FFO2 Conference, Ajax vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Mon Aug 07) Ajax | Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2-1-2 C | 4-1-3-2 P Alfredo Gandarlo | Anthony Harris | S_Rico GK | GK K_Casteels E_Bailly DF | DF F_Dimarco I_Ordets DF | DF S_Reguilon C_Kipre DF | DF J_Vallejo Ibanez DF | DF B_Davies P_Lienhart DF | DM C_Tolisso M_Sissoko MF | MF T_Hazard A_Lacazette AM | MF H_Ziyech D_Sow MF | MF J_Laurent R_K_Muani FW | FW C_Kouame A_Kalajdzic FW | FW S_Gimenez | L_Unsain SUB | SUB J_Pollersbeck J_Collins SUB | SUB P_Ng S_Diop SUB | SUB R_Wintle M_Gibbs-White SUB | SUB R_Steffen A_Morelos SUB | SUB Juanmi Min. 1 :(frn) C_Kouame heads the ball back to S_Gimenez ... S_Gimenez looks to see where S_Rico is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... Brilliant save from S_Rico Min. 2 :(frn) F_Dimarco has space to run with the ball ... Ibanez dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 3 :(aja) D_Sow eases past F_Dimarco ... F_Dimarco takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 8 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic nutmegs the defender ... A_Kalajdzic unleashes a pile driver! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into K_Casteels's arms ... Unlucky Min. 9 :(aja) A_Lacazette with a probing through ball R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani attempts a chip! ... But K_Casteels just gets his fingers to that one Min. 11 :(frn) S_Reguilon with the heel pass to S_Gimenez ... A well-placed shot from S_Gimenez! ... But S_Rico punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 12 :(aja) D_Sow gains control of the loose ball ... T_Hazard reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 14 :(frn) C_Kouame has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Kalajdzic scythes the player down! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 15 :(aja) D_Sow with a measured pass to R_K_Muani ... But B_Davies slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 17 :(frn) B_Davies gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to H_Ziyech ... D_Sow with an ugly foul ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Alfredo Gandarlo looks relieved ... Anthony Harris is far from happy with that decision Min. 18 :(frn) T_Hazard plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... H_Ziyech keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... But C_Kipre with the fine tackle Min. 19 :(aja) M_Sissoko is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Lacazette ... Excellent sliding challenge from H_Ziyech ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 21 :(frn) B_Davies with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Dimarco gets on the end of the pass ... F_Dimarco smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... S_Rico gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 22 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic runs with pace at the defence ... F_Dimarco with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... What a stupid booking that was ... That's his second of the game! ... RED CARD!! Min. 25 :(aja) C_Kipre cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Sissoko ... M_Sissoko with his head down lets it go! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Sissoko swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... E_Bailly gets a shot in ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... K_Casteels was left standing ... But it's been ruled out! ... The linesman is flagging Min. 30 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... A cracking drive from A_Kalajdzic! ... K_Casteels gathers it easily Min. 31 :(aja) D_Sow is unmarked! ... D_Sow with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... K_Casteels makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 31 :(frn) J_Laurent plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Vallejo ... J_Vallejo lobs S_Rico! ... S_Rico beats the ball away Min. 36 :(aja) D_Sow with a 50-yard pass to M_Sissoko ... M_Sissoko attempts the shot! ... He hits the side netting Min. 36 :(aja) I_Ordets 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 C_Kipre ... H_Ziyech takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 37 :(frn) J_Laurent is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_Vallejo ... C_Kipre slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 40 :(frn) C_Tolisso brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... S_Gimenez gets on the end of the pass ... A_Lacazette with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt Min. 47 :(frn) T_Hazard reads the run of J_Laurent ... J_Laurent hits the ball on the bounce! ... S_Rico gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... J_Laurent swings it in! ... C_Tolisso gets a shot in ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... That puts Eintracht Frankfurt ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Ajax 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt ... Min. 47 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to P Min. 47 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... A_Lacazette will now play as a FW Min. 47 :(aja) A_Lacazette knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Davies ... S_Reguilon with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 48 :(frn) C_Kouame dribbles past C_Kipre ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... C_Kipre goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 49 :(frn) T_Hazard with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past R_K_Muani ... M_Sissoko with a bad challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... T_Hazard floats it forward ... C_Tolisso latches onto the end of it ... C_Tolisso rifles it at the goal! ... But S_Rico punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 50 :(frn) B_Davies with a smart pass to J_Laurent ... A vicious shot by J_Laurent! ... But S_Rico parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 53 :(aja) Ibanez unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette attempts to drive it home! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Alfredo Gandarlo spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 56 :(aja) A_Lacazette takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Reguilon ... A_Lacazette aims for the top right corner! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 59 :(aja) D_Sow looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Lacazette ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Vallejo!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 59 :(frn) B_Davies flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Lacazette pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... That's his second yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... And it's goodbye from him! Min. 60 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt ... COMING ON: Juanmi ... COMING OFF: S_Gimenez Min. 62 :(aja) The ball rolls free! ... R_K_Muani takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... R_K_Muani with the side footed shot! ... K_Casteels is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... K_Casteels holds his head in his hands! ... Ajax have pulled level! ... Ajax 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt ... Min. 63 :(frn) J_Vallejo holds the ball up ... He sees Juanmi in space! ... P_Lienhart reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt ... COMING ON: R_Wintle ... COMING OFF: C_Tolisso Min. 65 :(aja) M_Sissoko passes the ball to R_K_Muani ... B_Davies brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 67 :(frn) C_Kouame knocks the ball past the lunge of I_Ordets ... I_Ordets with a terrible tackle Min. 71 :(frn) J_Laurent retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... C_Kouame gets on the end of it ... I_Ordets forces him off the ball Min. 72 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... D_Sow latches onto the end of it ... R_Wintle steals the ball of off him Min. 73 :(aja) I_Ordets runs at the heart of the defence ... A vicious shot by I_Ordets! ... K_Casteels gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL!! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... That's given Ajax the lead! ... Ajax 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt ... Min. 74 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 79 :(aja) M_Sissoko retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Kalajdzic gets on the end of it ... B_Davies wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 81 :(frn) T_Hazard with the cross-field pass to Juanmi ... Juanmi with a low drive through the rain! ... S_Rico with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 83 :(frn) Juanmi with electric pace ... He eases past I_Ordets ... Juanmi hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... S_Rico with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 84 :(aja) M_Sissoko with a slick pass to D_Sow ... D_Sow sends it flying towards goal! ... K_Casteels tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 86 :(frn) Juanmi barges D_Sow off the ball ... D_Sow scythes the player down! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 87 :(frn) R_Wintle knocks it forward ... E_Bailly slips ... C_Kouame gets to it! ... E_Bailly reacts well to win the ball back Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(frn) C_Kouame takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... C_Kouame tries to chip the ball over S_Rico! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... S_Rico acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Juanmi flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of S_Rico ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amsterdam Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_K_Muani Scorers : R_K_Muani (62), I_Ordets (73) Sent Off : A_Lacazette (59) Booked : M_Sissoko (49), D_Sow (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Laurent (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Tolisso (47) Sent Off : F_Dimarco (22) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Eintracht Frankfurt Attempts on Goal : 12 | 11 Off target : 5 | 0 On target : 7 | 11 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 13 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 2 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 1 1 1 27 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 1 18 13 9 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 17 I_Ordets DF 1 18 10 9 33 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 20 42 C_Kipre DF 1 17 10 3 27 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 20 0 Ibanez DF 1 17 13 3 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 0 P_Lienhart DF 1 17 11 3 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 M_Sissoko MF 1 10 18 12 29 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 46 18 A_Lacazette FW 1 2 12 18 27 | 62 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 8 -2 D_Sow MF 1 9 17 11 28 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 37 28 R_K_Muani FW 1 4 11 17 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 9 19 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 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 S_Diop MF 1 3 17 11 28 | 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 A_Morelos FW 1 4 9 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Eintracht Frankfurt Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Casteels GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Dimarco DF 1 19 14 11 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 5 S_Reguilon DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 J_Vallejo DF 1 19 14 9 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 16 17 B_Davies DF 1 19 14 8 23 | 95 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 48 0 C_Tolisso DM 1 10 19 9 22 | 68 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 59 T_Hazard MF 1 8 19 14 24 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 33 0 H_Ziyech MF 1 7 19 15 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 J_Laurent MF 1 3 18 13 27 | 95 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 26 C_Kouame FW 1 3 13 19 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 7 S_Gimenez FW 1 4 11 16 24 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 J_Pollersbeck GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Ng DF 1 17 11 7 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Wintle DM 1 12 16 8 28 | 27 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 14 0 R_Steffen MF 1 7 15 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Juanmi FW 1 3 12 18 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1691393000 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40