FFO2 Conference, Ajax vs. Cardiff City (Thu Jul 20)


                                 Ajax  |  Cardiff City
                              5-3-2 C  |  5-2-3-0 C
                     Alfredo Gandarlo  |  Simon Clark
                                       |
                            S_Rico GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                          E_Bailly DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          I_Ordets DF  |  DF A_Vallci
                           C_Kipre DF  |  DF D_Rico
                            Ibanez DF  |  AM J_Brekalo
                        P_Lienhart DF  |  DF I_Gueye
                         M_Sissoko MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                             D_Sow MF  |  MF T_Lemar
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  AM M_Harris
                       A_Lacazette FW  |  AM D_Zapata
                       A_Kalajdzic FW  |  DF M_Gonalons
                                       |
                          L_Unsain SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                         J_Collins SUB |  SUB S_Klaiber
                     M_Gibbs-White SUB |  SUB C_ODowda
                            S_Diop SUB |  SUB S_Ojo
                         R_K_Muani SUB |  SUB M_Watkins




Min. 1  :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 6  :(car) M_Gotze spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Zapata! 
          ...  What a shot from D_Zapata! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  S_Rico tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Zapata curls it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from S_Rico! 
Min. 10 :(aja) A_Lacazette races into the box 
          ...  He sees D_Sow lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A_Vallci wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 12 :(aja) M_Cuisance runs into space 
          ...  R_Allsop with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic takes it 
          ...  He sends R_Allsop the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  He made it look easy. 
          ...  Simon Clark is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Cardiff City...
Min. 13 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 13 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 13 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  J_Brekalo will now play as a FW 
Min. 13 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a FW 
Min. 13 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  D_Zapata will now play as a FW 
Min. 13 :(car) M_Harris looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  M_Harris carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  S_Rico with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 13 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  M_Harris with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 14 :(aja) A_Lacazette sprints past T_Lemar 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Lacazette! 
          ...  But R_Allsop pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 14 :(car) J_Brekalo changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Zapata 
          ...  A great volley from D_Zapata! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 16 :(car) D_Zapata spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds J_Brekalo with a lovely pass! 
          ...  J_Brekalo has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 17 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 17 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic hits a hard pass to C_Kipre 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  M_Sissoko passes to M_Cuisance 
          ...  J_Vestergaard intercepts the pass 
Min. 18 :(car) A_Vallci with a precise ball to J_Brekalo 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Ibanez 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 23 :(aja) A_Lacazette with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  J_Vestergaard forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Sow crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a great clearance! 
Min. 33 :(aja) M_Cuisance looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Kalajdzic 
          ...  R_Allsop with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  There are loud appeals for a penalty! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic is the man who takes it 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Simon Clark is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Ajax 2-1 Cardiff City...
Min. 34 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 35 :(car) T_Lemar with a byline cross to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with the shot on net! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 36 :(car) T_Lemar runs into space 
          ...  T_Lemar tries the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Rico dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And S_Rico tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brekalo dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_Rico comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 39 :(aja) I_Ordets knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  I_Ordets controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ajax 3-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(aja) I_Ordets with an incisive pass to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But R_Allsop smothers the ball 
Min. 47 :(car) M_Gotze beats E_Bailly 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  C_Kipre hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard flights it in! 
          ...  S_Rico easily claims the ball! 
Min. 47 :(aja) E_Bailly knocks the ball past M_Gonalons 
          ...  I_Gueye with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 3-1 Cardiff City

Min. 49 :(aja) D_Sow has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Bailly collects the loose ball! 
          ...  E_Bailly with the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 49 :(car) M_Harris with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Gotze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Gotze hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 50 :(aja) Ibanez with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Kalajdzic 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic with the drive! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a difficult save 
Min. 50 :(car) D_Zapata with a smart turn 
          ...  I_Ordets with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Alfredo Gandarlo looks relieved 
Min. 51 :(aja) Ibanez finds A_Kalajdzic with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 52 :(aja) I_Ordets looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Lacazette 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 52 :(car) J_Brekalo flicks it over Ibanez's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  I_Ordets seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 53 :(car) M_Harris takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  M_Harris tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  S_Rico is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 56 :(aja) M_Sissoko plays it long to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette with the drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Allsop moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 59 :(car) T_Lemar jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  T_Lemar with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  S_Rico gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 61 :(aja) M_Cuisance gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Lacazette is unmarked 
          ...  A_Lacazette with a terrific drive! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Sow! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Lacazette swings a leg at it! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by P_Lienhart 
          ...  R_Allsop easily claims the ball! 
Min. 62 :(aja) A_Lacazette beats M_Gonalons 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Lacazette with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Allsop's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 63 :(aja) C_Kipre with the through ball to I_Ordets 
          ...  I_Ordets has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 68 :(aja) M_Cuisance get's past A_Vallci 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  M_Cuisance drives the ball low! 
          ...  But R_Allsop hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 71 :(aja) I_Ordets with the first time pass to A_Kalajdzic 
          ...  A_Vallci reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 72 :(car) I_Gueye brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Gotze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Ibanez tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 74 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic reads the run of M_Sissoko 
          ...  M_Sissoko curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 75 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 75 :(car) T_Lemar looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris is behind the defence! 
          ...  He just has to beat S_Rico 
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Rico 
          ...  S_Rico pulls off a save!! 
Min. 76 :(aja) M_Sissoko bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette with the overhead! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Allsop's hands 
          ...  But R_Allsop recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 77 :(car) J_Brekalo turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Cuisance fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 78 :(car) A_Vallci latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by I_Ordets 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Vallci chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Rico reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 80 :(car) M_Gonalons takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 81 :(aja) I_Ordets cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  D_Rico gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 82 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Kalajdzic! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Sow floats the ball in! 
          ...  I_Gueye clears the danger 
Min. 82 :(car) M_Gotze with the heel pass to M_Gonalons 
          ...  I_Ordets dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 85 :(aja) D_Sow runs at D_Zapata 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Vallci stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(aja) M_Sissoko sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Cuisance runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Cuisance beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has R_Allsop to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Allsop 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 91 :(aja) D_Sow sprints past I_Gueye 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Sow lobs R_Allsop! 
          ...  But R_Allsop palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 91 :(aja) Ibanez is spitting at J_Vestergaard 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Alfredo Gandarlo looks relieved 
          ...  Simon Clark is far from happy with that decision 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : A_Kalajdzic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Kalajdzic (12 pen,33 pen), I_Ordets (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ibanez (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Zapata
Scorers              : J_Brekalo (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Vestergaard (17), R_Allsop (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Ajax 3 - 1 Cardiff City
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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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S_Rico         GK  20   1   1   1  27 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
E_Bailly       DF   1  18  13   9  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
I_Ordets       DF   1  18  10   9  33 |  93   0   3   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  60  60  55
C_Kipre        DF   1  17  10   3  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  20   0
Ibanez         DF   1  17  13   3  26 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  19  32  -2
P_Lienhart     DF   1  17  11   3  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   1  10  18  12  29 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  10
D_Sow          MF   1   9  17  11  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  15
M_Cuisance     MF   1   3  17  11  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  26
A_Lacazette    FW   1   2  12  18  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  18  48
A_Kalajdzic    FW   1   5   9  19  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  42  64
L_Unsain       GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Collins      DF   1  16  11   7  25 |   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
S_Diop         MF   1   3  17  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_K_Muani      FW   1   4  11  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cardiff City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Allsop       GK  21   1   1   1  28 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  18   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  17  13  11  28 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  82  -2  -2
A_Vallci       DF   1  15  12   8  27 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  18   0
D_Rico         DF   1  16  13   7  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  17  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  26
I_Gueye        DF   1  14  18   9  29 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  12   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  19  13  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22   9
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  17  16  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26  22
M_Harris       FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  18  24
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  12  18  25 |  93   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  12
M_Gonalons     DF   1  14  15   8  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Klaiber      DF   1  13  10   3  24 |   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_Ojo          MF   1   5  13  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Watkins      FW   1   4   9  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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