FFO2 DarrenBradwellCup, Middlesbrough vs. Ajax (Wed Jun 28) Middlesbrough | Ajax 5-3-2 C | 5-2-1-2 C Tyler Edwards | Alfredo Gandarlo | A_Davies GK | GK L_Unsain I_Jones DF | DF J_Collins D_Fry DF | DF I_Ordets P_McNair DF | DF C_Kipre R_Aguilar DF | DF Ibanez A_Dijksteel DF | DF P_Lienhart F_Bernadeschi MF | MF M_Sissoko M_Crooks MF | MF D_Sow A_Mowatt MF | AM A_Lacazette R_Muniz FW | FW R_K_Muani A_Pinamonti FW | FW A_Kalajdzic | L_Roberts SUB | SUB A_Desmas D_Fisher SUB | SUB R_Proper S_Armstrong SUB | SUB M_Gibbs-White M_Reis SUB | SUB S_Diop P_Cutrone SUB | SUB A_Morelos Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(aja) D_Sow finds the run of A_Kalajdzic ... I_Jones makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 2 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... A_Mowatt gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Mowatt attempts a low drive! ... L_Unsain gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 5 :(mid) D_Fry changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Muniz ... I_Ordets takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 6 :(mid) P_McNair leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_Aguilar ... R_Aguilar looks to see where L_Unsain is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... L_Unsain gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Crooks! ... A_Pinamonti gets his head on it ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And L_Unsain reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... D_Fry hits it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Unsain ... 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 Min. 7 :(mid) L_Unsain miskicks! ... R_Muniz is through! ... R_Muniz hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges!! ... GOAL!! ... Alfredo Gandarlo is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Middlesbrough 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 8 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 8 :(mid) R_Aguilar spots A_Pinamonti who is in acres of space ... A_Pinamonti with a bomb of a shot! ... Looks like it should be easy for L_Unsain ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... L_Unsain looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 11 :(mid) R_Muniz cuts inside ... But Ibanez comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 12 :(aja) Ibanez with the deft touch ... He takes it past I_Jones ... He knocks it to I_Ordets! ... P_McNair with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 12 :(aja) D_Sow volleys it forward. He finds R_K_Muani ... A_Dijksteel reads the play well Min. 13 :(mid) A_Pinamonti beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... A_Pinamonti tries the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 14 :(aja) R_K_Muani controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... A_Lacazette gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Dijksteel takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 15 :(mid) P_McNair with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Muniz ... R_Muniz tries one from the edge of the box! ... L_Unsain falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Middlesbrough fans start to taunt him now! ... Middlesbrough 2-0 Ajax ... Min. 16 :(mid) D_Fry kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Muniz gets on the end of the pass ... R_Muniz flicks the header toward the far post! ... L_Unsain is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... L_Unsain looks very relieved! Min. 24 :(mid) A_Mowatt smashes the ball upfield ... A_Pinamonti latches onto the ball ... But Ibanez sweeps up the threat Min. 26 :(mid) D_Fry backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... R_Muniz latches onto the end of it ... R_Muniz aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 32 :(mid) M_Crooks sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... P_Lienhart tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Muniz dinks the ball into the area! ... P_Lienhart clears the danger Min. 37 :(aja) M_Sissoko spots A_Lacazette who is in acres of space ... But A_Dijksteel clears the danger Min. 41 :(aja) M_Sissoko with a 50-yard pass to A_Lacazette ... D_Fry with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 42 :(aja) A_Lacazette smashes the ball upfield ... R_K_Muani latches onto the ball ... R_K_Muani hits the ball on the bounce! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Ajax fans sing his praises! ... Middlesbrough 2-1 Ajax ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with a real burst of pace ... D_Sow can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... A_Pinamonti hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 44 :(aja) The ball goes loose! ... R_K_Muani seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... R_K_Muani controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 45 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic with a real burst of pace ... D_Fry can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... A_Kalajdzic with a terrific drive! ... A_Davies can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... It's all to play for again! ... Middlesbrough 2-2 Ajax ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 2-2 Ajax Min. 49 :(mid) The ball is passed in from F_Bernadeschi, he finds R_Muniz ... R_Muniz with the crafty shot! ... GOAL!! ... The Middlesbrough fans are ecstatic! ... Goosebumps and tears every time ... And that is number three!! ... He'll be the toast of the town tonight! ... Middlesbrough go ahead in this match now! ... Middlesbrough 3-2 Ajax ... Min. 49 :(mid) R_Muniz with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... P_Lienhart is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 56 :(mid) A_Dijksteel knocks the ball past D_Sow ... Now he crosses to P_McNair! ... Brilliantly taken away by Ibanez!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 58 :(mid) A_Mowatt flicks the ball on to D_Fry ... P_Lienhart with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Middlesbrough players ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 61 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi looks up ... He swings the ball right towards A_Mowatt ... A_Mowatt unleashes a pile driver! ... L_Unsain parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 62 :(aja) M_Sissoko with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Kalajdzic gets on the end of the pass ... Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Muniz ... He had to get that one right! Min. 63 :(mid) It's game over for R_Aguilar ... He's picked up an injury and can't continue Min. 63 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: D_Fisher ... COMING OFF: R_Aguilar Min. 66 :(aja) R_K_Muani with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from I_Jones ... I_Jones recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 67 :(mid) A_Dijksteel with a well-controlled run ... D_Sow forces him off the ball Min. 67 :(aja) R_K_Muani hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Lacazette latches onto it! ... But he loses control of it ... A_Dijksteel takes possession Min. 71 :(mid) A_Pinamonti gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Lacazette! ... He has some space now! ... A_Pinamonti hits a great drive! ... It floats over L_Unsain ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 73 :(aja) D_Sow drives it forward to J_Collins ... M_Crooks brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 74 :(mid) A_Dijksteel with an intelligent ball to R_Muniz ... A great volley from R_Muniz! ... L_Unsain with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 75 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Armstrong ... COMING OFF: M_Crooks Min. 75 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Reis ... COMING OFF: D_Fisher Min. 82 :(mid) A_Mowatt finds R_Muniz with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Lacazette with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! Min. 83 :(mid) A_Mowatt kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Pinamonti gets on the end of the pass ... C_Kipre pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 86 :(aja) R_K_Muani is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Sissoko ... The ball hits S_Armstrong in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(mid) M_Reis takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Mowatt ... A_Lacazette body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... P_McNair knocks it forward ... I_Jones gets on the end of it ... C_Kipre wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 89 :(aja) A_Lacazette with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Kalajdzic gets on the end of the pass ... The ball hits D_Fry in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 89 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Mowatt ... M_Sissoko tackles from behind ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... R_Muniz hits it hard ... L_Unsain makes a difficult save Min. 91 :(aja) R_K_Muani knocks it forward ... R_Muniz slips ... A_Lacazette gets to it! ... R_Muniz reacts well to win the ball back ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Riverside ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Muniz (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Muniz (7,15,49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_McNair (12) Injured : R_Aguilar (63) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_K_Muani Scorers : R_K_Muani (42), A_Kalajdzic (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Lienhart (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 15 | 3 Off target : 6 | 1 On target : 9 | 2 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 12 Key Tackles : 11 | 8 Key Passes : 14 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Middlesbrough 3 - 2 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 18 14 9 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 D_Fry DF 1 18 11 6 29 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 63 0 P_McNair DF 1 17 10 10 28 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 72 -2 R_Aguilar DF 1 17 13 6 26 | 66 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 22 A_Dijksteel DF 1 17 13 12 22 | 95 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 38 0 F_Bernadeschi MF 1 4 16 12 27 | 95 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 M_Crooks MF 1 10 17 8 24 | 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 A_Mowatt MF 1 2 18 15 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 26 R_Muniz FW 1 7 15 19 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 66 0 106 A_Pinamonti FW 1 6 13 17 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 L_Roberts GK 15 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Fisher DF 1 13 7 2 26 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Armstrong MF 1 12 16 5 35 | 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 M_Reis DF 1 15 13 3 22 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 16 22 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Unsain GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 J_Collins DF 1 16 11 7 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Ordets DF 1 17 10 9 33 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 C_Kipre DF 1 17 10 3 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 Ibanez DF 1 17 13 3 26 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 19 0 P_Lienhart DF 1 17 11 3 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 -2 -2 M_Sissoko MF 1 10 18 12 29 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 D_Sow MF 1 9 17 11 28 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 45 0 A_Lacazette AM 1 2 12 18 27 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 R_K_Muani FW 1 4 11 17 22 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 84 37 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 9 18 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 A_Desmas GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Proper DF 1 14 8 3 20 | 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 A_Morelos FW 1 4 9 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1687926008 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40