June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match, Everton vs. Ajax (Wed May 25)


                              Everton  |  Ajax
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-2 C
                         John O Brien  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK B_Roorda
                         H_Maguire DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                          A_Telles DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                         F_Lampard MF  |  MF M_Canete
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                           P_Pogba MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                         Dyorkaeff FW  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                       M_Greenwood FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                           G_Jesus FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                           A_Nesta SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                        M_Politano SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                          T_Cahill SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(evn) F_Lampard unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Jesus
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Van_D_Hoorn
Min. 2  :(aja) Thomas_Partey backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Langlitz latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Langlitz with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Everton fans taunt him!
Min. 4  :(aja) F_Ljungberg lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Langlitz latches on to it
          ...  Cleared by A_Girrese
Min. 8  :(evn) H_Maguire with a slick pass to Dyorkaeff
          ...  The ball hits M_Van_D_Hoorn in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 9  :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with a Cruyff turn
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Soyuncu takes possession
Min. 11 :(evn) M_Greenwood with the cross-field pass to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff hits a great shot !
          ...  But B_Roorda palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 12 :(evn) M_Greenwood finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  M_Greenwood with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But B_Roorda parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 14 :(evn) P_Pogba spots Dyorkaeff who is in acres of space
          ...  Dyorkaeff with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It floats over B_Roorda
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 18 :(evn) F_Lampard 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!
          ...  Dyorkaeff receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Thomas_Partey is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(aja) Thomas_Partey lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Langlitz latches on to it
          ...  But A_Telles wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by G_Karagounis
          ...  It comes to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 24 :(aja) G_Karagounis turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
Min. 27 :(evn) Dyorkaeff with a real burst of pace
          ...  T_Stavos cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 28 :(evn) A_Telles with a smart pass to M_Greenwood
          ...  M_Greenwood aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 28 :(aja) Thomas_Partey looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  G_Buffon was beaten there!
Min. 30 :(aja) F_Ljungberg plays in M_Canete with a beautiful ball
          ...  M_Canete carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 32 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a 40-yard pass to G_Karagounis
          ...  G_Karagounis drives the shot in!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  G_Buffon looks relieved there!
Min. 33 :(evn) A_Girrese is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Dyorkaeff
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Stavos belts it clear
Min. 36 :(evn) A_Telles with a flicked pass to M_Greenwood
          ...  M_Greenwood rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 42 :(aja) T_Stavos beats C_Soyuncu
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  T_Stavos carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon watches it sail wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(aja) M_Canete crosses into the box, finding Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey drives the ball low !
          ...  G_Buffon saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 48 :(evn) P_Pogba backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Dyorkaeff latches onto the end of it
          ...  Dyorkaeff goes for the top corner !
          ...  B_Roorda gets his fingertips to it
Min. 50 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as M_Keown comes on for S_Kolasinac to play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Wallcott is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Langlitz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 50 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Cruijff is being brought on
          ...  G_Karagounis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 51 :(evn) F_Lampard runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  B_Roorda is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Roorda holds his head in his hands!
          ...  That's given Everton the advantage!
          ...  Everton 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 51 :(evn) Everton will now play E after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  H_Maguire with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 52 :(evn) Y_Tielemans is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Dyorkaeff latches onto the ball
          ...  Dyorkaeff fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 54 :(evn) P_Pogba finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Keown
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But S_Farina waves play on!!!
Min. 54 :(evn) M_Greenwood kills the ball dead
          ...  Thomas_Partey scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans jeer him off!
Min. 55 :(aja) T_Wallcott plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  T_Wallcott with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 58 :(aja) M_Canete runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  M_Canete fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It floats over G_Buffon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 60 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the drive!
          ...  But G_Buffon parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 64 :(aja) F_Ljungberg sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 66 :(aja) M_Canete gets to the by line and finds T_Wallcott with a beautiful cross
          ...  A_Girrese stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 68 :(evn) F_Lampard with an in swinging cross to M_Greenwood
          ...  T_Stavos brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But S_Farina waves play on!!!
Min. 69 :(evn) A_Girrese steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs T_Stavos
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Girrese with a thundering drive!
          ...  B_Roorda just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 69 :(aja) T_Stavos drives it across the face of the goal Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Girrese
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 69 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes headbutts F_Lampard!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 70 :(aja) T_Stavos with a probing pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Soyuncu
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  H_Maguire wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 73 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_Girrese
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Maguire
Min. 75 :(evn) F_Lampard finds M_Greenwood in acres of space
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 77 :(aja) T_Stavos with the heel pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  H_Maguire intercepts the pass
Min. 78 :(evn) Y_Tielemans finds F_Lampard with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Stavos
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 78 :(evn) Dyorkaeff breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on B_Roorda!
          ...  J_Cruijff brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  G_Jesus hits it over the wall
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  B_Roorda acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Telles chips the ball into the area!
          ...  B_Roorda fists it away!
Min. 79 :(evn) A_Girrese takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 79 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott looks to see where G_Buffon is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Buffon with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 80 :(evn) A_Nesta is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Soyuncu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(evn) M_Politano is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Lampard is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(evn) T_Cahill is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Pogba is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(evn) A_Johnson comes on for M_Greenwood and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 83 :(evn) T_Cahill curls the ball out wide to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  B_Roorda has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  B_Roorda reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Tielemans chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  B_Roorda catches it!
Min. 84 :(evn) A_Girrese takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 86 :(evn) G_Jesus 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  G_Magalhaes gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 86 :(evn) G_Jesus knocks the ball past Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  T_Wallcott with the tackle
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Farina wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) M_Canete finds Jose_A_Reyes with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A powerful header from Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 90 :(evn) M_Politano with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows M_Van_D_Hoorn a clean set of heals
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Keown takes possession
Min. 91 :(evn) A_Girrese sidesteps M_Keown
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Girrese hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 92 :(evn) Y_Tielemans is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to T_Cahill
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Magalhaes
Min. 93 :(aja) F_Ljungberg gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  G_Buffon gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Ljungberg!
          ...  T_Stavos gets to it!
          ...  But he puts it wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 147,004
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : Dyorkaeff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Dyorkaeff (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Stavos
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Thomas_Partey (54)
Booked               : Jose_A_Reyes (69), J_Cruijff (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Everton     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       11
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           2        |       13
Key Tackles          :           9        |       12
Key Passes           :          15        |       16
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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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G_Buffon       GK  39   2   3   1  22 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   2  33   9   6  23 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   2  33   1   2  34 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  31   8   8  32 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
A_Telles       DF   2  30  17  12  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
F_Lampard      MF   1  10  32   6  23 |  83   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   1  29   1  29 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  28  13  21 |  83   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   8   9  30  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
M_Greenwood    FW   2   9   9  29  22 |  83   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
G_Jesus        FW   2   9   8  25  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Mignolet     GK  29   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nesta        DF   2  28   2   4  40 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Politano     MF   3   5  33   9  41 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
T_Cahill       MF   1   7  28  11  31 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Johnson      FW   2   6   7  24  33 |  13   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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B_Roorda       GK  37   4   5   2  29 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  35  12  10  11 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  33  13   5  10 |  96   0   4   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  80  30   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  32   9   8  33 |  96   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  30   1   1  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  32   5  19 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -15
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  30  18  35 |  57   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  20  -5
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  54   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  29   2  29 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  30 -20
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  31  32 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  33  13   7  21 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  30   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  43   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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