FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Fri Aug 30) Ajax | Shakhtar Donetsk 4-4-2 D | 4-3-1-2 A Hayden Dando | - | A_Trubin GK | GK J_Butez E_Garcia DF | DF Y_Rakitskyi G_Avila DF | DF V_Bondar G_Trauner DF | DF K_Wallace B_Sosa DF | DF J_St_Juste S_Steijn MF | MF I_Sunjic B_vd_Boomen MF | MF H_Sudakov R_Zerrouki MF | MF M_Taverneir B_Tahirovic MF | AM N_Ahamada I_Paixao FW | FW M_Edwards C_Akpom FW | FW V_Gyokeres | G_Rulli SUB | SUB D_Riznyk B_Nieuwkoop SUB | SUB K_Knoyle J_Medic SUB | SUB Angelo C_Forbs SUB | SUB O_Zubkov A_Ueda SUB | SUB A_Cabral Min. 1 :(aja) E_Garcia makes a run into space ... Excellent sliding challenge from V_Bondar ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 3 :(aja) B_Sosa plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Y_Rakitskyi ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 4 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen spots a team mate in space ... He finds I_Paixao with a lovely pass! ... I_Paixao with the attempt at goal! ... But J_Butez makes a superb stop down low Min. 6 :(aja) B_Tahirovic jinks past H_Sudakov ... A cheeky lob from B_Tahirovic! ... J_Butez gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 9 :(sha) M_Taverneir with an amazing show of skill to get past G_Avila ... He crosses to M_Edwards ... M_Edwards sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Trubin grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 11 :(aja) E_Garcia with an inswinging cross to S_Steijn ... An audacious effort from S_Steijn! ... The shot slips through J_Butez's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 12 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... B_Tahirovic gets on the end of the pass ... A cracking drive from B_Tahirovic! ... J_Butez beats the ball away Min. 15 :(aja) G_Avila with a slick pass to C_Akpom ... J_St_Juste with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 16 :(aja) I_Paixao plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... K_Wallace clears with a diving header Min. 20 :(sha) M_Edwards with a deep cross to H_Sudakov ... G_Trauner stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 20 :(aja) S_Steijn could get a shot on goal here ... I_Sunjic muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 21 :(sha) M_Edwards can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... M_Edwards with a thundering drive! ... The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 22 :(sha) Y_Rakitskyi passes the ball to I_Sunjic ... An audacious effort from I_Sunjic! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 25 :(sha) Y_Rakitskyi knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Trauner tackles cleanly Min. 27 :(aja) S_Steijn flicks the ball through ... C_Akpom runs onto it! ... C_Akpom throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 32 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen volleys it forward. He finds B_Tahirovic ... B_Tahirovic is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has J_Butez to beat ... J_Butez charges out of his area ... J_Butez parries it Min. 34 :(aja) R_Zerrouki with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn fires the shot in! ... J_Butez gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 35 :(sha) N_Ahamada with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to H_Sudakov ... H_Sudakov looks to see where A_Trubin is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Ajax fans taunt him about that effort Min. 40 :(sha) N_Ahamada off the woodwork! ... J_St_Juste picks up the deflection ... B_vd_Boomen knocks the ball back to A_Trubin ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_Trubin! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Ahamada ... M_Edwards swings a leg at it! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Trubin is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... H_Sudakov crosses it in! ... N_Ahamada gets his head on it ... A_Trubin is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(aja) S_Steijn with a smart pass to C_Akpom ... Y_Rakitskyi gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by R_Zerrouki ... It is kicked away by K_Wallace Min. 44 :(sha) J_St_Juste runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Taverneir latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... M_Taverneir drives it towards goal! ... A_Trubin gathers it comfortably Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Forbs ... COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic Min. 45 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk ... N_Ahamada will now play as a MF Min. 45 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk ... I_Sunjic will now play as a DM Min. 46 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk ... Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to N Min. 46 :(sha) I_Sunjic looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Gyokeres ... But B_vd_Boomen sweeps up the threat ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk Min. 48 :(aja) G_Trauner gets to the byline and finds C_Akpom with a beautiful cross ... J_St_Juste with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Ajax players ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 49 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to G_Trauner ... M_Edwards with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 52 :(aja) B_Sosa with an amazing show of skill to get past V_Bondar ... He crosses to E_Garcia ... V_Bondar recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 53 :(aja) G_Trauner picks up a loose ball ... V_Bondar wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 59 :(sha) N_Ahamada plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... What a fantastic interception by G_Trauner Min. 60 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: A_Cabral ... COMING OFF: M_Edwards Min. 60 :(sha) A_Cabral nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... G_Trauner with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... M_Taverneir shapes to shoot ... He plays it to A_Cabral instead ... A left-footer by A_Cabral! ... A_Trubin won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... That puts Shakhtar Donetsk ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Ajax 0-1 Shakhtar Donetsk ... Min. 61 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: K_Knoyle ... COMING OFF: N_Ahamada Min. 61 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk ... Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to C Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: A_Ueda ... COMING OFF: C_Akpom Min. 71 :(aja) R_Zerrouki controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... B_Sosa gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Cabral is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 75 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: O_Zubkov ... COMING OFF: V_Gyokeres Min. 85 :(aja) C_Forbs slides the ball across to G_Avila ... K_Knoyle bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 87 :(aja) S_Steijn with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... S_Steijn tries to beat J_Butez! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_vd_Boomen (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Trauner (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Bondar Scorers : A_Cabral (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Sunjic (20), J_St_Juste (48), M_Edwards (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Shakhtar Donetsk Attempts on Goal : 8 | 8 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 1 Shakhtar Donetsk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 G_Avila DF 1 20 15 11 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 10 -4 B_Sosa DF 1 17 12 11 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 S_Steijn MF 1 4 19 14 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 33 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 19 10 24 | 95 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 36 0 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 18 12 20 | 45 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 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 C_Forbs MF 1 3 18 15 26 | 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Ueda FW 1 4 10 14 24 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butez GK 23 1 1 1 28 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 19 14 12 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 14 0 V_Bondar DF 1 19 14 5 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 K_Wallace DF 1 18 14 7 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 J_St_Juste DF 1 17 14 11 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 10 -4 I_Sunjic DM 1 13 19 5 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 5 17 H_Sudakov MF 1 14 20 13 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 20 14 22 | 95 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 N_Ahamada MF 1 8 18 15 21 | 63 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 M_Edwards FW 1 3 14 19 31 | 62 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 10 14 V_Gyokeres FW 1 8 17 19 28 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Riznyk GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Knoyle DF 1 16 14 9 31 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 Angelo MF 1 9 17 12 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Zubkov AM 1 6 14 13 25 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cabral FW 1 5 14 18 20 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 1725050374 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40