Euro Premiership, Real Sociedad vs. Ajax (Sat Feb 09)


                        Real Sociedad  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                         Kees de Boer  |  Jamie Kellett
                                       |
                     Abbondanzieri GK  |  GK G_Babic
                        A_Barragan DF  |  DF Richie_Hope
                        I_Ansotegi DF  |  DF A_Messias
                         K_Reddick DF  |  DF M_Boorgaart
                        A_Morrison DF  |  DF M_Char'wrth
                          J_Butler MF  |  MF S_Maxwell
                          X_Prieto MF  |  MF S_Pičtre
                          P_Wotton MF  |  MF A_Obodai
                             V_Lia MF  |  FW E_Adebayor
                          DS_Villa FW  |  FW Jason_Bourne
                         J_Matondo FW  |  MF R_Cooper
                                       |
                      S_Westerveld SUB |  SUB F_Roma
                        M_Torrejon SUB |  SUB S_Monsoreau
                           J_Navas SUB |  SUB Dani_Alves
                          S_Camara SUB |  SUB J_E_M_Junior
                       I_Gabilondo SUB |  SUB G_Ogararu

Referee: L_Michel (France)


Min. 2  :(rsc) DS_Villa jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Boorgaart wins the ball 
Min. 8  :(ajx) E_Adebayor runs at I_Ansotegi 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A great volley from E_Adebayor ! 
          ...  But Abbondanzieri stops that one easily 
Min. 10 :(ajx) Jason_Bourne takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Barragan 
          ...  Jason_Bourne sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Obodai drives it into the box! 
          ...  Jason_Bourne gets on the end of it 
          ...  Abbondanzieri won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 13 :(rsc) J_Butler is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to DS_Villa 
          ...  DS_Villa with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But G_Babic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 13 :(ajx) S_Pičtre picks up a loose ball 
          ...  S_Pičtre with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri guesses right 
Min. 18 :(rsc) X_Prieto with a pinpoint pass to J_Matondo 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Matondo ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 20 :(rsc) X_Prieto holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Matondo 
          ...  A_Messias wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 21 :(rsc) J_Matondo runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Char'wrth reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 22 :(ajx) M_Char'wrth crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Messias in the box 
          ...  A_Messias fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Abbondanzieri dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Abbondanzieri beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Char'wrth 
          ...  Abbondanzieri jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 30 :(ajx) S_Pičtre with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves A_Barragan behind 
          ...  Cleared by A_Morrison 
Min. 34 :(ajx) A_Obodai flicks the ball through 
          ...  E_Adebayor runs onto it! 
          ...  But A_Morrison clears the ball to safety 
Min. 35 :(rsc) J_Matondo jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  J_Matondo attempts to nutmeg G_Babic! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Real Sociedad have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Real Sociedad 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 38 :(ajx) A_Obodai gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past K_Reddick! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Obodai tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 38 :(rsc) P_Wotton with a 40-yard pass to J_Butler 
          ...  S_Pičtre stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 39 :(ajx) S_Pičtre takes advantage of a mistake by J_Butler 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Barragan hits it out for a throw 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(ajx) S_Pičtre beats K_Reddick 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Pičtre with the shot on net ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  The Ajax fans go wild! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Real Sociedad 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 47 :(rsc) P_Wotton is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to J_Matondo 
          ...  J_Matondo hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Babic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Babic beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Lia floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Char'wrth wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 1-1 Ajax

Min. 46 :(ajx) E_Adebayor turns past A_Morrison 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Barragan 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Jason_Bourne chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri fists it away! 
Min. 47 :(rsc) DS_Villa finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  DS_Villa drives it low ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 54 :(ajx) A_Obodai drives it forward to Jason_Bourne 
          ...  Jason_Bourne with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  The shot slips through Abbondanzieri's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 55 :(ajx) S_Maxwell runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Boorgaart 
          ...  V_Lia is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 60 :(ajx) Dani_Alves takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace R_Cooper as MF 
Min. 61 :(rsc) P_Wotton with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Richie_Hope 
          ...  He knocks it to DS_Villa! 
          ...  DS_Villa bears down on goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  G_Babic acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Matondo plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  G_Babic fists it away! 
Min. 64 :(rsc) X_Prieto with a neat pass into DS_Villa 
          ...  DS_Villa with a powerful header ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 64 :(ajx) M_Boorgaart takes advantage of a mistake by V_Lia 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But J_Butler puts it in row Z! 
Min. 68 :(rsc) K_Reddick with a measured pass to I_Ansotegi 
          ...  I_Ansotegi attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 77 :(ajx) S_Maxwell runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Boorgaart 
          ...  M_Boorgaart flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dani_Alves floats the ball in! 
          ...  S_Maxwell makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 78 :(ajx) Richie_Hope takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into E_Adebayor 
          ...  K_Reddick with an over the top challenge 
Min. 79 :(ajx) A_Obodai lobs it over the defender 
          ...  X_Prieto wins the ball with ease 
          ...  L_Michel saw something no-one else did 
Min. 82 :(ajx) Jason_Bourne with the mazy run 
          ...  A_Morrison with an ugly foul 
          ...  L_Michel will want to speak to him 
          ...  L_Michel tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 83 :(rsc) DS_Villa takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  DS_Villa with the overhead ! 
          ...  G_Babic makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 84 :(rsc) X_Prieto kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  X_Prieto goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rsc) X_Prieto with a probing pass to A_Barragan 
          ...  A_Barragan hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anoeta
Attendance           : 32,000
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : J_Matondo
Scorers              : J_Matondo (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : V_Lia (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : S_Pičtre (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Pičtre (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Pičtre (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Sociedad  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :           9        |       5
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Final Score          : Real Sociedad 1 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Real Sociedad
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Abbondanzieri  GK  27   1   1   1  35 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Barragan     DF   1  20  12   9  25 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   2
I_Ansotegi     DF   1  22  10   8  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
K_Reddick      DF   1  22   9   7  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Morrison     DF   1  22   8   9  36 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Butler       MF   1  13  21  13  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  15   0
X_Prieto       MF   1  10  26   5  38 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   2
P_Wotton       MF   1  10  24   8  33 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
V_Lia          MF   1   9  22  11  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
DS_Villa       FW   1   6  10  21  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
J_Matondo      FW   2   6   9  21  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
S_Westerveld   GK  27   1   1   1  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Torrejon     DF   1  20   9   4  11 |   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
S_Camara       FW   1   7  13  15  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gabilondo    MF   1   8  13   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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G_Babic        GK  26   1   1   1  47 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
Richie_Hope    DF   1  25  10   8  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Messias      DF   1  26  12   7  10 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   9   0   2
M_Boorgaart    DF   1  21   8  10  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0   2
M_Char'wrth    DF   1  23   9   4  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  15   0
S_Maxwell      MF   1  12  24   9  39 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
S_Pičtre       MF   1  11  24  12  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4  -4  39
A_Obodai       MF   1  10  28   9  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
E_Adebayor     FW   1   5  11  23  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Jason_Bourne   FW   1   8   9  25  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Cooper       MF   2   9  22   7  30 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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
Dani_Alves     MF   1   6  20   9  18 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_E_M_Junior   MF   1   7  20   9  15 |   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
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