FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. Ajax (Mon Apr 17) Cardiff City | Ajax 5-1-3-1 P | 5-3-1-1 C Simon Clark | Alfredo Gandarlo | R_Allsop GK | GK S_Rico D_Rico DF | DF I_Ordets J_Vestergaard DF | DF E_Bailly D_Caleta_Car DF | DF C_Kipre A_Bah DF | DF Ibanez C_Richards DF | DF S_Sane R_Wintle DM | MF A_Schopf T_Kroos MF | MF D_Sow A_El_Ghazi MF | AM R_K_Muani M_Harris FW | MF M_Sissoko S_Ojo MF | FW A_Kalajdzic | J_Alnwick SUB | SUB A_Desmas A_Vallci SUB | SUB Baba_Rahman J_Simpson SUB | SUB M_Gibbs-White C_ODowda SUB | SUB M_Cuisance S_Andre SUB | SUB A_Morelos Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to L Min. 4 :(aja) R_K_Muani knocks the ball past J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 13 :(aja) D_Sow looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_K_Muani ... R_Allsop tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... Ibanez plays it short to A_Schopf ... A_Bah wins the ball Min. 14 :(aja) A_Schopf gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... A_Kalajdzic is unmarked ... A_Kalajdzic sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But R_Allsop palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 17 :(aja) M_Sissoko with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Vestergaard picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 18 :(car) D_Rico has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on S_Rico! ... I_Ordets hacks him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 19 :(car) M_Harris with a burst of pace ... But D_Sow sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 22 :(car) M_Harris is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... M_Harris uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 30 :(aja) M_Sissoko with a measured pass to D_Sow ... J_Vestergaard with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 31 :(car) R_Wintle holds the ball up ... He sees J_Vestergaard in space! ... But Ibanez clears the danger Min. 33 :(car) M_Harris runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... M_Harris hits a great drive! ... S_Rico manages to turn it behind Min. 34 :(aja) A_Schopf beats D_Rico ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Schopf hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... R_Allsop with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 36 :(aja) S_Sane with a deep cross to D_Sow ... M_Harris with an awful challenge Min. 37 :(car) M_Harris leaves C_Kipre standing ... M_Harris hits a great drive! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 39 :(car) M_Harris flicks the ball through ... J_Vestergaard runs onto it! ... J_Vestergaard with a stunning strike! ... S_Rico makes a fine save Min. 42 :(car) R_Wintle breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat S_Rico now! ... M_Sissoko trips him up from behind! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: A_Morelos ... COMING OFF: R_K_Muani ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-0 Ajax Min. 54 :(car) T_Kroos with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Schopf ... I_Ordets wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 59 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic controls it well ... He nutmegs M_Harris ... He puts in A_Schopf! ... But C_Richards wins the ball Min. 62 :(aja) C_Kipre brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Kalajdzic gets on the end of the pass ... D_Caleta_Car with the tackle Min. 63 :(car) A_El_Ghazi takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Ojo ... I_Ordets takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 63 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from A_Kalajdzic to A_Morelos ... A_Morelos blasts it at the goal! ... R_Allsop won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: A_Vallci ... COMING OFF: C_Richards Min. 66 :(car) D_Rico searches out J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard sends it flying towards goal! ... S_Rico parries it, he follows it up ... And S_Rico recovers to save!! Min. 71 :(car) A_Bah has it now ... He takes on E_Bailly ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Caleta_Car! ... D_Caleta_Car bears down on goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 75 :(car) J_Vestergaard flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_Schopf fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... M_Harris hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... But it goes just over Min. 83 :(aja) Ibanez with the diagonal pass to E_Bailly ... J_Vestergaard with the tackle Min. 84 :(car) M_Harris with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Harris keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... S_Rico blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 86 :(aja) A_Schopf looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Sissoko ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Vestergaard looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(car) J_Vestergaard hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Rico collects the loose ball! ... A_Schopf gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 91 :(car) S_Ojo looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Kroos ... T_Kroos with the crafty shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... S_Rico is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Wintle with an inswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... S_Sane belts it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Vestergaard (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ibanez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Ordets (18), M_Sissoko (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 9 | 3 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 0 - 0 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 20 1 1 1 28 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 D_Rico DF 1 16 13 7 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 16 13 11 28 | 95 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 110 17 30 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 16 13 11 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 11 A_Bah DF 1 15 13 8 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 17 0 C_Richards DF 1 16 11 3 31 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 R_Wintle DM 1 12 16 8 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 T_Kroos MF 1 15 20 14 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 A_El_Ghazi MF 1 5 18 14 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Harris FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 28 S_Ojo MF 1 5 13 11 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 J_Alnwick GK 15 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Vallci DF 1 15 12 8 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Simpson DM 1 13 10 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_ODowda MF 1 2 13 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Andre FW 1 3 7 10 23 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Rico GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 I_Ordets DF 1 17 9 9 33 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 61 -2 -2 E_Bailly DF 1 17 13 9 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Kipre DF 1 17 10 3 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Ibanez DF 1 17 13 3 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 0 S_Sane DF 1 16 10 9 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 A_Schopf MF 1 9 16 11 33 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 28 15 D_Sow MF 1 8 17 11 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 R_K_Muani AM 1 4 11 17 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sissoko MF 1 10 17 11 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11 -2 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 9 18 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 8 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 15 9 5 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gibbs-White MF 1 6 17 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 17 11 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Morelos AM 1 4 9 15 24 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1681719515 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40