Elite League Cup Group Match, Newcastle vs. Ajax (Wed Apr 27)


                            Newcastle  |  Ajax
                          4-1-3-1-1 C  |  4-4-2 P
                     Tony Glendinning  |  James Maund
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                           P_Alert DF  |  DF D_Agger
                           S_Clark DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                          A_Hinkel DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                        E_Richards DM  |  MF W_Sneijder
                          F_Moussa MF  |  MF A_Ross
                            W_Zaha MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                          M_Oakley MF  |  MF O_Curkovic
                        A_Oldridge AM  |  FW C_Nade
                          Odegaard FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB M_De_Sanctis
                         J_Miranda SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                        Marco_Rojo SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                         K_Kilbane SUB |  SUB Ridoutski
                       M_Balotelli SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: S_Dougal (Scotland)


Min. 5  :(aja) O_Curkovic slides the ball across to C_Nade
          ...  C_Nade gets up high for the header !
          ...  P_Shilton makes a good save
Min. 7  :(nwt) W_Zaha puts in M_Oakley
          ...  Oscar_Serrano slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 8  :(nwt) F_Moussa with a first time pass
          ...  A_Oldridge runs onto it!
          ...  A_Oldridge has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 9  :(nwt) M_Oakley cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Oldridge
          ...  A_Oldridge with the crafty shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches it with style!
Min. 10 :(aja) A_Ross off the woodwork.
          ...  A_Arshavin picks up the deflection
          ...  A_Arshavin has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  P_Shilton makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(nwt) W_Zaha floats the ball in to find F_Moussa
          ...  F_Moussa sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away
Min. 17 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano beats his man
          ...  P_Alert leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Maund looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 18 :(nwt) P_Alert moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Evra
          ...  What a shot from P_Evra !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 18 :(aja) C_Nade cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to W_Sneijder
          ...  E_Richards goes in studs first
          ...  S_Dougal tries to calm him down
Min. 20 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano lays the ball back to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But P_Shilton punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 21 :(nwt) W_Zaha beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But A_Arshavin with the fine tackle
Min. 24 :(aja) A_Arshavin knocks it past P_Evra and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Hinkel makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 25 :(aja) A_Arshavin gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside P_Alert!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  P_Evra beats him to the ball
Min. 28 :(nwt) A_Oldridge finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  V_Kompany pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 36 :(nwt) W_Zaha drives it across the face of the goal Odegaard
          ...  V_Kompany reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Moussa crosses it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar comes out and claims it!
Min. 41 :(nwt) Odegaard beats D_Agger
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Dougal
          ...  Odegaard bears down on goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(nwt) M_Oakley with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  M_Oakley tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar dives to his left
          ...  I think E_Van_d_Sar just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Dougal has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 49 :(aja) T_Wallcott will replace the useless C_Nade and will play FW

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

Min. 46 :(nwt) W_Zaha gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside C_dos_Passos!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Zaha attempts the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Evra curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_d_Sar
Min. 50 :(aja) Ridoutski is being brought on
          ...  A_Ross is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 50 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Evra
          ...  Oscar_Serrano uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  Ajax have snatched the lead!
          ...  Newcastle 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 50 :(aja) Ajax are switching their playing style to A
Min. 50 :(nwt) F_Moussa with a 50-yard pass to P_Evra
          ...  O_Curkovic with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  S_Dougal just wants to lecture him
Min. 52 :(nwt) A_Oldridge with the dribble
          ...  C_dos_Passos is easily beaten
          ...  D_Agger dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 60 :(nwt) M_Oakley is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to A_Oldridge
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Oldridge !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 65 :(nwt) K_Kilbane comes on for F_Moussa and takes up a MF role
Min. 66 :(nwt) Odegaard beats C_dos_Passos
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Dougal
          ...  Odegaard launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Ajax fans laugh at him
Min. 70 :(nwt) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Miranda will come on for P_Alert and play DF
Min. 71 :(nwt) W_Zaha looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra with the drive!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 75 :(nwt) M_Balotelli comes on for Odegaard and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 76 :(nwt) K_Kilbane cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Clark
          ...  S_Clark hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar smothers the ball.
Min. 76 :(aja) T_Wallcott turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  A glorious effort by Oscar_Serrano !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 77 :(aja) Ridoutski hits a hard pass to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano attempts a lob!
          ...  P_Shilton won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 79 :(nwt) A_Oldridge moves forward
          ...  A_Oldridge with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 80 :(nwt) W_Zaha squares it to S_Clark
          ...  S_Clark drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  He tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar dives on the ball !!
Min. 80 :(aja) Ridoutski looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Clark looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 81 :(aja) Ridoutski hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  W_Sneijder collects the loose ball!
          ...  S_Clark with a bad challenge
          ...  S_Dougal will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Dougal calls him for a talk
Min. 82 :(nwt) M_Balotelli beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But C_dos_Passos wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Dougal has none of it.
Min. 83 :(nwt) A_Oldridge beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A_Oldridge tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Van_d_Sar's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Kilbane hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Balotelli tries to place the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 84 :(nwt) A_Oldridge slides it through the middle to A_Hinkel
          ...  C_dos_Passos makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 85 :(nwt) M_Oakley pass splits open the defence and finds P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra hits the ball first time!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 86 :(aja) T_Wallcott gets possession in his own half
          ...  From long range T_Wallcott bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  P_Shilton is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Newcastle 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 87 :(nwt) A_Hinkel with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) A_Arshavin with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows A_Hinkel a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Arshavin curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 89 :(nwt) W_Zaha plays it forward to P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 91 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Shilton!
          ...  M_Oakley brings him down!
          ...  S_Dougal calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  W_Sneijder shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to A_Arshavin instead
          ...  P_Evra with the tackle
Min. 92 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Arshavin
          ...  S_Clark reads him well and hoofs it clear

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 85,000
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : W_Zaha
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Alert (17), M_Oakley (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : E_Van_d_Sar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Oscar_Serrano (50), T_Wallcott (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Newcastle    |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Newcastle 0 - 2 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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P_Shilton      GK  32   6   5   3  18 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  24  11  10  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0  16
P_Alert        DF   2  23  11  11  20 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
S_Clark        DF   1  23  10  10  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
A_Hinkel       DF   1  23  10  10  44 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Richards     DM   2  23  13   5  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   5  24  18  23 |  69   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  23  17  12 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
M_Oakley       MF   2  10  23  12  36 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
A_Oldridge     AM   1   7  23  17  17 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  24  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -14
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  25  10   7  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  23  10   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Kilbane      MF   1   9  23  12  30 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
M_Balotelli    FW   3   9   7  23  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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  36   5   5   7  14 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  31  11   9  46 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  27  12   5  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  26  11   8  33 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  24   8   8  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  29   8  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  28   2  36 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  26  12  19 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  40  42
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  25   9  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  29  27 |  49   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   7  24  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  20  31
M_De_Sanctis   GK  27   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  30   4   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  24  11   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  31   4  32 |  42   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  25  21 |  47   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
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