FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Fri Jul 12)


                             FC Porto  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 A
                         Dan Thompson  |  Hayden Dando
                                       |
                        K_Nakamura GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                           J_Mario DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF G_Avila
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  DF G_Trauner
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF B_Sosa
                          K_Amoako DM  |  MF S_Steijn
                           I_Jaime MF  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                          A_Varela MF  |  MF R_Zerrouki
                            R_Baro MF  |  MF B_Tahirovic
                          M_Taremi FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                         F_Navarro FW  |  FW I_Paixao
                                       |
                           C_Ramos SUB |  SUB G_Rulli
                           Marcano SUB |  SUB K_Frees
                            Galeno SUB |  SUB B_Nieuwkoop
                     A_Ilarramendi SUB |  SUB C_Forbs
                           M_Toure SUB |  SUB C_Akpom




Min. 8  :(fcp) F_Cardoso plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Taremi 
          ...  B_Sosa is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 9  :(fcp) K_Amoako with a short pass to find F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Amoako with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Trubin comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 10 :(aja) I_Paixao takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Taremi with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  B_Tahirovic shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to I_Paixao instead 
          ...  I_Paixao hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  K_Nakamura gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 10 :(aja) B_Sosa holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  Intercepted by F_Cardoso 
Min. 11 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  K_Nakamura gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 12 :(aja) B_Sosa looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Trauner 
          ...  J_Mario makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 13 :(fcp) R_Baro runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Cardoso 
          ...  F_Cardoso aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 15 :(aja) G_Trauner has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Cardoso! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Trauner attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  K_Nakamura parries it 
Min. 16 :(fcp) M_Taremi unselfishly heads the ball back to F_Navarro 
          ...  G_Trauner beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 16 :(aja) G_Avila spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Zerrouki! 
          ...  R_Zerrouki shoots towards goal! 
          ...  K_Nakamura with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 18 :(fcp) D_Carmo pass splits open the defence and finds Z_Sanusi 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Trauner 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 18 :(aja) B_Sosa plays it forward to I_Paixao 
          ...  A glorious effort by I_Paixao! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 19 :(aja) G_Trauner steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Cardoso 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  D_Carmo seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 20 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sidesteps Z_Sanusi 
          ...  R_Baro slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 23 :(fcp) M_Taremi 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! 
          ...  G_Avila gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 24 :(fcp) M_Taremi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  But B_Sosa clears the danger 
Min. 26 :(aja) I_Paixao with a glorious 60-yard pass to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  J_Mario with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 28 :(fcp) J_Mario with a measured pass to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 30 :(fcp) A_Varela can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to F_Cardoso 
          ...  G_Trauner steals the ball of off him 
Min. 31 :(aja) G_Avila makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  F_Navarro hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Garcia dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to G_Trauner 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But K_Nakamura smothers the ball 
Min. 32 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with the nod to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  B_Tahirovic with the overhead! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 38 :(aja) S_Steijn sidesteps F_Navarro 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  S_Steijn with the shot on net! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes a good save 
Min. 39 :(fcp) F_Navarro runs towards the goal 
          ...  E_Garcia hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jaime drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Trubin comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Taremi with the header 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Goodness gracious me! 
          ...  it's amazing the goal is still standing 
          ...  That looked offside to me! 
          ...  FC Porto go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 41 :(aja) K_Nakamura with a terrible kick! 
          ...  S_Steijn takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from K_Amoako 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(aja) I_Paixao with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  I_Paixao goes for goal! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 44 :(aja) B_Tahirovic knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  R_Baro fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Frees 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sosa 
Min. 46 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Sanusi 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 47 :(aja) I_Paixao races into the box 
          ...  He sees G_Trauner lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Trauner! 
          ...  K_Nakamura watches it sail wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(aja) E_Garcia with the first time pass to K_Frees 
          ...  K_Frees with the side footed shot! 
          ...  K_Nakamura gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze curls it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  K_Nakamura catches it with ease 
Min. 49 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen races into the box 
          ...  He sees I_Paixao lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A delicate chip from I_Paixao! 
          ...  K_Nakamura with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 52 :(fcp) F_Navarro sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  I_Jaime runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  I_Jaime flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 52 :(aja) I_Paixao jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  I_Paixao with the header! 
          ...  K_Nakamura with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 54 :(aja) E_Garcia takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Sanusi 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  E_Garcia plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  K_Nakamura has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  K_Nakamura reacts well to save!! 
Min. 55 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Amoako 
Min. 55 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Forbs 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic 
Min. 56 :(fcp) M_Taremi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  E_Garcia belts it clear 
Min. 56 :(aja) G_Trauner backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Garcia gets on the end of it 
          ...  I_Jaime rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 56 :(aja) R_Zerrouki finds B_vd_Boomen with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 59 :(fcp) I_Jaime brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  F_Navarro gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But G_Avila wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 60 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with an inswinging cross to S_Steijn 
          ...  S_Steijn with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way K_Nakamura was going to catch that! 
          ...  That's put Ajax into the lead! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-2 Ajax ...
Min. 63 :(aja) I_Paixao smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Frees latches onto the ball 
          ...  But Z_Sanusi clears the ball to safety 
Min. 64 :(fcp) R_Baro breaks free from G_Trauner 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Baro! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 65 :(fcp) I_Jaime jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Navarro 
          ...  A delicate chip from F_Navarro! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baro floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Varela swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jaime floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Trauner with a great clearance! 
Min. 68 :(aja) R_Zerrouki saunters past his marker 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 69 :(fcp) M_Taremi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  M_Taremi goes for goal! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  A_Trubin grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 69 :(fcp) R_Baro back heels to find M_Taremi in space 
          ...  I_Paixao with a two footed lunge!! 
          ...  That's an awful tackle! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  I_Jaime plays it short to F_Navarro 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Avila 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 70 :(aja) R_Zerrouki with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Z_Sanusi can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Taremi 
Min. 71 :(fcp) J_Mario gets lucky and beats G_Trauner 
          ...  Now with the centre to F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  A_Trubin with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 75 :(aja) S_Steijn is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to K_Frees 
          ...  K_Frees drives the ball low! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 76 :(fcp) I_Jaime spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_Taremi! 
          ...  M_Taremi with the chance! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 77 :(aja) C_Forbs spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds G_Mikauatadze with a lovely pass! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze goes for goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Nakamura dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Nakamura beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Paixao lofts the ball in! 
          ...  K_Nakamura catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 78 :(fcp) A_Ilarramendi gains possession 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  R_Baro shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to A_Ilarramendi instead 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 79 :(fcp) M_Taremi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Baro keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  G_Avila is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  A_Trubin misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi crosses it in! 
          ...  I_Jaime with the header 
          ...  A_Trubin with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes the catch! 
Min. 79 :(aja) C_Forbs uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Forbs! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 82 :(aja) C_Forbs with the through ball to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  F_Cardoso gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 84 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Mario wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 86 :(aja) K_Frees slips past Z_Sanusi 
          ...  D_Carmo reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(fcp) M_Taremi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Taremi with the shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio do Dragao
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : I_Jaime (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Taremi (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Taremi (10), R_Baro (44), A_Ilarramendi (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : I_Paixao
Scorers              : B_vd_Boomen (56), S_Steijn (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Paixao (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       20
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           7        |       14
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           6        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :          12        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Nakamura     GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  93  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0   0   0
J_Mario        DF   1  20  15   9  20 |  93   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  26   0
F_Cardoso      DF   1  19  14   3  20 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  22
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  18  13  11  29 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
D_Carmo        DF   1  18  13   6  20 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  15   0
K_Amoako       DM   1  14  17   3  26 |  57   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  11   0
I_Jaime        MF   1   5  19  13  26 |  93   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  26
A_Varela       MF   1  14  19  12  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  14
R_Baro         MF   1  15  19  11  28 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  16  14  10
M_Taremi       FW   1   6  11  20  30 |  93   0   1   2   0   5   1   1   0   0  25  30  34
F_Navarro      FW   1   8  15  18  24 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  27  13  24
C_Ramos        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcano        DF   1  17  11   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Galeno         MF   1   8  17  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ilarramendi  AM   1   4  18  17  25 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   4
M_Toure        FW   1   7  10  16  31 |   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  24   1   1   1  23 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  21  14   8  23 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  14  18
G_Avila        DF   1  20  15  11  22 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  13   0
G_Trauner      DF   1  19  13   9  24 |  93   0   4   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  64  15  50
B_Sosa         DF   1  17  12  11  23 |  45   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  48   0
S_Steijn       MF   1   4  19  14  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   9  42
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  15  18  10  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  54
R_Zerrouki     MF   1  10  18   6  20 |  93   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  20
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  13  18  11  20 |  57   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  15  20  24 |  93   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  13  19  29 |  93   0   0   3   0   5   0   1   0   0  -4  41  30
G_Rulli        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Frees        DF   1  17  12  12  24 |  48   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
B_Nieuwkoop    DF   1  14  13  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Forbs        MF   1   3  17  14  26 |  36   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  11
C_Akpom        FW   1   7  13  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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