Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 4, Arsenal vs. Ajax (Wed Apr 02)


                              Arsenal  |  Ajax
                              4-5-1 P  |  5-3-2 D
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  James Maund
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                          W_Fofana DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                            M_Manz DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                          D_OLeary MF  |  DF W_Gallas
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                         R_Parlour MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                        F_Valverde MF  |  MF S_Cazorla
                            M_Ozil MF  |  FW H_Son
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                                       |
                            N_Neto SUB |  SUB E_Mendy
                          W_Saliba SUB |  SUB G_Magalhaes
                           P_Erras SUB |  SUB J_Steward
                      G_Martinelli SUB |  SUB L_Copland
                         H_Sanchez SUB |  SUB A_Arshavin

Referee: A_Taylor (England)


Min. 4  :(arn) R_Parlour runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Dos_Passos
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Parlour !
          ...  T_O_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 12 :(arn) R_Parlour with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  W_Fofana gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Dos_Passos cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 17 :(arn) O_Zinchenko knocks the ball back to T_Macedo
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 18 :(aja) It seems Ajax are making a tactical change to C
Min. 20 :(arn) Ronaldinhio hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto it!
          ...  N_Anelka keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_O_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_O_Conner catches it with style!
Min. 22 :(aja) P_Vieira finds H_Son with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  H_Son with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That is his 10th goal this campaign!!
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 23 :(aja) It seems Ajax are making a tactical change to L
Min. 26 :(arn) N_Anelka takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  N_Anelka smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_O_Conner tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_OLeary swings it in!
          ...  H_Son wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 32 :(aja) S_Cazorla with the heel pass to H_Son
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Keown
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Thomas_Partey
          ...  W_Fofana wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 34 :(arn) O_Zinchenko breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_O_Conner!
          ...  H_Son brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  A_Taylor calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(arn) N_Anelka pulls up
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in!
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 35 :(arn) G_Martinelli comes on for N_Anelka and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 41 :(arn) F_Valverde looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Ozil
          ...  M_Ozil hits a curling shot!
          ...  But T_O_Conner makes an easy save
Min. 42 :(arn) D_OLeary with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) M_Keown plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Thomas_Partey brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 45 :(aja) H_Son runs at O_Zinchenko
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  F_Valverde with the foul
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 46 :(arn) Arsenal will now play A

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

Min. 47 :(arn) M_Ozil brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Martinelli gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Kolasinac rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
Min. 50 :(aja) G_Magalhaes is ready to come on to replace S_Kolasinac
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 50 :(arn) M_Ozil has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Gallas!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 50 :(aja) N_Kanu flicks it past M_Manz
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  M_Keown with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 51 :(aja) A_Arshavin replaces an unhappy N_Kanu and will play as a FW
Min. 51 :(aja) Thomas_Partey controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Keown
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  O_Zinchenko leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 53 :(aja) P_Vieira kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Arshavin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  R_Parlour with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 55 :(arn) D_OLeary boots it towards G_Martinelli
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Vieira hits it out for a throw
Min. 57 :(arn) F_Valverde looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Ozil
          ...  M_Ozil with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(arn) R_Parlour wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_OLeary
          ...  D_OLeary with a thundering drive!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 64 :(aja) P_Vieira looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  T_Macedo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal 0-3 Ajax ...
Min. 69 :(arn) D_OLeary pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  F_Valverde is clean through!
          ...  F_Valverde gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But T_O_Conner palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 69 :(aja) Thomas_Partey plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  D_OLeary with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  A_Taylor ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Thomas_Partey plays it short to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  T_Macedo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_Macedo recovers to save!!
Min. 69 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin lobs T_Macedo!
          ...  T_Macedo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 70 :(arn) W_Saliba replaces O_Zinchenko and will play DF
Min. 73 :(aja) A_Arshavin breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Macedo!
          ...  M_Ozil brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Taylor reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 76 :(arn) Ronaldinhio sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A glorious effort by Ronaldinhio !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_O_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Manz chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes the catch!
Min. 77 :(arn) P_Erras is going to be brought on
          ...  Ronaldinhio is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 79 :(arn) F_Valverde is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to G_Martinelli
          ...  G_Martinelli with the strike !
          ...  T_O_Conner gets his fingertips to it
Min. 80 :(arn) H_Sanchez comes on for M_Ozil and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 83 :(arn) G_Martinelli with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  But W_Gallas puts the ball out of play
Min. 84 :(arn) G_Martinelli finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  G_Martinelli with a thundering volley!
          ...  But T_O_Conner is equal to it
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(arn) G_Martinelli runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  G_Martinelli lobs T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_O_Conner gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Sanchez plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_O_Conner fists it away!
Min. 94 :(arn) W_Fofana takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Martinelli
          ...  G_Martinelli uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 142,959
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : F_Valverde
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Keown (50), M_Ozil (73)
Injured              : N_Anelka (35)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : P_Vieira (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Zinchenko (17 og), H_Son (22), Thomas_Partey (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Son (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       4
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       7
Key Tackles          :           1        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       5
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 3 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Macedo       GK  39   3   3   3  42 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   2  36  10   4  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
W_Fofana       DF   2  34   3   8  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5  -5 -20
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  33   5   5  37 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
M_Manz         DF   2  32   8   5  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_OLeary       MF   1   6  34  10  11 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  32  13  28 |  78   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Parlour      MF   2   5  32  11  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  32   2  10 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
M_Ozil         MF   1   8  32  19  31 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  35  21 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
N_Neto         GK  22   2   3   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   2  29   1   5  26 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Erras        MF   2  18  32   1  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Martinelli   FW   1   3   5  34  10 |  60   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  31  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

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  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 150   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  33   8   5  13 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  32   9   7  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  32   6   5  28 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32   6   1  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 115   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  32   4   2  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  32  19  35 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  25  15  25
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  32   3  17 |  95   0   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  25  70   0
S_Cazorla      MF   1   2  31   4  27 |  95   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   1   1   1   0   0  43  18  43
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  31  28 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  35   1   1  20 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Steward      MF   1   9  34  14  43 |   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
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  34  45 |  43   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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