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Season 28 Archive: Elite League, Week 7

Hearts 0 - 2 Ajax

Elite League Match, Hearts vs. Ajax (Sun Jun 16)


                               Hearts  |  Ajax
                              5-4-1 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Jamie Coady  |  James Maund
                                       |
                      M_Ter_Stegen GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                          R_Varane DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                          R_Carlos DF  |  DF Fazio
                          R_Jordan DF  |  DF M_Keown
                           L_Dixon DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                           L_Barns DF  |  DM Oscar_Serrano
                           B_Green MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                            Kelvin MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                           A_Addey MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                            Gazeau MF  |  FW G_Puciato
                          E_Cavani FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                                       |
                          N_Pogson SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                       David_Alaba SUB |  SUB Alvaro_Rubio
                           L_Cubas SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                          G_Potter SUB |  SUB P_Vieira
                        Ian_Wright SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 9  :(hts) R_Carlos barges S_Kolasinac off the ball
          ...  S_Kolasinac reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 9  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a slide rule pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  R_Varane robs him of the ball
Min. 12 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from I_Muniain to D_Bergkamp
          ...  Kelvin wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere saw something no-one else did
Min. 13 :(hts) A_Addey with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A_Addey fires the shot in!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 13 :(aja) J_Crujff with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 15 :(aja) Fazio with the first time pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Jordan !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 18 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano lays the ball back to D_Bergkamp
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Varane
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Crujff floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Barns clears the danger
Min. 21 :(hts) L_Barns with the towering header to E_Cavani
          ...  Oscar_Serrano read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 21 :(aja) I_Muniain with a reverse pass to F_Ljungberg
          ...  F_Ljungberg with the side footed shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Keown gets something on it!
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 22 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano curls the ball out wide to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato fires a shot at goal !
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(aja) F_Ljungberg retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Varane slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 25 :(aja) F_Ljungberg takes advantage of a mistake by R_Jordan
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  F_Ljungberg runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 28 :(hts) R_Varane looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reacts well to save!!!
Min. 33 :(aja) J_Crujff runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen falls over
          ...  But M_Ter_Stegen is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 36 :(aja) J_Crujff runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  D_Bergkamp latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  D_Bergkamp with a stunning strike !
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen just watches float over the bar!
Min. 38 :(aja) T_Vermaelen sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  F_Ljungberg runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Carlos takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 40 :(hts) L_Dixon takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Jordan
          ...  R_Jordan runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 40 :(aja) F_Ljungberg picks out D_Bergkamp with the cross
          ...  D_Bergkamp strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(hts) Kelvin looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Cavani
          ...  J_Crujff with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 46 :(hts) R_Varane is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Cavani
          ...  I_Muniain clears with a diving header

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

Min. 46 :(aja) F_Ljungberg has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Carlos
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Dixon hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(hts) Kelvin with the first time flick to A_Addey
          ...  T_Vermaelen robs him of the ball
Min. 49 :(hts) Gazeau brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Carlos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Kolasinac takes possession
Min. 50 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio is coming on for M_Keown and playing DF
Min. 51 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos is ready to come on to replace J_Crujff
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 52 :(aja) T_Wallcott replaces G_Puciato to play as a FW
Min. 52 :(hts) A_Addey with an incisive pass to E_Cavani
          ...  I_Muniain forces him off the ball
Min. 59 :(hts) A_Addey with a reverse pass to E_Cavani
          ...  Fazio wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Addey chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 62 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano flicks it over B_Green's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But M_Ter_Stegen stops that one easily
Min. 63 :(aja) I_Muniain with an intelligent ball to F_Ljungberg
          ...  F_Ljungberg hits a great shot !
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 64 :(hts) A_Addey gains possession
          ...  A_Addey with the strike !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 69 :(hts) Kelvin takes advantage of a mistake by S_Kolasinac
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A wicked drive by Kelvin !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Ajax fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 73 :(aja) I_Muniain looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott shoots towards goal !
          ...  What agility from M_Ter_Stegen
Min. 75 :(hts) David_Alaba replaces R_Varane to play as a DF
Min. 77 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio beats R_Jordan
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  L_Dixon with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is warned by F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  D_Bergkamp bends it in
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 77 :(aja) F_Ljungberg has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past David_Alaba
          ...  He knocks it to D_Bergkamp!
          ...  David_Alaba forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos plays it into the danger area!
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 78 :(aja) I_Muniain drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Ljungberg
          ...  David_Alaba gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 79 :(aja) I_Muniain plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Fazio keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Fazio strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Hearts 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 80 :(hts) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Cubas will come on for L_Barns and play MF
Min. 80 :(aja) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Ajax will now be playing A
Min. 81 :(hts) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Hearts will now be playing A
Min. 81 :(aja) D_Bergkamp runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs L_Cubas
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Bergkamp keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen was caught out there
          ...  Hearts 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 82 :(aja) Ajax are switching their playing style to D
Min. 82 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Bergkamp latches onto the end of it
          ...  David_Alaba cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 85 :(hts) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_Potter will come on for E_Cavani and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(hts) A_Addey cuts the ball back to David_Alaba
          ...  The ball hits C_Dos_Passos in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 75,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : A_Addey
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : I_Muniain (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Fazio (79), D_Bergkamp (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Hearts      |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           2        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Hearts 0 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Ter_Stegen   GK  36   1   2   2  30 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  28   9   4  11 |  77   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  26  11   6  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Jordan       DF   2  26   8   7  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
L_Dixon        DF   1  25   7   9  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Barns        DF   2  25   6   6  31 |  82   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Green        MF   2  16  27   6  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kelvin         MF   2   7  27  13  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -19
A_Addey        MF   2  11  25  10  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
Gazeau         MF   1   4  25   7  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  29  26 |  87   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
N_Pogson       GK  29   1   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
David_Alaba    DF   3  25   7   7  22 |  17   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Cubas        MF   3   8  25   8  11 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Potter       FW   2   7  21  15  20 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_Wright     FW   1   8  10  28  23 |   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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  30  11   9  11 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  30   8  10  41 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  30  55
M_Keown        DF   3  28  12   7  21 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  27   8   6  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  16  29  12  19 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  30  11  28 |  53   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  29  11  12 |  94   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  60  23
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  29   8  24 |  94   0   2   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  65   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  29  42 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  29  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  57
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  30   9  10  36 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Dos_Passos   MF   1  28  11   5  22 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  29   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  28  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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