FFO Vase, Ajax vs. Sheffield United (Wed Feb 25)


                                 Ajax  |  Sheffield United
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 P
                          Peter Spall  |  Dave Thacker Caretaker
                                       |
                          A_Trubin GK  |  GK J_Urbig
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF J_Bagan
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF M_Sykes
                           K_Frees DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                       B_vd_Boomen DM  |  MF G_Lovre
                          M_Brighi MF  |  MF A_Diawara
                         A_Almeida MF  |  MF P_Okon
                       Z_Misimovic MF  |  AM M_Ozil
                     G_Mikauatadze FW  |  FW D_Drogba
                           A_Keita FW  |  FW E_Osong
                                       |
                          P_Campos SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                           M_Franz SUB |  SUB J_Mascherano
                        N_Williams SUB |  SUB J_Boateng
                       B_Tahirovic SUB |  SUB D_Saric
                          I_Paixao SUB |  SUB C_Jerome




Min. 1  :(shu) J_Bagan plays in C_Cresswell with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Keita fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 2  :(shu) G_Lovre chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Ozil 
          ...  From long range M_Ozil bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 11 :(aja) J_Urbig with a terrible kick! 
          ...  A_Keita takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A_Keita drives the shot in! 
          ...  J_Urbig parries it 
Min. 11 :(shu) E_Osong takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  R_Carvalho reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 14 :(shu) D_Drogba slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  D_Drogba with the shot on net! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 15 :(shu) P_Okon sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Drogba gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Drogba with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 17 :(shu) C_Cresswell plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Osong 
          ...  E_Osong leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 18 :(shu) A_Diawara searches out J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 19 :(aja) A_Keita knocks it past J_Foyth and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Keita with the overhead! 
          ...  J_Urbig fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 25 :(shu) J_Bagan plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Bagan! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 27 :(shu) G_Lovre takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  G_Lovre with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a good save 
Min. 30 :(aja) A_Keita looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Keita goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 36 :(aja) K_Frees finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  K_Frees could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Urbig is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Carvalho dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Urbig catches it! 
Min. 36 :(aja) A_Keita cuts in on A_Diawara's blind side 
          ...  E_Osong with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(shu) C_Cresswell feeds the ball to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 40 :(aja) Z_Misimovic takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Garcia 
          ...  E_Osong with a nasty foul 
Min. 42 :(aja) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Keita is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by G_Lovre! 
          ...  J_Bagan with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 42 :(shu) J_Foyth beats K_Frees 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Foyth hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Trubin's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(shu) J_Foyth with an amazing show of skill to get past E_Garcia 
          ...  He crosses to D_Drogba 
          ...  A_Almeida intercepts the pass 
Min. 44 :(aja) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  E_Garcia takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Foyth 
Min. 49 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen controls the ball with ease 
          ...  J_Bagan tackles cleanly 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Sheffield United

Min. 46 :(aja) M_Brighi with a long pass to S_Ramos 
          ...  S_Ramos attempts a chip! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ramos drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Urbig thumps the ball away! 
Min. 49 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen hoists the ball across to M_Brighi 
          ...  J_Bagan gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 55 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from E_Garcia to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze hits a great shot! 
          ...  But J_Urbig punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 56 :(shu) G_Lovre with the cross-field pass to C_Cresswell 
          ...  S_Ramos clears with a diving header 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Williams 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Carvalho 
Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Saric 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Lovre 
Min. 61 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Tahirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic 
Min. 61 :(aja) A_Keita knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Foyth 
          ...  A_Diawara brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 62 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Paixao 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Keita 
Min. 62 :(aja) E_Garcia takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Williams 
          ...  N_Williams tries the shot! 
          ...  But J_Urbig punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 64 :(aja) M_Brighi slides it through the middle to N_Williams 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Williams! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Ajax fans chant his name! 
          ...  That's put Ajax in front! 
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 66 :(aja) M_Brighi is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to I_Paixao 
          ...  I_Paixao hits a great drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Paixao lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Urbig easily catches it! 
Min. 69 :(aja) M_Brighi hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  N_Williams latches onto it! 
          ...  A left-footer by N_Williams! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  There was a foul on the goalkeeper 
Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Jerome 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Osong 
Min. 74 :(shu) D_Drogba runs at E_Garcia 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Drogba strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 74 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen barges M_Sykes off the ball 
          ...  C_Cresswell with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 75 :(aja) A_Almeida with a flashy move 
          ...  J_Bagan with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 77 :(aja) I_Paixao flicks the ball on to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  B_Tahirovic has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 79 :(aja) K_Frees beats C_Cresswell 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  K_Frees with the chance! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Urbig 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 81 :(aja) S_Ramos beats J_Bagan 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  C_Cresswell dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 82 :(aja) I_Paixao turns past J_Foyth 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  I_Paixao attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  J_Urbig parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 86 :(aja) N_Williams with the first time pass to E_Garcia 
          ...  E_Garcia with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(shu) C_Jerome drives it across the face of the goal M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 91 :(aja) B_Tahirovic crosses in from the wing, he finds I_Paixao in the box 
          ...  I_Paixao sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  J_Urbig won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruyff Arena
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : N_Williams (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Williams (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bagan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Osong (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 0 Sheffield United
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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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A_Trubin       GK  26   1   1   1  23 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  23  16   9  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  32  17
R_Carvalho     DF   1  21  15   8  25 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   1  20  17  14  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  12
K_Frees        DF   1  21  15  14  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
B_vd_Boomen    DM   1  16  22  11  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Brighi       MF   1  16  21  11  23 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0
A_Almeida      MF   1  14  22   7  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
Z_Misimovic    MF   1  11  20  16  27 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   4  17  22  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Keita        FW   1   8  18  20  26 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
P_Campos       GK  24   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Franz        DF   1  19  15  11  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Williams     DF   1  21  15  11  24 |  33   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  17  76
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  15  20  13  20 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  13
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  14  21  29 |  31   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  17

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
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_Urbig        GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  22  17  15  20 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  30   0
J_Bagan        DF   1  22  16   3  26 |  97   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  56  16  23
M_Sykes        DF   1  20  15   7  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  21  13  11  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  19  45
G_Lovre        MF   1   8  19  16  21 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  12
A_Diawara      MF   1  16  22   7  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Okon         MF   1  16  20   5  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Ozil         AM   1   8  20  18  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  14  20  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  20  24 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  20  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  19  14   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Saric        MF   1  13  16  12  26 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jerome       FW   1  10  15  18  31 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
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