FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Fri Mar 15)


                                 Ajax  |  Eintracht Frankfurt
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Nick Lovell Caretaker
                                       |
                          A_Trubin GK  |  GK Kepa
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                           G_Avila DF  |  DF P_Max
                       B_Nieuwkoop DF  |  DF Tuta
                          J_Forlin DF  |  DF R_Koch
                          S_Steijn AM  |  DM K_Jakic
                       B_Tahirovic MF  |  MF S_Rode
                          C_Stengs MF  |  AM A_Knauff
                        R_Zerrouki MF  |  MF A_Buta
                     G_Mikauatadze FW  |  MF J_D_Ebimbe
                          I_Paixao FW  |  FW Beto
                                       |
                           G_Rulli SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                            B_Sosa SUB |  SUB B_Henrichs
                           J_Medic SUB |  SUB B_Tomiak
                        M_Mattsson SUB |  SUB T_Chandler
                            A_Ueda SUB |  SUB N_Fullkrug




Min. 1  :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  C_Stengs will now play as a AM 
Min. 2  :(aja) J_Forlin slips past his marker H_Smolcic 
          ...  The ball is whipped into R_Zerrouki 
          ...  R_Zerrouki uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 3  :(frn) H_Smolcic unselfishly lays the ball back to Beto 
          ...  Beto with the header! 
          ...  But A_Trubin makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 4  :(aja) C_Stengs with the dribble 
          ...  H_Smolcic is easily beaten 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Max 
Min. 5  :(frn) Beto runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off B_Tahirovic back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Beto with the shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 7  :(aja) E_Garcia pass splits open the defence and finds G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  Kepa acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Forlin plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Kepa catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 7  :(aja) C_Stengs with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Buta scythes the player down! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 8  :(aja) I_Paixao takes advantage of a mistake by K_Jakic 
          ...  I_Paixao throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 9  :(frn) J_D_Ebimbe with the first time pass to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Trubin 
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Trubin 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 15 :(aja) R_Zerrouki holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  A_Knauff forces him off the ball 
Min. 18 :(aja) B_Nieuwkoop with a measured ball to J_Forlin 
          ...  J_Forlin with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But Kepa parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 18 :(frn) S_Rode is too quick for G_Avila 
          ...  J_Forlin slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 20 :(aja) B_Nieuwkoop looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Steijn 
          ...  A_Buta with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 22 :(frn) A_Buta looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Beto 
          ...  But R_Zerrouki puts it in row Z! 
Min. 23 :(aja) B_Tahirovic controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Rode 
          ...  He puts in C_Stengs! 
          ...  But Tuta sweeps up the threat 
Min. 23 :(frn) S_Rode crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Max in the box 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  B_Tahirovic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 29 :(frn) P_Max squares it to K_Jakic 
          ...  K_Jakic with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 30 :(aja) R_Zerrouki gets to the byline and finds I_Paixao with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But K_Jakic comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 33 :(frn) K_Jakic threads the through ball to S_Rode 
          ...  Blocked by S_Steijn 
Min. 34 :(frn) Beto runs at E_Garcia 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Eintracht Frankfurt players 
Min. 36 :(frn) Beto turns past E_Garcia 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Beto hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a fine save 
Min. 38 :(frn) A_Buta with a neat pass into A_Knauff 
          ...  But G_Avila slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 39 :(frn) P_Max slides it through the middle to Beto 
          ...  J_Forlin reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 40 :(frn) J_D_Ebimbe flicks the ball through 
          ...  S_Rode runs onto it! 
          ...  E_Garcia steals the ball of off him 
Min. 42 :(aja) S_Steijn beats P_Max 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Steijn with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Kepa was beaten there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 46 :(frn) R_Koch with the first time pass to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin 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. 47 :(aja) I_Paixao knocks it forward 
          ...  R_Koch slips 
          ...  C_Stengs gets to it! 
          ...  Tuta stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 48 :(aja) S_Steijn leaves his marker standing 
          ...  S_Steijn hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

Min. 47 :(aja) R_Zerrouki off the woodwork! 
          ...  S_Steijn picks up the deflection 
          ...  S_Steijn with the drive! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 48 :(frn) S_Rode brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  R_Koch makes himself available 
          ...  R_Koch goes for the top corner! 
          ...  A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 50 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Ueda 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Paixao 
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Forlin looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with the drive! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 50 :(frn) P_Max hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Koch collects the loose ball! 
          ...  E_Garcia with the tackle 
Min. 51 :(frn) S_Rode turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Buta 
          ...  A_Buta is clean through! 
          ...  He just has A_Trubin to beat! 
          ...  He rounds A_Trubin 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 52 :(aja) A_Ueda plays the early ball across the box to find S_Steijn in space 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_Steijn! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 52 :(frn) A_Knauff knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Avila 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Stengs 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 57 :(frn) A_Buta knocks the ball on and sprints past A_Ueda 
          ...  A delightful ball in to P_Max 
          ...  E_Garcia reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Mattsson 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Zerrouki 
Min. 61 :(frn) P_Max with a byline cross to S_Rode 
          ...  G_Avila steals the ball of off him 
Min. 64 :(aja) M_Mattsson controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Jakic 
          ...  He puts in A_Ueda! 
          ...  A_Ueda with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But Kepa parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Sosa 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Nieuwkoop 
Min. 67 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze nutmegs the defender 
          ...  A glorious effort by G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 67 :(frn) A_Buta loses his marker 
          ...  A_Buta with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Trubin got a touch 
Min. 68 :(aja) A_Ueda with the dribble 
          ...  Tuta is easily beaten 
          ...  Tuta moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 68 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with a real burst of pace 
          ...  H_Smolcic can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  H_Smolcic with an over the top challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 69 :(aja) S_Steijn gains possession 
          ...  J_D_Ebimbe with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 70 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 70 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Fullkrug 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Jakic 
Min. 70 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Tomiak 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Koch 
Min. 70 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 70 :(frn) A_Buta puts in S_Rode 
          ...  J_Forlin knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 72 :(aja) J_Forlin lays the ball back to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  B_Tahirovic fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Kepa was beaten there! 
Min. 74 :(aja) J_Forlin with a first time pass 
          ...  G_Avila runs onto it! 
          ...  G_Avila attempts to nutmeg Kepa! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 76 :(aja) A_Ueda jumps over Tuta's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A_Ueda with the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Kepa's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 79 :(frn) Beto has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Mattsson! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Beto! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It's beaten A_Trubin 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 79 :(aja) B_Sosa with an early cross to S_Steijn 
          ...  A_Knauff pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 80 :(frn) N_Fullkrug sidesteps J_Forlin 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  B_Sosa reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 81 :(frn) Beto takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  E_Garcia brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 83 :(aja) C_Stengs with a pinpoint pass to G_Avila 
          ...  H_Smolcic knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 85 :(frn) H_Smolcic with a precise ball to A_Buta 
          ...  A_Buta drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Buta curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_D_Ebimbe 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Smolcic dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Trubin catches it with ease 
Min. 87 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  B_Tomiak with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(frn) N_Fullkrug hoists the ball across to P_Max 
          ...  E_Garcia rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 92 :(aja) G_Avila with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Tuta 
          ...  He knocks it to B_Sosa! 
          ...  B_Sosa attempts the shot! 
          ...  Kepa gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 92 :(frn) A_Knauff beats B_Sosa 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  A_Knauff tries to chip the ball over A_Trubin! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 93 :(aja) J_Forlin with a neat pass into A_Ueda 
          ...  A_Ueda tries to beat Kepa from outside the area! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 94 :(aja) C_Stengs back heels to find S_Steijn in space 
          ...  S_Steijn hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Kepa with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruyff Arena
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : J_Forlin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : P_Max
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Buta (7), H_Smolcic (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Eintracht Frankfurt
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       13
Off target           :          10        |       8
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :          14        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       18
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
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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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A_Trubin       GK  23   1   1   1  23 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  20  13   8  23 |  99   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  13   0
G_Avila        DF   1  19  14  10  22 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12  14
B_Nieuwkoop    DF   1  14  13  12  22 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
J_Forlin       DF   1  17  15   9  33 |  99   0   3   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  55  15
S_Steijn       AM   1   4  19  14  22 |  99   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  30   0  42
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  13  17  11  20 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   9  11
C_Stengs       AM   1   7  15  10  27 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  22   0
R_Zerrouki     MF   1  10  17   6  20 |  63   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  27  18
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  14  19  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  12  19  29 |  53   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   3
G_Rulli        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sosa         DF   1  17  12  10  23 |  31   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  14  12
J_Medic        DF   1  14  10   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mattsson     DM   1  10  14  10  27 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Ueda         FW   1   4  10  14  24 |  46   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  26

Player Statistics - Eintracht Frankfurt
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  23   1   1   1  20 |  99   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  18  13   7  21 |  99   0   1   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  11  21  25
P_Max          DF   1  17  14   8  30 |  99   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  48   0
Tuta           DF   1  18  13   4  30 |  99   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  11   3  24 |  73   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  21
K_Jakic        DM   1  14  16   9  20 |  73   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  15
S_Rode         MF   1  12  18  10  20 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Knauff       AM   1   8  18  14  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   8
A_Buta         MF   1   6  17  12  29 |  99   0   0   4   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5  31  27
J_D_Ebimbe     MF   1   4  17  11  21 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  11
Beto           FW   1   7  13  19  30 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Tomiak       DF   1  14  11  11  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Chandler     MF   1   5  15  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Fullkrug     FW   1   6  12  18  30 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
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