FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Athletic Bilbao (Mon Feb 10) Ajax | Athletic Bilbao 4-4-2 P | 4-2-0-3-1 A Hayden Dando | Sam Bradwell | A_Trubin GK | GK A_Padilla E_Garcia DF | DF D_Vivian G_Avila DF | DF I_Zubeldia G_Trauner DF | DF Yeray B_Sosa DF | DF M_Zubimendi S_Steijn MF | DM J_Moncayola B_vd_Boomen MF | DM Jaurigezar B_Tahirovic MF | AM O_Sancet R_Zerrouki MF | AM N_Serrano G_Mikauatadze FW | AM I_Sainz I_Paixao FW | FW A_Hierro | G_Rulli SUB | SUB A_Castro K_Frees SUB | SUB Gorasabel C_Rool SUB | SUB A_Munoz C_Forbs SUB | SUB G_Larrazabal D_Bellion SUB | SUB A_Sola Min. 1 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao hits a great drive! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 3 :(aja) E_Garcia sprints past J_Moncayola ... E_Garcia looks to see where A_Padilla is! ... He shoots! ... But A_Padilla parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 4 :(aja) R_Zerrouki volleys it forward. He finds I_Paixao ... I_Paixao with a scorcher of a shot! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... A_Padilla moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... Ajax go ahead in this match now! ... Ajax 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 5 :(bil) J_Moncayola controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... Yeray gets onto the end of the pass! ... Yeray has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Trubin goes down well to save Min. 6 :(bil) A_Hierro is first to the ball ... A_Hierro with a stunning strike! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Trubin's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 8 :(bil) I_Sainz takes advantage of a mistake by B_Sosa ... G_Trauner cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 11 :(aja) G_Avila takes advantage of a mistake by D_Vivian ... He crosses to B_vd_Boomen ... D_Vivian recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 11 :(bil) J_Moncayola volleys it forward. He finds I_Sainz ... I_Sainz smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... Hayden Dando is furious! ... Athletic Bilbao are back level! ... Ajax 1-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 13 :(aja) B_Sosa sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 13 :(aja) E_Garcia has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past Yeray ... He puts in R_Zerrouki! ... N_Serrano with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 16 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen spots a team mate in space ... He finds B_Tahirovic with a lovely pass! ... B_Tahirovic belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 17 :(aja) S_Steijn pass splits open the defence and finds I_Paixao ... I_Paixao sends it flying towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Padilla dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Padilla beaten! Min. 17 :(bil) J_Moncayola brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... I_Sainz gets on the end of the pass ... I_Sainz chases it through, he must score! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 19 :(bil) J_Moncayola spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to O_Sancet! ... O_Sancet sees A_Trubin off his line! ... But A_Trubin stops that one easily Min. 20 :(bil) J_Moncayola retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... I_Sainz gets on the end of it ... I_Sainz drives the shot in! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... A_Trubin looks relieved there! Min. 24 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao looks to see where A_Padilla is! ... He shoots! ... But A_Padilla punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 27 :(aja) G_Trauner beats M_Zubimendi ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... G_Trauner with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot slips through A_Padilla's hands ... GOAL!! ... Oh dear! ... Sam Bradwell is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Ajax 2-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 29 :(bil) A_Hierro feeds the ball to O_Sancet ... Driven towards goal by O_Sancet! ... A_Trubin makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 30 :(bil) J_Moncayola is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to A_Hierro ... An audacious effort from A_Hierro! ... A_Trubin can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Trubin makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 31 :(bil) I_Zubeldia takes advantage of a mistake by G_Trauner ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to I_Sainz! ... I_Sainz cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Trubin with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 33 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... B_vd_Boomen hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... A_Padilla makes a fine save Min. 35 :(bil) A_Hierro curls the ball out wide to I_Sainz ... I_Sainz tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 36 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a measured pass to I_Paixao ... A delicate header from I_Paixao! ... But A_Padilla palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 37 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn drives it low! ... But it goes just over Min. 39 :(aja) G_Trauner plays the early ball across the box to find I_Paixao in space ... A thundering drive by I_Paixao! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 41 :(bil) I_Zubeldia takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to N_Serrano ... G_Avila reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by O_Sancet! ... B_vd_Boomen wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 42 :(bil) J_Moncayola is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to I_Zubeldia ... I_Zubeldia with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Forbs ... COMING OFF: R_Zerrouki Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: K_Frees ... COMING OFF: B_Sosa Min. 45 :(aja) S_Steijn has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... B_Tahirovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... B_Tahirovic with a stunning strike! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 46 :(aja) S_Steijn with a long pass to I_Paixao ... Jaurigezar stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 46 :(bil) N_Serrano takes advantage of a mistake by B_vd_Boomen ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to Yeray! ... Yeray blasts the ball towards goal! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 2-1 Athletic Bilbao Min. 46 :(aja) C_Forbs knocks the ball past M_Zubimendi ... C_Forbs goes for goal! ... But A_Padilla punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 47 :(aja) K_Frees takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... A_Hierro is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 49 :(aja) E_Garcia with the diagonal pass to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao flings a shot at goal! ... But A_Padilla palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 50 :(bil) Jaurigezar gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Jaurigezar has a dig at goal! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 51 :(aja) G_Avila is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Frees ... But Yeray will cut out the threat Min. 52 :(aja) C_Forbs is too quick for the defence ... C_Forbs could have let it bounce! ... A_Padilla goes down well to save Min. 54 :(aja) S_Steijn takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... S_Steijn with a thundering volley! ... A_Padilla narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 55 :(aja) S_Steijn with a probing through ball I_Paixao ... I_Paixao from 20 yards! ... A_Padilla parries it Min. 56 :(bil) N_Serrano takes advantage of a mistake by E_Garcia ... It's a lucky break ... K_Frees reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 57 :(aja) I_Paixao sidesteps M_Zubimendi ... O_Sancet goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 60 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Gorasabel ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 61 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to S_Steijn ... I_Zubeldia gets to the ball first Min. 64 :(bil) I_Zubeldia with a measured ball to M_Zubimendi ... M_Zubimendi tries to place it in the corner! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Vivian dinks the ball into the area! ... I_Sainz gets something on it! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: G_Larrazabal ... COMING OFF: I_Sainz Min. 65 :(bil) A_Hierro slips past E_Garcia ... A_Hierro fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 66 :(aja) S_Steijn backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... G_Mikauatadze latches onto the end of it ... M_Zubimendi 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! ... G_Trauner swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... G_Avila gets his head on it ... A_Padilla makes a good save ... CORNER! ... G_Mikauatadze flights it in! ... C_Forbs gets to it! ... It flies in! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Ajax 3-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 67 :(bil) N_Serrano curls the ball out wide to A_Hierro ... G_Avila tackles cleanly Min. 72 :(aja) K_Frees spots S_Steijn who is in acres of space ... S_Steijn with the strike! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Ajax fans!! ... Ajax 4-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 73 :(aja) S_Steijn with a slide rule pass to G_Mikauatadze ... D_Vivian with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 75 :(bil) G_Larrazabal sprints past B_Tahirovic ... K_Frees reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 76 :(aja) G_Trauner has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... G_Trauner with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 77 :(bil) O_Sancet with a pinpoint pass to A_Hierro ... A_Hierro with the chance! ... 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! Min. 78 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen slips past his marker N_Serrano ... The ball is whipped into B_Tahirovic ... B_Tahirovic tries to beat A_Padilla! ... But it goes just over Min. 79 :(aja) G_Avila runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao sees A_Padilla off his line! ... It floats over A_Padilla ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 83 :(bil) The ball rolls free! ... A_Hierro takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... The ball hits G_Avila in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 84 :(aja) C_Forbs plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Mikauatadze decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Zubimendi cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aja) G_Avila with the cross-field pass to C_Forbs ... D_Vivian hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... I_Zubeldia heads it away Min. 89 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze steps over the ball ... He nutmegs I_Zubeldia ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... I_Zubeldia tackles from behind ... The Ajax fans want him to be sent off! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! ... FREE KICK! ... I_Paixao with the delicate chip over the wall ... A_Padilla dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... S_Steijn floats the ball in! ... B_Tahirovic swings a leg at it! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 90 :(aja) G_Avila with the deft touch ... He takes it past I_Zubeldia ... He knocks it to G_Mikauatadze! ... G_Mikauatadze must beat A_Padilla! ... But A_Padilla punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 90 :(bil) I_Zubeldia finds G_Larrazabal with a ball over the defence ... E_Garcia with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 92 :(bil) I_Zubeldia beats E_Garcia with absolute ease! ... K_Frees with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK ... O_Sancet swings it in ... N_Serrano takes control of it! ... N_Serrano hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Trubin won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Steijn (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Paixao (4), G_Trauner (27), C_Forbs (66), S_Steijn (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Frees (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Moncayola Scorers : I_Sainz (11) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Serrano (13), A_Hierro (47), I_Zubeldia (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Athletic Bilbao Attempts on Goal : 27 | 18 Off target : 11 | 9 On target : 16 | 9 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 9 Key Passes : 25 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 4 - 1 Athletic Bilbao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 1 1 23 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 30 19 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 94 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 65 15 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 17 15 59 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 S_Steijn MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 94 0 0 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 54 64 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 20 10 24 | 94 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 45 17 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 19 12 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 45 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 21 24 | 94 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 6 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 79 G_Rulli GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 18 13 13 24 | 49 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 32 -4 C_Rool DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 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 3 1 0 0 0 0 11 54 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Padilla GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 94 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 D_Vivian DF 1 21 15 6 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 20 16 13 30 | 94 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 28 48 9 Yeray DF 1 19 15 11 26 | 61 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 0 32 M_Zubimendi DF 1 18 20 11 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 15 J_Moncayola DM 1 16 20 5 28 | 94 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 Jaurigezar DM 1 13 18 6 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 20 O_Sancet AM 1 7 20 16 21 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 9 22 N_Serrano AM 1 10 18 16 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 18 6 I_Sainz AM 1 6 15 18 20 | 66 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 A_Hierro FW 1 6 13 18 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 28 28 A_Castro GK 18 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorasabel DF 1 18 15 4 23 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Munoz DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal AM 1 3 16 14 25 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sola FW 1 3 13 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1739211135 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40