FFO EFL2, Lens vs. Ajax (Mon Apr 22) Lens | Ajax 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-4-2 C - | - | B_Samba GK | GK A_Trubin J_Gradit DF | DF E_Garcia M_Haidara DF | DF G_Avila D_Machado DF | DF G_Trauner K_Danso DF | DF B_Sosa Y_Fofana DM | MF S_Steijn A_Thomasson MF | MF B_vd_Boomen A_Diouf MF | MF C_Forbs I_Balde AM | MF B_Tahirovic M_Simon FW | FW G_Mikauatadze A_Fulgini FW | FW I_Paixao | W_Farinez SUB | SUB G_Rulli M_Colin SUB | SUB B_Nieuwkoop A_Confais SUB | SUB J_Medic F_Maoussa SUB | SUB R_Zerrouki M_Guilavogui SUB | SUB C_Akpom Min. 2 :(aja) S_Steijn drives it forward to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze with a low drive through the rain! ... B_Samba is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Ajax go in front now with that goal! ... Lens 0-1 Ajax ... Min. 8 :(aja) I_Paixao with a flashy move ... I_Paixao hits the ball on the bounce! ... GOAL!! ... In off the post ... Lens 0-2 Ajax ... Min. 9 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to A Min. 10 :(aja) G_Trauner is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze fires a shot at goal! ... B_Samba blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 14 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen chips the ball forward to C_Forbs ... Good sliding challenge from M_Haidara Min. 20 :(len) I_Balde gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... K_Danso is unmarked ... I_Paixao with a terrible tackle ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 24 :(aja) S_Steijn hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... I_Paixao latches onto it! ... A_Diouf is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 24 :(len) M_Simon feeds the ball to Y_Fofana ... B_vd_Boomen is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 25 :(aja) I_Paixao slides the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... But J_Gradit will cut out the threat Min. 26 :(len) D_Machado with the first time pass to M_Simon ... M_Simon attempts to nutmeg A_Trubin! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... A_Diouf flights it in! ... I_Balde with the header ... A_Trubin with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... I_Balde with an inswinging corner into the box ... A_Trubin comes out and claims it! Min. 27 :(len) A_Thomasson takes advantage of a mistake by G_Trauner ... He knocks the ball to M_Simon! ... Brilliantly taken away by B_Tahirovic!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 28 :(len) A_Thomasson turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Machado ... G_Avila tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... A_Thomasson plays it towards the near post! ... A_Diouf swings a leg at it! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 30 :(len) M_Simon jumps over S_Steijn's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... S_Steijn with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 31 :(aja) G_Trauner runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... B_Sosa latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... B_Sosa hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... B_Samba won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 32 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze leaves his marker standing ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from G_Mikauatadze! ... It looks good ... B_Samba makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... S_Steijn drives it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Y_Fofana belts it clear Min. 33 :(len) Y_Fofana with an incisive pass to A_Fulgini ... B_Sosa plays the back pass ... A_Trubin can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... I_Balde floats the ball in! ... Great catch from A_Trubin! Min. 34 :(aja) E_Garcia runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to G_Avila ... G_Avila tries to lob the keeper! ... B_Samba saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 38 :(len) A_Diouf hits a hard pass to Y_Fofana ... Y_Fofana rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 38 :(aja) I_Paixao leaves D_Machado standing ... I_Balde with a poor challenge Min. 41 :(len) A_Thomasson runs at the defence ... He nutmegs G_Mikauatadze ... He showed his class there ... But B_Sosa puts the ball out of play Min. 42 :(len) A_Thomasson finds M_Simon with a ball over the defence ... M_Simon tries to beat A_Trubin! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 42 :(aja) C_Forbs is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... G_Avila latches onto the end of it ... A cheeky lob from G_Avila! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... Lens 0-3 Ajax ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(aja) S_Steijn finds B_vd_Boomen on the edge of the box ... M_Haidara wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: R_Zerrouki ... COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic Min. 45 :(aja) I_Paixao is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... R_Zerrouki latches onto the ball ... R_Zerrouki hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... Lens 0-4 Ajax ... Min. 46 :(aja) R_Zerrouki can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But B_Samba punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lens 0-4 Ajax Min. 46 :(len) D_Machado takes advantage of a bad back pass from B_vd_Boomen ... R_Zerrouki with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 47 :(aja) E_Garcia puts in G_Trauner ... G_Trauner from 20 yards! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... B_Samba looks relieved there! Min. 51 :(len) A_Diouf lays the ball back to I_Balde ... I_Balde with the side footed shot! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 52 :(aja) R_Zerrouki crosses into the box, finding C_Forbs ... D_Machado makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Steijn lofts the ball in! ... G_Trauner gets his head on it ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 55 :(len) Y_Fofana backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... I_Balde latches onto the end of it ... I_Balde aims for the top right corner! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 57 :(aja) S_Steijn bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to I_Paixao ... D_Machado gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 58 :(len) D_Machado makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... A wicked drive by D_Machado! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 58 :(aja) G_Trauner brings it under control ... He takes on J_Gradit ... He gets past him! ... He puts in G_Avila! ... G_Avila runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But B_Samba gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... G_Mikauatadze hits it into the box! ... J_Gradit wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 60 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: M_Colin ... COMING OFF: J_Gradit Min. 63 :(aja) G_Trauner is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to R_Zerrouki ... R_Zerrouki rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But it goes wide Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Akpom ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 66 :(len) D_Machado with electric pace ... He eases past G_Avila ... A delicate header from D_Machado! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Trubin's arms ... Unlucky Min. 67 :(aja) C_Forbs brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... C_Forbs sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... B_Samba saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: A_Confais ... COMING OFF: A_Diouf Min. 72 :(len) I_Balde jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... I_Balde hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But A_Trubin pulls out a save of the game Min. 73 :(aja) S_Steijn takes advantage of a mistake by M_Haidara ... It's a lucky break ... D_Machado fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 73 :(len) I_Balde back heels to find D_Machado in space ... S_Steijn with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... A_Thomasson knocks it forward ... M_Simon gets on the end of it ... M_Simon carves a shot towards goal! ... A_Trubin makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 76 :(len) A_Fulgini finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... But E_Garcia will cut out the threat Min. 78 :(len) K_Danso knocks the ball past G_Avila ... Now he crosses to M_Simon! ... The ball comes in high ... M_Simon beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has A_Trubin to beat ... A_Trubin makes his move ... A_Trubin parries it Min. 81 :(len) A_Fulgini finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled E_Garcia ... B_Sosa wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 85 :(len) M_Colin moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Fulgini ... A_Fulgini with a scorcher of a shot! ... But A_Trubin comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 86 :(len) K_Danso lobs the ball over the defence ... A_Fulgini latches on to it ... Driven towards goal by A_Fulgini! ... But A_Trubin with the difficult save Min. 87 :(aja) G_Avila finds C_Forbs in the box ... M_Haidara makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Forbs lofts the ball in! ... C_Akpom tries to place the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... E_Garcia curls it into the box! ... B_Samba easily catches it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(len) M_Simon takes advantage of a mistake by C_Akpom ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Simon sends it flying towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Trubin never had a chance! Min. 88 :(aja) G_Avila cuts the ball back to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 89 :(len) Y_Fofana looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Colin ... M_Colin sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Bollaert-Delelis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Balde Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Avila (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Mikauatadze (2), I_Paixao (8), G_Avila (42), R_Zerrouki (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 16 | 16 Off target : 7 | 6 On target : 9 | 10 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 4 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lens 0 - 4 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lens Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Samba GK 23 1 1 1 21 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -19 0 0 0 J_Gradit DF 1 18 13 8 24 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 M_Haidara DF 1 18 14 3 27 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 D_Machado DF 1 17 12 6 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 14 32 K_Danso DF 1 19 15 11 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 Y_Fofana DM 1 15 19 3 22 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 21 19 A_Thomasson MF 1 3 17 14 29 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 A_Diouf MF 1 12 17 7 26 | 73 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 I_Balde AM 1 7 17 15 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -10 -1 24 M_Simon FW 1 2 13 19 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 A_Fulgini FW 1 9 13 18 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 2 W_Farinez GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Colin DF 1 14 11 4 29 | 31 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 A_Confais MF 1 10 14 9 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Maoussa MF 1 8 16 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Guilavogui FW 1 7 13 15 23 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Trubin GK 24 1 1 1 23 | 94 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 20 13 8 23 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 26 0 G_Avila DF 1 19 15 11 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 25 32 66 G_Trauner DF 1 18 13 8 24 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 52 28 B_Sosa DF 1 17 12 10 23 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 12 S_Steijn MF 1 4 19 14 22 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 18 9 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 C_Forbs MF 1 3 17 14 26 | 94 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 B_Tahirovic MF 1 13 17 11 20 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 19 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 68 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 41 14 G_Rulli GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Nieuwkoop DF 1 14 13 12 22 | 0 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 MF 1 10 17 6 20 | 49 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 56 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 16 1713811719 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40