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Season 31 Archive: Elite League, Week 9

FC Porto 0 - 0 Ajax

Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Sun Dec 13)


                             FC Porto  |  Ajax
                          4-1-2-2-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 N
                          Malky McKay  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                              Maxi DF  |  DF Fazio
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF M_Keown
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                     Lubo_Moravcik DM  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                          R_Baggio MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  AM Thomas_Partey
                           T_Rogic AM  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                      Dziekanowski FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                           S_Ramos SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                        P_Di_Canio SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                      G_Karagounis SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                        A_Langlitz SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 6  :(fcp) T_Stavos plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Rogic decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Fazio is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta easily claims the ball!
Min. 10 :(fcp) Dziekanowski beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But P_Vieira spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 12 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Dziekanowski
          ...  What a shot from Dziekanowski !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta pulls out a save of the game
Min. 14 :(fcp) C_Obasi finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Keown
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  C_Tango warned him
Min. 15 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Jones
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn beats him to the ball
Min. 17 :(fcp) R_Baggio is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  J_Gandolfini latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Gandolfini fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 18 :(aja) F_Ljungberg has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Obasi
          ...  He puts in Thomas_Partey!
          ...  Lubo_Moravcik with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 19 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with the Cruyff turn
          ...  Maxi with a bad challenge
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 20 :(fcp) T_Rogic floats the ball in to find C_Obasi
          ...  C_Obasi has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 20 :(aja) F_Ljungberg 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!
          ...  D_Bergkamp receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But Maxi puts the ball out of play
Min. 24 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta palms it behind
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 25 :(fcp) Dziekanowski plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Dziekanowski hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets his fingertips to it
Min. 31 :(fcp) The ball goes loose!
          ...  T_Rogic gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Rogic !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 33 :(fcp) D_Pereira with a measured pass to T_Rogic
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn sweeps up the threat
Min. 34 :(fcp) Dziekanowski uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Dziekanowski with the side footed shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 34 :(fcp) D_Pereira is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Dziekanowski
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 36 :(fcp) D_Pereira is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  C_Obasi latches onto the ball
          ...  Thomas_Partey goes in studs first
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(fcp) Dziekanowski runs into space
          ...  Dziekanowski with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets up well to catch that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Dziekanowski gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Dziekanowski drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with A_Zubizarreta
          ...  He nutmegs A_Zubizarreta
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 47 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits a great shot !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 48 :(fcp) D_Pereira takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Stavos
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  D_Pereira knocks it forward
          ...  T_Rogic gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Rogic carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos is being brought on
          ...  S_Kolasinac is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 50 :(fcp) A_Zubizarreta miss-kicks!
          ...  T_Stavos is through!
          ...  T_Stavos tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott replaces D_Bergkamp and will play FW
Min. 51 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik finds T_Rogic in the box
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's C_Tango going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 52 :(aja) C_Fabregas is coming on and Thomas_Partey is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 56 :(aja) C_Fabregas skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Keown
          ...  T_Rogic with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 60 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik crosses into the box, finding T_Stavos
          ...  T_Stavos with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Zubizarreta's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 60 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  T_Wallcott latches onto the ball
          ...  C_Obasi with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 62 :(aja) F_Ljungberg sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  C_Obasi tackles cleanly
Min. 64 :(fcp) D_Pereira backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  T_Stavos gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Stavos throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets up well to catch that one
Min. 64 :(aja) Fazio looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  Lubo_Moravcik forces him off the ball
Min. 65 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a glorious 60-yard pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  T_Stavos takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 66 :(aja) P_Vieira passes the ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  But J_Gandolfini puts it in row Z!
Min. 67 :(fcp) D_Pereira with an in swinging cross to Dziekanowski
          ...  Dziekanowski with a thundering volley!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Rogic curls it into the box!
          ...  Maxi gets his head on it
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 68 :(fcp) L_Jones knocks it forward
          ...  T_Wallcott slips
          ...  Maxi gets to it!
          ...  Maxi drives it towards goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Zubizarreta catches it with style!
Min. 69 :(fcp) R_Baggio reads the run of Dziekanowski
          ...  Dziekanowski with the attempt at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maxi curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta fists it away!
Min. 70 :(fcp) S_Ramos will replace Maxi and play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) G_Karagounis will replace the useless R_Baggio and will play MF
Min. 74 :(fcp) Dziekanowski with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  A skilful effort from Dziekanowski !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta looks very relieved!
Min. 75 :(aja) P_Vieira off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Cruijff picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Cruijff with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  D_James dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 76 :(fcp) T_Rogic with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  T_Rogic with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta with the difficult save
Min. 80 :(fcp) A_Langlitz is being prepared to come on
          ...  Dziekanowski is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 80 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini 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!
          ...  D_Pereira receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Pereira throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  A_Zubizarreta can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 83 :(fcp) C_Obasi sidesteps C_Fabregas
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  P_Vieira takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 87 :(fcp) C_Obasi sprints past C_Dos_Passos
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Fazio
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Stavos plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta easily catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Langlitz
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta jumps well to claim it!
Min. 91 :(aja) C_Fabregas with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  C_Fabregas shoots towards goal !
          ...  D_James with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 145,937
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Lubo_Moravcik
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Maxi (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : A_Zubizarreta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thomas_Partey (36), M_Van_D_Hoorn (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       2
Off target           :          10        |       0
On target            :          11        |       2
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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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_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  32  12   8  39 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Maxi           DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  71   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
T_Stavos       DF   3  31  13   5  10 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Lubo_Moravcik  DM   1  18  30   1  16 |  94   0   2   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  60   0
R_Baggio       MF   1  10  33   8  21 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  31   7  32 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  29  21  12 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
T_Rogic        AM   1   8  29  16  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  81   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  30   7   7  40 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Di_Canio     DM   1  18  30   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  29   9  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  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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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  94  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 115   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98   8  -2
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Thomas_Partey  AM   2   1  28  18  35 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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