FFO2 Conference, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Ajax (Fri Oct 13) Eintracht Frankfurt | Ajax 4-3-3 P | 5-3-1-1 N Anthony Harris(Caretaker) | Alfredo Gandarlo | K_Casteels GK | GK S_Rico F_Dimarco DF | DF E_Bailly S_Reguilon DF | DF I_Ordets J_Vallejo DF | DF P_Lienhart B_Davies DF | DF Ibanez T_Hazard MF | DF C_Kipre R_Wintle MF | MF D_Sow J_Laurent MF | MF M_Sissoko C_Kouame FW | MF S_Diop Juanmi FW | AM R_K_Muani S_Gimenez FW | FW A_Kalajdzic | J_Pollersbeck SUB | SUB L_Unsain P_Ng SUB | SUB J_Collins H_Lansbury SUB | SUB M_Gibbs-White C_Tolisso SUB | SUB A_Fulgini H_Ziyech SUB | SUB A_Morelos Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to L Min. 5 :(aja) E_Bailly with a flicked pass to A_Kalajdzic ... J_Vallejo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 7 :(frn) S_Gimenez drives it across the face of the goal J_Laurent ... J_Laurent with the 40 yard drive! ... S_Rico gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 7 :(aja) C_Kipre with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani attempts a low drive! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 9 :(frn) T_Hazard with an incisive pass to C_Kouame ... C_Kouame lobs S_Rico! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Eintracht Frankfurt have taken the lead! ... Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 10 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to N Min. 13 :(frn) Juanmi runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... Juanmi hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Eintracht Frankfurt fans! ... Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Ajax ... Min. 14 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt ... Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their playing style to A Min. 15 :(aja) P_Lienhart jinks past F_Dimarco ... J_Vallejo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Sow crosses it in! ... K_Casteels comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_K_Muani swings a leg at it! ... But K_Casteels smothers the ball Min. 16 :(frn) T_Hazard lobs it over the defender ... Cleared by M_Sissoko Min. 18 :(frn) S_Reguilon with a probing pass to Juanmi ... D_Sow rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 19 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic sprints past J_Vallejo ... But S_Reguilon sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 27 :(aja) S_Diop with a measured ball to D_Sow ... D_Sow fires off a right-footed shot! ... K_Casteels gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 28 :(aja) D_Sow knocks the ball past F_Dimarco ... D_Sow pounds a rocket on goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... K_Casteels looks relieved there! Min. 29 :(frn) F_Dimarco with a slick pass to Juanmi ... E_Bailly bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 32 :(frn) T_Hazard runs at the defence ... T_Hazard tries to chip the ball over S_Rico! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 35 :(frn) T_Hazard turns past C_Kipre ... He has created space for himself now ... T_Hazard tries to beat S_Rico! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 37 :(aja) S_Diop lays the ball back to R_K_Muani ... F_Dimarco tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... D_Sow plays it towards the near post! ... S_Diop with the shot! ... K_Casteels parries it Min. 38 :(frn) S_Rico with a terrible kick! ... F_Dimarco is through! ... A scorcher of a shot from F_Dimarco! ... S_Rico parries it Min. 40 :(frn) Juanmi kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... Ibanez makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 41 :(frn) C_Kouame is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Juanmi ... Juanmi with the crafty shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(aja) D_Sow gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Kalajdzic ... A_Kalajdzic with a bomb of a shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 46 :(aja) R_K_Muani brings the ball into the opposing area ... What a shot from R_K_Muani! ... It could go anywhere ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... K_Casteels dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had K_Casteels beaten! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Ajax Min. 47 :(frn) S_Reguilon with a deep cross to S_Gimenez ... But D_Sow sweeps up the threat Min. 50 :(frn) T_Hazard runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... T_Hazard looks to see where S_Rico is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But S_Rico punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 52 :(aja) Ibanez leaves B_Davies standing ... Ibanez hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The shot slips through K_Casteels's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Ajax ... Min. 53 :(aja) D_Sow works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Kalajdzic ... J_Vallejo pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 54 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic finds Ibanez with a perfectly weighted pass ... A cracking drive from Ibanez! ... K_Casteels gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 55 :(aja) S_Diop turns past T_Hazard ... He has created space for himself now ... J_Vallejo brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 56 :(frn) R_Wintle 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_Gimenez receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Lienhart ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 57 :(aja) Ibanez works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Sissoko ... M_Sissoko plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... K_Casteels has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... K_Casteels reacts well to save!! Min. 58 :(aja) D_Sow takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... J_Laurent with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... R_K_Muani drives it in ... But K_Casteels makes a fine save Min. 60 :(aja) Ibanez slips past his marker S_Reguilon ... The ball is whipped into S_Diop ... S_Diop with the crafty shot! ... The shot slips through K_Casteels's hands ... But K_Casteels recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 62 :(frn) The ball is passed in from J_Laurent, he finds Juanmi ... Juanmi with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... S_Rico narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 66 :(aja) E_Bailly sidesteps S_Reguilon ... He showed great skill there ... E_Bailly with the crafty shot! ... K_Casteels gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... I_Ordets floats the ball in! ... K_Casteels comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 67 :(frn) T_Hazard has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Ibanez ... He knocks it to F_Dimarco! ... F_Dimarco must beat S_Rico! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 69 :(frn) Juanmi beats P_Lienhart ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... P_Lienhart does well to get the tackle in Min. 70 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt ... COMING ON: P_Ng ... COMING OFF: B_Davies Min. 72 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off J_Vallejo back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Juanmi with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is warned by The Referee ... Is The Referee going to give a penalty? ... He points to the spot! ... PENALTY!! ... A_Kalajdzic places the ball on the spot! ... K_Casteels dives ... But he's gone the wrong way! ... GOAL!! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 Ajax... Min. 72 :(frn) S_Reguilon spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to S_Gimenez! ... I_Ordets scythes the player down! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 77 :(aja) R_K_Muani takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... R_K_Muani tries to beat K_Casteels! ... It takes a deflection! ... K_Casteels is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_K_Muani chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for K_Casteels, who catches the ball Min. 79 :(aja) D_Sow plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Ibanez keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Ibanez fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 81 :(frn) J_Vallejo has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Ibanez! ... He has some space now! ... J_Vallejo drives the shot in! ... S_Rico won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... That goal looks certain to be the winner! ... Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 Ajax ... Min. 83 :(aja) S_Diop with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... S_Diop with a scorcher of a shot! ... The shot slips through K_Casteels's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 85 :(aja) D_Sow with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to I_Ordets ... I_Ordets tries to place it in the corner! ... Brilliant save from K_Casteels Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(aja) M_Sissoko holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... J_Vallejo with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 89 :(aja) E_Bailly 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... E_Bailly curls the ball in on goal! ... But K_Casteels reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on K_Casteels anyway Min. 92 :(frn) R_Wintle pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... C_Kouame is clean through! ... P_Lienhart stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee wants a quiet word ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Commerzbank Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Hazard (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Kouame (9), Juanmi (13), J_Vallejo (81) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Kalajdzic Scorers : Ibanez (52), A_Kalajdzic (72 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eintracht Frankfurt | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 11 | 19 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 6 | 11 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 0 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Eintracht Frankfurt 3 - 2 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 F_Dimarco DF 1 20 14 11 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 16 26 S_Reguilon DF 1 20 14 9 21 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 48 0 J_Vallejo DF 1 20 14 9 25 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 54 0 42 B_Davies DF 1 19 14 9 23 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Hazard MF 1 8 20 14 24 | 93 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 28 R_Wintle MF 1 12 17 8 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 J_Laurent MF 1 4 19 14 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 C_Kouame FW 1 3 13 20 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 20 Juanmi FW 1 3 12 18 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 S_Gimenez FW 1 4 11 17 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 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 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Lansbury MF 1 12 14 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tolisso MF 1 10 20 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Ziyech FW 1 7 19 15 26 | 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 20 1 1 1 27 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 1 19 13 10 23 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 17 32 I_Ordets DF 1 18 10 9 33 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 P_Lienhart DF 1 18 11 3 29 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 Ibanez DF 1 17 14 4 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 21 32 88 C_Kipre DF 1 17 10 3 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Sow MF 1 9 18 11 28 | 93 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 36 26 M_Sissoko MF 1 10 17 12 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 14 S_Diop MF 1 3 17 11 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 41 R_K_Muani AM 1 4 11 17 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 9 19 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gibbs-White MF 1 7 17 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Fulgini MF 1 12 16 10 27 | 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 1697188493 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40