Elite Football League Match, Liverpool vs. Ajax (Mon Sep 02)


                            Liverpool  |  Ajax
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-4-2 E
                          Malky McKay  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        T_Peterson GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                            C_John DF  |  DF C_Babayaro
                         Samba_Sow DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                        Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                     D_Majstorovic DF  |  MF Ridoutski
                          R_Stokes MF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                            Gazeau MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                           I_Jesus MF  |  FW K_Huntelaar
                            Sansao FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                        A_McGregor SUB |  SUB Falcón
                          A_Hansen SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                         A_Mayfair SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                        S_Perrotta SUB |  SUB P_Lejeune
                         M_Vucinic SUB |  SUB D_Bergkamp

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(lpl) Gazeau cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Majstorovic
          ...  D_Majstorovic could have let it bounce!
          ...  J_Dudek saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 2  :(lpl) Sansao beats his man
          ...  But C_Babayaro wins the tackle
Min. 2  :(aja) Ridoutski sidesteps his marker
          ...  Gazeau with a terrible tackle
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 2  :(aja) W_Sneijder is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_Peterson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 4  :(lpl) R_Stokes runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Stokes must beat J_Dudek!
          ...  J_Dudek makes a good save
Min. 8  :(lpl) I_Jesus back heels to find Sansao in space
          ...  But A_Carabali puts the ball out of play
Min. 9  :(lpl) I_Jesus picks out Sansao with the cross
          ...  Ridoutski is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 10 :(lpl) Sansao beats C_dos_Passos
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  C_Babayaro takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 11 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But J_Esparza comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 12 :(lpl) I_Jesus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Sansao gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Blocked by A_Carabali
Min. 13 :(lpl) C_John with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past C_Babayaro
          ...  A delicate header from C_John !
          ...  But J_Dudek makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 14 :(aja) J_Crujff puts in K_Huntelaar
          ...  Samba_Sow wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 15 :(lpl) Gazeau drives it across the face of the goal R_Stokes
          ...  R_Stokes sees J_Dudek off his line !
          ...  J_Dudek fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 16 :(lpl) Kuzmanovic looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Stokes
          ...  R_Stokes cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Liverpool go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 16 :(lpl) Liverpool restructured their strategy to D
Min. 16 :(aja) H_Kiessling kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Babayaro gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Majstorovic with a nasty foul
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 18 :(lpl) Gazeau crosses in from the wing, he finds C_John in the box
          ...  C_John aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  J_Dudek blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 19 :(lpl) Sansao turns past C_Babayaro
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  J_Esparza slices it
          ...  J_Dudek moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by I_Jesus
          ...  J_Dudek jumps well to claim it!
Min. 19 :(aja) K_Huntelaar with a burst of pace
          ...  K_Huntelaar runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  T_Peterson heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 20 :(lpl) C_John takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Esparza slices it
          ...  J_Dudek moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Dudek easily catches it!
Min. 27 :(lpl) Gazeau is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano goes for goal !
          ...  It's beaten J_Dudek
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 42 :(lpl) Sansao runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Sansao with a little chip!
          ...  J_Dudek heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lpl) R_Stokes cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Sansao
          ...  But C_Babayaro wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Ajax

Min. 50 :(aja) M_Hart takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_dos_Passos as DF
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Fabregas comes on for Ridoutski and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 50 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Huntelaar is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 50 :(lpl) Sansao with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Sansao belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Dudek moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Dudek catches it with style!
Min. 54 :(lpl) Sansao finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  A_Carabali forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gazeau plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Dudek easily claims the ball!
Min. 57 :(lpl) Gazeau moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Kuzmanovic
          ...  M_Hart cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 65 :(lpl) A_Hansen will replace the useless C_John and will play DF
Min. 66 :(lpl) S_Perrotta comes on for I_Jesus and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(lpl) M_Vucinic is being brought on
          ...  Sansao is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 73 :(lpl) S_Perrotta turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Stokes
          ...  But A_Carabali clears the danger
Min. 75 :(aja) Taliyah lobs it over D_Bornosuzov
          ...  Taliyah flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  T_Peterson gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 76 :(lpl) M_Vucinic beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  J_Esparza rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 79 :(aja) J_Crujff with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Majstorovic
Min. 84 :(lpl) M_Vucinic puts in S_Perrotta
          ...  S_Perrotta curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 85 :(aja) W_Sneijder runs towards the goal
          ...  T_Peterson with the tackle
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  PENALTY !! That was never a penalty!!
          ...  Taliyah will take it
          ...  T_Peterson guesses correctly
          ...  And he saves it!
Min. 86 :(lpl) Gazeau flicks it over J_Esparza and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  W_Sneijder with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  G_Reddy tries to calm him down
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) W_Sneijder makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  W_Sneijder tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  T_Peterson tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carabali chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_Peterson makes the catch!
Min. 89 :(aja) H_Kiessling flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Majstorovic
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Crujff chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Hansen heads it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 51,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : R_Stokes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Stokes (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Gazeau (2), D_Majstorovic (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ridoutski (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       4
Off target           :           2        |       0
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       3
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 0 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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T_Peterson     GK  32   1   2   1  10 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_John         DF   2  25   8   8  31 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Samba_Sow      DF   1  23  12   4  23 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  23   8   5  30 |  92   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  23   4   8  39 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  23   5   5  47 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  28  -2   6
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  25   8  18 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  12  44
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  14  24  11  19 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Gazeau         MF   1   4  23   7  29 |  92   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  23   6  25 |  67   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  25  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  36
A_McGregor     GK  22   5   2   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  22   6   9  19 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Mayfair      DF   2  22   8   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Perrotta     MF   2   8  22  17  27 |  25   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  24  14 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   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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J_Dudek        GK  38   3   1   1  18 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
C_Babayaro     DF   2  29   7   2  26 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  27  10   9  46 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  26   9   7  10 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  28   4  32 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  27   9  31 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  26   8  23 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  25  10  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  28  37 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
Falcón         GK  25   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  26   4   1  22 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  24  12  29 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Lejeune      MF   3   6  23   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  24  24 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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