Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Ajax vs. Marseille (Sun Mar 09)


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

Referee: F_Zwayer (Germany)


Min. 4  :(msl) Mark_Robinson with a probing pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with a powerful header !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  F_Zwayer talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Marseille fans celebrate the goal
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something
          ...  That looked like a bit of shirt pulling, well spotted by VAR!
Min. 5  :(aja) J_Steward whips the ball across to N_Kanu
          ...  But C_Irvine spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 8  :(msl) Victor_McDade off the woodwork.
          ...  Thanatos picks up the deflection
          ...  Thanatos rifles it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  And Marseille are leading in the game now
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 11 :(aja) J_Steward hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  N_Kanu latches onto it!
          ...  K_Porborsky brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_Zwayer waves play on!!!
Min. 11 :(msl) K_Porborsky looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  G_Magalhaes stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 14 :(aja) J_Steward 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!
          ...  H_Son receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  H_Son pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But P_Assure tips it over
          ...  F_Zwayer has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 16 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But W_Gallas with the fine tackle
Min. 18 :(msl) Taliyah with an intelligent ball to Thanatos
          ...  G_Magalhaes cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 19 :(msl) K_Porborsky has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Gallas
          ...  He puts in Mark_Robinson!
          ...  A wicked drive by Mark_Robinson !
          ...  T_O_Conner saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 23 :(aja) J_Steward turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through P_Assure's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Ajax are back level!
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 25 :(msl) A_Valencia slides it through the middle to Victor_McDade
          ...  Victor_McDade has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 31 :(msl) P_Assure spits at W_Gallas
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_Zwayer reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 33 :(msl) Thanatos controls it with ease
          ...  W_Gallas bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
Min. 33 :(aja) H_Son runs at Mark_Robinson
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  C_Irvine fouls badly
          ...  F_Zwayer warned him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  S_Cazorla swings it in
          ...  N_Kanu takes control of it!
          ...  Rubendinho reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 34 :(msl) R_Ortiz_Magro with the heel pass to A_Oko_Flex
          ...  A_Oko_Flex with the strike !
          ...  But T_O_Conner tips it over
          ...  F_Zwayer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 35 :(msl) R_Ortiz_Magro back heels to find Thanatos in space
          ...  W_Gallas pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
Min. 35 :(msl) K_Porborsky beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_O_Conner recovers to save!!
Min. 36 :(aja) N_Kanu beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  A thundering drive by N_Kanu !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s given Ajax the lead!
          ...  Ajax 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 36 :(aja) Ajax are switching their playing style to C
Min. 36 :(msl) Marseille restructured their strategy to E
Min. 36 :(msl) Victor_McDade with a 50-yard pass to R_Ortiz_Magro
          ...  R_Ortiz_Magro with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 38 :(aja) J_Steward races into the box
          ...  He sees H_Son lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  H_Son tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  P_Assure makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 38 :(msl) Taliyah can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  J_Steward with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 39 :(aja) N_Kanu plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  A_Valencia with an awful challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) Taliyah sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Taliyah tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 this season with that goal!!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Ajax 2-2 Marseille ...
Min. 45 :(aja) It looks as though Ajax is now playing A
Min. 45 :(msl) A_Valencia knocks it forward
          ...  T_Vermaelen slips
          ...  Thanatos gets to it!
          ...  W_Gallas with the tackle
Min. 45 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky 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 N_Kanu
          ...  Thanatos rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!

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

Min. 47 :(msl) Victor_McDade pulls it back to A_Valencia
          ...  A_Valencia rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 47 :(aja) H_Son skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Rubendinho stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 48 :(aja) P_Vieira with a neat pass into H_Son
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Rubendinho hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Oko_Flex !
          ...  T_O_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Marseille have snatched the lead!
          ...  Ajax 2-3 Marseille ...
Min. 50 :(aja) Juan_Foyth is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Vermaelen is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) A_Arshavin is being prepared to come on
          ...  H_Son is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 51 :(aja) S_Cazorla brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Mark_Robinson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Juan_Foyth!
          ...  Juan_Foyth rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  P_Assure fists it away
Min. 52 :(aja) Thomas_Partey comes on for Tomas_Rosicky and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 54 :(aja) P_Vieira chips the ball over the defence and finds W_Gallas
          ...  W_Gallas hits a crisp volley!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  P_Assure palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Steward chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to Juan_Foyth
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But P_Assure palms it behind
          ...  F_Zwayer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 55 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos hits a hard pass to A_Arshavin
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  C_Irvine looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 56 :(msl) Mark_Robinson runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Juan_Foyth back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  G_Magalhaes dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 59 :(aja) P_Vieira with a first time pass
          ...  A_Arshavin runs onto it!
          ...  A_Arshavin with a little chip!
          ...  It's beaten P_Assure
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 59 :(msl) A_Valencia knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  C_Dos_Passos slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(msl) Marseille are switching their playing style to D
Min. 64 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Steward
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 64 :(aja) A_Arshavin steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Rubendinho
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Rubendinho with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 65 :(msl) Victor_McDade with a flicked pass to Taliyah
          ...  W_Gallas reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 70 :(msl) C_Gross comes on for Mark_Robinson and takes up a DF role
Min. 70 :(msl) Samir is coming on for A_Valencia and will play DF
Min. 70 :(msl) J_Pennant takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace K_Porborsky
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(msl) Carbone is being brought on
          ...  Taliyah is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(aja) Thomas_Partey sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Steward
          ...  J_Steward attempts a low drive!
          ...  But P_Assure stops that one easily
Min. 80 :(msl) R_Ortiz_Magro takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  W_Gallas makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 83 :(aja) A_Arshavin plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  C_Irvine hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Steward hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Kanu with the shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 83 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with a clever shimmy
          ...  W_Gallas takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 85 :(aja) N_Kanu moves forward
          ...  N_Kanu drives it low !
          ...  P_Assure blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) Carbone plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Thanatos decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Thanatos goes for goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_O_Conner reacts well to save!!!
Min. 90 :(aja) A_Arshavin jumps over C_Gross's challenge
          ...  A_Arshavin with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance           : 146,451
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : N_Kanu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Kanu (23,36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Steward (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Victor_McDade
Scorers              : Thanatos (8), Taliyah (44), A_Oko_Flex (48)
Sent Off             : Rubendinho (64)
Booked               : P_Assure (31), A_Valencia (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       11
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       15
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 3 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 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  34   1   1  20 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  33   8   5  13 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32   6   1  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  31   4   2  35 |  94   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 125   0   5
J_Steward      MF   1   9  33  14  43 |  94   0   1   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  23  93   3
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  32   3  17 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
S_Cazorla      MF   1   2  31   4  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -20
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   1   2  30   5  26 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Son          FW   2  11  13  39  20 |  52   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  31  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  32   9   7  30 |  43   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  31   6   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  32  19  35 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  34  45 |  42   0   0   0   0   2   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 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  78   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  39  11   6  23 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
C_Irvine       DF   2  37  12   8  33 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
A_Valencia     DF   2  36   9   9  22 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Rubendinho     DF   1  35   5   4  28 |  65   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  40 -10 -10
R_Ortiz_Magro  MF   2   9  34  12  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Victor_McDade  MF   1   2  33  10  31 |  94   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  17  32  10  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  30
K_Porborsky    MF   1  12  32   1  34 |  71   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
Thanatos       FW   3  10   5  39  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  55
Taliyah        FW   2   7   9  37  11 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  30
Ian_David      GK  24   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gross        DF   1  34   7   5  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Samir          DF   2  31   1   1  18 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pennant      MF   1   5  27   3  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carbone        MF   1  16  16  28  28 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
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