Elite League Match, Santos FC vs. Ajax (Sun Jan 28)


                            Santos FC  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-4-1 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                           Josimar DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF J_Stam
                             Oscar DF  |  DF M_Keown
                             E_Sno MF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  MF R_Pletikosa
                          Socrates MF  |  MF S_Marlet
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                              Pele FW  |  MF M_Overmars
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW Ian_Wright
                                       |
                           R_Locke SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                         N_Subotic SUB |  SUB V_Kompany
                          J_Tessem SUB |  SUB J_Crujff
                         S_Marsden SUB |  SUB I_Muniain
                               Bar SUB |  SUB A_Arshavin

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 4  :(sfc) Socrates curls the ball out wide to Neymar_Jr
          ...  S_Kolasinac goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 11 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  T_Vermaelen cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 15 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno 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!
          ...  D_Moore receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Moore rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 24 :(sfc) Casemiro gets possession in his own half
          ...  Casemiro hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Ajax fans laugh at him
Min. 26 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Keown gets on the end of it
          ...  Josimar makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano swings it in!
          ...  M_Keown makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  A_Marshall 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!
Min. 28 :(aja) S_Marlet backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Ian_Wright gets on the end of it
          ...  Ian_Wright drives the ball low !
          ...  A_Marshall makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 31 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with an in swinging cross to S_Marlet
          ...  Josimar with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  A_Barken is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(aja) Ian_Wright loses Oscar
          ...  Socrates wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 33 :(sfc) Josimar moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pele
          ...  But M_Keown puts the ball out of play
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC restructured their strategy to P
Min. 37 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with a perfectly timed run
          ...  T_Vermaelen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Socrates hits it into the box!
          ...  Pele gets his head on it
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Casemiro hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 37 :(aja) M_Overmars plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  M_Overmars with the header !
          ...  A_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by A_Marshall !!
Min. 40 :(sfc) Pele jumps over T_Vermaelen's challenge
          ...  A vicious shot by Pele !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) S_Marlet hits a hard pass to Ian_Wright
          ...  R_Huth with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 43 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr sprints past T_Vermaelen
          ...  J_Stam with a superb challenge
          ...  A_Barken has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  A_Barken calls him for a talk
Min. 44 :(aja) M_Overmars kicks Koki_Mizuno off the ball
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Koki_Mizuno shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to E_Sno instead
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Kolasinac
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Socrates drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Koki_Mizuno
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 46 :(sfc) Socrates holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Oscar
          ...  Oscar has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 46 :(aja) Ian_Wright beats R_Huth
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But Oscar reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 48 :(aja) I_Muniain is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Pletikosa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 49 :(aja) V_Kompany replaces J_Stam and will play DF
Min. 49 :(aja) S_Kolasinac with a one-touch layoff to I_Muniain
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Neymar_Jr !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 0-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(sfc) Pele beats his man
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  V_Kompany hits it out for a throw
Min. 50 :(aja) A_Arshavin comes on for Ian_Wright and takes up a FW role
Min. 51 :(sfc) Casemiro gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside V_Kompany!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Arshavin with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  A_Barken called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 52 :(aja) S_Marlet finds S_Kolasinac in the box
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Oscar
Min. 55 :(sfc) N_Subotic comes on for R_Huth and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 55 :(aja) I_Muniain with a one-touch layoff to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But A_Marshall makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 58 :(sfc) D_Moore picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Oscar_Serrano slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(sfc) J_Tessem comes on for E_Sno and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 62 :(sfc) E_Van_d_Sar miskicks!
          ...  Neymar_Jr is takes control of the ball!
          ...  I_Muniain with an over the top challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Glyn Rigby looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  Surely not!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Barken is a disgrace!!
          ...  Pele Places the ball on the spot
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Lets see if Santos FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Ajax...
Min. 65 :(sfc) Bar takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Neymar_Jr as FW
Min. 65 :(sfc) It looks as though Santos FC is now playing C
Min. 68 :(sfc) Socrates has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Socrates bears down on goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 76 :(sfc) Casemiro back heels to find Pele in space
          ...  S_Kolasinac intercepts the pass
Min. 77 :(aja) S_Marlet turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano flings a shot at goal !
          ...  A_Marshall is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks very relieved!
Min. 77 :(aja) M_Keown looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  Always a risky tactic
          ...  now they'll have to play a man short
Min. 78 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  A_Arshavin is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  A_Barken tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(sfc) J_Tessem pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
          ...  They have run out of substitutions.
          ...  The other lot must be right dirty bastards
Min. 81 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A glorious effort by Koki_Mizuno !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Casemiro hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sfc) N_Subotic flicks it over Alvaro_Rubio and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A thundering drive by N_Subotic !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 90 :(sfc) Pele with the dribble
          ...  S_Marlet is easily beaten
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 150,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Oscar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Pele (62 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Josimar (31), R_Huth (43)
Injured              : J_Tessem (80)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Oscar_Serrano
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Overmars (44)
Booked               : A_Arshavin (78)
Injured              : M_Keown (77)
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :           6        |       8
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Final Score          : Santos FC 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
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_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  31  13  10  16 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Josimar        DF   2  30  13   7  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
R_Huth         DF   2  29  11   8  43 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Oscar          DF   2  29   7   9  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
E_Sno          MF   1  11  32  10  30 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  32   7  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Socrates       MF   1   6  28   8  12 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
Casemiro       MF   3   7  27   5  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Pele           FW   1   8   9  35  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   8   7  29  20 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Locke        GK  36   2   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Subotic      DF   2  28   7   8  33 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
J_Tessem       MF   1   8  29  17  27 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  29   8  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bar            FW   1   7  10  30  22 |  26   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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  28  10   9  11 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  28   8  10  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  27   8   7  29 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  26  12   7  21 |  81   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  26   8   6  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  30   8  40 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marlet       MF   2   8  29   8  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  16  28  12  19 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   6
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  26  13  32 |  44   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
Ian_Wright     FW   2   6   9  29  22 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  29  11   8  33 |  46   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  29  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  28   8  24 |  47   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  26  32 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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