FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Schalke (Mon Feb 26) Ajax | Schalke 4-4-2 P | 5-3-2 P Matias Finkelstein | Emlyn Brennan | A_Trubin GK | GK M_Muller E_Garcia DF | DF L_Greiml G_Avila DF | DF T_Baumgartl G_Trauner DF | DF C_Kouyate B_Sosa DF | DF J_Bryan S_Steijn MF | DF C_Brunner B_vd_Boomen MF | MF Z_Flemming C_Forbs MF | MF G_Honeyman B_Tahirovic MF | MF L_Blas G_Mikauatadze FW | FW M_Dembele I_Paixao FW | FW A_Cabral | G_Rulli SUB | SUB J_Heekeren J_Forlin SUB | SUB T_Moore B_Nieuwkoop SUB | SUB F_Beltran R_Zerrouki SUB | SUB N_Tauer C_Akpom SUB | SUB S_Surridge Min. 4 :(sch) G_Honeyman is too quick for the defence ... E_Garcia plays the back pass ... A_Trubin can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... M_Dembele with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Trubin catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 5 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to A Min. 7 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a reverse pass to G_Mikauatadze ... Launched towards the top corner by G_Mikauatadze! ... M_Muller blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 7 :(sch) M_Dembele skips the challenge from G_Avila ... What a shot from M_Dembele! ... It could go anywhere ... But A_Trubin stops that one easily Min. 8 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a penetrating pass to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze hits the ball on the bounce! ... What agility from M_Muller Min. 8 :(sch) J_Bryan brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Dembele gets on the end of the pass ... B_Tahirovic hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... A_Cabral plays it towards the near post! ... A_Trubin catches it! Min. 13 :(aja) G_Avila 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! ... G_Avila fires a shot at goal! ... M_Muller can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Muller makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 17 :(sch) M_Dembele beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... G_Trauner clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 18 :(aja) G_Avila runs at C_Kouyate ... The defender slips and falls over ... G_Avila aims for the top right corner! ... But M_Muller punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 20 :(sch) A_Cabral feeds the ball through the middle ... T_Baumgartl runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... T_Baumgartl attempts a low drive! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 21 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen finds G_Avila in acres of space ... G_Avila with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... M_Muller makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 24 :(aja) G_Avila has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past T_Baumgartl ... He puts in E_Garcia! ... E_Garcia attempts a chip! ... But M_Muller makes a fine save Min. 25 :(sch) Z_Flemming controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... A_Cabral gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Cabral fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Trubin with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 29 :(aja) S_Steijn is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to G_Avila ... J_Bryan with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 29 :(sch) M_Dembele flicks it over G_Trauner's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... E_Garcia cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 33 :(sch) Z_Flemming with a neat pass into M_Dembele ... M_Dembele unleashes a pile driver! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... A_Trubin was beaten there! Min. 36 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from G_Trauner to I_Paixao ... A glorious effort by I_Paixao! ... But M_Muller parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 38 :(aja) I_Paixao has picked up a knock ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 38 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Akpom ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 38 :(sch) T_Baumgartl backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Cabral gets on the end of it ... B_Sosa robs him of the ball Min. 39 :(aja) G_Trauner with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to B_Sosa ... B_Sosa with the cheeky shot! ... But M_Muller smothers the ball Min. 40 :(aja) B_Sosa slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... B_Sosa with a thundering volley! ... But M_Muller tips it behind ... CORNER! ... S_Steijn with an outswinging corner into the box ... E_Garcia gets to it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... C_Forbs hits it towards the far post! ... It is kicked away by C_Kouyate Min. 40 :(sch) Z_Flemming backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Dembele gets on the end of it ... But G_Avila clears the ball to safety Min. 40 :(aja) B_Sosa brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... L_Blas fouls badly ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 41 :(aja) B_Tahirovic is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... C_Akpom latches onto the end of it ... C_Akpom tries to lob the keeper! ... M_Muller makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(aja) B_Sosa off the woodwork! ... B_vd_Boomen picks up the deflection ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Bryan ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: R_Zerrouki ... COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: J_Forlin ... COMING OFF: B_Sosa ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Schalke Min. 53 :(aja) J_Forlin with a pinpoint pass to G_Mikauatadze ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Bryan ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Steijn plays it towards the near post! ... J_Forlin gets something on it! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 53 :(sch) J_Bryan takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Blas ... L_Blas with the cheeky shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Trubin never had a chance! Min. 60 :(aja) C_Akpom is through on goal ... C_Akpom sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 61 :(aja) G_Avila breaks free from C_Brunner ... L_Blas takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He knew he had to be careful after the first one ... And this time he had to walk! Min. 65 :(aja) E_Garcia is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to C_Akpom ... C_Akpom has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 66 :(aja) C_Forbs is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to C_Akpom ... C_Akpom with the attempt at goal! ... But M_Muller punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 67 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: N_Tauer ... COMING OFF: Z_Flemming Min. 67 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: S_Surridge ... COMING OFF: A_Cabral Min. 67 :(aja) C_Akpom turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... The ball hits C_Brunner in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 69 :(aja) C_Akpom with a probing through ball E_Garcia ... E_Garcia with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... M_Muller blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 70 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a glorious long pass to C_Forbs ... But he loses control of it ... L_Greiml takes possession Min. 71 :(aja) E_Garcia takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into C_Akpom ... C_Akpom lobs M_Muller! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 72 :(aja) R_Zerrouki with a glorious long pass to S_Steijn ... A thundering drive by S_Steijn! ... It floats over M_Muller ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 73 :(aja) C_Forbs kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Akpom gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Akpom with a graceful, looping effort! ... M_Muller gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 79 :(aja) R_Zerrouki takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Tauer ... C_Brunner with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Emlyn Brennan looks relieved ... Matias Finkelstein is far from happy with that decision Min. 80 :(sch) J_Bryan brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... G_Honeyman gets on the end of the pass ... G_Trauner with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 86 :(sch) L_Greiml skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Dembele ... M_Dembele with the 40 yard drive! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 87 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... B_vd_Boomen with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It's beaten M_Muller ... It goes wide!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(aja) E_Garcia plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... E_Garcia cracks a laser towards goal! ... But M_Muller just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Forbs ... B_vd_Boomen gets his head on it ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 91 :(aja) C_Akpom feeds the ball to C_Forbs ... C_Forbs with the crafty shot! ... M_Muller gathers it comfortably Min. 92 :(aja) S_Steijn runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to G_Trauner ... M_Dembele body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Garcia (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : I_Paixao (38) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Muller Scorers : N/A Sent Off : L_Blas (61) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Schalke Attempts on Goal : 23 | 6 Off target : 10 | 3 On target : 13 | 3 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 3 | 13 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 19 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 0 Schalke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Ajax Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Trubin GK 23 1 1 1 23 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 20 13 7 23 | 94 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 28 26 66 G_Avila DF 1 19 14 10 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 12 40 G_Trauner DF 1 18 13 8 24 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 0 B_Sosa DF 1 17 12 10 23 | 45 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 14 28 S_Steijn MF 1 4 19 13 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 18 9 24 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 26 C_Forbs MF 1 3 17 14 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 B_Tahirovic MF 1 13 17 11 20 | 45 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 9 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 14 19 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 I_Paixao FW 1 2 12 19 29 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 G_Rulli GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Forlin DF 1 17 15 9 33 | 49 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 B_Nieuwkoop DF 1 14 13 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 17 6 20 | 49 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 56 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 26 40 Player Statistics - Schalke Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 94 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 L_Greiml DF 1 17 14 3 29 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 0 T_Baumgartl DF 1 17 14 8 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 C_Kouyate DF 1 17 10 4 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 J_Bryan DF 1 17 13 4 27 | 94 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 26 0 C_Brunner DF 1 18 14 10 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Z_Flemming MF 1 5 18 14 29 | 68 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 G_Honeyman MF 1 3 17 12 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Blas MF 1 3 17 12 24 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -20 -20 -10 M_Dembele FW 1 1 12 20 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 A_Cabral FW 1 5 13 18 20 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 J_Heekeren GK 18 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Moore DF 1 15 11 3 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Beltran MF 1 10 15 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Tauer MF 1 12 14 9 20 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Surridge FW 1 2 12 14 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1708983574 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40