Division One League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Ajax (Sun Nov 17)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  James Maund
                                       |
                            R_Riou GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                          M_Friedl DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                      Jerzinho_Jnr DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                       M_Veljkovic DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                         H_Odoffin DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                           S_Veron MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                             Dunga MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                        S_Berghuis MF  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                          B_Towell MF  |  MF L_Copland
                            L_Riva FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                           Y_Osako FW  |  FW A_Gray
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB E_Mendy
                         H_Maguire SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                          N_Valsic SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                           A_Addey SUB |  SUB P_Vieira
                       Del_Vecchio SUB |  SUB N_Kanu

Referee: F_Zwayer (Germany)


Min. 2  :(wbn) S_Veron retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  B_Towell gets on the end of it
          ...  B_Towell has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  That s given Werder Bremen the lead!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 8  :(wbn) H_Odoffin with an in swinging cross to Y_Osako
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 8  :(aja) L_Copland is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Edu_Gaspar latches onto the ball
          ...  A wicked drive by Edu_Gaspar !
          ...  R_Riou with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 15 :(wbn) H_Odoffin comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  L_Copland with a nasty foul
          ...  F_Zwayer tries to calm him down
Min. 18 :(aja) W_Sneijder brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Jerzinho_Jnr
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Gray!
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Gray !
          ...  But R_Riou makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 22 :(aja) A_Arshavin takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Arshavin !
          ...  R_Riou blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 23 :(aja) L_Copland sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  L_Copland with the chance !
          ...  R_Riou gets his fingertips to it
Min. 25 :(wbn) S_Veron knocks it forward
          ...  G_Magalhaes slips
          ...  L_Riva gets to it!
          ...  L_Riva tries to beat T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_O_Conner gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 26 :(aja) A_Arshavin cuts inside Y_Osako
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 33 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Riou has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  That s pulled Ajax level!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 34 :(wbn) S_Berghuis skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Y_Osako
          ...  W_Gallas wins the ball well
          ...  F_Zwayer has given a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 35 :(aja) Juan_Foyth with a measured pass to Edu_Gaspar
          ...  M_Veljkovic tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Arshavin swings a leg at it!
          ...  R_Riou with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 38 :(wbn) L_Riva runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Gallas
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Towell chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_O_Conner catches it!
Min. 38 :(aja) W_Sneijder plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Arshavin decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A_Arshavin hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans laugh at him
Min. 39 :(wbn) Dunga looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Friedl
          ...  M_Friedl goes for goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Berghuis chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_O_Conner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) S_Veron retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  L_Riva latches onto the end of it
          ...  L_Riva strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Ajax fans laugh at him
Min. 44 :(aja) L_Copland with the nod to W_Gallas
          ...  W_Gallas with a stunning strike !
          ...  R_Riou with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 45 :(wbn) Jerzinho_Jnr crosses to L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva with the drive!
          ...  T_O_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 45 :(aja) L_Copland pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Juan_Foyth is clean through!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Dunga belts it clear

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

Min. 48 :(wbn) L_Riva beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Juan_Foyth hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(aja) W_Sneijder looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 48 :(aja) P_Vieira is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Sneijder is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 50 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Vermaelen will come on for G_Magalhaes and play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  N_Kanu will come on for A_Gray and play FW
Min. 53 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with the first time pass to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  R_Riou comes towards him
          ...  He nutmegs R_Riou
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s given Ajax the advantage!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-2 Ajax ...
Min. 54 :(aja) Ajax's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 54 :(wbn) S_Veron holds the ball up
          ...  He sees S_Berghuis in space!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos knocks the ball back to T_O_Conner
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past T_O_Conner!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Veron plays it towards the near post!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 55 :(aja) N_Kanu with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past L_Riva
          ...  N_Kanu with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  R_Riou gets his fingertips to it
Min. 58 :(aja) T_Vermaelen takes advantage of a mistake by M_Veljkovic
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Vermaelen !
          ...  R_Riou catches the ball
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen will now play A
Min. 60 :(wbn) S_Berghuis moves into a AM role on the manager's orders
Min. 62 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin shapes up for a shot!
          ...  R_Riou makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 63 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu attempts a low drive!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 70 :(aja) L_Copland gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside H_Odoffin!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Copland with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(wbn) Dunga with the nod to S_Berghuis
          ...  S_Berghuis attempts to nutmeg T_O_Conner!
          ...  But T_O_Conner palms it behind
          ...  F_Zwayer has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 74 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar skips the challenge from M_Veljkovic
          ...  Edu_Gaspar gets his head to the ball !
          ...  R_Riou gets his fingertips to it
Min. 75 :(wbn) Up goes the substitution board - Del_Vecchio on for Y_Osako as a FW
Min. 75 :(wbn) B_Towell has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He puts in S_Veron!
          ...  S_Veron tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 75 :(aja) L_Copland off the woodwork.
          ...  N_Kanu picks up the deflection
          ...  N_Kanu sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  R_Riou gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 78 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  N_Kanu is through!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by N_Kanu !
          ...  But R_Riou parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 84 :(wbn) B_Towell is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 84 :(wbn) N_Valsic is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Towell is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 84 :(aja) P_Vieira finds N_Kanu in the box
          ...  But Jerzinho_Jnr sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 86 :(wbn) Dunga is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to S_Berghuis
          ...  S_Berghuis from 20 yards !
          ...  T_O_Conner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 86 :(aja) F_Ljungberg knocks it forward
          ...  N_Valsic slips
          ...  T_Vermaelen gets to it!
          ...  T_Vermaelen drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with R_Riou
          ...  He lobs it over R_Riou
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wbn) S_Veron with a simple pass to S_Berghuis
          ...  Juan_Foyth takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 91 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 91 :(wbn) M_Friedl races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Veljkovic lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  N_Kanu pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  F_Zwayer reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : S_Veron
Scorers              : B_Towell (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : B_Towell (84)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Edu_Gaspar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Arshavin (33,53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Gallas (34), N_Kanu (91)
Injured              : W_Sneijder (48)
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       19
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           5        |       14
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 2 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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R_Riou         GK  30   2   1   1  33 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
M_Friedl       DF   1  31   9   5  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  30   7   1  17 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  29   8   1  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Odoffin      DF   2  27   7  10  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Veron        MF   2   3  30   5  29 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
Dunga          MF   2  13  29   6  23 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10 -20
S_Berghuis     AM   2   4  27  18  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
B_Towell       MF   2   4  27  15  45 |  88   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  30  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   5  30  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  27   7   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Valsic       MF   2   8  28  18  29 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  27  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   8  26  20 |  16   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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T_O_Conner     GK  37   3   3   2  13 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  34   1   1  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  31   9   7  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  31   6   1  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  31   4   2  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  32   4  23 |  52   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  31   2  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  30  10  41 |  95   0   0   4   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  80  10
L_Copland      MF   2   5  30  10  13 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  33  45 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  32   8   5  13 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  31   6   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  32   3  17 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  31  28 |  40   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
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