FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Lyon (Fri Aug 02) Ajax | Lyon 4-3-1-2 C | 4-2-1-1-2 P Hayden Dando | Mike McLeod | A_Trubin GK | GK Y_Mvogo E_Garcia DF | DF M_Faye G_Avila DF | DF S_Diomande G_Trauner DF | DF L_Balerdi K_Frees DF | DF R_Nicolaisen S_Steijn AM | DM C_Tolisso B_Tahirovic MF | AM A_Bondarenko C_Stengs MF | MF T_Minamino R_Zerrouki MF | DM S_Alvero G_Mikauatadze FW | FW L_Traore I_Paixao FW | FW A_Lacazette | G_Rulli SUB | SUB P_Kohn B_Sosa SUB | SUB L_Perrin J_Medic SUB | SUB V_Sierro B_Ramselaar SUB | SUB P_Akouokou C_Akpom SUB | SUB Jeffinho Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... C_Stengs will now play as a AM Min. 1 :(lyo) The defender underhits the back pass! ... T_Minamino is through! ... What a mistake by B_Tahirovic! ... T_Minamino with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Trubin manages to turn it behind Min. 9 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to S_Diomande ... S_Diomande attempts to nutmeg A_Trubin! ... A_Trubin blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 10 :(aja) S_Steijn gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to C_Stengs ... Fine tackle by L_Balerdi ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 11 :(aja) R_Zerrouki get's past M_Faye ... He's gonna worry them again ... A thundering drive by R_Zerrouki! ... Y_Mvogo collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 22 :(aja) S_Steijn plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Avila keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... G_Avila has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... Y_Mvogo claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... What's he going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Mike McLeod is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Ajax 1-0 Lyon ... Min. 23 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to D Min. 23 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... C_Stengs will now play as a MF Min. 23 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... S_Steijn will now play as a MF Min. 24 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... L_Traore latches onto the ball ... L_Traore with the drive! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 25 :(lyo) A_Lacazette gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Tahirovic ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... Swung in by T_Minamino ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Trubin Min. 26 :(aja) C_Stengs brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Steijn gets on the end of the pass ... But M_Faye with the fine tackle Min. 30 :(aja) G_Trauner jumps over the defender's challenge ... What a fantastic interception by C_Tolisso ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 31 :(aja) G_Avila is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to C_Stengs ... C_Stengs tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... Y_Mvogo with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 39 :(aja) S_Steijn cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze looks to see where Y_Mvogo is! ... He shoots! ... Y_Mvogo is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... Ajax 2-0 Lyon ... Min. 40 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 40 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to A Min. 40 :(aja) R_Zerrouki skips the challenge from L_Balerdi ... R_Zerrouki shapes up for a shot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 41 :(aja) I_Paixao jinks past R_Nicolaisen ... Driven towards goal by I_Paixao! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... Ajax 3-0 Lyon ... Min. 41 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to A Min. 41 :(lyo) T_Minamino cuts inside ... T_Minamino has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Trubin makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(aja) I_Paixao holds the ball up ... He sees G_Mikauatadze in space! ... Well executed sliding challenge from S_Diomande ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Steijn plays it into the danger area! ... S_Alvero deals with the danger and clears Min. 45 :(lyo) L_Traore whips the ball across to A_Bondarenko ... A_Bondarenko drives it low! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 3-0 Lyon Min. 46 :(aja) I_Paixao with a real burst of pace ... He shows S_Alvero a clean set of heals ... A glorious effort by I_Paixao! ... Y_Mvogo won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Ajax 4-0 Lyon ... Min. 46 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko feeds the ball to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette with the attempt at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Trubin dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Trubin tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... T_Minamino curls it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Trubin ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 49 :(aja) R_Zerrouki sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to K_Frees ... L_Traore with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 50 :(aja) I_Paixao reads the run of R_Zerrouki ... R_Zerrouki plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But Y_Mvogo hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 53 :(aja) G_Avila brings the ball into the opposing area ... G_Mikauatadze makes himself available ... G_Mikauatadze with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... Y_Mvogo with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 55 :(aja) S_Steijn steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Nicolaisen ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A well-placed shot from S_Steijn! ... Y_Mvogo saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 55 :(lyo) C_Tolisso plays the early ball across the box to find M_Faye in space ... G_Mikauatadze with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 55 :(lyo) T_Minamino takes advantage of a mistake by G_Trauner ... That mistake could prove costly ... T_Minamino has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Trubin with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 56 :(lyo) T_Minamino boots it towards S_Alvero ... S_Alvero breaks clear! ... He just has A_Trubin to beat! ... A_Trubin charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... GOAL!! ... Ajax 4-1 Lyon ... Min. 58 :(lyo) S_Alvero squares it to L_Traore ... L_Traore curls the ball in on goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Trubin's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 59 :(aja) E_Garcia is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to C_Stengs ... S_Diomande reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Akpom ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 60 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: Jeffinho ... COMING OFF: A_Lacazette Min. 61 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze barges R_Nicolaisen off the ball ... Jeffinho with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 62 :(aja) C_Akpom runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... A scorcher of a shot from C_Akpom! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 62 :(lyo) The defender underhits the back pass! ... S_Alvero is through! ... What a mistake by G_Avila! ... S_Alvero with the strike! ... A_Trubin parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 63 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Ramselaar ... COMING OFF: C_Stengs Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Sosa ... COMING OFF: G_Trauner Min. 65 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: V_Sierro ... COMING OFF: C_Tolisso Min. 66 :(aja) B_Tahirovic spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to R_Zerrouki! ... R_Zerrouki sees Y_Mvogo off his line! ... Y_Mvogo just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 66 :(lyo) T_Minamino hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Alvero latches onto it! ... S_Alvero plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 67 :(lyo) Jeffinho takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... Fine tackle by E_Garcia ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 68 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... V_Sierro is clean through! ... V_Sierro with a scorcher of a shot! ... A_Trubin falls over ... But A_Trubin is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 70 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: L_Perrin ... COMING OFF: S_Diomande Min. 70 :(aja) B_Ramselaar with the Cruyff turn ... B_Ramselaar aims for the top right corner! ... Y_Mvogo goes down well to save Min. 70 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen beats his marker ... A skilful effort from R_Nicolaisen! ... A_Trubin parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 71 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Nicolaisen gets on the end of the pass ... R_Nicolaisen has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 72 :(lyo) M_Faye with a deep cross to Jeffinho ... Jeffinho uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 73 :(aja) C_Akpom jinks past M_Faye ... L_Balerdi with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 73 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... L_Traore latches onto it! ... L_Traore attempts a low drive! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 75 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to T_Minamino ... T_Minamino with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Trubin gets up well to catch that one Min. 76 :(lyo) Jeffinho turns past E_Garcia ... He has created space for himself now ... Jeffinho cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Trubin collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 77 :(lyo) Jeffinho has plenty of time and space ... Jeffinho drives the ball low! ... A_Trubin parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Trubin recovers to save!! Min. 78 :(aja) R_Zerrouki spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Garcia! ... E_Garcia with the cheeky shot! ... GOAL!! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... Ajax 5-1 Lyon ... Min. 81 :(lyo) L_Traore plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... L_Traore hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Trubin can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Trubin makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 82 :(aja) S_Steijn heads the ball back to G_Mikauatadze ... R_Nicolaisen does well to intercept the ball Min. 86 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... G_Mikauatadze hits a great shot! ... Y_Mvogo is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 87 :(aja) C_Akpom with a real burst of pace ... He shows L_Balerdi a clean set of heals ... L_Balerdi moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(aja) C_Akpom looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to B_Ramselaar ... B_Ramselaar with the strike! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 90 :(lyo) T_Minamino unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Nicolaisen ... R_Nicolaisen with the cheeky shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Trubin dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Trubin beaten! ... CORNER! ... L_Perrin swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for A_Trubin, who catches the ball Min. 91 :(aja) C_Akpom with a slide rule pass to R_Zerrouki ... R_Zerrouki with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Ajax fans! ... Ajax 6-1 Lyon ... Min. 91 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko sidesteps G_Avila ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... G_Avila reacts well to win the ball back Min. 92 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko with a first time pass ... L_Traore runs onto it! ... E_Garcia seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 94 :(aja) R_Zerrouki with a glorious long pass to G_Mikauatadze ... R_Nicolaisen with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 95 :(lyo) Jeffinho sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... Jeffinho chases it through, he must score! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Zerrouki (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Avila (22), G_Mikauatadze (39), I_Paixao (41,46), E_Garcia (78), R_Zerrouki (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Mikauatadze (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Minamino Scorers : S_Alvero (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Traore (49), Jeffinho (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Lyon Attempts on Goal : 17 | 22 Off target : 5 | 7 On target : 12 | 15 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 3 Key Tackles : 4 | 10 Key Passes : 16 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 6 - 1 Lyon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 28 14 42 G_Avila DF 1 20 15 11 22 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 26 36 G_Trauner DF 1 19 13 9 24 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 17 13 12 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Steijn MF 1 4 19 14 22 | 96 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 62 12 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 18 11 20 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 0 C_Stengs MF 1 7 15 10 27 | 64 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 96 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 44 118 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 20 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 25 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 61 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 30 40 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 11 23 | 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 B_Ramselaar AM 1 3 14 11 25 | 32 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 35 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 9 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24 0 0 0 M_Faye DF 1 17 15 12 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 0 S_Diomande DF 1 17 12 5 21 | 71 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 21 L_Balerdi DF 1 19 14 3 29 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 R_Nicolaisen DF 1 18 15 10 29 | 96 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 34 39 47 C_Tolisso DM 1 12 18 6 20 | 66 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 10 0 A_Bondarenko AM 1 5 18 15 28 | 96 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 11 T_Minamino MF 1 5 19 15 22 | 96 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 44 S_Alvero DM 1 14 19 13 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 21 9 57 L_Traore FW 1 6 15 18 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 9 25 A_Lacazette FW 1 2 11 20 21 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 P_Kohn GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Perrin DF 1 16 14 6 23 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Sierro MF 1 6 15 12 25 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 P_Akouokou MF 1 10 17 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeffinho FW 1 5 14 19 29 | 35 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 22 1722633999 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40