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Season 15 Archive: Division 1, Week 2

Marseille 3 - 0 Ajax

Division One League Match, Marseille vs. Ajax (Mon Sep 24)


                            Marseille  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                             Lee Shaw  |  James Maund
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF M_Cassetti
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF D_Agger
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                            Yeboah FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB Falcón
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                          L_Thomas SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB W_Sneijder
                           S_Walsh SUB |  SUB K_Huntelaar

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(aja) C_dos_Passos unselfishly heads the ball back to Ridoutski
          ...  T_Taiwo with a pull on the shirt
Min. 3  :(aja) C_Fabregas slides the ball across to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp tries to beat R_Higuita from outside the area!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 5  :(aja) C_Fabregas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Maicon with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  G_Dalglish sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 6  :(msl) Y_Sankhare holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Digweed
          ...  M_Cassetti reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 6  :(aja) F_Cannavaro looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Saved by R_Higuita
Min. 6  :(msl) Douglas_Costa breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Dudek!
          ...  D_Agger brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  G_Dalglish calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 7  :(msl) A_Marcos with the heel pass to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has J_Dudek to beat
          ...  He rounds J_Dudek
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And Marseille are leading in the game now
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 8  :(aja) It seems Ajax are making a tactical change to A
Min. 9  :(aja) H_Kiessling miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Trezeguet though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Cannavaro plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 12 :(msl) Y_Sankhare runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at J_Dudek
          ...  He dinks it over J_Dudek
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Marseille 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 14 :(msl) L_Koscielny retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Yeboah latches onto the end of it
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Agger
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yeboah curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Dudek jumps well to claim it!
Min. 18 :(msl) L_Koscielny with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_dos_Passos
          ...  L_Koscielny controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  J_Dudek saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 21 :(msl) Douglas_Costa gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Yeboah is unmarked
          ...  Yeboah with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But J_Dudek punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 22 :(msl) Y_Sankhare back heels to find Yeboah in space
          ...  Yeboah from 20 yards !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 23 :(msl) Y_Sankhare runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Y_Sankhare with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Ajax fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 28 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah with the shot !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 29 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Ridoutski
          ...  Ridoutski from 20 yards !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 34 :(aja) H_Kiessling with a 50-yard pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 35 :(msl) A_Marcos sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 35 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Yeboah is through!
          ...  D_Agger with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 36 :(aja) C_Fabregas wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 39 :(msl) Yeboah takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Yeboah with a terrific drive !
          ...  J_Dudek with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 40 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  What agility from J_Dudek
Min. 41 :(msl) J_Digweed watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_dos_Passos
Min. 42 :(aja) J_Crujff runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Trezeguet
          ...  L_Koscielny with a clumsy challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Dalglish signals that it is indirect
          ...  H_Kiessling swings it in
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of it
          ...  But T_Taiwo slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Dalglish has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) D_Trezeguet with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  D_Trezeguet sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 44 :(msl) Y_Sankhare flicks the ball through
          ...  Yeboah runs onto it!
          ...  What a shot from Yeboah !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  J_Dudek has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Dudek is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Marseille 3-0 Ajax ...
Min. 44 :(msl) Marseille will now play L after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 44 :(aja) C_Fabregas with the mazy run
          ...  But L_Shawry spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 45 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Digweed in space
          ...  J_Digweed hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But J_Dudek just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 47 :(msl) Yeboah comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  C_dos_Passos takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 48 :(aja) H_Kiessling with a 50-yard pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp is clean through!
          ...  R_Higuita tries to make himself big
          ...  He tries to flick it past R_Higuita
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 3-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(aja) J_Crujff beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Crujff sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 49 :(msl) Y_Sankhare makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Y_Sankhare fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But J_Dudek just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Vermaelen comes on for C_dos_Passos and takes up a DF role
Min. 50 :(aja) W_Sneijder is ready to come on to replace Ridoutski
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 50 :(aja) K_Huntelaar is coming on and D_Trezeguet is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 51 :(msl) Douglas_Costa looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Marcos
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  F_Cannavaro looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 51 :(aja) J_Crujff has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Marcos
          ...  He knocks it to K_Huntelaar!
          ...  K_Huntelaar from 20 yards !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a difficult save
Min. 52 :(aja) W_Sneijder moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  R_Higuita is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 53 :(aja) D_Bergkamp barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Koscielny
Min. 54 :(aja) W_Sneijder controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_Huntelaar attempts a chip!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 55 :(msl) Yeboah could get a shot on goal here
          ...  F_Cannavaro plays it back
          ...  J_Dudek slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Dudek catches it!
Min. 57 :(aja) J_Dudek is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 58 :(msl) Curled in dangerously from A_Marcos to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  J_Dudek with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 65 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Marcos
          ...  T_Vermaelen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Dalglish going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 66 :(msl) Douglas_Costa hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Digweed latches onto it!
          ...  J_Digweed tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But J_Dudek makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 70 :(msl) D_Obua is coming on for N_Ben_Khalifa and playing MF
Min. 75 :(msl) S_Walsh takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Digweed as FW
Min. 76 :(msl) S_Walsh with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves T_Vermaelen behind
          ...  S_Walsh attempts a lob!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Dudek's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Dudek looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Marcos
          ...  T_Vermaelen belts it clear
Min. 77 :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Yeboah
          ...  M_Cassetti muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  G_Dalglish wants a quiet word
Min. 84 :(aja) J_Crujff plays the early ball across the box to find K_Huntelaar in space
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the drive!
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 85 :(msl) Douglas_Costa looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah with the overhead !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  J_Dudek tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Obua crosses it in!
          ...  J_Dudek easily catches it!
Min. 85 :(aja) D_Bergkamp nutmegs T_Taiwo, he continues to run forward
          ...  Y_Sankhare with the tackle
          ...  G_Dalglish will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Dalglish refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 85 :(aja) T_Vermaelen pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  C_Fabregas is clean through!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Shawry
Min. 86 :(msl) D_Obua takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  D_Obua must beat J_Dudek!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa crosses it in!
          ...  J_Dudek catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(msl) A_Marcos crosses into the box, finding S_Walsh
          ...  S_Walsh with the shot on net !
          ...  J_Dudek gets his fingertips to it

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 97,349
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Yeboah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Yeboah (7,44), J_Digweed (12)
Sent Off             : D_Maicon (5)
Booked               : L_Koscielny (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Fabregas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Agger (35)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Marseille  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       11
On target            :          13        |       2
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          17        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       14
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Final Score          : Marseille 3 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Marseille
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_Higuita      GK  35   2   2   2  34 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  26  12   3  24 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  24   9   7  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  53  10   6
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  24  10  36 |  96   0   0   5   2   2   0   0   0   0   0 100   9
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  23  11  25 |  73   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  56  29
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0  20  20 110
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  25  19 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   6  24   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  22  20 |  18   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

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  36   3   1   1  18 |  96  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   1  27   1   1  38 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  26  10   9  46 |  53   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  25   6   2  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
D_Agger        DF   2  23  11   5  24 |  35   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   5 -10 -10
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  27   4  32 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  26   9  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  24  12  29 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  28 -20
J_Crujff       MF   2   5  24   9  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
D_Trezeguet    FW   1   5   3  27  23 |  53   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -16
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  23  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Falcón         GK  25   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  26   4   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  23  10   6  31 |  43   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  24   8  23 |  43   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_Huntelaar    MF   2   9   7  27  37 |  43   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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