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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 9

Marseille 1 - 0 Ajax

Elite Football League Match, Marseille vs. Ajax (Sun Jun 11)


                            Marseille  |  Ajax
                              3-4-3 A  |  5-3-2 C
                             Lee Shaw  |  James Maund
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF D_Agger
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                           J_Fleck MF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  DF C_Luciano
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF Ridoutski
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                       K_Huntelaar FW  |  MF Granit_Xhaka
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW Fabinhioski
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                                       |
                          H_Lloris SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                           S_Byram SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                         I_Perisic SUB |  SUB S_Marlet
                           N_Piere SUB |  SUB J_Crujff
                     Z_Ibrahimovic SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 2  :(msl) L_Koscielny with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Oscar_Serrano behind
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 2  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Fabinhioski in space!
          ...  Z_Zidane pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Barken has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Barken!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 5  :(msl) J_Fleck takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Y_Sankhare
          ...  But V_Kompany wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but A_Barken has none of it.
Min. 9  :(msl) M_Dickinson with a slick pass to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed has a go!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 9  :(aja) Ridoutski cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Higuita moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  R_Higuita catches it with style!
Min. 10 :(aja) V_Kompany miskicks!
          ...  He finds Ridoutski though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Koscielny takes possession
Min. 12 :(msl) M_Dickinson beats Granit_Xhaka
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Agger with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Barken wants a quiet word
Min. 14 :(msl) J_Fleck with a smart pass to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 18 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski with the drive!
          ...  The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
          ...  But R_Higuita recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 20 :(msl) M_Dickinson beats C_Luciano
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Barken
          ...  C_Luciano reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 21 :(msl) J_Digweed knocks the ball past the lunge of C_dos_Passos
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Granit_Xhaka and it had to be
Min. 21 :(aja) V_Kompany is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  R_Higuita acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Kompany hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 23 :(msl) Douglas_Costa moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar with the difficult save
Min. 25 :(aja) Ridoutski runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  But J_Fleck puts the ball out of play
Min. 29 :(msl) C_Berra looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar blasts it at the goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 29 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano is unmarked!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 30 :(msl) L_Koscielny is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with a terrific drive !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 32 :(msl) E_Van_d_Sar miss-kicks!
          ...  J_Digweed is through!
          ...  But C_dos_Passos clears the ball to safety
Min. 33 :(aja) Ridoutski gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  R_Higuita just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 37 :(msl) Douglas_Costa drives it forward to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 38 :(aja) Ridoutski is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_Berra forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 39 :(aja) A defence splitting pass from Fabinhioski to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin hits a curling shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 40 :(msl) Douglas_Costa brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Huntelaar with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 40 :(aja) V_Kompany jumps over M_Dickinson's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  K_Huntelaar with a clumsy challenge
Min. 42 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka with a measured ball to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  C_Berra reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) M_Dickinson is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to K_Huntelaar
          ...  D_Agger stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 45 :(aja) D_Agger plays it forward to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
Min. 48 :(aja) V_Kompany with the first time pass to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

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

Min. 49 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Vermaelen will come on for C_dos_Passos and play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Crujff is being brought on
          ...  Oscar_Serrano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Vermaelen takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past C_Berra
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But Z_Zidane wins the ball
Min. 51 :(aja) T_Wallcott is coming on for A_Arshavin and playing FW
Min. 51 :(msl) M_Dickinson with a clever shimmy
          ...  M_Dickinson drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 53 :(aja) Fabinhioski plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Fabinhioski with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 54 :(aja) J_Crujff cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to C_Luciano
          ...  Douglas_Costa rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  D_Agger drives it under the wall
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  R_Higuita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fabinhioski lofts the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 54 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  L_Shawry rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's A_Barken going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 55 :(msl) J_Digweed with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  J_Digweed has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 56 :(aja) V_Kompany cuts inside L_Koscielny
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  V_Kompany with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 57 :(msl) Y_Sankhare squares it to J_Digweed
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from V_Kompany
Min. 59 :(msl) M_Dickinson is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed has a dig at goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 59 :(aja) J_Crujff with the through ball to C_Luciano
          ...  A powerful shot by C_Luciano !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 60 :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Y_Sankhare tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Marseille fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's put Marseille in front!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 60 :(aja) Ridoutski is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott attempts to drive it home!
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 61 :(msl) J_Fleck is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Z_Zidane
          ...  T_Wallcott forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Zidane swings it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar jumps well to claim it!
Min. 61 :(aja) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  T_Vermaelen is through!
          ...  L_Koscielny gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  T_Wallcott latches onto it!
          ...  T_Wallcott with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 66 :(msl) M_Dickinson with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows C_Luciano a clean set of heals
          ...  But D_Agger puts it in row Z!
Min. 69 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a measured pass to C_Luciano
          ...  C_Luciano goes for the top corner !
          ...  R_Higuita falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 71 :(aja) Granit_Xhaka kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Agger gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Koscielny takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 73 :(msl) J_Fleck feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Digweed runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Digweed attempts a lob!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Koscielny crosses it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 74 :(msl) M_Dickinson pulls it back to L_Shawry
          ...  Fabinhioski with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 75 :(msl) J_Digweed plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Digweed drives the ball low !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 78 :(aja) T_Wallcott cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But L_Shawry clears the danger
Min. 80 :(msl) S_Byram comes on for L_Shawry and takes up a DF role
Min. 80 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn nutmegs C_Berra, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 82 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  I_Perisic will come on for Douglas_Costa and play MF
Min. 82 :(aja) Fabinhioski breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Higuita!
          ...  Y_Sankhare brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 82 :(aja) Ridoutski hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Fabinhioski collects the loose ball!
          ...  S_Byram stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 83 :(aja) Ridoutski with the heel pass to J_Crujff
          ...  C_Berra pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic comes on for J_Digweed and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) Y_Sankhare controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 89 :(aja) C_Luciano races into the box
          ...  He sees T_Vermaelen lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Cleared by L_Koscielny
Min. 91 :(msl) K_Huntelaar beats V_Kompany
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  K_Huntelaar tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 93 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes advantage of a mistake by M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Z_Zidane rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_Sankhare (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Zidane (2), Y_Sankhare (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Ridoutski
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       13
Key Tackles          :          12        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       21
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Final Score          : Marseille 1 - 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  39   2   2   2  34 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  32   6   6  32 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  31   8   8  15 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  29  10   7  36 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  31   9  28 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  30  11  36 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  18  23
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  29  11  42 |  85   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  28   7  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
K_Huntelaar    FW   2  10   8  32  37 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  30  34 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   8
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  29  19 |  88   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
H_Lloris       GK  26   2   3   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   3  29   8   6  32 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  30   6  11 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Piere        MF   1   6  23   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |   8   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25

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 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  33  11   9  46 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  29  12   5  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
V_Kompany      DF   2  28  11   8  33 |  96   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10 -15
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  25   8   8  33 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
C_Luciano      DF   2  25   7   7  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  33   4  32 |  96   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  28  12  19 |  53   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  10  28   7  21 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  27  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  25  32 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  25   8   6  31 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Marlet       MF   2   8  29   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  28  10  28 |  43   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  26  21 |  42   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
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