FFO2 Conference, Ajax vs. Bristol City (Fri Feb 17) Ajax | Bristol City 5-3-1-1 C | 4-1-3-2 P Alfredo Gandarlo | Jon Pike | S_Rico GK | GK D_Bentley S_Kjaer DF | DF K_Naismith E_Bailly DF | DF T_Kalas I_Ordets DF | DF M_Roberts Ibanez DF | DF M_Sykes S_Sane DF | MF J_Williams M_Sissoko MF | DM S_Sensi J_Clasie MF | MF M_James R_K_Muani AM | MF A_King M_Gibbs-White MF | FW P_Goncalves A_Lacazette FW | FW N_Wells | A_Desmas SUB | SUB M_OLeary Baba_Rahman SUB | SUB Z_Vyner A_Fulgini SUB | SUB H_Massengo Y_Konoplyanka SUB | SUB D_Sinani A_Morelos SUB | SUB T_Conway Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to L Min. 9 :(brc) S_Sensi squares it to J_Williams ... J_Williams has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 19 :(brc) K_Naismith could get a shot on goal here ... A_Lacazette reads the play well Min. 20 :(aja) I_Ordets slips past his marker M_Sykes ... The ball is whipped into R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani bears down on goal! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 20 :(brc) P_Goncalves jumps over I_Ordets's challenge ... M_Sissoko fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 24 :(aja) E_Bailly plays in J_Clasie with a beautiful ball ... J_Williams beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 24 :(brc) N_Wells has picked up a knock ... It looks like he'll carry on though Min. 25 :(brc) M_James is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to T_Kalas ... A scorcher of a shot from T_Kalas! ... But S_Rico palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 26 :(aja) Ibanez drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Gibbs-White ... M_Gibbs-White sees D_Bentley off his line! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... That's given Ajax the advantage! ... Ajax 1-0 Bristol City ... Min. 29 :(brc) N_Wells runs at the defence ... He nutmegs E_Bailly ... He showed his class there ... N_Wells unleashes a pile driver! ... But S_Rico punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... M_James swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... N_Wells loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... His twitter account will be trending after that one! ... Alfredo Gandarlo is shaking his head on the touchline ... Bristol City have equalised! ... Ajax 1-1 Bristol City ... Min. 34 :(aja) S_Kjaer holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Gibbs-White ... M_Gibbs-White drives it towards goal! ... D_Bentley tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 35 :(brc) S_Sensi runs at S_Sane ... He takes it past him ... S_Sane redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 36 :(aja) E_Bailly gets to the byline and finds M_Sissoko with a beautiful cross ... M_Sissoko beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He rounds D_Bentley ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... It goes over!! Min. 37 :(aja) A_Lacazette 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! ... M_Sykes does well to intercept the ball Min. 41 :(brc) S_Sensi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Roberts ... Good sliding challenge from M_Gibbs-White ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... K_Naismith swings it in! ... S_Rico easily claims the ball! Min. 42 :(brc) T_Kalas spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to N_Wells! ... S_Sane wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_James hits it towards the far post! ... Ibanez heads it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(brc) P_Goncalves sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_James ... M_Gibbs-White steals the ball of off him Min. 46 :(brc) T_Kalas sprints past S_Kjaer ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... T_Kalas tries to beat S_Rico from outside the area! ... S_Rico fists it away ... That was a good save! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 1-1 Bristol City Min. 48 :(aja) I_Ordets with the first time flick to E_Bailly ... M_Sykes goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee warned him ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... S_Kjaer floats it forward ... M_Sissoko latches onto the end of it ... M_Sissoko shapes up for a shot! ... But D_Bentley makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 51 :(aja) M_Sissoko moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Lacazette ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Naismith ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 51 :(brc) S_Sensi cuts in on S_Sane's blind side ... S_Sensi with a thundering shot! ... S_Rico saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 53 :(brc) N_Wells turns past I_Ordets ... He has some space now! ... N_Wells cracks a laser towards goal! ... Looks like it should be easy for S_Rico ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... S_Rico looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 54 :(aja) A_Lacazette skips the challenge from M_Roberts ... A_Lacazette looks to see where D_Bentley is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... GOAL!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Let's see if Ajax can hang onto that lead! ... Ajax 2-1 Bristol City ... Min. 57 :(aja) I_Ordets finds M_Sissoko with a ball over the defence ... M_Sissoko beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat D_Bentley ... He tries to slide it past D_Bentley ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 57 :(brc) J_Williams gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds P_Goncalves ... M_Gibbs-White is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 59 :(aja) R_K_Muani with a smart turn ... M_Roberts goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 60 :(aja) S_Kjaer with the cross-field pass to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette swings in the shot! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 62 :(brc) M_Sykes slides it through the middle to M_James ... M_James flings a shot at goal! ... S_Rico tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... T_Kalas hits it towards the far post! ... S_Rico catches it! Min. 65 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: T_Conway ... COMING OFF: N_Wells Min. 66 :(aja) S_Kjaer is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Sissoko ... Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Naismith Min. 67 :(aja) Ibanez with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to A_Lacazette ... A delicate chip from A_Lacazette! ... D_Bentley has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Bentley reacts well to save!! Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: D_Sinani ... COMING OFF: A_King Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: Z_Vyner ... COMING OFF: M_Sykes Min. 75 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to A Min. 75 :(aja) E_Bailly plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Lacazette ... K_Naismith hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... E_Bailly dinks the ball into the area! ... D_Bentley jumps well to claim it! Min. 78 :(aja) M_Gibbs-White hoists the ball across to M_Sissoko ... M_Sissoko tries to place it in the corner! ... D_Bentley gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 84 :(brc) M_James spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to T_Conway! ... T_Conway with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... S_Rico 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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(brc) P_Goncalves saunters past E_Bailly ... P_Goncalves shapes up for a shot! ... But S_Rico makes a superb stop down low Min. 89 :(aja) Ibanez finds R_K_Muani with a perfectly weighted pass ... R_K_Muani with the side footed shot! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 89 :(brc) K_Naismith pushes it past the defender ... Ibanez takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 90 :(aja) J_Clasie picks out S_Sane with the cross ... A heafty challenge by M_James ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Sane swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 90 :(brc) Z_Vyner knocks it forward ... J_Clasie slips ... P_Goncalves gets to it! ... P_Goncalves fires the shot in! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amsterdam Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gibbs-White (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Gibbs-White (26), A_Lacazette (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Gibbs-White (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_James Scorers : N_Wells (29) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Bristol City Attempts on Goal : 11 | 11 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 15 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 2 - 1 Bristol City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Ajax Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Rico GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 S_Kjaer DF 1 17 11 5 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 E_Bailly DF 1 17 12 9 23 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 I_Ordets DF 1 17 9 8 33 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 Ibanez DF 1 16 12 3 26 | 93 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 80 0 S_Sane DF 1 16 10 9 28 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 M_Sissoko MF 1 10 16 11 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 52 J_Clasie MF 1 2 16 13 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 R_K_Muani AM 1 4 10 16 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Gibbs-White MF 1 6 16 10 29 | 93 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 62 12 54 A_Lacazette FW 1 2 11 17 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 36 0 40 A_Desmas GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baba_Rahman DF 1 14 9 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Fulgini MF 1 12 15 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Konoplyanka MF 1 4 15 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Morelos FW 1 3 9 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 K_Naismith DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 T_Kalas DF 1 17 11 10 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 32 M_Roberts DF 1 16 10 9 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 M_Sykes DF 1 16 12 5 28 | 71 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18 0 J_Williams MF 1 11 17 12 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 13 10 S_Sensi DM 1 13 17 10 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 16 M_James MF 1 11 16 9 28 | 93 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 50 17 A_King MF 1 11 16 9 27 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Goncalves FW 1 3 13 18 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 N_Wells FW 1 7 11 17 28 | 66 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 M_OLeary GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Vyner DF 1 15 11 2 23 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 H_Massengo MF 1 8 15 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Conway FW 1 5 10 15 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1676632312 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40