FFO EFL2, Marseille vs. Ajax (Fri Sep 13) Marseille | Ajax 3-4-3 C | 4-4-2 L Euan Neale | Hayden Dando | G_Bazunu GK | GK A_Trubin R_Guerreiro DF | DF E_Garcia M_Hinteregger DF | DF G_Avila C_C_Vickers DF | DF G_Trauner J_Brandt MF | DF B_Sosa H_Lozano MF | MF S_Steijn Zubimendi MF | MF B_vd_Boomen M_Pjaca MF | MF R_Zerrouki S_Castillejo FW | MF B_Tahirovic M_Oyarzabal FW | FW G_Mikauatadze J_Alvarez FW | FW I_Paixao | P_Bernardoni SUB | SUB G_Rulli L_Olaza SUB | SUB K_Frees M_Montero SUB | SUB B_Nieuwkoop M_Busi SUB | SUB C_Forbs V_Janssen SUB | SUB C_Akpom Min. 1 :(mrs) M_Hinteregger finds Zubimendi on the edge of the box ... Zubimendi flings a shot at goal! ... 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! ... The corner is swung in by H_Lozano! ... B_Tahirovic with a great clearance! Min. 2 :(mrs) Zubimendi retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Alvarez gets on the end of it ... A well-placed shot from J_Alvarez! ... A_Trubin gathers it comfortably Min. 2 :(aja) S_Steijn has it now ... He takes on M_Hinteregger ... He gets past him! ... He puts in B_Tahirovic! ... B_Tahirovic with the attempt at goal! ... G_Bazunu makes a fine save Min. 7 :(mrs) S_Castillejo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... G_Avila reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 11 :(aja) E_Garcia unselfishly lays the ball back to I_Paixao ... But Zubimendi clears the ball to safety Min. 16 :(mrs) S_Castillejo sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... R_Guerreiro runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... B_Sosa with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 17 :(aja) B_Tahirovic knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... A delicate chip from B_Tahirovic! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into G_Bazunu's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 23 :(aja) R_Zerrouki whips the ball across to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn rises above the defence to head the ball! ... G_Bazunu fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 26 :(mrs) Zubimendi runs at the heart of the defence ... But G_Avila barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 27 :(mrs) Zubimendi looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to M_Pjaca ... M_Pjaca sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But A_Trubin makes a superb stop down low Min. 27 :(aja) R_Zerrouki plays it forward to G_Trauner ... What a shot from G_Trauner! ... It could go anywhere ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 28 :(mrs) Zubimendi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Castillejo gets on the end of the pass ... S_Castillejo tries the shot! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 30 :(aja) B_Tahirovic knocks the ball on and sprints past C_C_Vickers ... A delightful ball in to B_vd_Boomen ... R_Guerreiro hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... S_Steijn with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Brandt cleans up with a great clearance Min. 31 :(mrs) Zubimendi is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... C_C_Vickers latches onto the end of it ... C_C_Vickers has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 32 :(mrs) S_Castillejo finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... What a shot from S_Castillejo! ... It could go anywhere ... A_Trubin makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Zubimendi ... J_Alvarez rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... 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. 33 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal loses his marker ... B_Tahirovic with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 34 :(aja) G_Trauner back heels to find G_Avila in space ... G_Avila tries to beat G_Bazunu from outside the area! ... G_Bazunu gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... B_vd_Boomen plays it into the danger area! ... H_Lozano belts it clear Min. 36 :(aja) B_Sosa feeds the ball to G_Mikauatadze ... Well intercepted by C_C_Vickers Min. 38 :(aja) G_Avila with the through ball to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze hits a great drive! ... G_Bazunu can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... G_Bazunu was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(aja) S_Steijn with a glorious 60-yard pass to B_Sosa ... A glorious effort by B_Sosa! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Guerreiro wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 44 :(mrs) S_Castillejo with an amazing show of skill to get past E_Garcia ... He crosses to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez with a bicycle kick! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 45 :(mrs) Substitution by Marseille ... COMING ON: L_Olaza ... COMING OFF: C_C_Vickers Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Forbs ... COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: K_Frees ... COMING OFF: B_Sosa Min. 45 :(aja) G_Trauner plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... S_Castillejo rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Marseille 0-0 Ajax Min. 46 :(mrs) Zubimendi works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Pjaca ... M_Pjaca carves a shot towards goal! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 50 :(aja) E_Garcia looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to C_Forbs ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Olaza looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 52 :(mrs) M_Hinteregger beats G_Trauner ... A powerful shot by M_Hinteregger! ... A_Trubin with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 52 :(aja) I_Paixao flicks the ball on to B_vd_Boomen ... The defender fails to control it ... B_vd_Boomen picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with G_Bazunu ... He rounds G_Bazunu ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... That's given Ajax the lead! ... Marseille 0-1 Ajax ... Min. 53 :(aja) I_Paixao breaks free from L_Olaza ... I_Paixao runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Marseille fans taunt him! Min. 57 :(aja) S_Steijn with a one-touch layoff to C_Forbs ... But R_Guerreiro puts the ball out of play Min. 58 :(aja) C_Forbs is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to B_vd_Boomen ... Zubimendi with an ugly foul ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 58 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal takes advantage of a bad back pass from K_Frees ... G_Mikauatadze body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 59 :(aja) G_Trauner controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... C_Forbs gets onto the end of the pass! ... A wicked drive by C_Forbs! ... But he puts it wide Min. 60 :(aja) I_Paixao runs at R_Guerreiro ... The defender slips and falls over ... J_Alvarez with a bad challenge Min. 65 :(mrs) Substitution by Marseille ... COMING ON: V_Janssen ... COMING OFF: J_Alvarez Min. 65 :(aja) K_Frees with a slick pass to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao with the punt towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 66 :(mrs) S_Castillejo has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Trubin! ... S_Steijn hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 70 :(mrs) S_Castillejo beats E_Garcia ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_Castillejo hits a curling shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 71 :(mrs) H_Lozano brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... V_Janssen gets on the end of the pass ... G_Avila dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 71 :(aja) E_Garcia looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Steijn ... J_Brandt read the danger and stops the pass Min. 76 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hinteregger ... That mistake could prove costly ... G_Mikauatadze leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... G_Bazunu 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. 78 :(aja) I_Paixao holds the ball up ... He sees S_Steijn in space! ... Superbly timed tackle by R_Guerreiro ... He made it look easy Min. 81 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal pushes it past K_Frees ... M_Oyarzabal tries to chip the ball over A_Trubin! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(mrs) M_Hinteregger spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to S_Castillejo! ... S_Castillejo carves a shot towards goal! ... A_Trubin saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 92 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Hinteregger! ... M_Hinteregger attempts to nutmeg A_Trubin! ... A_Trubin makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Orange Velodrome ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marseille Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Zubimendi 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 : B_vd_Boomen (52) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Steijn (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marseille | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 7 | 8 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 10 | 4 Key Passes : 10 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Marseille 0 - 1 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Marseille Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Bazunu GK 23 1 1 1 26 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 R_Guerreiro DF 1 22 11 11 31 | 94 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 M_Hinteregger DF 1 22 12 9 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 34 C_C_Vickers DF 1 21 14 10 25 | 45 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 15 J_Brandt MF 1 9 22 18 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 H_Lozano MF 1 5 21 16 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 0 Zubimendi MF 1 14 19 6 28 | 94 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 45 19 M_Pjaca MF 1 2 19 15 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 S_Castillejo FW 1 1 14 21 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 18 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 16 21 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 18 21 28 | 66 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 P_Bernardoni GK 17 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Olaza DF 1 21 11 10 28 | 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 M_Montero DF 1 17 13 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Busi MF 1 3 13 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Janssen FW 1 7 13 18 26 | 28 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 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 G_Avila DF 1 20 15 11 22 | 94 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 13 15 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 28 16 B_Sosa DF 1 17 12 11 23 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 S_Steijn MF 1 4 20 14 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 20 8 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 19 10 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 18 12 20 | 45 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 10 27 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 20 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 94 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 49 12 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 | 49 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 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 18 15 26 | 49 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1726261926 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40