FFO EFL2, Lyon vs. Ajax (Mon Mar 25) Lyon | Ajax 5-2-0-2-1 C | 4-3-1-2 P - | Matias Finkelstein | Y_Mvogo GK | GK A_Trubin L_Balerdi DF | DF E_Garcia C_Mata DF | DF G_Avila S_Diomande DF | DF J_Medic L_Perrin DF | DF J_Forlin J_OBrien DF | AM S_Steijn S_Alvero DM | MF B_Tahirovic C_Tolisso DM | MF C_Stengs E_Nuamah AM | MF R_Zerrouki T_Minamino AM | FW G_Mikauatadze A_Lacazette FW | FW I_Paixao | P_Kohn SUB | SUB G_Rulli P_Akouokou SUB | SUB B_Sosa B_Innocent SUB | SUB G_Trauner J_Mateta SUB | SUB O_Lingr Jeffinho SUB | SUB A_Ueda Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... C_Stengs will now play as a AM Min. 4 :(lyo) C_Mata plays it forward to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette hits a curling shot! ... But A_Trubin pulls out a save of the game Min. 4 :(aja) G_Avila curls the ball out wide to I_Paixao ... E_Nuamah pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 11 :(lyo) C_Tolisso sprints forward with the ball ... E_Garcia with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... J_OBrien knocks it forward ... C_Mata gets on the end of it ... A wicked drive by C_Mata! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Trubin is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Mata dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Trubin ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 12 :(lyo) E_Nuamah curls the ball out wide to C_Tolisso ... C_Tolisso unleashes a pile driver! ... But he puts it wide Min. 30 :(lyo) A_Lacazette with a probing pass to T_Minamino ... T_Minamino tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Trubin fists it away Min. 30 :(aja) I_Paixao with a great first touch ... I_Paixao with a thundering volley! ... Y_Mvogo with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 31 :(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! ... G_Mikauatadze receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... G_Mikauatadze attempts to nutmeg Y_Mvogo! ... Y_Mvogo gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... That's given Ajax the advantage! ... Lyon 0-1 Ajax ... Min. 32 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... C_Stengs will now play as a MF Min. 32 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... S_Steijn will now play as a MF Min. 32 :(aja) E_Garcia is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to G_Avila ... G_Avila has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Y_Mvogo can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Y_Mvogo makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 35 :(lyo) J_OBrien holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to C_Mata ... Driven towards goal by C_Mata! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Trubin moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Trubin catches it with style! Min. 39 :(lyo) E_Nuamah takes on J_Medic ... He runs past him ... J_Medic goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 41 :(lyo) L_Perrin hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Lacazette latches onto it! ... A well-placed shot from A_Lacazette! ... But A_Trubin smothers the ball Min. 42 :(aja) S_Steijn with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... S_Alvero dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(lyo) E_Nuamah skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 45 :(aja) J_Medic runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to C_Stengs ... But C_Mata with the fine tackle Min. 46 :(lyo) S_Diomande finds S_Alvero with a ball over the defence ... S_Alvero with the side footed shot! ... A_Trubin with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 46 :(aja) C_Stengs with the Cruyff turn ... C_Stengs with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Lyon 0-2 Ajax ... Min. 47 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: Jeffinho ... COMING OFF: C_Tolisso Min. 47 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to E Min. 47 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 48 :(lyo) S_Diomande floats the ball in to find C_Mata ... G_Avila takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lyon 0-2 Ajax Min. 47 :(lyo) J_OBrien volleys it forward. He finds E_Nuamah ... J_Forlin takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 49 :(lyo) Jeffinho looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to T_Minamino ... E_Garcia brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 49 :(aja) B_Tahirovic runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... S_Alvero intercepts the pass Min. 50 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: A_Ueda ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 57 :(aja) C_Stengs can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze cracks a laser towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Ueda curls it into the box! ... Y_Mvogo reads it well, and claims it! Min. 60 :(lyo) E_Nuamah finds the run of Jeffinho ... Jeffinho with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But A_Trubin pulls out a save of the game Min. 61 :(lyo) L_Balerdi with a pinpoint pass to C_Mata ... C_Mata tries to beat A_Trubin from outside the area! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 63 :(lyo) E_Nuamah controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... A_Lacazette gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Lacazette beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He rounds A_Trubin ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post!! ... C_Stengs clears the danger!! Min. 64 :(lyo) S_Alvero controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... C_Mata gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Mata launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Trubin never had a chance! Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Sosa ... COMING OFF: J_Medic Min. 69 :(lyo) T_Minamino passes the ball to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 72 :(lyo) S_Diomande gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds C_Mata ... G_Avila hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... S_Alvero lofts the ball in! ... E_Garcia reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 73 :(aja) R_Zerrouki is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_Forlin ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from J_Forlin! ... It looks good ... Y_Mvogo gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: O_Lingr ... COMING OFF: C_Stengs Min. 75 :(lyo) S_Alvero with the through ball to T_Minamino ... But he loses control of it ... G_Avila takes possession Min. 78 :(lyo) E_Nuamah with a probing pass to C_Mata ... C_Mata with the punt towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_Alvero curls it into the box! ... J_Forlin reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 80 :(aja) S_Steijn cuts inside L_Perrin ... He worked that well ... He puts in G_Mikauatadze! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from G_Mikauatadze! ... It looks good ... Y_Mvogo parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... O_Lingr with an inswinging corner into the box ... Y_Mvogo fists it away! Min. 84 :(aja) B_Sosa with a probing through ball O_Lingr ... O_Lingr keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 85 :(aja) O_Lingr chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Ueda ... A_Ueda curls it towards the top corner! ... Y_Mvogo with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 86 :(lyo) A_Lacazette takes advantage of a mistake by R_Zerrouki ... That mistake could prove costly ... G_Avila plays the back pass ... A_Trubin can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... S_Alvero floats the ball in! ... G_Avila heads it away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(lyo) T_Minamino beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Jeffinho ... Jeffinho hits the ball on the bounce! ... A_Trubin gets up well to catch that one ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Groupama Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Lacazette 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 (31), C_Stengs (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Garcia (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 15 | 9 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 9 | 6 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 19 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lyon 0 - 2 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lyon Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y_Mvogo GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 L_Balerdi DF 1 18 14 3 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_Mata DF 1 17 12 11 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 4 47 S_Diomande DF 1 17 12 5 21 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 L_Perrin DF 1 15 13 6 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 J_OBrien DF 1 14 11 2 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 S_Alvero DM 1 14 18 12 21 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 16 12 C_Tolisso DM 1 12 17 6 20 | 47 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 6 E_Nuamah AM 1 6 17 14 24 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 T_Minamino AM 1 5 18 14 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 A_Lacazette FW 1 2 11 20 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 P_Kohn GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Akouokou MF 1 10 17 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Innocent MF 1 11 15 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mateta FW 1 7 13 16 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeffinho FW 1 4 14 19 29 | 48 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 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 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 20 13 8 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 8 -5 G_Avila DF 1 19 15 10 22 | 95 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 75 35 12 J_Medic DF 1 14 10 2 22 | 68 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 16 0 J_Forlin DF 1 17 15 9 33 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 15 S_Steijn MF 1 4 19 14 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 13 17 11 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 C_Stengs MF 1 7 15 10 27 | 78 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 32 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 17 6 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 14 19 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 I_Paixao FW 1 2 12 19 29 | 53 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 15 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 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 0 G_Trauner DF 1 18 13 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Lingr AM 1 4 15 13 25 | 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 A_Ueda FW 1 4 10 14 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1711395949 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40