Euro Premiership, Ajax vs. Real Sociedad (Sun May 04) Ajax | Real Sociedad 4-4-2 P | 5-3-2 C Jamie Kellett | Kees de Boer | G_Babic GK | GK Abbondanzieri E_Abidal DF | DF Z_Gurrutxaga Richie_Hope DF | DF A_Barragan A_Messias DF | DF K_Reddick M_Char'wrth DF | DF A_Morrison P_Skjelbred MF | DF M_Torrejon S_Pičtre MF | MF X_Prieto A_Obodai MF | MF P_Wotton E_Adebayor FW | MF J_Butler K_Sarkies FW | FW DS_Villa S_Maxwell MF | FW J_Matondo | F_Roma SUB | SUB S_Westerveld S_Monsoreau SUB | SUB Santamaria G_Ogararu SUB | SUB V_Lia R_Cooper SUB | SUB S_Camara A_Bravo SUB | SUB J_Navas Referee: P_Alcock (England) Min. 6 :(ajx) M_Char'wrth is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to K_Sarkies ... K_Sarkies sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... Abbondanzieri parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 6 :(rsc) X_Prieto chips the ball over the defence and finds DS_Villa ... Excellent sliding challenge from Richie_Hope ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... X_Prieto hits it into the box! ... Richie_Hope gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 7 :(rsc) A_Morrison with a penetrating pass to Z_Gurrutxaga ... Z_Gurrutxaga with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But G_Babic palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 9 :(rsc) K_Reddick hits a hard pass to J_Butler ... J_Butler fires the shot in! ... G_Babic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... G_Babic makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 19 :(ajx) E_Abidal hoists the ball across to E_Adebayor ... E_Adebayor tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... Abbondanzieri just watches it drift out of play! Min. 19 :(rsc) M_Torrejon fires over a low cross to J_Matondo ... J_Matondo uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... G_Babic looks relieved there! Min. 21 :(rsc) J_Butler has time and space on the edge of the box ... J_Butler with a scorcher of a shot ! ... G_Babic gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 28 :(ajx) S_Pičtre looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to E_Adebayor ... E_Adebayor with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But Abbondanzieri palms it behind ... P_Alcock has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 30 :(ajx) S_Pičtre looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Sarkies ... K_Sarkies carves a shot towards goal ! ... But Abbondanzieri makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 30 :(rsc) X_Prieto plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Torrejon keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Messias with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 33 :(rsc) P_Wotton finds J_Matondo on the edge of the box ... Richie_Hope fouls ... That was disgusting ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 36 :(rsc) P_Wotton squares it to A_Morrison ... A_Morrison with a powerful diving header! ... G_Babic saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 37 :(rsc) A_Morrison takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Char'wrth ... Richie_Hope is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 38 :(rsc) M_Torrejon holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Barragan ... A_Barragan with a thundering drive! ... G_Babic was lucky there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Real Sociedad Min. 46 :(ajx) Richie_Hope plays a long ball to K_Sarkies ... K_Sarkies looks to see where Abbondanzieri is! ... He shoots! ... He hits the side netting Min. 51 :(ajx) S_Pičtre has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past X_Prieto ... He knocks it to K_Sarkies! ... K_Sarkies sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But he somehow misses ... The Real Sociedad fans laugh at him Min. 60 :(ajx) The ball is passed in from P_Skjelbred, he finds K_Sarkies ... K_Sarkies fires off a right-footed shot ! ... Looks like it should be Abbondanzieri's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... Abbondanzieri looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Skjelbred plays it into the danger area! ... It comes to S_Maxwell ... He gets the shot away ... But Abbondanzieri palms it behind ... P_Alcock has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 60 :(ajx) K_Sarkies sidesteps K_Reddick ... He was too quick for his marker ... DS_Villa is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 65 :(ajx) P_Skjelbred with a penetrating pass to S_Maxwell ... Cleaned up by M_Torrejon Min. 66 :(ajx) E_Abidal skips the challenge from Z_Gurrutxaga ... E_Abidal with the attempt at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... S_Maxwell floats the ball in! ... A_Messias with the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... A_Messias plays it into the danger area! ... Abbondanzieri makes the catch! Min. 67 :(ajx) Richie_Hope hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... E_Adebayor collects the loose ball! ... E_Adebayor curls the ball in on goal ! ... Abbondanzieri is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... Abbondanzieri looks very relieved! Min. 67 :(rsc) X_Prieto pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... J_Matondo is clean through! ... But A_Messias clears the ball to safety Min. 71 :(rsc) X_Prieto curls the ball out wide to J_Butler ... A_Messias robs him of the ball Min. 74 :(ajx) A_Obodai kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Char'wrth gets on the end of the pass ... A_Barragan wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 77 :(ajx) P_Skjelbred takes advantage of a mistake by A_Morrison ... He runs towards goal ... P_Skjelbred with the attempt at goal! ... Abbondanzieri won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 80 :(rsc) M_Torrejon fires over a low cross to J_Butler ... J_Butler with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But G_Babic palms it behind ... P_Alcock has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 82 :(rsc) X_Prieto with a well-controlled run ... S_Pičtre knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But P_Alcock just turns away! Min. 84 :(ajx) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a mistake by A_Barragan ... It's a lucky break ... K_Reddick steals the ball of off him Min. 84 :(rsc) P_Wotton with a penetrating pass to DS_Villa ... DS_Villa tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 85 :(rsc) X_Prieto holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Matondo ... J_Matondo hits a crisp volley! ... It hits off a defender! ... G_Babic is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Wotton chips the ball in towards the back post! ... E_Abidal clears the corner Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amsterdam Arena Attendance : 41,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Richie_Hope (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Torrejon Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Real Sociedad Attempts on Goal : 12 | 9 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 3 Key Passes : 10 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 0 Real Sociedad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 47 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 E_Abidal DF 1 22 13 10 20 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 15 2 Richie_Hope DF 1 26 10 8 27 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 30 0 A_Messias DF 1 26 12 7 10 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 0 2 M_Char'wrth DF 1 23 9 4 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 P_Skjelbred MF 1 9 22 11 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 S_Pičtre MF 1 11 25 12 32 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 45 0 A_Obodai MF 1 10 29 9 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 E_Adebayor FW 1 5 11 24 11 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 K_Sarkies FW 1 11 11 23 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 S_Maxwell MF 1 12 24 9 39 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 F_Roma GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Monsoreau DF 1 20 12 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 A_Bravo FW 1 6 7 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Real Sociedad Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbondanzieri GK 28 1 1 1 35 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 Z_Gurrutxaga DF 1 19 11 9 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Barragan DF 1 21 12 9 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 5 K_Reddick DF 1 22 9 7 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 0 A_Morrison DF 1 22 8 9 36 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 15 5 M_Torrejon DF 1 20 9 4 11 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 45 0 X_Prieto MF 1 10 26 5 38 | 93 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 P_Wotton MF 1 10 24 8 33 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 J_Butler MF 1 13 21 13 33 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 DS_Villa FW 1 6 10 21 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J_Matondo FW 2 6 9 22 39 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 S_Westerveld GK 27 1 1 1 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Santamaria DF 1 14 9 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Lia MF 1 9 22 11 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Camara FW 1 7 13 15 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Navas MF 1 7 21 8 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1209935695 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08