Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 3, Ajax vs. Marseille (Wed Mar 26)


                                 Ajax  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                          James Maund  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK P_Assure
                       G_Magalhaes DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  DF A_Valencia
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF C_Gross
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DF Samir
                         J_Steward MF  |  MF R_Ortiz_Magro
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF Victor_McDade
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                             H_Son FW  |  FW Thanatos
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                           E_Mendy SUB |  SUB Ian_David
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB C_Irvine
                       S_Kolasinac SUB |  SUB Rubendinho
                         L_Copland SUB |  SUB Bovan
                            N_Kanu SUB |  SUB Carbone

Referee: G_Ginchev (Bulgaria)


Min. 2  :(aja) G_Magalhaes takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Son
          ...  H_Son has a go!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That s put Ajax ahead!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 6  :(aja) Curled in dangerously from C_Dos_Passos to H_Son
          ...  R_Ortiz_Magro rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 8  :(msl) A_Oko_Flex 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 Taliyah
          ...  H_Son takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 10 :(aja) Thomas_Partey looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Son
          ...  Mark_Robinson takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 13 :(aja) J_Steward with a smart pass to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin with the drive!
          ...  P_Assure parries it
Min. 15 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  P_Assure looks relieved there!
Min. 15 :(aja) A_Arshavin beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  A_Oko_Flex is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 16 :(aja) J_Steward is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Marseille ...
Min. 16 :(aja) Ajax altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 16 :(msl) K_Porborsky kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Taliyah with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Valencia plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_O_Conner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 19 :(aja) P_Vieira finds A_Arshavin with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  C_Gross hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Steward drives it into the box!
          ...  H_Son gets a shot in
          ...  P_Assure fists it away
Min. 21 :(msl) Thanatos beats Juan_Foyth
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  P_Vieira tackles from behind
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Ginchev wants a quiet word
Min. 22 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky knocks the ball past Mark_Robinson
          ...  Mark_Robinson moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 24 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  Intercepted by A_Valencia
Min. 26 :(aja) J_Steward has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Mark_Robinson!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Steward sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through P_Assure's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 26 :(aja) A_Arshavin breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Assure!
          ...  Victor_McDade brings him down!
          ...  G_Ginchev calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 27 :(aja) P_Vieira controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  H_Son gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  H_Son flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  P_Assure tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 30 :(msl) Marseille switch to playing E
Min. 30 :(msl) A_Valencia backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  C_Gross gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Dos_Passos gets to the ball first
Min. 30 :(msl) P_Assure slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 32 :(msl) K_Porborsky is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  C_Gross latches onto the ball
          ...  Juan_Foyth cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 33 :(aja) J_Steward turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to H_Son
          ...  But C_Gross clears the danger
Min. 36 :(aja) Thomas_Partey brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Samir
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Arshavin!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Ortiz_Magro
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 41 :(msl) Curled in dangerously from K_Porborsky to Thanatos
          ...  But G_Magalhaes wins the ball
Min. 42 :(msl) K_Porborsky pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Taliyah is clean through!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) H_Son had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  R_Ortiz_Magro slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It is kicked away by Samir
Min. 43 :(msl) Taliyah beats his man
          ...  Taliyah shoots towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_O_Conner looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Porborsky chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Magalhaes gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 45 :(aja) A_Arshavin with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Mark_Robinson
          ...  C_Gross knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Ginchev just turns away!
Min. 47 :(msl) R_Ortiz_Magro is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But T_O_Conner parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 2-0 Marseille

Min. 47 :(aja) G_Magalhaes jumps over C_Gross's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  But Samir wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Son plays it into the danger area!
          ...  P_Assure easily catches it!
Min. 48 :(aja) Thomas_Partey 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 J_Steward
          ...  Taliyah reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 48 :(msl) Victor_McDade runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Valencia
          ...  W_Gallas forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mark_Robinson hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_O_Conner easily claims the ball!
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Vermaelen will replace the useless Juan_Foyth and will play DF
Min. 52 :(aja) N_Kanu is going to be brought on
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 55 :(msl) Thanatos runs at G_Magalhaes
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_Steward clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 58 :(aja) A_Arshavin takes advantage of a mistake by Mark_Robinson
          ...  A_Arshavin carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  P_Assure manages to turn it behind
Min. 60 :(aja) H_Son skips the challenge from R_Ortiz_Magro
          ...  H_Son aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Assure dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had P_Assure beaten!
Min. 61 :(aja) Thomas_Partey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Thanatos
          ...  He puts in A_Arshavin!
          ...  A_Arshavin hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  Ajax 3-0 Marseille ...
Min. 62 :(aja) Ajax's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 65 :(msl) Bovan is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Oko_Flex is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(msl) Victor_McDade hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Taliyah latches onto it!
          ...  Taliyah drives it low !
          ...  T_O_Conner saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 70 :(msl) C_Irvine is being brought on
          ...  Mark_Robinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(msl) Rubendinho comes on for Victor_McDade and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 71 :(aja) G_Magalhaes spits at K_Porborsky
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  Daniel Perry looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 75 :(msl) R_Ortiz_Magro looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah rifles it to the far post !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Ajax 3-1 Marseille ...
Min. 76 :(aja) Ajax made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 76 :(aja) A_Arshavin takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Rubendinho pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 77 :(aja) J_Steward is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Thomas_Partey latches onto the ball
          ...  Thomas_Partey hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  P_Assure is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Vieira swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to A_Arshavin
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 78 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  Carbone will come on for Thanatos and play AM
Min. 81 :(msl) Bovan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  A_Valencia gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Valencia with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  T_O_Conner with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rubendinho hits it into the box!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes the catch!
Min. 86 :(msl) Carbone with the dribble
          ...  T_Vermaelen is easily beaten
          ...  Carbone strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 87 :(msl) R_Ortiz_Magro back heels to find Carbone in space
          ...  J_Steward knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Ginchev just turns away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) Bovan races into the box
          ...  He sees Taliyah lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Taliyah with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 90 :(aja) A_Arshavin beats C_Irvine
          ...  C_Irvine moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 90 :(msl) R_Ortiz_Magro cuts the ball back to Carbone
          ...  Carbone must beat T_O_Conner!
          ...  But T_O_Conner makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 92 :(aja) G_Magalhaes with an incisive pass to H_Son
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Rubendinho
Min. 93 :(aja) J_Steward holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin bears down on goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 144,341
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : A_Arshavin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Son (2), A_Arshavin (16,61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : R_Ortiz_Magro
Scorers              : Taliyah (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Ortiz_Magro (6), Victor_McDade (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       13
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Ajax 3 - 1 Marseille
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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  38   3   3   2  13 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  35   1   1  20 |  95   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  50   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  32   9   7  30 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  20  20
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32   6   1  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  32   4   2  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
J_Steward      MF   1   9  34  14  43 |  95   0   2   5   1   1   0   0   0   0  50  95   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  32  19  35 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  32   3  17 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   1   2  30   5  26 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
H_Son          FW   2  11  13  39  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  25   0  35
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  34  45 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0  20  20  80
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  33   8   5  13 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32   6   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Copland      MF   2   5  31  10  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kanu         MF   1   1   2  31  28 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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P_Assure       GK  39   1   1   3  40 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  39  11   6  23 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Valencia     DF   2  36  10   9  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  15   5
C_Gross        DF   1  34   7   5  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
Samir          DF   2  31   1   1  18 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
R_Ortiz_Magro  MF   2   9  34  12  28 |  95   0   2   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  28  58 -22
Victor_McDade  MF   1   2  33  10  31 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  17  32  10  23 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
K_Porborsky    MF   1  12  32   1  34 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Thanatos       FW   3  10   6  39  22 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Taliyah        FW   2   7   9  38  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  25   0  35
Ian_David      GK  24   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  37  12   8  33 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Rubendinho     DF   1  35   5   4  28 |  23   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20 -20
Bovan          MF   3  11  35  14  43 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Carbone        AM   1  16  16  28  28 |  15   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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