Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Liverpool vs. Ajax (Wed Dec 09)


                            Liverpool  |  Ajax
                          4-1-1-2-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 A
                          Mike McLeod  |  James Maund
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                            Renald DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                          P_Albert DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                          Chellini DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                         C_Sanchez DM  |  MF M_Overmars
                          N_Schulz MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                           T_Kroos AM  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                            E_Huws AM  |  AM Thomas_Partey
                             Perez FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                          D_Lehman SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                       H_Norvdveit SUB |  SUB Fazio
                          R_Hannam SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                        C_McGregor SUB |  SUB J_Cruijff
                        G_Diangana SUB |  SUB D_Bergkamp

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(lpl) It looks as though Liverpool is now playing P
Min. 1  :(aja) C_Fabregas controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Chellini
          ...  He puts in T_Wallcott!
          ...  Cleared by C_Sanchez
Min. 2  :(lpl) T_Kroos unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Sanchez
          ...  C_Sanchez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta catches the ball
Min. 3  :(aja) Edu_Gaspar looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Wallcott
          ...  H_Matt gets to the ball first
Min. 7  :(lpl) E_Huws with a first time pass
          ...  P_Albert runs onto it!
          ...  T_Vermaelen with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 8  :(lpl) Chellini takes advantage of a mistake by T_Vermaelen
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Vermaelen with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 9  :(lpl) E_Huws with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Griffiths gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Griffiths curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 11 :(lpl) Perez with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from T_Vermaelen
          ...  Perez shapes up for a shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 13 :(lpl) L_Griffiths beats M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by L_Griffiths !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 14 :(aja) S_Kolasinac looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Edu_Gaspar
          ...  Edu_Gaspar keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 15 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes loses Chellini
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 23 :(lpl) C_Sanchez brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Renald!
          ...  Renald flings a shot at goal !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 23 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Chellini behind
          ...  Perez with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Ippi didn't like it though
          ...  K_Ippi ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
Min. 25 :(aja) M_Overmars with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey from 20 yards !
          ...  S_Assenjo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Ajax go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 26 :(lpl) Liverpool changed their strategy to play E
Min. 26 :(aja) Ajax's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 26 :(lpl) E_Huws takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Chellini!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta fists it away!
Min. 27 :(lpl) Perez takes advantage of a mistake by C_Dos_Passos
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 29 :(lpl) E_Huws picks out H_Matt with the cross
          ...  H_Matt launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 30 :(lpl) Liverpool are switching their playing style to P
Min. 30 :(aja) Ajax will now play A
Min. 30 :(lpl) E_Huws finds Renald in the box
          ...  T_Vermaelen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 30 :(aja) M_Overmars swings at T_Kroos
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 31 :(aja) S_Kolasinac looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  E_Huws forces him off the ball
Min. 33 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  L_Griffiths reads the play well
Min. 34 :(aja) C_Fabregas squares it to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But S_Assenjo punches it away
Min. 35 :(lpl) T_Kroos steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Vermaelen and it had to be
Min. 35 :(aja) T_Wallcott watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  H_Matt goes in studs first
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  James Maund looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(lpl) L_Griffiths sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  L_Griffiths must beat A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  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!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Sanchez hits it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Zubizarreta
Min. 47 :(lpl) L_Griffiths looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  He isn't going to continue
Min. 47 :(lpl) G_Diangana is coming on for L_Griffiths and playing FW
Min. 47 :(aja) T_Wallcott crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Van_D_Hoorn in the box
          ...  Chellini takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-1 Ajax

Min. 49 :(lpl) Perez finds his way through
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 50 :(aja) Fazio replaces M_Van_D_Hoorn and will play DF
Min. 50 :(lpl) C_Sanchez is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  P_Albert latches onto the ball
          ...  P_Albert curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta looks very relieved!
Min. 50 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from Thomas_Partey to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  N_Schulz body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 51 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - D_Bergkamp on for Jose_A_Reyes as a FW
Min. 52 :(aja) J_Cruijff is being brought on
          ...  Edu_Gaspar is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 53 :(lpl) T_Kroos controls it with ease
          ...  T_Kroos with the chance !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta manages to turn it behind
Min. 53 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott sees S_Assenjo off his line !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Bergkamp curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Assenjo catches it!
Min. 54 :(aja) T_Wallcott gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past E_Huws!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Chellini intercepts the pass
Min. 57 :(lpl) E_Huws crosses in from the wing, he finds Perez in the box
          ...  S_Kolasinac clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 60 :(lpl) Perez gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside T_Vermaelen!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Vermaelen moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 60 :(lpl) G_Diangana with the dribble
          ...  Fazio is easily beaten
          ...  J_Cruijff body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 61 :(lpl) E_Huws finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Huws !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Albert chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Zubizarreta
Min. 62 :(aja) T_Wallcott plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Cruijff keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_Cruijff keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 64 :(aja) C_Fabregas hoofs it up field to find T_Wallcott
          ...  But E_Huws wins the tackle
Min. 64 :(lpl) G_Diangana plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Cruijff bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 68 :(aja) S_Kolasinac barges Chellini off the ball
          ...  But P_Albert comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 70 :(lpl) C_McGregor replaces an unhappy N_Schulz and will play as a MF
Min. 72 :(aja) C_Fabregas moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But S_Assenjo makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 73 :(lpl) C_Sanchez hoofs it up field to find Perez
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Kolasinac hits it out for a throw
Min. 74 :(lpl) Chellini brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Cruijff
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Diangana!
          ...  G_Diangana tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 74 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a short pass to find D_Bergkamp
          ...  P_Albert with an ugly foul
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
Min. 75 :(lpl) There's going to be a change
          ...  H_Norvdveit will come on for Renald and play DF
Min. 87 :(lpl) C_Sanchez takes advantage of a mistake by Fazio
          ...  Fazio recovers to win the ball back
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Perez takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  From long range Perez bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 93 :(aja) T_Wallcott has it on the edge of the box
          ...  T_Wallcott with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 60,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : E_Huws (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Matt (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : L_Griffiths (47)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Thomas_Partey
Scorers              : Thomas_Partey (25)
Sent Off             : M_Overmars (30)
Booked               : T_Vermaelen (8)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
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_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Renald         DF   2  30   8  10  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Albert       DF   2  28   9   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  27  13   7  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
Chellini       DF   1  27   9   8  11 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Sanchez      DM   1  17  25   6  30 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  29  17  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  27  21  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
E_Huws         AM   2   7  26  19  38 |  95   0   2   6   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  75   0
Perez          FW   3   9   8  29  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  28  31 |  47   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
D_Lehman       GK   3   9   7  25  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  25  12  11  11 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Hannam       DM   2  17  25   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McGregor     MF   3  14  25   8  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32  11  10  11 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  28   9   7  31 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  30   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0 -10  15 -10
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  28   7  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   8  25   9  41 |  54   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thomas_Partey  AM   2   1  28  18  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  53   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  31  21 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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