Elite League Match, Ajax vs. Rangers FC (Wed Mar 20)


                                 Ajax  |  Rangers FC
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  5-3-2 A
                          James Maund  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                             Fazio DF  |  DF G_Grant
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF Doria
                     Oscar_Serrano DM  |  DF K_Rekik
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF L_Thomas
                       F_Ljungberg MF  |  MF A_Gunnarsson
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  MF F_Ravanelli
                        Ian_Wright FW  |  FW Messi
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB Z_Stonewall
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB L_Shawry
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB K_Ramsteijn
                          P_Vieira SUB |  SUB B_Hemoth
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 6  :(aja) Fazio holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_Marshall is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  D_Marshall looks very relieved!
Min. 10 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio knocks it past Messi and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Doria gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 11 :(aja) F_Ljungberg knocks it forward
          ...  R_Giovinco slips
          ...  Ian_Wright gets to it!
          ...  What a shot from Ian_Wright !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 11 :(rfc) L_Thomas plays in R_Acquafresca with a beautiful ball
          ...  But S_Kolasinac spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 14 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 15 :(rfc) D_McGrain floats the ball in to find R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 16 :(aja) J_Crujff feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  T_Wallcott runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Wallcott with the side footed shot!
          ...  The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Gazza Grant looks gutted
          ...  That's put Ajax in front!
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 16 :(aja) Ian_Wright with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past R_Giovinco
          ...  L_Thomas is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 17 :(aja) S_Kolasinac is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to T_Wallcott
          ...  R_Giovinco takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 18 :(rfc) Messi jumps over Oscar_Serrano's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Messi hits a great drive!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 22 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards T_Wallcott
          ...  But D_McGrain wins the tackle
Min. 25 :(aja) J_Crujff passes the ball to Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 26 :(aja) Fazio with the first time pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  D_Marshall narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 27 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky plays the early ball across the box to find T_Wallcott in space
          ...  T_Wallcott hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_Marshall catches it with style!
Min. 28 :(aja) J_Crujff sprints forward with the ball
          ...  J_Crujff has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 33 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But D_Marshall makes an easy save
Min. 35 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Fazio a clean set of heals
          ...  R_Acquafresca flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar palms it behind
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 37 :(aja) F_Ljungberg gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Ian_Wright is unmarked
          ...  Doria knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But N_Rizzoli just turns away!
Min. 37 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Messi latches onto the end of it
          ...  Messi aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And E_Van_d_Sar reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Ravanelli!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_d_Sar
Min. 39 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio with a short pass to find Ian_Wright
          ...  Ian_Wright tries to chip the ball over D_Marshall!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 40 :(aja) Ian_Wright looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  G_Grant cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 41 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson finds Messi in the box
          ...  C_Dos_Passos knocks the ball back to E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_McGrain plays it into the danger area!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 42 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ian_Wright
          ...  But D_McGrain with the fine tackle
Min. 42 :(rfc) L_Thomas sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Messi
          ...  But Tomas_Rosicky clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  J_Crujff is through!
          ...  J_Crujff tries to chip the ball over D_Marshall!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 44 :(aja) Ajax changed their strategy to play A

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 2-0 Rangers FC

Min. 46 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Messi with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 49 :(rfc) D_Marshall is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 49 :(rfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Z_Stonewall will come on for D_Marshall and play GK
Min. 50 :(rfc) L_Thomas curls the ball out wide to R_Acquafresca
          ...  Blocked by S_Kolasinac
Min. 52 :(rfc) R_Giovinco brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Messi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Messi with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 55 :(rfc) K_Rekik is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 55 :(rfc) L_Shawry takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace K_Rekik
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 56 :(aja) S_Kolasinac knocks the ball past Doria
          ...  R_Giovinco read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 56 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ian_Wright
Min. 57 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson slides it through the middle to Messi
          ...  Messi drives it low !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar was beaten there!
Min. 58 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - D_Bergkamp on for Ian_Wright as a FW
Min. 59 :(aja) P_Vieira takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(aja) M_Keown takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Alvaro_Rubio as DF
Min. 65 :(rfc) B_Hemoth is being brought on
          ...  A_Gunnarsson is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 67 :(rfc) R_Giovinco nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  S_Kolasinac is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 69 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos lays the ball back to J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Z_Stonewall takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 72 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with an in swinging cross to J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But Z_Stonewall makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 73 :(rfc) B_Hemoth is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Messi
          ...  Messi drives the shot in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 74 :(aja) T_Wallcott loses his marker!
          ...  F_Ravanelli cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 74 :(rfc) R_Giovinco finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Oscar_Serrano takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 75 :(rfc) Rangers FC restructured their strategy to L
Min. 77 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a probing pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  Blocked by R_Giovinco
Min. 78 :(aja) J_Crujff backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Vieira latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Giovinco wins the ball
Min. 78 :(aja) D_Bergkamp falls badly. He's unable to continue
          ...  They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down
Min. 80 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli finds R_Acquafresca with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  N_Rizzoli gave him a strong warning
Min. 80 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano 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!
          ...  P_Vieira receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Doria goes in stud's first
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli will just give him a speaking to
Min. 82 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Messi with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 83 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with the diagonal pass J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 86 :(aja) F_Ljungberg has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Grant
          ...  He puts in P_Vieira!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_McGrain takes possession
Min. 86 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He knocks it to B_Hemoth!
          ...  But M_Keown spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 87 :(aja) T_Wallcott plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Fazio decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A wicked drive by Fazio !
          ...  But Z_Stonewall just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(aja) F_Ljungberg beats L_Shawry
          ...  B_Hemoth with a bad challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli pauses
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  T_Wallcott will take it
          ...  He sends Z_Stonewall the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Ajax 3-0 Rangers FC...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) L_Shawry has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Messi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Kolasinac and it had to be
Min. 91 :(aja) J_Crujff with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  L_Shawry with a well timed tackle
          ...  N_Rizzoli didn't like it though
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on

*************  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          : J_Crujff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (16,87 pen), J_Crujff (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : D_Bergkamp (78)
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : F_Ravanelli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Thomas (16), L_Shawry (91)
Injured              : D_Marshall (49), K_Rekik (55)
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          21        |       12
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Final Score          : Ajax 3 - 0 Rangers FC
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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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  30   9  10  36 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  29  10   9  11 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
Fazio          DF   2  29   8  10  41 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  27  11   5  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  16  29  12  19 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  11
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  30  10  28 |  96   0   0   3   1   6   1   0   0   0   0  45  67
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  29  11  12 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   7  28   7  32 |  62   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40  20
Ian_Wright     FW   1   8  10  28  23 |  61   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10   3
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  27  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  10  90
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  28  12   7  21 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  27   8   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  29   9  20 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  29  21 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Marshall     GK  39   7   5   7  14 |  52   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  32  13  11  35 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  31  13   8  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
G_Grant        DF   3  31   7   9  13 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Doria          DF   3  28   7   5  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  28   7   2  12 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   8  33   7  18 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  31  18  34 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  31   8  21 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Messi          FW   1  10   8  33  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  32  36 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Z_Stonewall    GK  29   2   2   2  22 |  44   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  35   9   8  15 |  38   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  31  11  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  30   6  22 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  27  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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