Elite League Match, Valencia vs. Ajax (Sun Nov 14)


                             Valencia  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Burns  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK Ini_Kamoze
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF Fazio
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF M_Keown
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                           M_Woods MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                        B_Ivanovic SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                         R_Tabatta SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(aja) J_Cruijff knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Stam
          ...  J_Cruijff attempts to drive it home!
          ...  J_Pickford makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 5  :(vla) M_Woods pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  D_Suker is clean through!
          ...  D_Suker has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 11 :(vla) D_Suker with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Keown
          ...  D_Suker swings in the shot!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods floats the ball in!
          ...  D_E_Boyata makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi hits it towards the far post!
          ...  L_Macleod gets something on it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_E_Boyata floats the ball in!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze jumps well to claim it!
Min. 11 :(aja) M_Keown holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Fabregas smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot slips through J_Pickford's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 13 :(aja) P_Vieira with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  P_Vieira controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  J_Pickford has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Pickford is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 15 :(vla) L_Macleod runs at W_Gallas
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  L_Macleod with a powerful header !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Suker swings a leg at it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  That's put Valencia ahead!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 15 :(aja) M_Keown with a short pass to find C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Fabregas with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 17 :(vla) D_Suker could get a shot on goal here
          ...  D_Suker with a terrific drive !
          ...  It's beaten Ini_Kamoze
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 19 :(vla) D_E_Boyata passes the ball to A_Nouri
          ...  M_Keown with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 24 :(aja) A_Langlitz takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  D_E_Boyata cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 25 :(vla) D_Suker with the dribble
          ...  M_Keown is easily beaten
          ...  D_Suker with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze tips it over
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(aja) C_Fabregas feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Overmars runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_E_Boyata reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 28 :(aja) A_Langlitz is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 28 :(aja) T_Wallcott is ready to come on to replace A_Langlitz
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 30 :(vla) W_Jose gains control of the loose ball
          ...  M_Keown knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Reddy just turns away!
Min. 31 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with a smart pass to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose attempts a chip!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 32 :(vla) S_Mazzola controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  W_Jose gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_Jose with the crafty shot!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 35 :(aja) M_Overmars looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 37 :(vla) M_Woods controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Magalhaes
          ...  He puts in L_Macleod!
          ...  L_Macleod aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 38 :(aja) J_Cruijff looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott drives it low !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  J_Pickford looks relieved there!
Min. 39 :(aja) T_Wallcott picks up a loose ball
          ...  J_Stam plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Pickford comes out and claims it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) S_Mazzola with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with the overhead !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 43 :(aja) M_Overmars takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past P_Thompson
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Overmars fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 43 :(vla) M_Kikuchi slides it through the middle to W_Jose
          ...  Fazio is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Burns looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 45 :(vla) D_E_Boyata drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to W_Jose
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Fazio belts it clear
Min. 47 :(aja) M_Overmars boots it towards Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes shapes up for a shot!
          ...  J_Pickford saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping

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

Min. 46 :(aja) C_Fabregas backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_Wallcott latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Wallcott aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  J_Pickford tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Keown crosses it in!
          ...  J_Pickford catches it!
Min. 47 :(vla) L_Macleod sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Fabregas with a nasty foul
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 48 :(vla) P_Thompson pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  D_E_Boyata is clean through!
          ...  D_E_Boyata aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze makes a fine save
Min. 48 :(aja) T_Wallcott moves forward
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Stam
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 49 :(aja) P_Vieira lobs it over D_E_Boyata
          ...  P_Vieira with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  J_Pickford beats the ball away
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Kolasinac is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Magalhaes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn comes on for P_Vieira and takes up a MF role
Min. 51 :(vla) P_Thompson drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_E_Boyata strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 54 :(vla) M_Woods drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with the shot on net !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 56 :(vla) S_Mazzola hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Suker latches onto it!
          ...  D_Suker gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 57 :(vla) L_Macleod cuts the ball back to M_Woods
          ...  M_Woods chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 60 :(vla) D_Suker is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 60 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 62 :(aja) M_Overmars comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  M_Overmars shoots towards goal !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 63 :(aja) S_Kolasinac looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards T_Wallcott
          ...  M_Kikuchi with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Ajax players
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes drives it in
          ...  J_Pickford just watches float over the bar!
Min. 64 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Stam wins the ball
Min. 66 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn runs with pace at the defence
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with a thundering volley!
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Pickford makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 69 :(aja) S_Kolasinac knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Thompson
          ...  But L_Macleod wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 71 :(vla) M_Woods kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze gets up well to catch that one
Min. 76 :(aja) M_Overmars brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  M_Overmars looks to see where J_Pickford is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Pickford heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 79 :(vla) R_Tabatta will replace the useless S_Mazzola and will play MF
Min. 81 :(vla) B_Ivanovic is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Thompson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(vla) R_Tabatta turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze just watches float over the bar!
Min. 85 :(vla) L_Macleod flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  S_Kolasinac wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It comes to D_Trezeguet
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to R_Tabatta
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  Ini_Kamoze won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 86 :(vla) R_Tabatta runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But C_Fabregas barges him off the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(vla) M_Woods with the through ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 91 :(aja) C_Fabregas turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  A_Nouri takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 92 :(aja) M_Overmars loses his marker!
          ...  D_Trezeguet leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_E_Boyata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (15), D_E_Boyata (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Trezeguet (92)
Injured              : D_Suker (60)
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Fabregas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fazio (43)
Injured              : A_Langlitz (28)
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       14
Off target           :           9        |       9
On target            :          13        |       5
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       9
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  33  12   9  11 |  95   0   2   3   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  30  35
J_Stam         DF   2  32   9   7  29 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  30  13   6  30 |  83   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
A_Nouri        DF   1  30  12   6  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Woods        MF   2  19  29   9  18 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  29  11  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  81   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  28  31 |  62   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  28  17  21 |  14   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  29  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3

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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Ini_Kamoze     GK  38   4   3   1  30 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Keown        DF   3  32  13   7  21 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  29   1   1  20 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  28   4   2  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  32  10  20 |  53   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  34  11  10  11 |  43   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  MF   1  32   9   8  33 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
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