Elite Football League Match, Hearts vs. Ajax (Sun May 04)


                               Hearts  |  Ajax
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-3-2 N
                         Daniel Perry  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           S_Banks GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                          M_Nelson DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                           R_Ayala DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                             L_Roy DF  |  DF M_Hart
                         R_Neilson DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                          S_Davies MF  |  DF M_Lindberg
                          Sektioui MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                        K_Lafferty MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                     R_v_Nistelroy FW  |  MF J_Crujff
                     O_G_Solskjaer FW  |  FW K_Huntelaar
                         D_Bunting FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                          J_Pesero SUB |  SUB I_Walker
                          G_Clichy SUB |  SUB D_Agger
                     S_Hoffmeister SUB |  SUB H_Kiessling
                       P_Gascoigne SUB |  SUB Oscar_Serrano
                       Y_Jiangshan SUB |  SUB D_Bergkamp

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 5  :(aja) J_Esparza knocks it forward
          ...  M_Nelson slips
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets to it!
          ...  K_Huntelaar is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has S_Banks to beat
          ...  He rounds S_Banks
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  Its hit the side netting!!
Min. 9  :(hts) K_Lafferty with the heel pass to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy rifles it to the far post !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 9  :(hts) R_v_Nistelroy makes himself available
          ...  Ridoutski with an over the top challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Daniel Perry looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 21 :(hts) S_Davies turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy attempts a lob!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 22 :(aja) Ridoutski with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Nelson behind
          ...  R_Neilson robs him of the ball
Min. 27 :(hts) Sektioui runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting with a stunning strike !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Ajax fans laugh at him
Min. 31 :(aja) W_Sneijder hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Huntelaar collects the loose ball!
          ...  K_Huntelaar hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  S_Banks won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 32 :(hts) R_Ayala squares it to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 36 :(hts) D_Bunting jumps over M_Lindberg's challenge
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Carabali
Min. 37 :(aja) W_Sneijder with an intelligent ball to J_Crujff
          ...  R_Ayala slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 38 :(hts) S_Davies with a glorious long pass to L_Roy
          ...  J_Crujff rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Dalglish going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 42 :(hts) K_Lafferty with a one-touch layoff to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Carabali !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) J_Crujff with a glorious long pass to Taliyah
          ...  But M_Nelson with the fine tackle
Min. 47 :(aja) J_Crujff backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  W_Sneijder latches onto the end of it
          ...  A wicked drive by W_Sneijder !
          ...  S_Banks gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!

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

Min. 48 :(hts) M_Nelson plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Esparza robs him of the ball
Min. 48 :(aja) Taliyah is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Taliyah tries to beat S_Banks from outside the area!
          ...  S_Banks has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  S_Banks reacts well to save!!!
Min. 49 :(hts) S_Davies holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Roy
          ...  L_Roy tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Ajax fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 50 :(aja) D_Agger is coming on for J_Esparza and playing DF
Min. 50 :(aja) H_Kiessling is being brought on
          ...  Ridoutski is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 52 :(hts) Sektioui is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to L_Roy
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Carabali
Min. 52 :(hts) K_Lafferty controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_dos_Passos is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  G_Dalglish tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 53 :(hts) R_Neilson brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Taliyah
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_v_Nistelroy!
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy could have let it bounce!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar was lucky there
Min. 53 :(aja) J_Crujff brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets on the end of the pass
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer with an ugly foul
Min. 56 :(aja) W_Sneijder feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  C_dos_Passos runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_dos_Passos with the drive!
          ...  But S_Banks parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 60 :(hts) S_Davies with a slick pass to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  But M_Hart will cut out the threat
Min. 60 :(aja) W_Sneijder knocks the ball past R_Ayala
          ...  M_Nelson reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 65 :(hts) G_Clichy is being brought on
          ...  R_Ayala is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(hts) D_Bunting with the towering header to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 66 :(hts) P_Gascoigne is coming on and K_Lafferty is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 67 :(hts) Y_Jiangshan takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Sektioui as MF
Min. 71 :(aja) Taliyah sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Taliyah with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It's beaten S_Banks
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 75 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Huntelaar is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(hts) L_Roy rushes through the defence
          ...  C_dos_Passos with the foul
          ...  G_Dalglish calls him over
          ...  G_Dalglish tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(aja) H_Kiessling finds A_Carabali with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Carabali hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 80 :(aja) M_Lindberg with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Lindberg with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 82 :(aja) M_Lindberg looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_dos_Passos attempts the shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 83 :(hts) R_v_Nistelroy with a pinpoint pass to Y_Jiangshan
          ...  Y_Jiangshan curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  Hearts 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 84 :(aja) W_Sneijder looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Lindberg
          ...  M_Lindberg hits a curling shot!
          ...  S_Banks guesses right
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(hts) Y_Jiangshan with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Y_Jiangshan drives it low !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 92 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah hits a great shot !
          ...  But S_Banks punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 50,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : R_v_Nistelroy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_Jiangshan (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_dos_Passos (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Hearts     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Hearts 1 - 0 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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S_Banks        GK  39   5   1   4  11 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nelson       DF   1  29   3   3  35 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
R_Ayala        DF   1  27  12   1  24 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
L_Roy          DF   3  27   7   9  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Neilson      DF   1  26  13   2  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
S_Davies       MF   2   3  33   2  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  30   5  37 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  44  20
K_Lafferty     MF   2   9  27   8  19 |  68   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
R_v_Nistelroy  FW   1   4   2  40  25 |  94   0   0   1   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  32  26
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  27  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  25  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
J_Pesero       GK  17   6   6   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   2  26   9   9  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  25  12   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gascoigne    MF   3   8  28  12  19 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Jiangshan    MF   2   7  25  16  23 |  25   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  49

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  33   5   5   7  14 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  28  10   9  46 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   7
J_Esparza      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  52   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  -8 -20
M_Hart         DF   2  27   4   1  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
A_Carabali     DF   2  26  10   7  10 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0   1
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   9   8  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  29   4  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  26   8  23 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  25  10  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  29  37 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
I_Walker       GK  22   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  25  11   5  24 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  27   9  31 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  14  25  11  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     MF   1   1   9  24  24 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
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