 :(ajar) Batistuta is coming on for J_Ogbuke and will play FW
Min. 50 :(ajar) Forward03 with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows G_Burdisso a clean set of heals
          ...  G_Burdisso reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 51 :(chsr) G_Cahill leaves his marker standing
          ...  J_Stam with the tackle
Min. 51 :(ajar) Forward03 is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  But G_Burdisso sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 52 :(chsr) R_Lambert beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Palermo
Min. 53 :(chsr) L_Miller 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 Nasim_Khalifa
          ...  A left-footer by Nasim_Khalifa !
          ...  I_Walker catches the ball
Min. 56 :(chsr) R_Lambert with the heel pass to Nasim_Khalifa
          ...  N_Boltsover plays the back pass
          ...  I_Walker can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Knight chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Stam clears the corner
Min. 61 :(ajar) Forward03 sidesteps G_Burdisso
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Burdisso moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 63 :(chsr) R_Lambert loses G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  R_Lambert hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 69 :(chsr) R_Lambert looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Pearce
          ...  M_Zellner makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 69 :(ajar) Batistuta knocks the ball past S_Pearce
          ...  Batistuta gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 70 :(chsr) T_Clapham replaces an unhappy J_Fadas and will play as a DF
Min. 72 :(ajar) M_Overmars rushes through the defence
          ...  M_Overmars fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But B_Trautmann punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 74 :(ajar) Batistuta lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  S_Palermo latches on to it
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  S_Palermo is all alone
          ...  B_Trautmann comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over B_Trautmann
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  G_Burdisso somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 75 :(chsr) S_Taylor replaces G_Sigurdsson and will play MF
Min. 75 :(chsr) W_Rooney is coming on for R_Lambert and playing FW
Min. 75 :(chsr) Nasim_Khalifa breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on I_Walker!
          ...  R_Pires brings him down!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson hoists it forward
          ...  T_Clapham gets on the end of it
          ...  But Batistuta sweeps up the threat
Min. 76 :(ajar) R_Miles whips the ball across to S_Palermo
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Palermo !
          ...  Looks like it should be B_Trautmann's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  B_Trautmann looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Stam!
          ...  B_Trautmann jumps well to claim it!
Min. 77 :(chsr) L_Miller brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Zellner
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Clapham!
          ...  T_Clapham goes for goal !
          ...  But I_Walker palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 79 :(chsr) W_Rooney beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds S_Taylor
          ...  S_Taylor sees I_Walker off his line !
          ...  I_Walker makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 80 :(chsr) Nasim_Khalifa takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Stam
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 82 :(ajar) Forward03 beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But S_Pearce will cut out the threat
Min. 84 :(chsr) S_Taylor has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Nasim_Khalifa collects the loose ball!
          ...  A cracking drive from Nasim_Khalifa !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Brightside chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Stam reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 85 :(chsr) Z_Brightside runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to W_Rooney
          ...  W_Rooney with the shot !
          ...  I_Walker parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And I_Walker recovers to save!!
Min. 86 :(chsr) Z_Brightside finds W_Rooney in acres of space
          ...  A well-placed shot from W_Rooney !
          ...  But I_Walker punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chsr) Nasim_Khalifa finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Nasim_Khalifa with the strike !
          ...  I_Walker saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 89 :(ajar) S_Palermo puts in Forward03
          ...  T_Clapham slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 94 :(chsr) The ball rolls free!
          ...  S_Taylor takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  S_Taylor with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  Chelsea Res 3-0 Ajax Res ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea Res Match Info
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Best player          : Nasim_Khalifa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Nasim_Khalifa (26,27), S_Taylor (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Knight (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Res Match Info
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Best player          : S_Palermo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : R_Pires (75)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Chelsea Res  |     Ajax Res
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :          14        |       4
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       14
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Chelsea Res 3 - 0 Ajax Res
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Player Statistics - Chelsea Res
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_Trautmann    GK  25   2   1   2  14 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
G_Burdisso     DF   2  21   5   8  39 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0   8
S_Pearce       DF   1  20   6   9  18 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0
J_Fadas        DF   2  19   2   6  36 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   2  18  10   6  32 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   6  21  12  30 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  29
L_Miller       MF   1   7  21   2  27 |  98   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
R_Knight       MF   1   2  21   1  31 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  30  -2
Z_Brightside   MF   1   4  19   3  32 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
Nasim_Khalifa  FW   2   8   4  22  34 |  98   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  89
R_Lambert      FW   2   5   8  20  30 |  79   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  36  11
P_Medhurst     GK  22   2   2   4  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Clapham      DF   1  16   7   6  26 |  24   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  35  20  28
L_Ruiz         DF   2  16   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Taylor       MF   2  12  18   6  32 |  19   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
W_Rooney       FW   1   4  10  21  26 |  19   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16

Player Statistics - Ajax Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Walker       GK  21   3   2   2  23 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  21   6   4  23 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
Kone           DF   1  20   8   6  26 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Zellner      DF   1  20   2   2  19 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
N_Boltsover    DF   2  19   7   7  45 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
P_Lejeune      MF   3   6  22   7  23 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Miles        MF   1   5  20   9  36 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
R_Pires        MF   3   8  19  14  31 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   2 -10
M_Overmars     MF   2   9  19  11  32 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Forward03      FW   2   5  12  20  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Ogbuke       FW   2   6   5  18  30 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Keeper01       GK  16   4   4   2  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  21   7   6  29 |  44   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
Paul_van_Dyk   DF   1  19   7   6  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Palermo      MF   2   1  19   2  39 |  44   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12   9
Batistuta      FW   2   6   7  19  41 |  44   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
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