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Season 17 Archive: Elite League, Week 11

Everton 1 - 0 Ajax

Elite Football League Match, Everton vs. Ajax (Mon Dec 09)


                              Everton  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-5-1 N
                      Gareth Williams  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          I_Turner GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                           E_Garay DF  |  DF C_Babayaro
                          D_Santon DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                           T_Silva DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF M_Hart
                            M_Ozil MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                         D_Vazques MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                          I_Falque MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                       J_Henderson MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                         A_Carroll FW  |  MF M_G_Pedersen
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                          J_Hunter SUB |  SUB I_Walker
                      D_Piorkowski SUB |  SUB A_Carabali
                           M_Kelly SUB |  SUB D_Agger
                          R_Savage SUB |  SUB H_Kiessling
                      Nacho_Verdes SUB |  SUB K_Huntelaar

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(evn) Van_Tijkaan gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 2  :(aja) C_dos_Passos with a precise pass to Taliyah
          ...  C_Obasi slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of I_Turner
Min. 2  :(evn) A_Carroll finds C_Obasi in acres of space
          ...  C_Babayaro with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 11 :(evn) D_Vazques has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Hart!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Vazques pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But J_Dudek tips it over
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 16 :(aja) Taliyah pushes it past T_Silva
          ...  C_Obasi with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Reddy gave him a strong warning
Min. 17 :(evn) M_Ozil has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Hart
          ...  He knocks it to C_Obasi!
          ...  M_Hart moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 20 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Babayaro
          ...  He knocks it to T_Silva!
          ...  T_Silva with a thundering volley!
          ...  J_Dudek saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 24 :(aja) W_Sneijder runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Santon reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 28 :(aja) Taliyah finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  But D_Santon with the fine tackle
Min. 30 :(evn) J_Henderson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Carroll
          ...  J_Esparza slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 32 :(evn) D_Vazques skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  C_Fabregas with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  G_Reddy gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  J_Henderson swings it in
          ...  A_Carroll gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Carroll with the header !
          ...  J_Dudek is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  That's given Everton the advantage!
          ...  Everton 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 33 :(aja) Ajax altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 33 :(aja) C_Fabregas is changing his role to a AM
Min. 33 :(evn) M_Ozil cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to C_Obasi
          ...  C_Obasi hits a curling shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carroll crosses it in!
          ...  J_Dudek comes out and claims it!
Min. 33 :(aja) J_Crujff turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  J_Crujff lobs I_Turner!
          ...  I_Turner with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 35 :(evn) I_Falque with a slide rule pass to T_Silva
          ...  Ridoutski with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  D_Vazques floats it forward
          ...  E_Garay latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Esparza gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 38 :(aja) J_Crujff finds the run of C_Fabregas
          ...  M_Ozil wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 41 :(evn) D_Vazques brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  I_Falque gets on the end of the pass
          ...  I_Falque with the drive!
          ...  But J_Dudek stops that one easily
Min. 42 :(aja) C_Fabregas sprints past T_Silva
          ...  C_Fabregas with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But I_Turner punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(aja) J_Crujff takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  D_Santon tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Taliyah bends it in
          ...  I_Turner makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Garay reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Everton 1-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(aja) C_Fabregas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah hits a crisp volley!
          ...  I_Turner can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  I_Turner makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 47 :(evn) D_Santon with a perfectly timed run
          ...  D_Santon with the shot on net !
          ...  J_Dudek fists it away
Min. 49 :(aja) C_dos_Passos unselfishly lays the ball back to W_Sneijder
          ...  W_Sneijder is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round I_Turner
          ...  He dinks it over I_Turner
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 50 :(aja) A_Carabali will replace C_Babayaro and play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) D_Agger comes on for M_Hart and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 50 :(aja) H_Kiessling is being brought on
          ...  Ridoutski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 54 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Van_Tijkaan bears down on goal!
          ...  But J_Dudek makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 56 :(aja) W_Sneijder takes advantage of a mistake by C_Obasi
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  W_Sneijder fires a shot at goal !
          ...  I_Turner beats the ball away
Min. 59 :(evn) I_Falque crosses to A_Carroll
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_dos_Passos hits it out for a throw
Min. 59 :(aja) Taliyah cuts inside E_Garay
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Taliyah throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 65 :(evn) A_Carroll gains control of the loose ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Carabali takes possession
Min. 66 :(evn) T_Silva sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Henderson
          ...  But H_Kiessling slides in
Min. 67 :(aja) H_Kiessling miskicks!
          ...  He finds C_Fabregas though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  C_Fabregas tries the shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be I_Turner's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  I_Turner looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 68 :(evn) I_Falque with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows C_dos_Passos a clean set of heals
          ...  What a shot from I_Falque !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The shot slips through J_Dudek's hands
          ...  But J_Dudek recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 69 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Crujff with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 71 :(evn) T_Silva finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  C_dos_Passos wins the ball
Min. 72 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan chests it down
          ...  Van_Tijkaan uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But J_Dudek just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 73 :(aja) A_Carabali looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Taliyah
          ...  But C_Obasi sweeps up the threat
Min. 74 :(evn) M_Ozil fires over a low cross to D_Vazques
          ...  D_Vazques hits a curling shot!
          ...  But J_Dudek tips it over
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 75 :(evn) C_Obasi knocks it forward
          ...  J_Esparza slips
          ...  A_Carroll gets to it!
          ...  A_Carroll carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 78 :(evn) D_Piorkowski will replace E_Garay and play DF
Min. 79 :(aja) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Taliyah is through!
          ...  Taliyah with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But I_Turner stops that one easily
Min. 80 :(evn) R_Savage takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace I_Falque as MF
Min. 82 :(evn) Nacho_Verdes is coming on for Van_Tijkaan and will play FW
Min. 82 :(evn) M_Ozil with a penetrating pass to Nacho_Verdes
          ...  From long range Nacho_Verdes bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carroll hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Dudek comes out and claims it!
Min. 82 :(aja) M_G_Pedersen unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Agger
          ...  D_Agger with the overhead !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  I_Turner tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_G_Pedersen chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  I_Turner jumps well to claim it!
Min. 84 :(evn) Nacho_Verdes pushes it past A_Carabali
          ...  A_Carabali reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 84 :(aja) H_Kiessling runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Taliyah
          ...  D_Piorkowski tackles cleanly
Min. 86 :(evn) M_Ozil gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside A_Carabali!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Carabali moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(evn) D_Vazques controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Ozil gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Ozil launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 89 :(aja) W_Sneijder moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_G_Pedersen
          ...  M_G_Pedersen rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 91 :(evn) M_Ozil loses his marker
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Ozil !
          ...  J_Dudek makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 66,746
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : M_Ozil (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Carroll (32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Santon (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : A_Carabali
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Babayaro (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Everton     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Everton 1 - 0 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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I_Turner       GK  38   4   5   4  16 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
E_Garay        DF   2  25   5   5  21 |  80   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
D_Santon       DF   2  24  10   5  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  68  -2   6
T_Silva        DF   2  23   8  11  36 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
C_Obasi        DF   2  23  10   8  39 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  32  21
M_Ozil         MF   2   7  26   7  18 |  93   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  48   9
D_Vazques      MF   1   6  24  14  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  16
I_Falque       MF   3  13  24   9  19 |  82   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  16
J_Henderson    MF   2   7  23   9  30 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   7   6  25  38 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  29
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   7  24  22 |  84   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  32  37
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Piorkowski   DF   1  24  10   7  31 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  23  13  13  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Savage       MF   2   7  23   6  15 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nacho_Verdes   FW   2   5   9  21  30 |   9   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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J_Dudek        GK  38   3   1   1  18 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_Babayaro     DF   2  29   7   2  26 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  27  10   9  46 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  27   4   1  22 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  28   4  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  26   8  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  25  10  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
C_Fabregas     AM   3   7  24  12  29 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
M_G_Pedersen   MF   2   2  23   7  35 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
I_Walker       GK  22   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  26   9   7  10 |  41   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  -8 -20
D_Agger        DF   2  24  11   5  24 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  27   9  31 |  41   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  28  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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