FFO2 WM CUP, Wolves vs. Ajax (Tue Jan 31) Wolves | Ajax 4-1-3-1-1 P | 5-3-1-1 C Ray Wallace | Alfredo Gandarlo | M_Neuer GK | GK A_Desmas R_Oxford DF | DF Baba_Rahman P_Struijk DF | DF G_Friend Emerson_Royal DF | DF R_Proper T_Mitchell DF | DF Ibanez J_Moder DM | DF S_Sane M_Cuisance MF | MF A_Fulgini Melendo MF | MF J_Geis L_Benes MF | AM M_Ingvartsen C_Gakpo AM | MF Y_Konoplyanka A_Kalajdzic FW | FW A_Morelos | J_Drommel SUB | SUB S_Proto D_Bernard SUB | SUB E_Bailly C_Brittain SUB | SUB K_Malong Q_Timber SUB | SUB C_David J_Anthony SUB | SUB R_K_Muani Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to L Min. 1 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic takes possession ... Knocks it past Ibanez ... He's through on goal ... A_Kalajdzic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... A_Desmas gathers it comfortably Min. 5 :(wol) A_Desmas miskicks! ... L_Benes takes control of the ball! ... Baba_Rahman anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 8 :(wol) L_Benes with a short pass to find T_Mitchell ... T_Mitchell has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Desmas is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 10 :(wol) The ball is passed in from J_Moder, he finds A_Kalajdzic ... A heafty challenge by R_Proper ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Kalajdzic swings it in! ... R_Proper wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 11 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from A_Kalajdzic! ... It looks good ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 13 :(wol) R_Oxford flights the ball to A_Kalajdzic ... Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Friend ... He had to get that one right! Min. 13 :(aja) Ibanez sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Ingvartsen ... M_Ingvartsen curls the ball in on goal! ... But M_Neuer makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 19 :(wol) J_Moder plays in Emerson_Royal with a beautiful ball ... Emerson_Royal tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 20 :(wol) M_Cuisance gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_Oxford ... R_Oxford rises above the defence to head the ball! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... Let's see if Wolves can hang onto that lead! ... Wolves 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 21 :(wol) Tactical Change by Wolves ... Wolves have changed their playing style to E Min. 21 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 21 :(wol) P_Struijk plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Oxford ... R_Oxford with a graceful, looping effort! ... A_Desmas with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 23 :(wol) J_Moder with an intelligent ball to P_Struijk ... A vicious shot by P_Struijk! ... A_Desmas parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 26 :(wol) The ball is passed in from M_Cuisance, he finds C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo bears down on goal! ... A_Desmas with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 28 :(wol) A defence splitting pass from L_Benes to A_Kalajdzic ... A_Fulgini reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 29 :(wol) Emerson_Royal with a pinpoint pass to M_Cuisance ... M_Cuisance with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... A_Desmas gets up well to catch that one Min. 29 :(aja) A_Fulgini runs at the defence ... He nutmegs P_Struijk ... He showed his class there ... A_Fulgini cracks a laser towards goal! ... M_Neuer with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Baba_Rahman flights it in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 30 :(wol) C_Gakpo plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... C_Gakpo goes for the top corner! ... A_Desmas heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 31 :(aja) A_Fulgini spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Ibanez! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Benes ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 32 :(aja) The defender underhits the back pass! ... A_Fulgini is through! ... What a mistake by R_Oxford! ... Emerson_Royal reads the play well Min. 36 :(wol) M_Cuisance plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Kalajdzic decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Kalajdzic with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 36 :(aja) A_Morelos picks up a loose ball ... T_Mitchell with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Ray Wallace looks relieved ... Alfredo Gandarlo is far from happy with that decision Min. 41 :(aja) J_Geis slides it through the middle to M_Ingvartsen ... An audacious effort from M_Ingvartsen! ... M_Neuer makes a fine save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(wol) L_Benes curls the ball out wide to T_Mitchell ... The ball comes in high ... T_Mitchell beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has A_Desmas to beat ... A_Desmas charges out of his area ... A_Desmas gets his fingertips to it Min. 44 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A_Kalajdzic curls it towards the top corner! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... It flew past A_Desmas and the Molineux comes alive! ... Wolves 2-0 Ajax ... Min. 45 :(wol) R_Oxford has the ball ... He knocks the ball past S_Sane ... He puts in A_Kalajdzic! ... R_Proper read the danger and stops the pass ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolves 2-0 Ajax Min. 47 :(wol) R_Oxford takes advantage of a mistake by Baba_Rahman ... He puts in C_Gakpo! ... C_Gakpo curls it towards the top corner! ... A_Desmas 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. 47 :(aja) R_Proper takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Ingvartsen ... M_Ingvartsen tries to lob the keeper! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 48 :(aja) A_Morelos takes advantage of a mistake by Emerson_Royal ... Can he make them pay? ... Melendo bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 49 :(wol) C_Gakpo with a clever shimmy ... Excellent sliding challenge from Baba_Rahman ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 50 :(wol) Substitution by Wolves ... COMING ON: Q_Timber ... COMING OFF: L_Benes Min. 50 :(aja) A_Fulgini pushes it past P_Struijk ... A_Fulgini with the 40 yard drive! ... M_Neuer with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 56 :(wol) Emerson_Royal has time and space on the edge of the box ... Emerson_Royal fires off a right-footed shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 59 :(wol) M_Cuisance gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... T_Mitchell is unmarked ... T_Mitchell sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Desmas makes a difficult save Min. 66 :(wol) Emerson_Royal with the majestic dribble ... Baba_Rahman anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 66 :(aja) A_Morelos with a byline cross to M_Ingvartsen ... R_Oxford slices it ... M_Neuer moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Fulgini dinks the ball into the area! ... T_Mitchell clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 66 :(wol) M_Cuisance with a real burst of pace ... S_Sane with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 68 :(wol) J_Moder gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside G_Friend! ... He has some space now! ... G_Friend tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Kalajdzic makes a firm connection with his head ... A_Desmas narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 68 :(aja) The defender slips and falls over! ... A_Morelos is through! ... R_Oxford takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 71 :(aja) Y_Konoplyanka controls it with ease ... R_Oxford had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 71 :(aja) Baba_Rahman is clutching his leg! ... That doesn't look good ... But he'll continue and try to run it off Min. 74 :(wol) C_Gakpo brushes S_Sane aside and breaks free ... C_Gakpo tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... A_Desmas can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Desmas was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 75 :(wol) Substitution by Wolves ... COMING ON: D_Bernard ... COMING OFF: T_Mitchell Min. 76 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_Kalajdzic cracks a laser towards goal! ... But A_Desmas makes a superb stop down low Min. 76 :(wol) P_Struijk takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Gakpo ... M_Ingvartsen muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... PENALTY!! ... A_Kalajdzic with the spot kick ... He sends A_Desmas the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style ... GOAL! ... He made it look easy. ... Wolves 3-0 Ajax... Min. 77 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to D Min. 78 :(aja) M_Ingvartsen jinks past J_Moder ... Q_Timber takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 80 :(wol) Q_Timber has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Fulgini ... He puts in J_Moder! ... Baba_Rahman with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic knocks it past Baba_Rahman and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... G_Friend clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 84 :(wol) D_Bernard cuts inside ... But he loses control of it ... S_Sane hits it out for a throw Min. 84 :(aja) Baba_Rahman is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... S_Sane latches onto the ball ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Bernard ... He had to get that one right! Min. 87 :(wol) D_Bernard holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to P_Struijk ... P_Struijk with the strike! ... A_Desmas with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(wol) Melendo beats Baba_Rahman ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Melendo with the punt towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Desmas is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Moder with an inswinging corner into the box ... Baba_Rahman gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 91 :(aja) Y_Konoplyanka slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... C_Gakpo with a bad challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Molineux ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolves Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Kalajdzic (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Oxford (20), A_Kalajdzic (44,76 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Melendo (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Fulgini Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Baba_Rahman (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolves | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 22 | 5 Off target : 8 | 1 On target : 14 | 4 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 13 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 12 Key Passes : 17 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolves 3 - 0 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wolves Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 R_Oxford DF 1 17 10 4 21 | 95 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 63 60 74 P_Struijk DF 1 17 10 6 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 Emerson_Royal DF 1 18 9 9 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 21 26 T_Mitchell DF 1 16 11 7 30 | 76 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 22 0 53 J_Moder DM 1 14 16 4 28 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 16 11 21 | 95 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 78 15 Melendo MF 1 7 17 12 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 8 L_Benes MF 1 6 17 11 26 | 51 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 39 0 C_Gakpo AM 1 2 15 17 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 8 18 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 80 J_Drommel GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bernard DF 1 15 9 3 22 | 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 21 0 C_Brittain DF 1 13 11 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q_Timber MF 1 8 16 12 29 | 44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 J_Anthony FW 1 3 9 14 29 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Desmas GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 0 0 0 Baba_Rahman DF 1 14 9 4 22 | 95 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 94 19 -2 G_Friend DF 1 14 8 3 32 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 R_Proper DF 1 14 8 3 20 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 22 0 Ibanez DF 1 16 12 3 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 S_Sane DF 1 16 10 9 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 A_Fulgini MF 1 12 15 10 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 15 32 J_Geis MF 1 10 14 5 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Ingvartsen AM 1 7 10 13 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Y_Konoplyanka MF 1 4 15 12 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Morelos FW 1 3 9 15 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 S_Proto GK 11 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 1 17 12 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Malong MF 1 7 13 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_David MF 1 6 12 11 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_K_Muani FW 1 4 10 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1675240299 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40