FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Villarreal (Fri Mar 08)


                                 Ajax  |  Villarreal
                            4-3-1-2 L  |  5-0-2-3 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Ray Wallace Caretaker
                                       |
                          A_Trubin GK  |  GK F_Jorgensen
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DF M_Gabbia
                           G_Avila DF  |  DF Pedraza
                            B_Sosa DF  |  DF A_Mandi
                          J_Forlin DF  |  DF A_Moreno
                          S_Steijn AM  |  DF M_Pineda
                       B_Tahirovic MF  |  AM D_Suarez
                           O_Lingr MF  |  AM A_Baena
                        R_Zerrouki MF  |  FW Joselu
                     G_Mikauatadze FW  |  FW O_Burke
                          I_Paixao FW  |  FW A_Oroz
                                       |
                           G_Rulli SUB |  SUB L_Canizares
                         G_Trauner SUB |  SUB K_Femenia
                           J_Medic SUB |  SUB J_Cuenca
                       B_vd_Boomen SUB |  SUB S_Comesana
                           C_Akpom SUB |  SUB M_Gomez




Min. 1  :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  O_Lingr will now play as a AM 
Min. 1  :(aja) S_Steijn finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Gabbia 
          ...  S_Steijn sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 1  :(vil) D_Suarez cuts in on G_Avila's blind side 
          ...  D_Suarez with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Trubin's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 2  :(aja) O_Lingr beats M_Gabbia 
          ...  A_Mandi reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 11 :(vil) A_Oroz sidesteps J_Forlin 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Avila 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 15 :(aja) R_Zerrouki bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen falls over 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 19 :(vil) M_Gabbia moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Burke 
          ...  A thundering drive by O_Burke! 
          ...  A_Trubin manages to turn it behind 
Min. 25 :(vil) Pedraza knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Pedraza! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 26 :(vil) O_Burke leaves G_Avila standing 
          ...  O_Burke with the drive! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 27 :(vil) Pedraza takes advantage of a mistake by B_Tahirovic 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Pedraza drives the shot in! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Villarreal have the advantage! 
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Villarreal ...
Min. 28 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 28 :(aja) O_Lingr runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Zerrouki 
          ...  R_Zerrouki attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 31 :(aja) S_Steijn plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Forlin decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Forlin has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 32 :(vil) Pedraza chips the ball over the defence and finds O_Burke 
          ...  O_Burke has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Trubin's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Mandi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 33 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sprints past A_Mandi 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 33 :(vil) A_Oroz beats B_Sosa 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Oroz! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 36 :(aja) S_Steijn with a slide rule pass to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  A_Mandi with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 37 :(aja) R_Zerrouki floats the ball in to find G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  A thundering drive by G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen with the difficult save 
Min. 38 :(vil) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Oroz is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  A_Oroz tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Trubin looks relieved there! 
Min. 40 :(aja) F_Jorgensen with a terrible kick! 
          ...  G_Avila is through! 
          ...  A great volley from G_Avila! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 42 :(aja) J_Forlin finds G_Mikauatadze with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But Pedraza will cut out the threat 
Min. 42 :(vil) Pedraza with a real burst of pace 
          ...  E_Garcia can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Pedraza strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But A_Trubin makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(aja) R_Zerrouki slides the ball across to O_Lingr 
          ...  O_Lingr fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  Ajax have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Villarreal ...
Min. 43 :(vil) Joselu crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Suarez in the box 
          ...  D_Suarez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a difficult save 
Min. 44 :(vil) A_Oroz cuts inside 
          ...  B_Tahirovic with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-1 Villarreal

Min. 46 :(aja) G_Avila has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Gabbia! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Pineda with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 49 :(vil) O_Burke takes advantage of a mistake by B_Sosa 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  O_Burke with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Villarreal have the advantage! 
          ...  Ajax 1-2 Villarreal ...
Min. 50 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Akpom 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Paixao 
Min. 50 :(vil) A_Baena with a simple pass to A_Mandi 
          ...  E_Garcia forces him off the ball 
Min. 53 :(aja) C_Akpom unselfishly heads the ball back to B_Sosa 
          ...  B_Sosa sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 53 :(vil) O_Burke slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from O_Burke! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 54 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Moreno 
          ...  He puts in O_Lingr! 
          ...  O_Lingr with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  F_Jorgensen makes a difficult save 
Min. 54 :(vil) A_Moreno skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Oroz 
          ...  A_Oroz with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 55 :(vil) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  A_Oroz gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Oroz uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 56 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds G_Avila though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  G_Avila hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 57 :(vil) A_Mandi with a precise ball to O_Burke 
          ...  Cleared by B_Tahirovic 
Min. 59 :(vil) A_Mandi with a slide rule pass to Joselu 
          ...  Joselu attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 59 :(aja) G_Avila plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  B_Sosa decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Pineda with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  E_Garcia drives it under the wall 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Zerrouki 
Min. 60 :(aja) C_Akpom with the dribble 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Akpom! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 63 :(aja) B_Tahirovic finds O_Lingr with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  O_Lingr tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that F_Jorgensen got a touch 
Min. 63 :(vil) O_Burke holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Moreno in space! 
          ...  A_Moreno is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has A_Trubin to beat 
          ...  A_Trubin charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 64 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  A_Mandi knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Trauner 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sosa 
Min. 65 :(aja) S_Steijn looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Trauner 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Pineda picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 66 :(aja) C_Akpom with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  C_Akpom with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 67 :(aja) B_Tahirovic makes himself available 
          ...  B_Tahirovic hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 67 :(vil) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  O_Burke is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  Blocked by G_Trauner 
Min. 68 :(aja) S_Steijn jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Lingr 
          ...  O_Lingr with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 68 :(vil) A_Oroz jinks through the defence 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen with an over the top challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 68 :(vil) A_Mandi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Suarez! 
          ...  D_Suarez tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  A_Trubin can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Trubin was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 69 :(aja) The ball is passed in from E_Garcia, he finds O_Lingr 
          ...  O_Lingr with a little chip! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 69 :(vil) O_Burke gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Pedraza 
          ...  Pedraza sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  A_Trubin has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Trubin is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 73 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with the dribble 
          ...  A_Oroz is easily beaten 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 73 :(aja) G_Avila sidesteps M_Pineda 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Oroz with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 75 :(vil) D_Suarez skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Gabbia 
          ...  M_Gabbia rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 77 :(aja) O_Lingr sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  A_Moreno reads the play well 
Min. 77 :(vil) A_Baena heads the ball back to A_Moreno 
          ...  A_Moreno with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But A_Trubin parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 79 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with the diagonal pass to S_Steijn 
          ...  M_Pineda reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 80 :(aja) J_Forlin times his run well 
          ...  J_Forlin chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 83 :(vil) D_Suarez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Burke 
          ...  O_Burke with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 86 :(aja) G_Avila threads the through ball to O_Lingr 
          ...  O_Lingr with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen punches it away 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze get's past A_Moreno 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Pedraza 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 90 :(vil) Joselu leaves J_Forlin standing 
          ...  Joselu with the header! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 93 :(vil) Joselu with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past G_Avila 
          ...  What a challenge by E_Garcia 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gabbia dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Trubin fists it away! 

*************  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          : O_Lingr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Lingr (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_vd_Boomen (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Villarreal Match Info
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Best player          : Pedraza
Scorers              : Pedraza (27), O_Burke (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Pineda (59), A_Oroz (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Villarreal
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       22
Off target           :           9        |       12
On target            :          12        |       10
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       13
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 2 Villarreal
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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 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  20  13   8  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  13  14
G_Avila        DF   1  19  14  10  22 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  24  28
B_Sosa         DF   1  17  12  10  23 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
J_Forlin       DF   1  17  15   9  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11  28
S_Steijn       AM   1   4  19  13  22 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   9
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  13  17  11  20 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   9  11
O_Lingr        AM   1   4  15  13  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  11  77
R_Zerrouki     MF   1  10  17   6  20 |  61   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  16
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  14  19  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  24  18
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  12  19  29 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Rulli        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Trauner      DF   1  18  13   8  24 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6 -10 -10
J_Medic        DF   1  14  10   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_vd_Boomen    DM   1  15  18   9  24 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   3  -5
C_Akpom        FW   1   7  13  16  28 |  45   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  16

Player Statistics - Villarreal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Jorgensen    GK  23   1   1   1  21 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
M_Gabbia       DF   1  20  13   5  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  17
Pedraza        DF   1  18  14  10  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  32  12  72
A_Mandi        DF   1  17  12   8  20 |  96   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  61  52  10
A_Moreno       DF   1  17  13   6  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  13  34
M_Pineda       DF   1  15  13   3  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  33  -5  -5
D_Suarez       AM   1   6  18  14  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  26
A_Baena        AM   1   3  18  14  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
Joselu         FW   1   5  13  19  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13   6
O_Burke        FW   1   4  12  19  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0  10  38  41
A_Oroz         FW   1   7  12  19  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  13
L_Canizares    GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   1  15  11   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cuenca       DF   1  14  11   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Comesana     MF   1  12  18  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  14  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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