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Season 20 Archive: Elite League, Week 10

Santos FC 2 - 1 Ajax

Elite Football League Match, Santos FC vs. Ajax (Mon Apr 20)


                            Santos FC  |  Ajax
                            4-1-4-1 P  |  4-5-1 N
                           Glyn Rigby  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                         L_Alberto DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                         T_Mowbray DF  |  DF M_Hart
                           Josimar DF  |  DF D_Agger
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                        Emerson_Jr DM  |  MF Ridoutski
                     Ki_Sung_Yueng MF  |  MF S_Phelan
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                              Zico MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                           Muniesa MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                        Arnautovic FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                               Rao SUB |  SUB Falcón
                           D_Moore SUB |  SUB J_Esparza
                       Koki_Mizuno SUB |  SUB A_Carabali
                           Eusebio SUB |  SUB A_Ross
                     Stan_Matthews SUB |  SUB N_Gomes

Referee: A_Wiley (England)


Min. 3  :(sfc) Josimar hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Huth latches onto it!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Hart looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 3  :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Ajax physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 3  :(aja) J_Esparza is coming on for M_Van_D_Hoorn and will play DF
Min. 7  :(sfc) Arnautovic with a Cruyff turn
          ...  M_Hart reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 7  :(aja) M_Overmars with a pinpoint pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah tries the shot !
          ...  A_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 8  :(aja) M_Overmars plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  L_Alberto forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by W_Sneijder
          ...  S_Phelan loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  A_Marshall takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 12 :(aja) Ridoutski with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves T_Mowbray behind
          ...  Ridoutski tries to chip the ball over A_Marshall!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 13 :(aja) M_Overmars controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs R_Huth
          ...  He puts in S_Phelan!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Josimar
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 16 :(aja) Taliyah finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Emerson_Jr clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 20 :(sfc) T_Mowbray slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Cleared by M_Hart
Min. 21 :(sfc) Ki_Sung_Yueng gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar watches it sail wide!
Min. 21 :(aja) Taliyah sidesteps T_Mowbray
          ...  Intercepted by Josimar
Min. 22 :(aja) Taliyah flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A well-placed shot from Taliyah !
          ...  A_Marshall with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 23 :(sfc) Muniesa takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic fires a shot at goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 24 :(aja) S_Phelan flicks the ball through
          ...  M_Overmars runs onto it!
          ...  M_Overmars with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  A_Marshall gets up well to catch that one
Min. 25 :(aja) Ridoutski pulls it back to C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_dos_Passos must beat A_Marshall!
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Marshall
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 26 :(aja) M_Overmars runs forward
          ...  M_Overmars gets his head to the ball !
          ...  A_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by A_Marshall to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Marshall
Min. 27 :(sfc) Ki_Sung_Yueng pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Ki_Sung_Yueng with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 27 :(aja) M_Overmars with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  M_Overmars could have let it bounce!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 30 :(sfc) Santos FC changed their strategy to play E
Min. 30 :(sfc) R_Huth unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Marsden
          ...  S_Marsden with the header !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks relieved there!
Min. 33 :(aja) Taliyah with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from S_Marsden
          ...  Taliyah with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Marshall catches it with style!
Min. 34 :(aja) Ridoutski punches Zico off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by A_Wiley
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  A_Wiley sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  S_Marsden knocks it forward
          ...  Arnautovic gets on the end of it
          ...  From long range Arnautovic bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Van_d_Sar's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks embarrassed!
          ...  Santos FC go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 36 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Alberto
          ...  But C_dos_Passos will cut out the threat
Min. 39 :(aja) S_Phelan with the diagonal pass M_Overmars
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  L_Alberto hits it out for a throw
Min. 40 :(sfc) Zico gets possession in his own half
          ...  Zico has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar tips it behind
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 41 :(sfc) Muniesa moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic hits a great drive!
          ...  It floats over E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(sfc) Ki_Sung_Yueng with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Esparza
          ...  He knocks it to Arnautovic!
          ...  A cheeky lob from Arnautovic !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 46 :(sfc) L_Alberto with a Cruyff turn
          ...  S_Phelan with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Wiley will want to speak to him
          ...  He got away with just a warning

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

Min. 49 :(sfc) S_Marsden gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Arnautovic
          ...  C_dos_Passos with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 50 :(sfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Eusebio will come on for Emerson_Jr and play FW
Min. 52 :(sfc) Eusebio drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic shoots towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 53 :(aja) Taliyah with a perfectly timed run
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Mowbray hits it out for a throw
Min. 54 :(aja) Taliyah picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  T_Mowbray reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 55 :(aja) M_Overmars finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  M_Overmars curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But A_Marshall pulls out a save of the game
Min. 56 :(aja) The ball rolls free!
          ...  S_Phelan takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  L_Alberto with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 57 :(sfc) Zico with a probing pass to Eusebio
          ...  Eusebio hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It floats over E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 57 :(sfc) Muniesa headbutts S_Phelan!
          ...  A_Wiley just wants to lecture him
Min. 58 :(sfc) Muniesa with the towering header to Ki_Sung_Yueng
          ...  Ki_Sung_Yueng hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 60 :(sfc) D_Moore will come on for L_Alberto and play DF
Min. 60 :(aja) A_Ross replaces an unhappy W_Sneijder and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(sfc) Ki_Sung_Yueng plays it forward to T_Mowbray
          ...  T_Mowbray hits the ball first time!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 61 :(aja) C_dos_Passos sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Phelan
          ...  T_Mowbray makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ross drives it into the box!
          ...  Josimar gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 64 :(sfc) Oscar_Serrano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He rounds A_Marshall!
          ...  A_Marshall brings him down in the area!
          ...  A_Wiley wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  What's A_Wiley going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
          ...  Taliyah with the spot kick
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Santos FC 1-1 Ajax...
Min. 64 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 64 :(aja) S_Phelan finds Taliyah on the edge of the box
          ...  Taliyah with the overhead !
          ...  A_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_dos_Passos chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 65 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews is going to be brought on
          ...  Zico is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 66 :(aja) S_Phelan is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Esparza
          ...  R_Huth plays the back pass
          ...  A_Marshall can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Marshall jumps well to claim it!
Min. 67 :(sfc) Arnautovic takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_dos_Passos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 68 :(sfc) S_Marsden is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Eusebio latches onto the ball
          ...  Eusebio swings in the shot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 71 :(aja) S_Phelan takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Agger
          ...  D_Agger sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 77 :(aja) M_Overmars brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Esparza gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Esparza has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  A_Marshall can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Marshall makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 80 :(aja) S_Phelan gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Phelan with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Marshall tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 83 :(aja) S_Phelan floats the ball in to find C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_dos_Passos curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  A_Marshall pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars swings it in!
          ...  A_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 85 :(sfc) Eusebio takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Overmars
          ...  Eusebio attempts a low drive!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him!
Min. 85 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano is through on goal
          ...  Oscar_Serrano cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  A_Marshall won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sfc) Muniesa with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Overmars
          ...  He knocks it to Stan_Matthews!
          ...  Stan_Matthews is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  He rounds E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits post!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Santos FC 2-1 Ajax ...
Min. 89 :(sfc) Santos FC changed their strategy to play C
Min. 90 :(aja) S_Phelan slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Josimar takes possession
Min. 91 :(sfc) S_Marsden with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_dos_Passos
          ...  He knocks it to Eusebio!
          ...  But Taliyah reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 91 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews is injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  The Manager has already made his 3 subs!
          ...  They will have to play a man down!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 129,513
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Arnautovic
Scorers              : Arnautovic (34), Stan_Matthews (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Stan_Matthews (91)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Taliyah (64 pen)
Sent Off             : Ridoutski (34)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Van_D_Hoorn (3)
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           0        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       3
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 1 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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A_Marshall     GK  38   4   6   5  11 |  93  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  31  13   8  28 |  61   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  27   9   5  29 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Josimar        DF   2  25  12   7  23 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
R_Huth         DF   2  25  10   8  43 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Emerson_Jr     DM   3  17  23  10  21 |  51   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  28  11  26 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  26   8  46 |  93   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   1
Zico           MF   1   9  25  11  23 |  66   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Muniesa        MF   1   7  24   8  20 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
Arnautovic     FW   1   6   4  23  11 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  20  20  53
Rao            GK  27   3   3   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  27  12  10  16 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  28   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eusebio        FW   2   7   2  32  39 |  42   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  30  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  40

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  34   5   5   7  14 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  29  11   9  46 |  93   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10  10
M_Hart         DF   2  29   4   1  22 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  26  12   5  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  23   8   8  33 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  30   4  32 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -9
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  28  21  36 |  93   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  10
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  27   8  23 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  26  11  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Overmars     MF   2   9  23  13  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20  10  -4
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  93   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
Falcón         GK  27   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  29   6   3  20 |  90   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Carabali     DF   2  27  10   7  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  27   2  36 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Gomes        FW   1   5   3  27  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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