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Season 27 Archive: Elite League, Week 2

Ajax 1 - 2 Marseille

Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Marseille (Sun Nov 04)


                                 Ajax  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Maund  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                        P_Senderos DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF S_Byram
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF J_Pedro
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF I_Perisic
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF P_Viera
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  MF C_Ridout
                        D_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                        Ian_Wright FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB S_Given
                       S_Kolasinac SUB |  SUB M_Amoros
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB M_Dickinson
                     Oscar_Serrano SUB |  SUB J_Livermore
                        T_Wallcott SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 2  :(aja) I_Muniain is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to P_Senderos
          ...  P_Senderos with his head down lets it go !
          ...  R_Higuita falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 3  :(aja) I_Muniain has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Ian_Wright collects the loose ball!
          ...  L_Shawry brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Hunye waves play on!!!
Min. 3  :(msl) J_Pedro leaves Ian_Wright standing
          ...  J_Pedro sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 3  :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Muniain
          ...  P_Viera with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 4  :(aja) J_Crujff lobs it over the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Byram
Min. 5  :(msl) S_Byram looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Di_Stefano !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 6  :(aja) I_Muniain holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Ian_Wright in space!
          ...  Y_Sankhare gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 6  :(msl) C_Ridout sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches the ball
Min. 9  :(aja) C_Dos_Passos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 17 :(msl) Y_Sankhare controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  C_Ridout gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Ridout !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 18 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Bergkamp
          ...  P_Viera with a well timed tackle
          ...  J_Hunye didn't like it though
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 19 :(aja) I_Muniain has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Perisic
          ...  He puts in Ian_Wright!
          ...  But L_Shawry wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 19 :(msl) I_Perisic with an inch perfect pass to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  C_Ridout swings it in
          ...  Z_Zidane takes control of it!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Crujff
Min. 22 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to I_Perisic
          ...  I_Perisic hits the ball first time!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 24 :(aja) D_Bergkamp beats C_Ridout
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Bergkamp !
          ...  But R_Higuita makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 24 :(msl) P_Viera picks out J_Pedro with the cross
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Pedro !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar pulls out a save of the game
Min. 25 :(msl) I_Perisic has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Di_Stefano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 25 :(aja) I_Muniain has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Koscielny
          ...  He puts in Ian_Wright!
          ...  C_Ridout with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  M_Keown hoists it forward
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets on the end of it
          ...  Z_Zidane takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 26 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Senderos
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Stefano!
          ...  M_Keown with the tackle
Min. 30 :(aja) Ian_Wright moves forward
          ...  But S_Byram barges him off the ball
Min. 38 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky slides the ball across to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright tries to beat R_Higuita from outside the area!
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Ajax have snatched the lead!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 39 :(aja) Ajax will now play N after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 39 :(msl) The Marseille manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 39 :(msl) L_Koscielny knocks it past C_Dos_Passos and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Koscielny strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 40 :(msl) L_Koscielny with the through ball to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Di_Stefano !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) C_Ridout cuts the ball back to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 44 :(aja) D_Bergkamp sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Bergkamp with the shot !
          ...  But R_Higuita pulls out a save of the game
Min. 45 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  I_Muniain makes himself available
          ...  S_Byram wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 45 :(msl) C_Ridout hoofs it up field to find Z_Zidane
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Keown
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Perisic!
          ...  J_Crujff clears the danger
Min. 46 :(msl) P_Viera with the diagonal pass A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 48 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - T_Wallcott on for D_Bergkamp as a FW
Min. 48 :(msl) P_Viera moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Perisic
          ...  I_Perisic with the drive!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Marseille ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-1 Marseille

Min. 46 :(aja) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Ajax will now play C
Min. 48 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky nutmegs the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  James Maund looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  T_Wallcott bends it round the wall
          ...  R_Higuita gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain hits it towards the far post!
          ...  L_Koscielny reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 49 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  Oscar_Serrano will come on for P_Vieira and play MF
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Kolasinac is coming on for P_Senderos and will play DF
Min. 52 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio with a short pass to find Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Y_Sankhare is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Oscar_Serrano swings it in
          ...  T_Wallcott takes control of it!
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain curls it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Byram
Min. 53 :(aja) I_Muniain knocks it forward
          ...  L_Koscielny slips
          ...  J_Crujff gets to it!
          ...  J_Crujff looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  R_Higuita looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Wallcott gets a shot in
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
Min. 54 :(msl) I_Perisic heads the ball back to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot slips through E_Van_d_Sar's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 55 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano flicks it past Oscar_Serrano
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Keown
Min. 56 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio floats the ball in to find T_Wallcott
          ...  But L_Koscielny spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 56 :(aja) I_Muniain beats L_Koscielny
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Pedro with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 57 :(msl) I_Perisic brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Keown
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Pedro!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Shawry steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 58 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Keown
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Di_Stefano !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Marseille fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's put Marseille in front!
          ...  Ajax 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 59 :(msl) Marseille switch to playing D
Min. 62 :(msl) L_Koscielny gets to the by line and finds C_Ridout with a beautiful cross
          ...  A skilful effort from C_Ridout !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 63 :(aja) T_Wallcott is first to the loose ball
          ...  T_Wallcott hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  R_Higuita with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 63 :(msl) Curled in dangerously from I_Perisic to L_Shawry
          ...  L_Shawry tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 63 :(aja) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Ian_Wright gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  C_Ridout wins the ball well
          ...  J_Hunye has given a free kick
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 70 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano turns past L_Koscielny
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Oscar_Serrano fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 70 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  P_Viera wins the ball well
          ...  J_Hunye has given a free kick
Min. 73 :(aja) J_Crujff lobs it over the defender
          ...  P_Viera rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 75 :(msl) M_Amoros is coming on for L_Koscielny and will play DF
Min. 75 :(aja) I_Muniain kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Ian_Wright gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Ian_Wright is clean through, he is one on one with R_Higuita
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Higuita
          ...  R_Higuita pulls off a save !!
Min. 77 :(aja) Ian_Wright pulls it back to T_Wallcott
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Amoros hits it out for a throw
Min. 78 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Dickinson will come on for Y_Sankhare and play MF
Min. 82 :(msl) A_Carroll replaces A_Di_Stefano and will play FW
Min. 82 :(aja) S_Kolasinac feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  I_Muniain runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Ridout with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans jeer him off!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs L_Shawry
          ...  He puts in M_Keown!
          ...  M_Keown beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  R_Higuita comes towards him
          ...  He lobs it over R_Higuita
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 89 :(aja) M_Keown beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  M_Keown drives it towards goal !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 90 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of it
          ...  But J_Pedro with the fine tackle
Min. 91 :(aja) M_Keown heads the ball back to C_Dos_Passos
          ...  C_Dos_Passos has a dig at goal!
          ...  R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 150,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Ian_Wright
Scorers              : Ian_Wright (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Dos_Passos (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : I_Perisic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Perisic (48), A_Di_Stefano (58)
Sent Off             : C_Ridout (82)
Booked               : P_Viera (18), Y_Sankhare (52), J_Pedro (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           9        |       10
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       16
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          19        |       17
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 2 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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  31  13   5  31 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  29   9  10  36 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -19
M_Keown        DF   3  27  12   7  21 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10   2
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  27  11   5  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8   8
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  30  10  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  29   9  20 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  28   8  24 |  95   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  50 -20
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   7  28   7  32 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  29  21 |  48   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Ian_Wright     FW   1   8  10  27  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  45
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  28  10   9  11 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  26   8   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  16  29  12  19 |  43   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  27  21 |  47   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  31

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 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  33   9   8  15 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  31  11   7  36 |  78   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
S_Byram        DF   3  31   9   6  32 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  30   8   8  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2  18
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   9  32  12  36 |  81   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  28   8
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  32   6  11 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  50  45
P_Viera        MF   3  10  29   8  41 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  43  -2
C_Ridout       MF   3   8  28   4  32 |  85   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10  20   1
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  31  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  30  31 |  85   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  76
S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  28   9   7  42 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  16  30   7  28 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Livermore    MF   1  11  23   8  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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