FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. Ajax (Mon Sep 25) Cardiff City | Ajax 5-1-1-3-0 C | 5-1-2-2 C Simon Clark(Caretaker) | Alfredo Gandarlo | R_Allsop GK | GK S_Rico J_Vestergaard DF | DF E_Bailly D_Caleta_Car DF | DF I_Ordets A_Bah DF | DF P_Lienhart N_Otamendi DF | DF Ibanez J_Worrall DF | DF L_Thomas I_Gueye DM | MF D_Sow M_Gotze MF | DM A_Fulgini T_Lemar AM | MF S_Diop M_Harris AM | FW A_Lacazette D_Zapata AM | FW A_Kalajdzic | J_Alnwick SUB | SUB L_Unsain A_Vallci SUB | SUB J_Collins D_Rico SUB | SUB M_Gibbs-White M_Gonalons SUB | SUB M_Cuisance S_Ojo SUB | SUB R_K_Muani Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to L Min. 3 :(car) D_Zapata knocks the ball past the defender ... P_Lienhart with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 6 :(car) D_Zapata looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Harris ... M_Harris breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round S_Rico ... He rounds S_Rico ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... He's missed the target!! Min. 7 :(car) J_Vestergaard gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... J_Vestergaard flicks the header toward the far post! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 16 :(car) M_Harris with a smart pass to J_Worrall ... J_Worrall with a thundering shot! ... But S_Rico stops that one easily Min. 18 :(car) D_Zapata dribbles past E_Bailly ... Ibanez wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 19 :(car) A_Bah plays it forward to D_Zapata ... D_Zapata tries to chip the ball over S_Rico! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 19 :(aja) A_Lacazette flicks it past A_Bah ... He runs forward ... T_Lemar with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 28 :(aja) R_Allsop miskicks! ... P_Lienhart takes control of the ball! ... J_Worrall with a bad challenge ... The Referee warned him Min. 29 :(car) D_Zapata flicks the ball on to M_Harris ... M_Harris drives it low! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 32 :(car) N_Otamendi finds T_Lemar with a ball over the defence ... T_Lemar aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... S_Rico plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 35 :(aja) E_Bailly looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Ibanez ... N_Otamendi with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 36 :(car) J_Worrall punches Ibanez! ... The Referee has seen it! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 36 :(aja) S_Diop with a precise ball to A_Kalajdzic ... A_Kalajdzic blasts the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... R_Allsop shouts at his defenders ... Ajax have the advantage! ... Cardiff City 0-1 Ajax ... Min. 37 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 37 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... N_Otamendi will now play as a FW Min. 37 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... M_Harris will now play as a FW Min. 37 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 40 :(aja) E_Bailly brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Fulgini gets on the end of the pass ... A_Fulgini with the 40 yard drive! ... R_Allsop makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic breaks free from J_Vestergaard ... A_Kalajdzic rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: J_Collins ... COMING OFF: L_Thomas Min. 45 :(car) T_Lemar with the majestic dribble ... A_Fulgini stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 45 :(aja) P_Lienhart looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... S_Diop receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Good sliding challenge from I_Gueye Min. 45 :(car) A_Bah unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Harris ... Ibanez takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-1 Ajax Min. 48 :(car) M_Harris with a real burst of pace ... M_Harris chases it through, he must score! ... S_Rico won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 48 :(aja) D_Sow cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Kalajdzic ... But D_Zapata slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 50 :(car) M_Gotze 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 D_Caleta_Car ... A_Kalajdzic bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 52 :(car) J_Worrall moves forward ... A_Kalajdzic plays the back pass ... S_Rico can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... I_Gueye swings it in! ... T_Lemar makes a firm connection with his head ... GOAL!! ... S_Rico shouts at his defenders ... That's got Cardiff City back level! ... Cardiff City 1-1 Ajax ... Min. 53 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C Min. 58 :(car) J_Worrall plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... D_Sow wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 60 :(car) J_Worrall fires over a low cross to D_Zapata ... D_Sow fouls ... That was disgusting ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 65 :(aja) S_Diop is too quick for A_Bah ... A_Bah recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 68 :(car) M_Harris cuts the ball back to D_Caleta_Car ... J_Collins steals the ball of off him Min. 69 :(car) D_Caleta_Car is too quick for Ibanez ... D_Caleta_Car fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... S_Rico makes a good save Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: A_Vallci ... COMING OFF: J_Worrall Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Rico ... COMING OFF: N_Otamendi Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: S_Ojo ... COMING OFF: T_Lemar Min. 70 :(aja) J_Collins plays it forward to A_Lacazette ... S_Ojo with the high feet Min. 71 :(car) D_Caleta_Car with a reverse pass to A_Bah ... A_Bah has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But S_Rico palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(car) M_Gotze takes advantage of a mistake by Ibanez ... He crosses to M_Harris ... A_Kalajdzic hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... A_Vallci swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for S_Rico, who catches the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Lemar Scorers : T_Lemar (52) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Worrall (36) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Kalajdzic (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Kalajdzic (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Lienhart (3) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 10 | 3 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 3 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 1 - 1 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 21 1 1 1 28 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 18 14 11 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 16 14 12 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 A_Bah DF 1 16 14 9 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 16 17 N_Otamendi FW 1 17 13 3 29 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 J_Worrall DF 1 17 13 7 28 | 73 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15 17 I_Gueye DM 1 15 18 9 29 | 97 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 20 0 M_Gotze MF 1 6 19 14 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 T_Lemar AM 1 3 18 16 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 M_Harris FW 1 3 12 19 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 9 D_Zapata AM 1 4 12 19 25 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 36 3 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 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rico DF 1 16 13 7 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gonalons MF 1 15 16 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ojo MF 1 5 13 11 25 | 24 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 20 1 1 1 27 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 1 19 13 10 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 I_Ordets DF 1 18 10 9 33 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Lienhart DF 1 18 11 3 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 17 -2 Ibanez DF 1 17 14 4 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 L_Thomas DF 1 16 10 6 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sow MF 1 9 18 11 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 12 0 A_Fulgini DM 1 12 15 10 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 16 S_Diop MF 1 3 17 11 28 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 A_Lacazette FW 1 2 12 18 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 9 19 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 66 0 25 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 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 M_Gibbs-White MF 1 7 17 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 17 12 21 | 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 1695630140 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40