FFO FLT, Ajax vs. Real Sociedad (Wed Aug 28) Ajax | Real Sociedad 4-4-2 P | 4-1-2-2-1 C Hayden Dando | Kev Welford | A_Trubin GK | GK K_Trapp E_Garcia DF | DF C_Azpiliceuta G_Avila DF | DF C_Gunter G_Trauner DF | DF J_Juranovic B_Sosa DF | DF D_Furlong S_Steijn MF | DM J_Weigl B_vd_Boomen MF | MF Q_Laci R_Zerrouki MF | AM R_Fraser B_Tahirovic MF | MF I_Sangare I_Paixao FW | AM D_Jota C_Akpom FW | FW T_Adeyemo | G_Rulli SUB | SUB M_Pigliacelli K_Frees SUB | SUB C_Harper B_Nieuwkoop SUB | SUB A_Sola C_Forbs SUB | SUB A_Campbell A_Ueda SUB | SUB K_Benzema Min. 2 :(soc) C_Azpiliceuta leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to T_Adeyemo ... B_Tahirovic hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... D_Jota swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Trubin comes out and claims it! Min. 3 :(soc) A_Trubin miskicks! ... R_Fraser takes control of the ball! ... Fine tackle by B_Sosa ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 4 :(soc) Q_Laci has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past G_Trauner ... He puts in J_Juranovic! ... J_Juranovic launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... What agility from A_Trubin Min. 10 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... I_Paixao latches onto the end of it ... I_Paixao drives the ball low! ... But K_Trapp makes a superb stop down low Min. 13 :(soc) R_Fraser beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... R_Fraser tries to place it in the corner! ... 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. 17 :(soc) D_Furlong chips the ball forward to C_Azpiliceuta ... C_Azpiliceuta hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 18 :(aja) R_Zerrouki is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... B_Sosa latches onto the ball ... I_Sangare with a bad challenge Min. 19 :(soc) Q_Laci sprints past E_Garcia ... G_Trauner with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 20 :(aja) G_Avila squares up to his marker ... He spits at C_Azpiliceuta ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 21 :(soc) R_Fraser is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to D_Jota ... G_Trauner reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 25 :(soc) I_Sangare finds J_Juranovic in the box ... B_Tahirovic body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee warned him Min. 26 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen plays it forward to C_Akpom ... C_Akpom from 20 yards! ... K_Trapp makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 30 :(aja) B_Tahirovic is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to C_Akpom ... C_Akpom shapes up for a shot! ... K_Trapp parries it Min. 32 :(soc) R_Fraser had to stretch to reach the pass ... R_Fraser has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 34 :(soc) C_Gunter unselfishly lays the ball back to Q_Laci ... But B_Tahirovic puts it in row Z! Min. 36 :(soc) I_Sangare dribbles past G_Avila ... E_Garcia reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 38 :(soc) D_Jota sprints past E_Garcia ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... B_Sosa fouls badly ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... J_Juranovic with the delicate chip over the wall ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Trubin reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by I_Sangare! ... It comes to R_Fraser ... He fires it towards to goal ... A_Trubin watches it sail wide! Min. 38 :(soc) I_Sangare with an incisive pass to D_Jota ... C_Akpom takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 39 :(soc) J_Weigl with a neat pass into T_Adeyemo ... T_Adeyemo with the 40 yard drive! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. 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) B_vd_Boomen flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... What a shot from B_vd_Boomen! ... It could go anywhere ... K_Trapp is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Real Sociedad Min. 50 :(soc) Q_Laci with the header on ... He finds D_Jota in space ... E_Garcia with the high feet ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 52 :(soc) T_Adeyemo beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... T_Adeyemo with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by A_Trubin to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... C_Azpiliceuta hits it into the box! ... C_Akpom gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 55 :(soc) R_Fraser with the dribble ... But K_Frees reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 58 :(soc) Q_Laci hoofs it upfield to find C_Azpiliceuta ... C_Azpiliceuta must beat A_Trubin! ... Over the bar! Min. 59 :(aja) K_Frees jumps over D_Furlong's challenge ... K_Frees attempts to nutmeg K_Trapp! ... But K_Trapp punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 60 :(aja) C_Akpom with the dribble ... J_Juranovic is easily beaten ... C_Akpom fires a shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... K_Trapp dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had K_Trapp beaten! Min. 60 :(soc) T_Adeyemo slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... T_Adeyemo belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 62 :(aja) E_Garcia dribbles past D_Furlong ... E_Garcia drives the shot in! ... K_Trapp gets his fingertips to it Min. 64 :(aja) S_Steijn chips the ball forward to C_Forbs ... C_Forbs swings in the shot! ... K_Trapp parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 65 :(aja) S_Steijn takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... S_Steijn tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... The shot slips through K_Trapp's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 68 :(soc) J_Juranovic takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Fraser ... R_Fraser hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Juranovic! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for A_Trubin, who catches the ball Min. 69 :(aja) C_Forbs with a one-touch layoff to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But K_Trapp makes a fine save Min. 71 :(soc) D_Jota slips past G_Avila ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Frees looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 75 :(aja) K_Frees looks in some pain. He'll have to come off Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Nieuwkoop ... COMING OFF: K_Frees Min. 78 :(aja) C_Akpom moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to G_Avila ... But Q_Laci puts it in row Z! Min. 78 :(soc) C_Azpiliceuta nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... C_Forbs pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 81 :(aja) C_Akpom gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past C_Azpiliceuta! ... He has some space now! ... D_Furlong intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... G_Avila lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of K_Trapp ... 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. 84 :(soc) D_Jota with a measured ball to Q_Laci ... Q_Laci with a stunning strike! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(soc) R_Fraser breaks free from B_Nieuwkoop ... From long range R_Fraser bends the ball towards goal! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Ajax fans taunt him about that effort Min. 89 :(soc) J_Juranovic get's past E_Garcia ... He's gonna worry them again ... J_Juranovic tries to chip the ball over A_Trubin! ... Brilliant save from A_Trubin Min. 91 :(aja) R_Zerrouki reads the run of B_vd_Boomen ... B_vd_Boomen with the shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... K_Trapp was beaten there! Min. 97 :(soc) D_Furlong with a great first touch ... A skilful effort from D_Furlong! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium ************* EXTRA TIME **************** Min. 93 :(soc) J_Juranovic has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past G_Trauner ... He puts in T_Adeyemo! ... T_Adeyemo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 101:(aja) G_Trauner slips past his marker D_Furlong ... The ball is whipped into C_Akpom ... J_Weigl brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 101:(soc) I_Sangare is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to Q_Laci ... Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Zerrouki ... He had to get that one right! Min. 102:(aja) R_Zerrouki with the first time flick to C_Forbs ... C_Gunter brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 104:(aja) C_Forbs turns past J_Weigl ... He has created space for himself now ... C_Forbs unleashes a pile driver! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 105:(aja) B_Nieuwkoop rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to G_Trauner ... G_Trauner chases it through, he must score! ... But K_Trapp with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... G_Avila hits it towards the far post! ... Great catch from K_Trapp! Min. 106:(soc) T_Adeyemo beats E_Garcia ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from T_Adeyemo! ... It looks good ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* HALF TIME **************** Min. 106:(aja) S_Steijn takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into C_Akpom ... What a shot from C_Akpom! ... It could go anywhere ... But he somehow misses ... The Real Sociedad fans laugh at him Min. 107:(soc) T_Adeyemo finds D_Jota on the edge of the box ... D_Jota with a thundering shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 108:(aja) B_vd_Boomen with the heel pass to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... What a time to score!! ... That must be the winner ... Ajax 1-0 Real Sociedad ... Min. 108:(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad ... COMING ON: K_Benzema ... COMING OFF: D_Jota Min. 108:(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad ... Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to A Min. 108:(soc) K_Benzema sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Gunter gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Gunter attempts a lob! ... But A_Trubin punches it away Min. 109:(aja) I_Paixao has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Furlong! ... He has some space now! ... I_Paixao hits the ball first time! ... K_Trapp can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... K_Trapp was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 112:(aja) E_Garcia takes advantage of a mistake by C_Azpiliceuta ... That mistake could prove costly ... E_Garcia bears down on goal! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 117:(soc) D_Furlong breaks free from C_Akpom ... D_Furlong with the drive! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Trubin never had a chance! Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 118:(soc) J_Weigl drives it across the face of the goal K_Benzema ... K_Benzema with the crafty shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Trubin grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 118:(aja) R_Zerrouki looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to I_Paixao ... J_Juranovic with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_vd_Boomen (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Steijn (108) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Garcia (50) Injured : K_Frees (75) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Adeyemo Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Juranovic (118) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Real Sociedad Attempts on Goal : 17 | 21 Off target : 8 | 15 On target : 9 | 6 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 16 | 10 Key Tackles : 10 | 4 Key Passes : 13 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 1 - 0 Real Sociedad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 131 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 131 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11 -4 33 G_Avila DF 1 20 15 11 22 | 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 13 9 24 | 131 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 16 18 B_Sosa DF 1 17 12 11 23 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 S_Steijn MF 1 4 19 14 22 | 131 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 44 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 19 10 24 | 131 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 44 32 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 131 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 33 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 18 12 20 | 45 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 11 0 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 131 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 131 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 58 16 42 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 | 33 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 0 15 B_Nieuwkoop DF 1 14 13 12 22 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 C_Forbs MF 1 3 18 15 26 | 86 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 23 A_Ueda FW 1 4 10 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Real Sociedad Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Trapp GK 23 1 1 1 32 | 131 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 C_Azpiliceuta DF 1 22 15 12 27 | 131 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 28 C_Gunter DF 1 21 15 7 32 | 131 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 14 20 J_Juranovic DF 1 20 14 9 27 | 131 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 26 50 D_Furlong DF 1 20 14 6 25 | 131 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 15 40 J_Weigl DM 1 15 21 7 24 | 131 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 0 Q_Laci MF 1 14 17 10 28 | 131 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 36 16 R_Fraser AM 1 3 20 16 30 | 131 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 50 I_Sangare MF 1 15 20 8 20 | 131 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 D_Jota AM 1 5 16 20 26 | 119 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 T_Adeyemo FW 1 6 13 18 24 | 131 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 42 M_Pigliacelli GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Harper DF 1 16 12 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sola DF 1 14 11 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Campbell MF 1 8 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Benzema FW 1 3 16 22 32 | 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 1724870168 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40