Elite FA Cup Group Match, Everton vs. Ajax (Fri Jan 06)


                              Everton  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                         John O Brien  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF M_Keown
                           A_Nesta DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                          A_Masina DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                         F_Lampard MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                          L_Modric MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                       M_Greenwood FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                      A_Shevchenko FW  |  FW Ian_Wright
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB E_Manuel
                           S_Bruce SUB |  SUB T_Stavos
                         T_Cairney SUB |  SUB G_Magalhaes
                      J_Bellingham SUB |  SUB Edu_Gaspar
                        D_Ferguson SUB |  SUB Jose_A_Reyes

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(evn) The ball is passed in from Y_Tielemans, he finds M_Greenwood
          ...  Juan_Foyth cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 3  :(evn) G_Buffon is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 5  :(evn) L_Modric brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Shevchenko gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A left-footer by A_Shevchenko !
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  That's put Everton ahead!
          ...  Everton 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 5  :(evn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Everton will now be playing E
Min. 5  :(aja) G_Karagounis is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  But A_Hansen spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 8  :(evn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Greenwood is through!
          ...  M_Greenwood fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Everton fans go wild!
          ...  Everton 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 8  :(aja) T_Wallcott looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Cleared by A_Nesta
Min. 11 :(evn) L_Modric with a slide rule pass to M_Greenwood
          ...  M_Greenwood swings in the shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be T_O_Conner's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_O_Conner looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 14 :(evn) B_Guimaraes with the cross-field pass to F_Lampard
          ...  F_Lampard unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But T_O_Conner palms it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 15 :(evn) A_Shevchenko beats Juan_Foyth
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Ian_Wright bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(evn) F_Lampard with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He knocks it to M_Greenwood!
          ...  W_Gallas wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 20 :(evn) M_Greenwood knocks the ball past M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  M_Greenwood with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Ajax fans laugh at him
Min. 24 :(aja) J_Cruijff picks out M_Keown with the cross
          ...  A_Hansen read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 28 :(evn) F_Lampard cuts the ball back to A_Shevchenko
          ...  M_Keown reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 29 :(evn) Y_Tielemans looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Greenwood
          ...  M_Greenwood goes for goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  Everton 3-0 Ajax ...
Min. 32 :(aja) G_Karagounis races into the box
          ...  He sees Ian_Wright lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Ian_Wright fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 34 :(aja) M_Keown is unmarked!
          ...  But A_Masina sweeps up the threat
Min. 35 :(evn) M_Greenwood takes advantage of a mistake by W_Gallas
          ...  M_Greenwood shoots towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a fine save
Min. 35 :(aja) Thomas_Partey plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Wallcott decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  T_Wallcott unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 36 :(aja) G_Karagounis beats C_Soyuncu
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  G_Karagounis attempts the shot!
          ...  G_Buffon with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 42 :(aja) Thomas_Partey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  The cross hits Thomas_Partey on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(evn) A_Nesta sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Nesta cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner beats the ball away
Min. 47 :(aja) J_Cruijff slides it through the middle to T_Wallcott
          ...  But M_Greenwood reads the situation well and wins the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Everton 3-0 Ajax

Min. 47 :(aja) Thomas_Partey is too quick for the defence
          ...  A_Nesta with an awful challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Ian_Wright hits it over the wall
          ...  But G_Buffon with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Fabregas
          ...  It comes to Thomas_Partey
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by G_Karagounis
          ...  A_Nesta gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 48 :(evn) C_Soyuncu sidesteps M_Keown
          ...  C_Soyuncu throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  Everton 4-0 Ajax ...
Min. 49 :(aja) Ian_Wright pushes it past A_Masina
          ...  Ian_Wright with the drive!
          ...  G_Buffon is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Everton 4-1 Ajax ...
Min. 50 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes comes on for T_Wallcott and takes up a FW role
Min. 50 :(evn) L_Modric 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!
          ...  F_Lampard receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Blocked by M_Keown
Min. 51 :(aja) G_Magalhaes will replace C_Fabregas and play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) T_Stavos is being brought on
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 55 :(aja) M_Keown moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Cruijff
          ...  A_Masina anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 57 :(aja) G_Karagounis finds the run of M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  G_Buffon is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  G_Buffon looks very relieved!
Min. 58 :(aja) Ian_Wright picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  A_Masina reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 62 :(evn) A_Shevchenko runs at M_Keown
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  G_Magalhaes with a bad challenge
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(aja) J_Cruijff runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs A_Hansen
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Cruijff belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thomas_Partey plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to Juan_Foyth
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Juan_Foyth gets something on it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Stavos hits it towards the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 74 :(aja) Ian_Wright sidesteps C_Soyuncu
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Ian_Wright has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that G_Buffon got a touch
Min. 77 :(evn) L_Modric with the heel pass to A_Hansen
          ...  A_Hansen shapes up for a shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner catches the ball
Min. 80 :(aja) Thomas_Partey takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a thundering drive!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 81 :(evn) L_Modric gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Shevchenko
          ...  A_Shevchenko shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 82 :(evn) S_Bruce is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Soyuncu is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 82 :(evn) T_Cairney will replace F_Lampard and play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) J_Bellingham is coming on for B_Guimaraes and will play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) D_Ferguson will replace the useless M_Greenwood and will play FW
Min. 84 :(evn) T_Cairney runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Cruijff is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  John O Brien looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 86 :(aja) Ian_Wright plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Bellingham wins the ball with ease
          ...  K_Ippi saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 87 :(aja) Ian_Wright breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Buffon!
          ...  D_Ferguson brings him down!
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 87 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with the dribble
          ...  S_Bruce is easily beaten
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into G_Buffon's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) Thomas_Partey sidesteps A_Nesta
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Ferguson with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Ippi didn't like it though
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Thomas_Partey shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Ian_Wright instead
          ...  Ian_Wright hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 145,930
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : M_Greenwood (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Shevchenko (5), M_Greenwood (8,29), C_Soyuncu (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bellingham (86), D_Ferguson (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Ian_Wright
Scorers              : Ian_Wright (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ian_Wright (15), G_Magalhaes (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Everton      |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       15
Off target           :           3        |       10
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       4
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Everton 4 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Buffon       GK  39   2   3   1  22 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   2  34   1   2  34 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
A_Nesta        DF   2  29   2   4  40 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_Hansen       DF   2  27   3   5  14 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  25
A_Masina       DF   2  27   2   2  32 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
F_Lampard      MF   1  11  34   6  23 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   1  30   1  29 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
L_Modric       MF   2   3  28   2  23 |  93   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   2   3  27   5  26 |  84   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Greenwood    FW   2   9   9  30  22 |  84   0   1   0   0   5   2   0   0   0  20   0  55
A_Shevchenko   FW   2   1   2  28  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
S_Mignolet     GK  29   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bruce        DF   2  26   2   4  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cairney      MF   2   8  29   8  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Bellingham   MF   2   4  25   3  20 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  29  41 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

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  35   3   3   2  13 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  34  13   7  21 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  33   9   8  33 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  29   8   7  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  29   4   2  35 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  30   7  31 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  33
E_Manuel       GK  29   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  14   5  10 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    MF   1  30   1   1  20 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  28  10  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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