FFO FA Cup, Ajax vs. Benfica (Wed Jul 10)


                                 Ajax  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 L  |  4-1-1-1-3 A
                         Hayden Dando  |  -
                                       |
                          A_Trubin GK  |  GK Andrew
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                           G_Avila DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                         G_Trauner DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                            B_Sosa DF  |  DF S_Pavisic
                          S_Steijn MF  |  DM F_Aursnes
                       B_vd_Boomen MF  |  MF A_Golovin
                        R_Zerrouki MF  |  AM P_Sarabia
                       B_Tahirovic MF  |  FW P_Schick
                     G_Mikauatadze FW  |  FW A_Oroz
                          I_Paixao FW  |  FW C_Tengstedt
                                       |
                           G_Rulli SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                           K_Frees SUB |  SUB S_Rosted
                       B_Nieuwkoop SUB |  SUB F_Moura
                           C_Forbs SUB |  SUB Rafa
                           C_Akpom SUB |  SUB I_Muniain




Min. 1  :(aja) Andrew with a terrible kick! 
          ...  E_Garcia is through! 
          ...  E_Garcia hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  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. 1  :(ben) A_Golovin with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Semedo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Semedo must beat A_Trubin! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Oroz 
          ...  A_Trubin catches it! 
Min. 4  :(aja) B_vd_Boomen brushes T_Kehrer aside and breaks free 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew shouts at his defenders 
          ...  Ajax go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 5  :(ben) S_Pavisic with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Hayden Dando looks relieved 
Min. 6  :(ben) D_Jurasek finds P_Sarabia on the edge of the box 
          ...  But G_Trauner wins the ball 
Min. 8  :(aja) E_Garcia with a neat pass into G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  A_Golovin with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 10 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze beats his marker 
          ...  But S_Pavisic puts the ball out of play 
Min. 10 :(ben) R_Semedo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Pavisic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Trauner with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 11 :(ben) T_Kehrer finds D_Jurasek on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Jurasek with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Trubin's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 14 :(aja) B_Tahirovic runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Semedo 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  B_Tahirovic with the overhead! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 15 :(ben) P_Sarabia slips past G_Trauner 
          ...  P_Sarabia with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Benfica have equalised! 
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 18 :(ben) R_Semedo with an early cross to F_Aursnes 
          ...  F_Aursnes with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  That puts Benfica ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Ajax 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 19 :(aja) G_Trauner looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Andrew was lucky there 
Min. 19 :(aja) S_Steijn passes the ball to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  D_Jurasek pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  B_Tahirovic floats it forward 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze latches onto the end of it 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze tries to chip the ball over A_Trubin! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Hayden Dando spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 20 :(ben) P_Schick looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  P_Schick with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_Trubin saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 20 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  F_Aursnes rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 22 :(ben) A_Golovin skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Oroz 
          ...  A_Oroz aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Ajax 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 23 :(aja) B_Sosa drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 25 :(aja) E_Garcia takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  E_Garcia hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 27 :(ben) T_Kehrer runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Sarabia 
          ...  A skilful effort from P_Sarabia! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 28 :(aja) R_Zerrouki lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Steijn latches on to it 
          ...  S_Steijn launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 29 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Semedo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Pavisic does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 31 :(aja) G_Trauner is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to I_Paixao 
          ...  Great challenge by D_Jurasek 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sosa lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Andrew 
          ...  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. 33 :(aja) S_Steijn bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Avila 
          ...  P_Schick with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 36 :(aja) G_Avila cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to I_Paixao 
          ...  But T_Kehrer clears the ball to safety 
Min. 38 :(aja) G_Trauner has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past T_Kehrer 
          ...  He knocks it to I_Paixao! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  S_Pavisic takes possession 
Min. 39 :(aja) I_Paixao gets to the byline and finds E_Garcia with a beautiful cross 
          ...  E_Garcia lobs Andrew! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Andrew got a touch 
Min. 42 :(ben) F_Aursnes takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  I_Paixao with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  D_Jurasek swings it in 
          ...  A_Oroz gets on the end of it 
          ...  But B_Tahirovic slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Frees 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sosa 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-3 Benfica

Min. 46 :(ben) A_Golovin drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Oroz 
          ...  A_Oroz with a thundering shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 49 :(aja) The defender slips up! 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen is through! 
          ...  P_Schick with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 50 :(aja) B_Tahirovic bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to I_Paixao 
          ...  I_Paixao with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Andrew never had a chance! 
Min. 51 :(aja) K_Frees spots I_Paixao who is in acres of space 
          ...  I_Paixao looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Andrew never had a chance! 
Min. 55 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Forbs 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic 
Min. 55 :(aja) S_Steijn spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to I_Paixao! 
          ...  I_Paixao has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Andrew manages to turn it behind 
Min. 55 :(ben) C_Tengstedt sidesteps G_Avila 
          ...  E_Garcia robs him of the ball 
Min. 57 :(aja) I_Paixao looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  But S_Pavisic wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 60 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 60 :(aja) C_Forbs is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to G_Trauner 
          ...  G_Trauner drives it low! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 63 :(aja) S_Steijn drives it across the face of the goal K_Frees 
          ...  A_Oroz gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 64 :(aja) C_Forbs looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Steijn 
          ...  S_Steijn shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 66 :(aja) G_Trauner turns past P_Sarabia 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Aursnes 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 69 :(ben) P_Schick plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_Zerrouki with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
Min. 70 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Rosted 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Aursnes 
Min. 73 :(aja) G_Avila turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Steijn 
          ...  T_Kehrer with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 78 :(aja) G_Trauner runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A heafty challenge by S_Rosted 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Headed away by R_Semedo 
Min. 79 :(ben) R_Semedo sidesteps R_Zerrouki 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  G_Trauner rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 81 :(aja) C_Forbs cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  D_Jurasek with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 83 :(ben) C_Tengstedt flicks the ball on to P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at A_Trubin 
          ...  He lobs it over A_Trubin 
          ...  It goes over!! 
          ...  He'll have to be a master of spin to explain that one to his manager! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruyff Arena
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : B_vd_Boomen
Scorers              : B_vd_Boomen (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : A_Golovin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Sarabia (15), F_Aursnes (18), A_Oroz (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Schick (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          19        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 3 Benfica
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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 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  21  13   8  23 |  92   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  16  55
G_Avila        DF   1  20  15  11  22 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
G_Trauner      DF   1  19  13   8  24 |  92   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  64  18
B_Sosa         DF   1  17  12  11  23 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
S_Steijn       MF   1   4  19  14  22 |  92   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  24
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  15  18  10  24 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
R_Zerrouki     MF   1  10  18   6  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  13  18  11  20 |  56   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  11  15
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  15  20  24 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  13  19  29 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  22
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 |  47   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   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  17  14  26 |  36   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
C_Akpom        FW   1   7  13  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  23   1   1   1  26 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  19  17   7  22 |  92   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  40  19
T_Kehrer       DF   1  19  15   6  22 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  28   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  18  13  12  22 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  16  14
S_Pavisic      DF   1  17  15   8  24 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0   0
F_Aursnes      DM   1  11  17  14  21 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  25   0  32
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  19  15  29 |  92   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  21  19  25 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
P_Schick       FW   1   7  13  22  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   5
A_Oroz         FW   1   8  13  19  24 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  28   0  29
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
N_Kruth        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
F_Moura        MF   1  13  11   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  20  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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