IWC Group 9, Ajax vs. Rangers (Sun Apr 06) Ajax | Rangers 5-4-1 C | 4-2-3-1 D Jamie Kellett | Paul Tyler | G_Babic GK | GK S_Klos M_Char'wrth DF | DF Felix A_Messias DF | DF L_Mareque Richie_Hope DF | DF P_Ambrosio E_Abidal DF | DF J_D'Laryea S_Monsoreau DF | DM K_Koga A_Obodai MF | DM B_Ferguson S_Maxwell MF | MF N_Stewart S_Piètre MF | MF Fletch P_Skjelbred MF | MF A_Young K_Sarkies FW | FW G_Statibuta | F_Roma SUB | SUB M_Herbert G_Ogararu SUB | SUB Stu_Pearce R_Cooper SUB | SUB Alan_Hutton E_Adebayor SUB | SUB S_Broad G_Leremi SUB | SUB P_McClure Referee: W_Higgins (Scotland) Min. 4 :(ajx) K_Sarkies flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... K_Sarkies tries to beat S_Klos from outside the area! ... S_Klos with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 8 :(ran) G_Statibuta nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... S_Monsoreau goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 12 :(ajx) G_Babic looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... He isn't going to continue Min. 12 :(ajx) F_Roma takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace G_Babic as GK Min. 17 :(ajx) K_Sarkies with a perfectly timed run ... B_Ferguson with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He received a good talking to from W_Higgins Min. 18 :(ran) Fletch with an inch perfect pass to G_Statibuta ... S_Piètre pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... W_Higgins has stopped play ... Well spotted by W_Higgins! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 19 :(ran) P_Ambrosio with a 50-yard pass to G_Statibuta ... A_Obodai with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... It's a RED CARD!! End of the game for him Min. 24 :(ran) N_Stewart lobs it over the defender ... A glorious effort by N_Stewart ! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 25 :(ran) B_Ferguson sidesteps M_Char'wrth ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Maxwell with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... W_Higgins calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 26 :(ran) B_Ferguson chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Statibuta ... G_Statibuta hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... F_Roma has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... F_Roma reacts well to save!!! Min. 28 :(ran) Fletch races into the box ... He sees K_Koga lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... K_Koga with a stunning strike ! ... F_Roma is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL !! ... Great strike! ... Rangers go in front now with that goal! ... Ajax 0-1 Rangers ... Min. 40 :(ran) A_Young with the header on ... He finds J_D'Laryea in space ... But S_Monsoreau slides in Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-1 Rangers Min. 51 :(ajx) K_Sarkies with electric pace ... He eases past Felix ... Felix reacts well to win the ball back Min. 53 :(ran) B_Ferguson picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... P_Skjelbred with a reckless challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 55 :(ajx) S_Maxwell looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... K_Sarkies receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Klos with an ugly foul ... W_Higgins will want to speak to him ... The ref gives a PENALTY !! ... K_Sarkies will take it ... He sends S_Klos the wrong way ... But it has gone wide!! ... Shocking miss!! Min. 58 :(ajx) K_Sarkies with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from A_Young ... Fletch robs him of the ball Min. 58 :(ajx) S_Piètre has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past L_Mareque! ... He has some space now! ... Felix with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... W_Higgins refrained from booking him but had words Min. 59 :(ran) B_Ferguson takes possession ... Knocks it past E_Abidal ... He's through on goal ... S_Monsoreau wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 65 :(ran) A_Young crosses into the box, finding G_Statibuta ... G_Statibuta with the cheeky shot! ... The shot slips through F_Roma's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 68 :(ran) K_Koga pushes it past E_Abidal ... K_Koga fires a shot at goal ! ... GOAL !! ... What a well worked goal! ... Ajax 0-2 Rangers ... Min. 70 :(ran) J_D'Laryea kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... N_Stewart gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Abidal with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... W_Higgins reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 74 :(ajx) S_Piètre backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... K_Sarkies gets on the end of it ... K_Sarkies with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... S_Klos saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 78 :(ran) The defender under hits the back pass! ... N_Stewart is through! ... M_Char'wrth is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ran) G_Statibuta runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... P_Skjelbred fouls ... That was disgusting ... W_Higgins calls him over ... W_Higgins tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amsterdam Arena Attendance : 45,155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Sarkies Scorers : N/A Sent Off : A_Obodai (19) Booked : S_Piètre (18), S_Maxwell (25), E_Abidal (70), P_Skjelbred (90) Injured : G_Babic (12) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Koga (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Koga (28,68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Rangers Attempts on Goal : 2 | 5 Off target : 0 | 2 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 3 | 2 Key Passes : 1 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 2 Rangers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Ajax Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Babic GK 26 1 1 1 47 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Char'wrth DF 1 23 9 4 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Messias DF 1 26 12 7 10 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richie_Hope DF 1 26 10 8 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Abidal DF 1 22 13 10 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 S_Monsoreau DF 1 20 12 2 23 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 -10 -10 A_Obodai MF 1 10 29 9 29 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 S_Maxwell MF 1 12 24 9 39 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 S_Piètre MF 1 11 24 12 32 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 P_Skjelbred MF 1 9 22 11 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 K_Sarkies FW 1 11 11 22 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 F_Roma GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 G_Ogararu DF 1 20 7 8 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Cooper MF 2 9 22 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Adebayor FW 1 5 11 23 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Leremi FW 1 15 19 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Rangers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Klos GK 28 2 2 2 33 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 Felix DF 1 22 11 4 30 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Mareque DF 2 22 11 7 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Ambrosio DF 1 21 11 7 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 25 10 J_D'Laryea DF 1 21 11 8 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 K_Koga DM 1 11 23 11 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 78 B_Ferguson DM 1 11 23 11 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 N_Stewart MF 1 7 22 9 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Fletch MF 1 8 22 6 28 | 93 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 53 0 A_Young MF 1 9 20 6 19 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 10 G_Statibuta FW 1 6 6 24 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Herbert GK 15 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stu_Pearce DF 1 17 10 7 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alan_Hutton DF 1 16 9 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Broad MF 1 9 15 5 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_McClure FW 1 7 9 20 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1207530466 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08