June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, Ajax vs. Aberdeen (Wed Apr 29)


                                 Ajax  |  Aberdeen
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-4-1 C
                          James Maund  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                       G_Magalhaes DF  |  DF G_McQueen
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  DF M_Desailly
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF J_Teze
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF C_Jullien
                         J_Steward MF  |  DF A_Hansen
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                         S_Cazorla MF  |  MF Gio_Staricco
                        Edu_Gaspar MF  |  MF C_Norgaard
                       K_Huntelaar FW  |  MF H_Pym
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                                       |
                         M_Neuberg SUB |  SUB P_Schmeichel
                        Juan_Foyth SUB |  SUB Maya_Yoshida
                      C_Dos_Passos SUB |  SUB K_Sansom
                          P_Vieira SUB |  SUB Mason_Mount
                            A_Gray SUB |  SUB R_Bentley

Referee: M_Oliver (England)


Min. 7  :(aja) L_Copland with a flashy move
          ...  L_Copland with a powerful header !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 7  :(abn) C_Norgaard is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  A_Hunter latches onto the ball
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Hunter !
          ...  What agility from T_O_Conner
Min. 8  :(aja) J_Steward looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Rommedahl
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  G_McQueen hits it out for a throw
Min. 9  :(aja) K_Huntelaar beats M_Desailly
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Oliver
          ...  H_Pym rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 10 :(abn) Gio_Staricco holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Pym
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Vermaelen belts it clear
Min. 13 :(abn) H_Pym threads the through ball to C_Jullien
          ...  But T_Vermaelen reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(aja) K_Huntelaar had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  C_Jullien stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 30 :(aja) L_Copland takes advantage of a mistake by C_Jullien
          ...  L_Copland has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 31 :(aja) L_Copland pass splits open the defence and finds K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 31 :(abn) Gio_Staricco moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Hunter
          ...  S_Cazorla takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 31 :(abn) C_Norgaard with a precise pass to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter with the shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 33 :(abn) G_McQueen flicks it past S_Kolasinac
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Steward with the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 33 :(aja) D_Rommedahl takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  C_Norgaard fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 34 :(abn) M_Desailly with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past S_Cazorla
          ...  A powerful header from M_Desailly !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Aberdeen go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 35 :(abn) Aberdeen will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 36 :(aja) S_Cazorla looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rommedahl
          ...  Gio_Staricco gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 36 :(abn) Gio_Staricco beats his marker
          ...  S_Kolasinac seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 40 :(aja) S_Cazorla with a smart turn
          ...  S_Cazorla gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 42 :(abn) C_Norgaard with a first time pass
          ...  A_Hunter runs onto it!
          ...  A_Hunter controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  T_O_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) D_Rommedahl runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  C_Jullien body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That s a careless challenge!!
          ...  M_Oliver ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Dan Haldane looks relieved
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  L_Copland swings it in
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets on the end of it
          ...  But C_Jullien wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Steward chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  G_McQueen gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-1 Aberdeen

Min. 47 :(aja) S_Kolasinac has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Huntelaar !
          ...  But R_Higuita makes an easy save
Min. 48 :(aja) K_Huntelaar nutmegs A_Hansen, he continues to run forward
          ...  Gio_Staricco slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 50 :(aja) Juan_Foyth is being brought on
          ...  G_Magalhaes is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 50 :(abn) Mason_Mount is coming on and M_Overmars is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) A_Gray takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Rommedahl
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 51 :(abn) J_Teze is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 52 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - P_Vieira on for J_Steward as a MF
Min. 53 :(abn) A_Hansen with an in swinging cross to A_Hunter
          ...  But T_Vermaelen clears the ball to safety
Min. 58 :(aja) L_Copland knocks it past C_Jullien and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  L_Copland with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Ajax are back level!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 59 :(abn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Aberdeen will now be playing C
Min. 60 :(abn) C_Norgaard kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Hunter gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But T_Vermaelen wins the ball
Min. 63 :(abn) A_Hansen lobs it over S_Kolasinac
          ...  L_Copland with a superb challenge
          ...  M_Oliver has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Oliver signals that it is indirect
          ...  A_Hunter passes to Gio_Staricco
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Juan_Foyth belts it clear
Min. 64 :(aja) Juan_Foyth with a flicked pass to T_Vermaelen
          ...  T_Vermaelen controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s put Ajax in front!
          ...  Ajax 2-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 65 :(aja) Ajax changed their strategy to play A
Min. 65 :(aja) K_Huntelaar beats the defender
          ...  G_McQueen with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 66 :(abn) Mason_Mount with the kinky dribble
          ...  S_Cazorla is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Oliver calls him over
          ...  M_Oliver tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 66 :(abn) H_Pym is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to A_Hunter
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  T_Vermaelen picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 68 :(abn) C_Norgaard beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds A_Hunter
          ...  Blocked by S_Kolasinac
Min. 70 :(abn) Aberdeen's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 71 :(aja) S_Kolasinac is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray drives the ball low !
          ...  But R_Higuita smothers the ball.
Min. 72 :(abn) A_Hunter takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  A_Hunter tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It's beaten T_O_Conner
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 74 :(abn) A_Hansen finds himself in acres of space
          ...  A_Hansen attempts the shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Ajax fans laugh at him
Min. 75 :(abn) Maya_Yoshida takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Desailly as DF
Min. 75 :(abn) R_Bentley is ready to come on to replace A_Hunter
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(aja) P_Vieira volleys it forward. He finds A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray must beat R_Higuita!
          ...  But R_Higuita gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Cazorla floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Gray makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  R_Higuita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Cazorla floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Copland with the header
          ...  R_Higuita parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 78 :(aja) P_Vieira looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Agger
          ...  J_Teze reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 82 :(aja) L_Copland runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Maya_Yoshida takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 85 :(aja) S_Cazorla turns past G_McQueen
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  S_Cazorla has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 87 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Teze
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(abn) R_Bentley beats his man
          ...  R_Bentley with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 148,070
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Vermaelen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Copland (58), T_Vermaelen (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Steward (33), L_Copland (63), S_Cazorla (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : C_Norgaard
Scorers              : M_Desailly (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_McQueen (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       10
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 1 Aberdeen
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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  39   3   3   2  13 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  38   1   1  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  35   8   5  13 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   1   0   0   0 125   0  25
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33   6   5  28 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
D_Agger        DF   1  33   4   1  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Steward      MF   1  10  35  14  43 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
L_Copland      MF   2   5  33  10  13 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  18  33  48
S_Cazorla      MF   1   2  33   4  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  32  10  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2   5   1  34  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   4   1  34  35 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Neuberg      GK  30   2   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  34   9   7  30 |  43   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  35   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  33   6   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  34   3  17 |  41   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  32  32 |  42   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  30

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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  32   1   3   5  47 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  38   1   9  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
M_Desailly     DF   1  37   8   4  47 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Teze         DF   1  34   9   5  14 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  32   8   5  29 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   2  29   4   6  14 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   6  34   2  47 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gio_Staricco   MF   1   3  33   3  21 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
C_Norgaard     MF   2   1  33   1  27 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
H_Pym          MF   2   2  29   5  18 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
A_Hunter       FW   3  10   8  35  42 |  79   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
P_Schmeichel   GK  28   1   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  33   1   2  47 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
K_Sansom       DF   2  29   5   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mason_Mount    MF   2   8  31   8  12 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  34  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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