Elite Football League Match, Santos FC vs. Ajax (Mon Apr 15)


                            Santos FC  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  5-4-1 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                         L_Alberto DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                             Oscar DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                           Josimar DF  |  DF M_Hart
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                           Emerson DM  |  DF D_Agger
                          R_Tabata MF  |  MF O_Lindenbergh
                        Ze_Roberto MF  |  MF C_N_Zogbia
                          Maradona MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                           Eusebio FW  |  MF H_Kiessling
                     Stan_Matthews FW  |  FW K_Huntelaar
                                       |
                               Rao SUB |  SUB Falcón
                         T_Mowbray SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                           L_Clark SUB |  SUB W_Sneijder
                              Zico SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                        Rummenigge SUB |  SUB Taliyah

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(aja) O_Lindenbergh with a flicked pass to D_Agger
          ...  Oscar forces him off the ball
Min. 11 :(aja) C_N_Zogbia threads the through ball to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar with a thundering shot!
          ...  K_Jensen gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 16 :(sfc) R_Tabata plays a long ball to L_Alberto
          ...  L_Alberto with a terrific drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  That puts Santos FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 16 :(aja) K_Huntelaar leaves his marker standing
          ...  Emerson beats him to the ball
Min. 18 :(aja) K_Huntelaar plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  R_Tabata leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 20 :(sfc) R_Tabata has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Agger
          ...  He puts in Eusebio!
          ...  A powerful header from Eusebio !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maradona swings it in!
          ...  J_Dudek easily catches it!
Min. 20 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh beats L_Alberto
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Huth
Min. 21 :(aja) C_dos_Passos bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_Kiessling
          ...  H_Kiessling curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 22 :(sfc) Eusebio runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_Carabali pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 24 :(sfc) Emerson pulls it back to Maradona
          ...  Maradona looks to see where J_Dudek is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  J_Dudek falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  J_Dudek looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maradona lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Dudek fists it away!
Min. 27 :(sfc) R_Huth nutmegs the defender
          ...  D_Agger with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Dalglish tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Maradona hits it over the wall
          ...  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!
          ...  Oscar drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Dudek easily catches it!
Min. 29 :(sfc) R_Tabata runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Maradona
          ...  A wicked drive by Maradona !
          ...  J_Dudek has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Dudek is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 29 :(sfc) Emerson whips the ball across to Stan_Matthews
          ...  C_dos_Passos with a pull on the shirt
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 30 :(aja) C_dos_Passos knocks it past L_Alberto and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But R_Huth slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Dalglish has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 31 :(sfc) Maradona bursts forward
          ...  Maradona with a powerful downward header!
          ...  J_Dudek manages to turn it behind
Min. 33 :(aja) O_Lindenbergh looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_dos_Passos with the goal bound shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 34 :(sfc) Eusebio beats his man
          ...  A_Carabali beats him to the ball
Min. 35 :(sfc) Josimar with a short pass to find Emerson
          ...  Emerson hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But J_Dudek punches it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sfc) Eusebio stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  C_dos_Passos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 46 :(sfc) L_Alberto with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  L_Alberto fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  J_Dudek plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 1-0 Ajax

Min. 50 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Vermaelen will come on for C_dos_Passos and play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) W_Sneijder is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ridoutski is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 54 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  W_Sneijder is through!
          ...  W_Sneijder with the shot on net !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 55 :(sfc) T_Mowbray will replace the useless Josimar and will play DF
Min. 55 :(sfc) Ze_Roberto with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Eusebio
          ...  Eusebio with the goal bound shot!
          ...  J_Dudek makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 55 :(aja) H_Kiessling fires over a low cross to K_Huntelaar
          ...  Driven towards goal by K_Huntelaar !
          ...  K_Jensen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  K_Jensen has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 57 :(aja) K_Huntelaar moves forward
          ...  T_Mowbray wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Lindenbergh drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to C_N_Zogbia
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 60 :(sfc) L_Clark is being prepared to come on
          ...  Maradona is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(aja) C_Fabregas is ready to come on to replace H_Kiessling
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 60 :(sfc) R_Tabata controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Stan_Matthews has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Glyn Rigby
          ...  Santos FC 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 61 :(aja) J_Esparza holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Hart
          ...  M_Hart attempts to drive it home!
          ...  K_Jensen tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Lindenbergh hits it towards the far post!
          ...  W_Sneijder gets on the end of it
          ...  But K_Jensen smothers the ball.
Min. 66 :(sfc) L_Alberto kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Clark gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Intercepted by J_Esparza
Min. 69 :(sfc) R_Tabata drives it across the face of the goal Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews sees J_Dudek off his line !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 70 :(aja) C_N_Zogbia with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Fabregas
          ...  But R_Huth wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Dalglish has none of it.
Min. 73 :(aja) A_Carabali is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to W_Sneijder
          ...  T_Mowbray reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 74 :(sfc) R_Tabata with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 75 :(sfc) Rummenigge replaces Eusebio to play as a FW
Min. 75 :(sfc) Emerson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to T_Mowbray
          ...  T_Vermaelen with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 79 :(sfc) R_Huth flicks it over A_Carabali and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Huth uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 81 :(sfc) Oscar nutmegs the defender
          ...  M_Hart slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 85 :(sfc) R_Huth cuts inside T_Vermaelen
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Huth !
          ...  J_Dudek gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 86 :(sfc) R_Huth plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  T_Vermaelen plays it back
          ...  J_Dudek slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabata swings it in!
          ...  Ze_Roberto gets a shot in
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  J_Dudek was beaten there!
Min. 87 :(sfc) Emerson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Tabata
          ...  R_Tabata with a powerful header !
          ...  J_Dudek tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sfc) Emerson with a simple pass to R_Huth
          ...  T_Vermaelen with a nasty foul
          ...  G_Dalglish calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 91 :(sfc) R_Tabata with a probing pass to Emerson
          ...  Emerson with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 91 :(sfc) T_Mowbray gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_Agger!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Fabregas with a terrible tackle
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 78,297
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Tabata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Alberto (16), Stan_Matthews (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Tabata (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Vermaelen
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_dos_Passos (29), C_Fabregas (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Santos FC  |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       8
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Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  28  12   7  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
Oscar          DF   2  23  13   6  18 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  23  11   7  23 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Huth         DF   2  23  10   8  43 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  45   0   9
Emerson        DM   2  12  25   7  40 |  94   0   1   5   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  60   9
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  39   8  29 |  94   0   0   7   2   1   0   1   0   0  -2 122   6
Ze_Roberto     MF   1   3  27   2  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
Maradona       MF   1  10  23  15  18 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
Eusebio        FW   2   7   2  30  39 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  28  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  50
Rao            GK  27   3   3   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  25   8   5  29 |  36   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Clark        MF   2   6  23  15  37 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zico           MF   1   9  23  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rummenigge     FW   2   8   8  23  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  27  10   9  46 |  53   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  10  -1
J_Esparza      DF   1  26   6   3  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
M_Hart         DF   2  26   4   1  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -12
A_Carabali     DF   2  25   9   7  10 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
D_Agger        DF   2  24  11   5  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Lindenbergh  MF   2   2  32   1  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
C_N_Zogbia     MF   1   3  28  12  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  28   4  32 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  26   9  31 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   9   8  28  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Falcón         GK  25   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  23  10   6  31 |  41   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  25   8  23 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
C_Fabregas     AM   3   7  24  12  29 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  25  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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