03 Dec 2011: Ajax - Excelsior

[Kowalczyk]

Eredivisie 2011-2012, Matchday 15.

Excelsior Rotterdam (#17, only one win thusfar, only 8 goals scored and 25 conceded) come to the ArenA on a Saturday night. Ajax, you know what must be done.

Kick-off time: 20.45 CET.

K.

[Amol]

Selection with one surprise addition: Ricardo van Rhijn

Kenneth Vermeer
Jasper Cillessen
Toby Alderweireld
Jan Vertonghen
Vurnon Anita
Eyong Enoh
Miralem Sulejmani
Christian Eriksen
Lorenzo Ebecilio
Theo Janssen
Daley Blind
Nicolás Lodeiro
Aras Özbiliz
Thulani Serero
Ismaïl Aissati
Davy Klaassen
Ruben Ligeon
Ricardo van Rhijn

[Orange14]

Selection with one surprise addition: Ricardo van Rhijn

Not sure it's that much a surprise since Oojier is injured and Blind is the only other cover in central defense.

[Blind3]

Great opportunity to win and help our gd, which is probably why we'll win 2:1.

[Kowalczyk]

Great opportunity to win and help our gd, which is probably why we'll win 2:1.

*LOL*

Off to the ArenA now. We'll see what happens.

K.

[Amol]

Selection with one surprise addition: Ricardo van Rhijn

Not sure it's that much a surprise since Oojier is injured and Blind is the only other cover in central defense.

Well...Ooijer has been injured for a few weeks and I think this is the first time van Rhijn has been included in the squad. (I think )

[SPL]

VRhijn came on in the cup game v Noordwijk as asub but you are right this is his first time in the league.

Looks like we are playing 3-4-3

Vermeer

Alderweireld, Vertonghen Blind

Enoh, Anita, Eriksen,Janssen

Sulejmani, Lodeiro, Aissati.

A must win game like all of them but we cannot drop points against this lot .

[Amol]

1-0!!!!!!! Vertonghen for striker!!!!

[Amol]

Great shot from just out of the box by Mickey. Lodeiro's tap in on the rebound goes off the keeper for a corner.

[Orange14]

Excelsior down to 10 men now. At first I thought it too harsh but seeing the replay it was a deserved Red. Studs up tackle from behind gets you Red everytime.

[Amol]

Terrible lunging tackle on Mickey.....straight red. 11 on 10 for us now.

....and 2-0!!! Vertonghen scores a brace!!!!!!!

[Flipster81]

That tackle was disgusting, deserved red. Nice goal again from Captain Marvel!!

[Tom_]

It was a horrible tackle, and definite red, but for once I actually believe it was an accident...

[Amol]

Young Ligeon coming on for Enoh.....Enoh made two bad passes tonight which led to two seriously dangerous counters. Besides those he played really well tonight.

Think FDB is just letting Ligeon get some experience and Enoh some rest for the game against RM.

[souras84]

1) the tackling was one of those that can harm a career
2) enoh needs to improve his passing big time, it could be 2 goals form a better opponent

[souras84]

wow!!!! nice marking!!!

[Orange14]

Unfotunately Ligeon gets beaten bad by Maaten who heads a nice cross in, 2-1 now

[Tom_]

Embarrassing. We'd better get another 5 in the second half to make up for that

[souras84]

ligeon shouldnt be there, plus the fact that the other guy was at least a head taller than him

[Orange14]

Decent first half in terms of creating space out on the field. Still hampered by the presence of Janssen who just cannot move out there. We should not have conceded the goal near the end of the half. Sloppy play and it's too bad that Ligeon got beat. He just wasn't as big as the man he was marking.

[Amol]

We had Toby + Anita and Ligeon marking against 2 tall forwards. All the crosser had to do was to avoid Toby's side and then it was just an easy header. Vertonghen should've let someone else peel off to block the cross and gone to the middle.

The header was straight at Vermeer who flapped at it and let it in.

[SPL]

Frustrating letting them back in the game but hope we can beat 10 men

[Flipster81]

I thought it was a foul on Ligeon at first but bad marking and poor positioning by Vermeer... Oh well, need to step it up again in the second half, i'd like to see Janssen off for Klaassen with Lodeiro moving left and Aissati in midfield.

[Amol]

but bad marking and poor positioning by Vermeer...

Yup - the cross should've been picked up by Vermeer. Ebecilio for Aissati.

[Tom_]

Argh, 13th stream just died and M&M is offline, does anyone have a working SopCast?