Elite League Match, Marseille vs. Ajax (Sun May 26)


                            Marseille  |  Ajax
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 L
                         Daniel Perry  |  James Maund
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                           S_Byram DF  |  DF Fazio
                           J_Pedro DF  |  DF M_Keown
                        A_Valencia DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                         I_Perisic MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                        Y_Sankhare AM  |  MF I_Muniain
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                         S_Mielitz SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                        J_Paintsil SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                         G_Taggert SUB |  SUB P_Vieira
                           J_Chimp SUB |  SUB Tomas_Rosicky
                         A_Douglas SUB |  SUB D_Bergkamp

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(msl) I_Perisic back heels to find Z_Zidane in space
          ...  Z_Zidane looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 7  :(msl) I_Perisic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Pedro
          ...  J_Pedro fires a shot at goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar was lucky there
Min. 7  :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Koscielny
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  I_Perisic shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Z_Zidane instead
          ...  Z_Zidane with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Kante!
          ...  P_Viera with the header
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 8  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Higuita with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_Puciato takes it
          ...  R_Higuita tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by F_Ljungberg
          ...  T_Wallcott with the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita gathers it comfortably
Min. 8  :(aja) I_Muniain back heels to find T_Wallcott in space
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Byram takes possession
Min. 10 :(msl) P_Viera with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Sheringham fires it towards the goal
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And E_Van_d_Sar reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Perisic hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to P_Viera
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 13 :(aja) J_Crujff plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Wallcott decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Valencia
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fazio hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita easily claims the ball!
Min. 15 :(aja) J_Crujff with a probing through ball Oscar_Serrano
          ...  J_Pedro takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 20 :(msl) Sheringham flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Sheringham hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  Marseille have snatched the lead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 22 :(msl) A_Valencia gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Sheringham
          ...  Fazio gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 22 :(aja) F_Ljungberg skips the challenge from J_Pedro
          ...  R_Higuita fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He is warned by B_Kuipers
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_Puciato Places the ball on the spot
          ...  He's put it over!
Min. 31 :(msl) Sheringham beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Sheringham belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 34 :(aja) Alvaro_Rubio heads the ball back to T_Wallcott
          ...  J_Pedro with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-0 Ajax

Min. 49 :(msl) N_Kante with an inch perfect pass to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Fazio clears with a diving header
Min. 49 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a penetrating pass to I_Muniain
          ...  P_Viera is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him for a talk
Min. 49 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato has a dig at goal!
          ...  It's beaten R_Higuita
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Keown is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky is being brought on
          ...  F_Ljungberg is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 51 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a smart pass to Sheringham
          ...  J_Crujff knocks the ball back to E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Perisic!
          ...  Fazio wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 52 :(aja) D_Bergkamp is ready to come on to replace T_Wallcott
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 52 :(msl) A defence splitting pass from P_Viera to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Intercepted by Oscar_Serrano
Min. 54 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Byram
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Koscielny and it had to be
Min. 56 :(aja) I_Muniain hits a hard pass to G_Puciato
          ...  J_Pedro with the tackle
Min. 60 :(aja) T_Vermaelen with a flicked pass to G_Puciato
          ...  J_Pedro reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 61 :(aja) G_Puciato sidesteps Z_Zidane
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Puciato !
          ...  But R_Higuita parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 64 :(msl) I_Perisic wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  T_Vermaelen knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  B_Kuipers blows up for a foul
          ...  B_Kuipers shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 70 :(msl) J_Pedro is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Z_Zidane
          ...  T_Vermaelen goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 70 :(aja) T_Vermaelen hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  C_Dos_Passos latches onto it!
          ...  L_Koscielny wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 73 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky with the heel pass to J_Crujff
          ...  S_Byram tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Crujff chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Byram belts it clear
Min. 75 :(msl) J_Chimp replaces an unhappy I_Perisic and will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(msl) Z_Zidane has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Oscar_Serrano
          ...  He puts in Sheringham!
          ...  Sheringham with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 75 :(aja) Tomas_Rosicky gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Bergkamp
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Pedro
Min. 77 :(msl) A_Douglas takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace N_Kante
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 78 :(msl) J_Paintsil will come on for S_Byram and play DF
Min. 83 :(msl) P_Viera with a neat pass into Z_Zidane
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky 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
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  A_Douglas bends it in
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Paintsil
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 85 :(msl) P_Viera jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos barges him off the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Pedro (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sheringham (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Pedro (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Puciato
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Vermaelen (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Marseille     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       3
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       12
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Final Score          : Marseille 1 - 0 Ajax
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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 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  32  11   7  36 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_Byram        DF   3  32   9   6  32 |  80   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  31   8   9  33 |  94   0   4   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  98  28  28
A_Valencia     DF   2  26   8   8  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  32   6  11 |  77   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Kante        MF   3   7  31   7  13 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Viera        MF   3  10  30   8  41 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
Y_Sankhare     AM   3   9  33  12  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   9   8  32  34 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  30  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  29  13   9  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Taggert      DF   2  24   7   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Chimp        MF   3   7  26   5  12 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Douglas      FW   2   4   5  25  11 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  30   9  10  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Fazio          DF   2  29   8  10  41 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  28  12   7  21 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  27  11   5  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  30  11  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  16  29  12  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  29  11  12 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  29   8  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  29  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  27  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  27   8   6  31 |  42   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  29   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   7  28   7  32 |  41   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  29  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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