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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 5

FC Porto 0 - 0 Ajax

Elite Football League Match, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Sun May 14)


                             FC Porto  |  Ajax
                          4-1-2-1-2 N  |  4-2-2-2 N
                         Shaun Winzor  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF D_Agger
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                        S_McEveley DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                          G_Fofana DM  |  DM Oscar_Serrano
                         D_Pereira MF  |  DM Granit_Xhaka
                         O_Ruggeri MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                            M_Isco AM  |  MF J_Crujff
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW Fabinhioski
                           G_Mixon FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                            Helton SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                            C_Barr SUB |  SUB J_Stam
                           Gandolf SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                          P_Nedved SUB |  SUB A_Ross
                       D_Sulejmani SUB |  SUB A_Arshavin

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 4  :(fcp) D_Pereira beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But C_dos_Passos slides in two footed.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 5  :(fcp) B_Moore controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Mixon gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Agger
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Isco curls it into the box!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar jumps well to claim it!
Min. 14 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  C_dos_Passos knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_De_Bleeckere just turns away!
Min. 14 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka with the diagonal pass T_Wallcott
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  T_Wallcott takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just D_Marshall is between him and the goal
          ...  He tries to flick it past D_Marshall
          ...  He's pushed it too far
          ...  He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 17 :(fcp) B_Moore with a burst of pace
          ...  B_Moore with a powerful header !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 19 :(fcp) M_Isco whips the ball across to G_Mixon
          ...  The ball hits V_Kompany in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 21 :(fcp) S_McEveley breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  Ridoutski brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 29 :(aja) V_Kompany runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs D_Pereira
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  V_Kompany runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  What agility from D_Marshall
Min. 30 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play C
Min. 31 :(aja) D_Agger drives it across the face of the goal T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to chip the ball over D_Marshall!
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Crujff
          ...  D_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 33 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from B_Moore to G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon with the attempt at goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flagged for offside
          ...  He was miles on
Min. 36 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sprints forward with the ball
          ...  J_Crujff pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere signals that it is indirect
          ...  G_Mixon swings it in
          ...  E_Adebayor takes control of it!
          ...  D_Agger hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Isco chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away!
Min. 37 :(fcp) B_Moore finds M_Isco with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But C_dos_Passos wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 38 :(fcp) M_Isco breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  V_Kompany brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 41 :(fcp) G_Mixon pushes it past the defender
          ...  G_Mixon unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) S_McEveley 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 O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 44 :(aja) T_Wallcott picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  A powerful header from T_Wallcott !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The FC Porto fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 45 :(aja) T_Wallcott nutmegs S_McEveley
          ...  S_Bradley slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Crujff!
          ...  D_Marshall easily catches it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Ajax

Min. 47 :(fcp) D_Pereira with a 50-yard pass to G_Mixon
          ...  What a shot from G_Mixon !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 49 :(aja) J_Stam is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Vermaelen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 49 :(fcp) G_Mixon flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  C_dos_Passos wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 50 :(aja) A_Ross will come on for Ridoutski and play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) A_Arshavin will replace the useless Fabinhioski and will play FW
Min. 53 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing N
Min. 57 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  A_Ross with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 63 :(fcp) Gandolf is coming on for D_Pereira and playing MF
Min. 63 :(fcp) E_Adebayor has it on the edge of the box
          ...  C_dos_Passos intercepts the pass
Min. 64 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps S_Bradley
          ...  M_Isco takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 66 :(fcp) M_Isco with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  V_Kompany with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!
Min. 68 :(fcp) C_Barr is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Rodriguez is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 69 :(fcp) M_Isco turns past T_Wallcott
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Oscar_Serrano reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 76 :(aja) T_Wallcott hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Arshavin latches onto it!
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Arshavin !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The FC Porto fans laugh at him
Min. 78 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  C_dos_Passos takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 80 :(fcp) G_Mixon sprints past Granit_Xhaka
          ...  D_Agger gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 80 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a measured ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin flings a shot at goal !
          ...  D_Marshall heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 81 :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But S_Bradley wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Crujff lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall jumps well to claim it!
Min. 81 :(fcp) E_Van_d_Sar miss-kicks!
          ...  E_Adebayor is through!
          ...  C_dos_Passos with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 85 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri runs forward
          ...  O_Ruggeri keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks relieved there!
Min. 86 :(fcp) G_Mixon with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  A great volley from G_Mixon !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar tips it behind
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(fcp) G_Mixon plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  O_Ruggeri decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  The cross hits O_Ruggeri on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through E_Van_d_Sar's hands
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  E_Adebayor latches onto it!
          ...  E_Adebayor rifles it to the far post !
          ...  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!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_McEveley drives it into the box!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 150,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : B_Moore
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Isco (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_dos_Passos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : V_Kompany (66)
Booked               : Ridoutski (21), J_Crujff (36), A_Ross (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           2        |       11
Key Passes           :           9        |       4
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Marshall     GK  39   7   5   7  14 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  32   9  10  28 |  70   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Moore        DF   2  29  13  11  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
S_Bradley      DF   2  25  12   7  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_McEveley     DF   2  24  12   9  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  26   7  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  11  27   7  32 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   8  25  21  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
M_Isco         AM   2   8  23  20  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  28  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  27  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  29  13  10  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gandolf        MF   2  20  28   8  19 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  24  23  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  24  36 |   0   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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  32  11   9  46 |  94   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  28  12   5  24 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  28  11   8  33 |  68   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  50 -10  -5
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  25   8   6  31 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  15  28  12  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Granit_Xhaka   DM   1  10  28   7  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  33   4  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  28  10  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  27  33 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  26  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  26   8   6  29 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  25   8   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  29   2  36 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  25  32 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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