FFO FLT, Crewe vs. AZ Alkmaar (Wed Jul 24) Crewe | AZ Alkmaar 5-3-2 D | 5-4-1 N - | - | C_McGillivray GK | GK D_Virginio M_Demetriou DF | DF Y_Sugawara C_O'Riordan DF | DF J_Clasie L_Offord DF | DF A_Penetra Z_Williams DF | DF M_Dekker W_Burrell DF | DF F_Stam J_Powell MF | MF D_de_Wit J_White MF | MF S_Mijnans S_Tracey MF | MF D_Mihailovic C_Long FW | MF J_Odgaard L_Armstrong FW | FW V_Pavlidis | T_Lo-Tutala SUB | SUB H_Verhulst R_Cooney SUB | SUB B_M_Indi R_Adebisi SUB | SUB M_Engel C_Finney SUB | SUB T_Dantas C_Richardson SUB | SUB M_Skoda Min. 3 :(cre) L_Armstrong takes possession ... Knocks it past Y_Sugawara ... He's through on goal ... S_Mijnans with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 5 :(cre) L_Armstrong turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Long ... V_Pavlidis with an awful challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(aza) D_de_Wit shoves J_White in the chest!! ... He turned into Paolo Di Canio there! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 11 :(aza) V_Pavlidis curls the ball out wide to Y_Sugawara ... Y_Sugawara curls it towards the top corner! ... It's way wide ... The Crewe fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 22 :(aza) D_de_Wit sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Fine tackle by M_Demetriou ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 30 :(aza) S_Mijnans turns past M_Demetriou ... He has some space now! ... M_Demetriou redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 36 :(cre) Z_Williams leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to C_Long ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Clasie ... He had to get that one right! Min. 38 :(aza) D_de_Wit unselfishly heads the ball back to Y_Sugawara ... Z_Williams forces him off the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe ... COMING ON: C_Finney ... COMING OFF: S_Tracey Min. 45 :(aza) Substitution by AZ Alkmaar ... COMING ON: M_Skoda ... COMING OFF: V_Pavlidis Min. 45 :(aza) Substitution by AZ Alkmaar ... COMING ON: T_Dantas ... COMING OFF: J_Odgaard ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Crewe 0-0 AZ Alkmaar Min. 49 :(aza) S_Mijnans with a penetrating pass to D_Mihailovic ... But C_Long slides in Min. 51 :(aza) D_de_Wit feeds the ball through the middle ... F_Stam runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... F_Stam attempts the shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 55 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe ... COMING ON: C_Richardson ... COMING OFF: L_Armstrong Min. 56 :(cre) C_O'Riordan spits at D_de_Wit ... He should be ashamed! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 58 :(aza) T_Dantas is unmarked! ... T_Dantas with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But C_McGillivray punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 64 :(cre) C_Long nutmegs the defender ... C_Long shapes up for a shot! ... Saved by D_Virginio Min. 70 :(aza) M_Skoda finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Demetriou ... M_Skoda looks to see where C_McGillivray is! ... He shoots! ... But C_McGillivray punches it away Min. 72 :(cre) C_Long finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled F_Stam ... F_Stam recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 73 :(cre) C_Long brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... J_Clasie takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 76 :(aza) D_de_Wit loses L_Offord ... Intercepted by W_Burrell Min. 81 :(cre) C_Long sprints past J_Clasie ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... D_de_Wit reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 83 :(cre) J_Powell lobs it over Y_Sugawara ... M_Skoda goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 85 :(aza) T_Dantas turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to F_Stam ... F_Stam sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... C_McGillivray gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... Y_Sugawara curls it into the box! ... A_Penetra gets his head on it ... C_McGillivray dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... S_Mijnans plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to Y_Sugawara ... He fires it towards to goal ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(aza) M_Skoda barges C_Long off the ball ... C_Richardson with the tackle ************* EXTRA TIME **************** Min. 95 :(aza) M_Skoda kills the ball dead ... M_Skoda sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 103:(cre) C_Richardson skips the challenge from A_Penetra ... F_Stam slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in ************* HALF TIME **************** Min. 106:(cre) J_White plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... C_Richardson decides to go for goal instead! ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Dekker!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* PENALTY SHOOTOUT ************* ... PENALTY!! ... C_Long is coming forward ... He sends D_Virginio the wrong way ... GOAL!! ... That was a clinical penalty ... Crewe 1-0 AZ Alkmaar... ... PENALTY!! ... M_Skoda is taking this penalty! ... GOAL!! ... Crewe 1-1 AZ Alkmaar... ... PENALTY!! ... C_Richardson places the ball on the spot! ... D_Virginio dives ... And he tips it wide of the post! ... PENALTY!! ... S_Mijnans is coming forward ... GOAL!! ... Cool as a cucumber! ... That was clinical! ... Crewe 1-2 AZ Alkmaar... ... PENALTY!! ... J_White is the man who takes it ... Oh he didn't mess about with that one ... GOAL!! ... Smashed right down the middle!. ... Crewe 2-2 AZ Alkmaar... ... PENALTY!! ... D_de_Wit places the ball on the spot! ... Can he score this penalty for his team? ... Oh, he can ... In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. ... Crewe 2-3 AZ Alkmaar... ... PENALTY!! ... M_Demetriou steps up! ... Hammered towards the top corner! ... But it's inches over the bar! ... PENALTY!! ... D_Mihailovic is the man who takes it ... He's tried a dink ... He's tries a cheeky Panenka but the keeper holds his ground and easily catches it! ... PENALTY!! ... C_O'Riordan is the man who takes it ... D_Virginio with a comfortable save!! ... AZ Alkmaar win the penalty shootout! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Gresty Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crewe Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Demetriou Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZ Alkmaar Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Stam (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Mijnans (3), V_Pavlidis (5), D_de_Wit (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crewe | AZ Alkmaar Attempts on Goal : 1 | 8 Off target : 0 | 4 On target : 1 | 4 Possession : 32 | 68 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 15 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 3 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Crewe 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Crewe Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_McGillivray GK 20 1 1 1 18 | 125 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 M_Demetriou DF 1 17 13 6 12 | 125 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 C_O'Riordan DF 1 17 13 6 30 | 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Offord DF 1 16 12 6 20 | 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Z_Williams DF 1 16 12 6 28 | 125 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 17 0 W_Burrell DF 1 16 13 6 20 | 125 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 J_Powell MF 1 13 17 6 22 | 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_White MF 1 6 17 13 18 | 125 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 S_Tracey MF 1 4 16 13 16 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Long FW 1 7 11 16 20 | 125 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 11 L_Armstrong FW 1 7 12 16 28 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 T_Lo-Tutala GK 19 1 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Cooney DF 1 14 12 6 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Adebisi DF 1 14 12 5 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Finney MF 1 13 16 4 20 | 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Richardson FW 1 6 11 15 28 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Player Statistics - AZ Alkmaar Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Virginio GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 Y_Sugawara DF 1 18 13 10 24 | 125 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 J_Clasie DF 1 18 13 8 34 | 125 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 A_Penetra DF 1 17 14 9 30 | 125 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 18 M_Dekker DF 1 17 14 7 14 | 125 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 F_Stam DF 1 16 13 6 26 | 125 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 41 D_de_Wit MF 1 8 17 14 32 | 125 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 20 -4 S_Mijnans MF 1 7 17 15 26 | 125 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 8 -4 D_Mihailovic MF 1 6 17 14 16 | 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Odgaard MF 1 6 15 15 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Pavlidis FW 1 9 14 17 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 H_Verhulst GK 21 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 1 15 14 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Engel DF 1 15 12 5 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Dantas MF 1 13 15 5 14 | 80 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 22 M_Skoda FW 1 9 12 17 38 | 80 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 0 19 1721846856 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40