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Season 16 Archive: Elite League Cup 1st Round

Newcastle 1 - 0 Ajax

Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, Newcastle vs. Ajax (Sun Apr 21)


                            Newcastle  |  Ajax
                              5-3-2 D  |  4-4-2 C
                     Tony Glendinning  |  James Maund
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                          W_Sagnol DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                     D_F_Rodrigues DF  |  DF D_Agger
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                        R_Giovinco DF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                          A_Hinkel DF  |  MF O_Lindenbergh
                          B_Aguiar MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                       P_Levchenko MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                            L_Camp MF  |  MF P_Lejeune
                         M_De_Cala FW  |  FW Taliyah
                     Robin_Van_Gik FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                                       |
                        M_Landreau SUB |  SUB Falcón
                           A_Lopez SUB |  SUB J_Esparza
                          X_Alonso SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                           A_Giggs SUB |  SUB C_N_Zogbia
                        D_Berbatov SUB |  SUB K_Huntelaar

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 7  :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues with a reverse pass to P_Levchenko
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 13 :(aja) D_Bergkamp runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But D_F_Rodrigues will cut out the threat
Min. 15 :(nwt) W_Sagnol pulls it back to P_Levchenko
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 21 :(nwt) A_Hinkel gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds R_Giovinco
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_dos_Passos
Min. 28 :(aja) D_Bergkamp loses his marker
          ...  A delicate header from D_Bergkamp !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 29 :(nwt) A_Hinkel skips the challenge from G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  C_dos_Passos plays the back pass
          ...  J_Dudek can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Camp hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Dudek comes out and claims it!
Min. 37 :(nwt) B_Moore curls the ball out wide to M_De_Cala
          ...  Taliyah with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  C_Richmond pauses
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Robin_Van_Gik will take it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Newcastle go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Newcastle 1-0 Ajax...
Min. 38 :(aja) Ajax switch to playing A
Min. 39 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh with a reverse pass to C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Fabregas from 20 yards !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks relieved there!
Min. 40 :(nwt) B_Moore steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs D_Agger
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Hinkel drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Dudek easily catches it!
Min. 40 :(nwt) W_Sagnol spits at D_Agger
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 40 :(nwt) A_Lopez is ready to come on to replace B_Aguiar
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(nwt) R_Giovinco looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Camp
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Vermaelen
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 45 :(aja) C_dos_Passos is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 45 :(aja) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Esparza will come on for C_dos_Passos and play DF
Min. 46 :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Richmond
          ...  D_Bergkamp with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  C_Richmond calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  M_De_Cala bends it round the wall
          ...  But J_Dudek reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 48 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a measured pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah fires a shot at goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?

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

Min. 50 :(aja) C_N_Zogbia will come on for O_Lindenbergh and play MF
Min. 53 :(aja) Taliyah knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Moore
          ...  L_Camp with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 55 :(aja) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  K_Huntelaar will come on for D_Bergkamp and play FW
Min. 64 :(aja) Taliyah beats his man
          ...  M_De_Cala goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 64 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is hobbling. He's unable to continue
          ...  They have used all of there substitutions
          ...  They will have to play on a man less!
Min. 65 :(nwt) B_Moore lashes out at C_Fabregas
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  C_Richmond just wants to lecture him
Min. 67 :(nwt) B_Moore gets to the by line and finds Robin_Van_Gik with a beautiful cross
          ...  But D_Agger wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(nwt) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Giggs will come on for P_Levchenko and play MF
Min. 70 :(nwt) M_De_Cala knocks it past D_Agger and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_De_Cala launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But J_Dudek with the difficult save
Min. 75 :(aja) K_Huntelaar cuts inside D_F_Rodrigues
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  K_Huntelaar with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_N_Zogbia curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Lejeune loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 78 :(nwt) B_Moore takes advantage of a mistake by J_Esparza
          ...  B_Moore hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  J_Dudek with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 84 :(nwt) A_Giggs leaves D_Agger standing
          ...  A_Giggs rifles it to the far post !
          ...  J_Dudek makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 85 :(nwt) R_Giovinco puts in B_Moore
          ...  B_Moore hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Dudek dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Dudek beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Camp crosses it in!
          ...  J_Dudek makes the catch!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(nwt) Robin_Van_Gik sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Giovinco
          ...  Fine tackle by G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 76,259
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : B_Moore (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Robin_Van_Gik (37 pen)
Sent Off             : W_Sagnol (40)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_v_der_Wiel
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Bergkamp (46)
Injured              : C_dos_Passos (45), T_Vermaelen (64)
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Match Statistics
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                               Newcastle  |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           5        |       1
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           2        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       2
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Final Score          : Newcastle 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
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  31   5   5   7  14 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
W_Sagnol       DF   2  28   9   1  22 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   2 -10
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  23  12  11  34 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  12   0
B_Moore        DF   2  23  12  11  20 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   9
R_Giovinco     DF   2  23  11  10  35 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  21  10  10  44 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
B_Aguiar       MF   1   6  23   6  20 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Levchenko    MF   3  10  22  14  47 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Camp         MF   3  11  21  10  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_De_Cala      FW   2   9   6  22  45 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Robin_Van_Gik  FW   2   9   9  20  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  12  28
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lopez        DF   2  24  11   3  23 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Alonso       DF   2  19  14  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Giggs        MF   2  12  19  13  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  23  37 |   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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J_Dudek        GK  37   3   1   1  18 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  27  10   9  46 |  45   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  24  11   5  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  23  10   6  31 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  21   6   4  23 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
O_Lindenbergh  MF   2   2  32   1  24 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  25   8  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  24  12  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
P_Lejeune      MF   3   6  22   7  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  24  24 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
Falcón         GK  25   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  26   6   3  20 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  26   4   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_N_Zogbia     MF   1   3  28  12  21 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  28  37 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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