FFO EFL2, Lens vs. Ajax (Fri Sep 27) Lens | Ajax 4-1-3-2 N | 4-4-2 E Chris Spero | Hayden Dando | B_Samba GK | GK A_Trubin T_Buchmann DF | DF E_Garcia J_Gradit DF | DF G_Avila M_Roberts DF | DF G_Trauner M_Haidara DF | DF B_Sosa Y_Fofana DM | MF S_Steijn A_Guevara MF | MF B_vd_Boomen I_Balde MF | MF R_Zerrouki J_McGinn MF | MF C_Forbs A_Oroz FW | FW G_Mikauatadze A_Miranchuk FW | FW I_Paixao | A_Bono SUB | SUB G_Rulli M_Bakker SUB | SUB K_Frees S_Prcic SUB | SUB B_Nieuwkoop Gocholshvili SUB | SUB O_Lingr S_Becker SUB | SUB C_Akpom Min. 3 :(len) A_Oroz knocks the ball past the lunge of B_vd_Boomen ... A_Oroz with a stunning strike! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 5 :(len) T_Buchmann with the diagonal pass to A_Oroz ... G_Trauner wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 5 :(aja) S_Steijn is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to G_Mikauatadze ... M_Roberts is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... R_Zerrouki plays it short to G_Trauner ... Y_Fofana slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 5 :(len) M_Roberts turns past B_vd_Boomen ... He has some space now! ... E_Garcia fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 15 :(len) A_Miranchuk plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Miranchuk from 20 yards! ... A_Trubin makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 20 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to P Min. 22 :(aja) C_Forbs plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... B_vd_Boomen keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Gradit with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 23 :(len) J_McGinn with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... J_McGinn with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for A_Trubin ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... A_Trubin looks embarrassed! ... Lens have snatched the lead! ... Lens 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 23 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to C Min. 23 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen finds S_Steijn with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Gradit slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 25 :(aja) B_Sosa plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Mikauatadze keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... G_Mikauatadze with a bicycle kick! ... B_Samba heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 29 :(len) A_Oroz takes advantage of a mistake by B_Sosa ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Oroz attempts a lob! ... A_Trubin just watches it drift out of play! Min. 32 :(len) A_Guevara holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Gradit ... A great volley from J_Gradit! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 34 :(len) J_McGinn beats G_Trauner ... R_Zerrouki is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 36 :(aja) R_Zerrouki is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to G_Trauner ... M_Haidara pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 37 :(len) J_McGinn runs at goal ... He spots the run of T_Buchmann ... He's played him in ... G_Avila with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment Min. 39 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... B_vd_Boomen hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(aja) R_Zerrouki takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Forbs ... Y_Fofana hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... C_Forbs flights it in! ... A_Oroz with a great clearance! Min. 47 :(len) I_Balde gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds M_Roberts ... M_Roberts tries to beat A_Trubin! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lens 1-0 Ajax Min. 46 :(len) A_Guevara brings it under control ... He takes on G_Trauner ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Roberts! ... G_Trauner recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 47 :(aja) I_Paixao lobs it over the defender ... J_Gradit takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 48 :(aja) E_Garcia takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... J_Gradit makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 50 :(len) A_Guevara finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... B_Sosa gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 54 :(len) A_Oroz is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... J_Gradit latches onto the ball ... G_Trauner wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 55 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: K_Frees ... COMING OFF: B_Sosa Min. 55 :(aja) E_Garcia takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gradit ... He knocks the ball to S_Steijn! ... S_Steijn with a low drive through the rain! ... B_Samba makes a good save Min. 56 :(len) A_Guevara gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_McGinn ... J_McGinn hits the ball on the bounce! ... He hits the side netting Min. 58 :(len) A_Miranchuk sprints past the defender ... R_Zerrouki reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 65 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: S_Prcic ... COMING OFF: A_Guevara Min. 65 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: Gocholshvili ... COMING OFF: A_Miranchuk Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Akpom ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 66 :(aja) S_Steijn slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... Gocholshvili with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: M_Bakker ... COMING OFF: M_Roberts Min. 70 :(len) M_Bakker takes on G_Avila ... He runs past him ... M_Bakker has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 71 :(aja) R_Zerrouki knocks the ball past M_Bakker ... Now he crosses to G_Avila! ... G_Avila sees B_Samba off his line! ... But B_Samba just gets his fingers to that one Min. 72 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a 50-yard pass to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But B_Samba with the difficult save Min. 74 :(len) J_McGinn takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... G_Trauner is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... I_Balde plays it short to A_Oroz ... A_Oroz attempts the shot! ... A_Trubin saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 80 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to K_Frees ... Y_Fofana with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee warned him Min. 83 :(aja) R_Zerrouki with the header on ... He finds G_Avila in space ... But J_Gradit with the fine tackle Min. 84 :(len) S_Prcic brings the ball into the opposing area ... J_Gradit makes himself available ... Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Avila Min. 84 :(aja) C_Forbs hoofs it upfield to find K_Frees ... K_Frees lobs B_Samba! ... B_Samba with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 94 :(len) I_Balde plays in T_Buchmann with a beautiful ball ... T_Buchmann controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Trubin makes himself big and wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Bollaert-Delelis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Gradit (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_McGinn (23) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Roberts (5) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Zerrouki Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Garcia (5) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 10 | 6 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 5 | 5 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lens 1 - 0 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 24 1 1 1 21 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 T_Buchmann DF 1 18 14 13 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 J_Gradit DF 1 19 13 9 24 | 97 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 16 M_Roberts DF 1 19 12 11 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 10 M_Haidara DF 1 18 14 3 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 Y_Fofana DM 1 15 19 3 22 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 A_Guevara MF 1 13 17 7 23 | 68 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 I_Balde MF 1 7 18 16 31 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_McGinn MF 1 13 20 19 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 A_Oroz FW 1 8 13 20 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 15 17 A_Miranchuk FW 1 6 11 17 24 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 A_Bono GK 18 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bakker DF 1 15 13 10 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 15 S_Prcic MF 1 12 16 7 28 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Gocholshvili FW 1 16 15 8 28 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Becker FW 1 8 14 19 29 | 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 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 10 -4 G_Avila DF 1 20 15 11 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 58 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 S_Steijn MF 1 4 20 14 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 24 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 19 10 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 97 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 40 0 C_Forbs MF 1 3 18 15 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 20 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 13 12 24 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 B_Nieuwkoop DF 1 14 13 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Lingr MF 1 4 15 13 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1727465391 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40