Division One League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Ajax (Mon Feb 13)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Ajax
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        L_Bowazski GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                           Douglas DF  |  DF D_Agger
                        J_Neeskens DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF J_Stam
                        M_Pavlovic DF  |  MF Ridoutski
                         D_Bentley MF  |  MF Granit_Xhaka
                         C_Gemmell MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                            B_Yaga MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                         L_Fabiano FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                                       |
                               Leo SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                          A_Hinkel SUB |  SUB C_Luciano
                          M_Canete SUB |  SUB A_Ross
                          N_Sanudo SUB |  SUB T_Huddlestone
                         A_Anyukov SUB |  SUB Ian_Wright

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(wbn) A_McLeish pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  V_Kompany forces him off the ball
Min. 3  :(aja) A_Arshavin runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_McLeish read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 4  :(wbn) E_Bergkamp flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  T_Wallcott takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Cakir tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 6  :(aja) J_Crujff plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Arshavin keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Bentley
Min. 7  :(wbn) C_Gemmell makes the tackle
          ...  Granit_Xhaka forces him off the ball
Min. 9  :(wbn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  L_Fabiano seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  L_Fabiano flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_McLeish chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches it!
Min. 10 :(aja) D_Agger catches D_Bentley with an elbow!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 11 :(aja) J_Crujff with a well-controlled run
          ...  J_Crujff with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 12 :(aja) T_Wallcott runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  T_Wallcott with a thundering shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 14 :(wbn) L_Fabiano takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_dos_Passos
          ...  J_Crujff with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_Cakir calls him for a talk
Min. 15 :(wbn) C_Gemmell with a flicked pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  That puts Werder Bremen ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 18 :(wbn) C_Gemmell looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Bentley
          ...  D_Bentley has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes an easy save
Min. 19 :(aja) C_dos_Passos with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  But C_Mongongu wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Oscar_Serrano!
          ...  C_Mongongu gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 21 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Mongongu
          ...  He puts in A_Arshavin!
          ...  A_Arshavin hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But L_Bowazski parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 27 :(aja) C_dos_Passos with a 40-yard pass to A_Arshavin
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by B_Yaga
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 27 :(wbn) C_Gemmell takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past C_dos_Passos
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Wallcott with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 29 :(wbn) A_McLeish brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Granit_Xhaka
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Fabiano!
          ...  L_Fabiano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 30 :(aja) C_dos_Passos flicks it past M_Pavlovic
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Bentley with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 30 :(aja) T_Wallcott had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  T_Wallcott swings in the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 35 :(wbn) A_McLeish cuts the ball back to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp rifles it to the far post !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 35 :(wbn) D_Bentley beats Oscar_Serrano
          ...  T_Wallcott with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  An early bath or him then!
Min. 38 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic takes advantage of a mistake by V_Kompany
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  M_Pavlovic with the shot on net !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 38 :(aja) D_Agger turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to V_Kompany
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by V_Kompany !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  L_Bowazski moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  L_Bowazski catches it with style!
Min. 40 :(wbn) L_Fabiano looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Douglas
          ...  J_Stam reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 42 :(wbn) D_Bentley takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Gemmell
          ...  C_Gemmell hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 45 :(wbn) L_Fabiano finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Granit_Xhaka takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 47 :(aja) A_Arshavin cuts the ball back to J_Crujff
          ...  C_Mongongu intercepts the pass

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 1-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(aja) Ridoutski brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Arshavin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Neeskens
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to J_Crujff
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  L_Bowazski watches it sail wide!
Min. 48 :(wbn) C_Gemmell looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Pavlovic
          ...  M_Pavlovic with a thundering volley!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar beats the ball away
Min. 49 :(aja) C_Luciano is coming on for D_Agger and will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Huddlestone will replace the useless J_Crujff and will play MF
Min. 50 :(wbn) L_Fabiano loses C_dos_Passos
          ...  L_Fabiano with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had E_Van_d_Sar beaten!
Min. 51 :(aja) Ian_Wright is ready to come on to replace A_Arshavin
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 51 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp jumps over C_Luciano's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the chance !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 56 :(aja) T_Huddlestone takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Pavlovic
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Huddlestone has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into L_Bowazski's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 57 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp sprints past the defender
          ...  T_Huddlestone with a bad challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  C_Cakir signals that it is indirect
          ...  B_Yaga swings it in
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets on the end of it
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  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!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 60 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano crosses into the box, finding C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_dos_Passos leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  L_Bowazski gets up well to catch that one
Min. 69 :(wbn) C_Gemmell gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him!
Min. 71 :(aja) T_Huddlestone runs at D_Bentley
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  T_Huddlestone with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  L_Bowazski with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 72 :(wbn) C_Gemmell finds L_Fabiano with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  L_Fabiano goes for goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 73 :(aja) J_Stam plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  M_Pavlovic clears with a diving header
Min. 74 :(wbn) M_Canete replaces an unhappy D_Bentley and will play as a MF
Min. 74 :(wbn) C_Gemmell gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside C_Luciano!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_Gemmell !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 75 :(wbn) A_Hinkel is ready to come on to replace A_McLeish
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(wbn) M_Canete plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  C_Gemmell keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  C_Gemmell hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(aja) Ridoutski controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Neeskens
          ...  He puts in Ian_Wright!
          ...  Ian_Wright uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 78 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Ian_Wright gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Ian_Wright controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(aja) Ridoutski slides it through the middle to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright attempts a chip!
          ...  But L_Bowazski tips it over
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 85 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  Oscar_Serrano gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The shot slips through L_Bowazski's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 87 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  Douglas tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ian_Wright swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Bowazski
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) C_Gemmell jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Pavlovic
          ...  M_Pavlovic gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 89 :(wbn) C_Mongongu looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Canete
          ...  V_Kompany forces him off the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 75,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : C_Gemmell (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Bergkamp (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Granit_Xhaka
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : T_Wallcott (35)
Booked               : D_Agger (10)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       13
Off target           :          10        |       8
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Bowazski     GK  39   5   4   6  15 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  26  11   5  26 |  78   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
Douglas        DF   2  26  10   8  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  26   9   7  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  26   8   6  36 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  24   5   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  20  31
D_Bentley      MF   3  17  26   9  36 |  77   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
C_Gemmell      MF   3   9  26  12  28 |  95   0   0   6   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  75   7
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  26   8  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  26  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  24
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  25  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
Leo            GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  24  10  10  44 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  25   5  19 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Sanudo       AM   1   6  23  16  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Anyukov      FW   1   9   4  25  35 |   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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  32  11   9  46 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
D_Agger        DF   2  28  12   5  24 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
V_Kompany      DF   2  27  11   8  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
J_Stam         DF   2  26   8   6  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  32   4  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  10  28   7  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  28  10  28 |  53   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  27  12  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  26  21 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -8
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  25  32 |  54   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  25   7   7  31 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  29   2  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  27  11  19 |  42   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -14
Ian_Wright     FW   1   9   7  27  20 |  41   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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