FFO EFL2, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Ajax (Mon Jan 08)


                  Eintracht Frankfurt  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-2-2-2 P
                Nick Lovell Caretaker  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                              Kepa GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                             P_Max DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                              Tuta DF  |  DF G_Avila
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF B_Sosa
                            R_Koch DF  |  DF J_Forlin
                            S_Rode MF  |  AM S_Steijn
                          A_Knauff MF  |  MF B_Tahirovic
                            A_Buta MF  |  AM C_Forbs
                        J_D_Ebimbe MF  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                              Beto FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                        N_Fullkrug FW  |  FW I_Paixao
                                       |
                         J_Ledesma SUB |  SUB G_Rulli
                        B_Henrichs SUB |  SUB G_Trauner
                         D_Brekalo SUB |  SUB J_Medic
                           K_Jakic SUB |  SUB R_Zerrouki
                        A_Marmoush SUB |  SUB C_Akpom




Min. 1  :(frn) Tuta flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Avila 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 3  :(aja) C_Forbs runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Paixao 
          ...  P_Max hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Forlin swings it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for Kepa, who catches the ball 
Min. 4  :(frn) A_Knauff finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Knauff! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 7  :(frn) P_Max had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  P_Max with the strike! 
          ...  A_Trubin parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 8  :(frn) J_D_Ebimbe finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  E_Garcia brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 8  :(aja) S_Steijn moves forward 
          ...  S_Steijn flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Kepa makes a difficult save 
Min. 10 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze drives the shot in! 
          ...  What agility from Kepa 
Min. 11 :(frn) Tuta leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_D_Ebimbe 
          ...  E_Garcia anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 12 :(frn) J_D_Ebimbe brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Beto makes himself available 
          ...  Beto curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But A_Trubin hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 14 :(aja) S_Steijn knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_Steijn with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 15 :(frn) A_Knauff with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Knauff! 
          ...  But A_Trubin tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Koch with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Trubin thumps the ball away! 
Min. 19 :(frn) N_Fullkrug finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Avila 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 19 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a byline cross to S_Steijn 
          ...  S_Steijn tries to beat Kepa! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 20 :(aja) I_Paixao with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_D_Ebimbe 
          ...  A_Knauff is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  S_Steijn fires it towards the goal 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  That's given Ajax the advantage! 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 20 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  S_Steijn will now play as a MF 
Min. 20 :(aja) C_Forbs with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Forbs! 
          ...  Kepa makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 21 :(aja) S_Steijn with an inswinging cross to E_Garcia 
          ...  E_Garcia throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  Kepa heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 22 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 23 :(frn) R_Koch off the woodwork! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug picks up the deflection 
          ...  Driven towards goal by N_Fullkrug! 
          ...  But A_Trubin reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 23 :(aja) The ball is passed in from B_Sosa, he finds G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 27 :(frn) A_Knauff with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_D_Ebimbe 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_D_Ebimbe! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Trubin is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Buta hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Trubin comes out and claims it! 
Min. 28 :(aja) C_Forbs looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Forlin 
          ...  J_Forlin blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 29 :(frn) A_Knauff leaves E_Garcia standing 
          ...  A_Knauff fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 31 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 31 :(aja) C_Forbs is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to I_Paixao 
          ...  N_Fullkrug steals the ball of off him 
Min. 32 :(frn) P_Max pass splits open the defence and finds N_Fullkrug 
          ...  N_Fullkrug with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 36 :(frn) A_Buta finds the run of A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 38 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  A_Knauff with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 39 :(frn) Beto comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  Beto must beat A_Trubin! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Buta swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Beto gets his head on it 
          ...  A_Trubin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(frn) J_D_Ebimbe with a 40-yard pass to Beto 
          ...  Cleared by J_Forlin 
Min. 46 :(aja) S_Steijn jinks past H_Smolcic 
          ...  Tuta pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 Ajax

Min. 47 :(frn) A_Buta with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past E_Garcia 
          ...  He knocks it to N_Fullkrug! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 50 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 52 :(frn) S_Rode with an inch perfect pass to P_Max 
          ...  P_Max with the overhead! 
          ...  A_Trubin was lucky there 
Min. 53 :(frn) Beto runs into space 
          ...  J_Forlin gets to the ball first 
Min. 55 :(frn) Beto slips past his marker 
          ...  Beto curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 57 :(frn) N_Fullkrug backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Smolcic gets on the end of it 
          ...  But B_Tahirovic sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Zerrouki 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_vd_Boomen 
Min. 63 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze will now play as a MF 
Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Trauner 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sosa 
Min. 66 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Akpom 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Mikauatadze 
Min. 67 :(aja) S_Steijn takes on P_Max 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  S_Steijn curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But Kepa makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 71 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with a probing through ball G_Trauner 
          ...  S_Rode dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 77 :(frn) S_Rode cuts the ball back to Beto 
          ...  C_Akpom does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 83 :(frn) N_Fullkrug jinks past G_Avila 
          ...  G_Avila with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 87 :(frn) A_Buta off the woodwork! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug picks up the deflection 
          ...  But E_Garcia reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(aja) B_Tahirovic sidesteps H_Smolcic 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  H_Smolcic recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 91 :(frn) J_D_Ebimbe changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Beto 
          ...  But G_Avila comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 92 :(frn) S_Rode gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_D_Ebimbe 
          ...  J_D_Ebimbe tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Deutsche Bank Park
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : N_Fullkrug
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Knauff (38)
Booked               : Tuta (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : S_Steijn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Steijn (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                     Eintracht Frankfurt  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 1 Ajax
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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   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2   0   0   0
P_Max          DF   1  17  14   8  30 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  12  32
Tuta           DF   1  17  12   4  30 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   9  -5
H_Smolcic      DF   1  17  13   7  21 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  16  11   3  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Rode         MF   1  12  18   9  20 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  14 -10
A_Knauff       MF   1   8  18  14  26 |  38   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   1   0 -20 -12  16
A_Buta         MF   1   6  17  12  29 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0
J_D_Ebimbe     MF   1   4  17  11  21 |  99   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  27  22
Beto           FW   1   7  13  19  30 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
N_Fullkrug     FW   1   6  12  18  30 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  28  14  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
D_Brekalo      DF   1  14  13   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Jakic        MF   1  14  16   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marmoush     FW   1   2  14  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
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A_Trubin       GK  23   1   1   1  23 |  99  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  19  13   7  23 |  99   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0  17
G_Avila        DF   1  18  14  10  22 |  99   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0
B_Sosa         DF   1  17  12  10  23 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
J_Forlin       DF   1  17  15   9  33 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  13
S_Steijn       MF   1   4  19  13  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   7  66
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  13  17  11  20 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  19  10
C_Forbs        AM   1   3  17  14  26 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  27  10
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  14  18   9  24 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
G_Mikauatadze  MF   1   3  14  19  24 |  70   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  12  19  29 |  99   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Medic        DF   1  14  10   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zerrouki     DM   1  10  17   6  20 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Akpom        FW   1   7  13  16  28 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37  10  10
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