Elite League Match, Valencia vs. Ajax (Sun Jul 10)


                             Valencia  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Burns  |  James Maund
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK J_Ablanedo
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF M_Keown
                       B_Chillwell DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                          M_Gorgon DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF M_Canete
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                          Thiago_C MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                           Y_Stamm SUB |  SUB B_Roorda
                         M_Kikuchi SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                              ToZe SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB Thomas_Partey

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(vla) W_Jose gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside T_Stavos!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Jose tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  J_Ablanedo won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 3  :(vla) R_Tabatta unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  That puts Valencia ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 3  :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Bonner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat Bonner!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 4  :(aja) T_Wallcott sidesteps M_Gorgon
          ...  T_Wallcott strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Bonner just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 9  :(aja) G_Karagounis brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Cruijff gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Chillwell plays the back pass
          ...  Bonner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete drives it into the box!
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 10 :(vla) W_Jose beats G_Magalhaes
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Karagounis is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk
Min. 11 :(aja) M_Canete changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But B_Ivanovic will cut out the threat
Min. 13 :(vla) R_Tabatta is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  B_Chillwell latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_Chillwell belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  J_Ablanedo won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 22 :(vla) L_Macleod miskicks!
          ...  He finds T_Kroos though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Keown
Min. 24 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from B_Chillwell to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot slips through J_Ablanedo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 26 :(aja) J_Cruijff squares it to G_Karagounis
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  B_Ivanovic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 27 :(vla) W_Jose cuts inside G_Magalhaes
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  W_Jose tries to beat J_Ablanedo!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And J_Ablanedo reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod swings it in!
          ...  M_Keown reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 27 :(aja) G_Karagounis twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 27 :(aja) C_Fabregas takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_Karagounis as MF
Min. 28 :(aja) J_Cruijff finds C_Fabregas on the edge of the box
          ...  But R_Tabatta wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to T_Wallcott
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Bonner saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Gorgon reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 33 :(vla) W_Jose with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Keown behind
          ...  T_Stavos bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 39 :(vla) Thiago_C with an in swinging cross to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  J_Ablanedo saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) T_Wallcott runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  T_Wallcott with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Bonner won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 45 :(aja) F_Ljungberg wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  That's given Ajax the advantage!
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Ajax ...
Min. 47 :(vla) R_Tabatta takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  R_Tabatta with a bicycle kick !
          ...  J_Ablanedo is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 48 :(aja) T_Wallcott looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  T_Kroos leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 49 :(aja) J_Ablanedo looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 49 :(aja) B_Roorda replaces an unhappy J_Ablanedo and will play as a GK

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Ajax

Min. 46 :(vla) T_Kroos barges M_Canete off the ball
          ...  T_Kroos gets up high for the header !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 52 :(aja) S_Kolasinac takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_Magalhaes as DF
Min. 52 :(aja) Thomas_Partey is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Wallcott is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 53 :(vla) Thiago_C with a flicked pass to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into B_Roorda's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 54 :(vla) W_Jose jumps over M_Van_D_Hoorn's challenge
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn does well to get the tackle in
Min. 58 :(vla) D_Suker with the through ball to W_Jose
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  O_Bundy tries to calm him down
Min. 59 :(vla) W_Jose with electric pace
          ...  He eases past T_Stavos
          ...  W_Jose with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But B_Roorda punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that B_Roorda got a touch
Min. 59 :(aja) S_Kolasinac with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past M_Gorgon
          ...  T_Kroos brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But O_Bundy waves play on!!!
Min. 61 :(aja) M_Canete works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac with the cheeky shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Bonner never had a chance!
Min. 64 :(vla) W_Jose passes the ball to R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta attempts to drive it home!
          ...  The shot slips through B_Roorda's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 69 :(aja) J_Cruijff is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Thomas_Partey latches onto the ball
          ...  L_Macleod is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 73 :(vla) W_Jose is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  M_Keown is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  B_Roorda misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Kroos!
          ...  T_Stavos wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 74 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn sidesteps M_Gorgon
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  B_Chillwell with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(aja) M_Canete lays the ball back to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  B_Chillwell slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 77 :(vla) D_E_Boyata unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta bears down on goal!
          ...  B_Roorda can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  B_Roorda makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 79 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  ToZe will come on for Thiago_C and play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet will come on for D_Suker and play FW
Min. 80 :(vla) R_Tabatta kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  R_Tabatta with the punt towards goal!
          ...  B_Roorda blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 81 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is being brought on
          ...  B_Chillwell is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a smart turn
          ...  But D_E_Boyata spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) ToZe spits at M_Keown
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 90 :(aja) M_Canete bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  The shot slips through Bonner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 93 :(vla) ToZe finds M_Gorgon on the edge of the box
          ...  T_Stavos gathers up the loose ball
Min. 93 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a flicked pass to M_Keown
          ...  R_Tabatta cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Tabatta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Kroos (48), L_Macleod (69), B_Chillwell (74), ToZe (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Jose_A_Reyes
Scorers              : Jose_A_Reyes (3,45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : G_Karagounis (27), J_Ablanedo (49)
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       7
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       12
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Bonner         GK  31   1   2   2  32 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  34  12   9  11 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
B_Chillwell    DF   2  27  13   8  31 |  85   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18 -12 -22
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -22
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  29  17  21 |  97   0   2   2   1   4   0   0   0   0  40  40   5
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  28   9  21 |  83   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  31  10 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  84   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Y_Stamm        DF   3  25   8   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      DF   1  16  31   9  30 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  19  30   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ToZe           MF   2  10  24  19  31 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  13   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_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |  49   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  34  13   5  10 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  33  13   7  21 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  32   9   8  33 |  97   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  30   1   1  20 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  32   5  19 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  29   2  29 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  56   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
B_Roorda       GK  37   4   5   2  29 |  48   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  35  12  10  11 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  30   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  30   7  31 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Thomas_Partey  AM   2   1  30  18  35 |  41   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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