FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. RB Leipzig (Fri Apr 25) Ajax | RB Leipzig 4-1-1-1-3 E | 4-4-2 C Hayden Dando | - | A_Trubin GK | GK M_Sarkic E_Garcia DF | DF E_Laird G_Avila DF | DF Caio_Henrique C_Rool DF | DF H_Westermann K_Frees DF | DF A_Traore R_Zerrouki DM | MF R_Leonard C_Ledesma MF | MF W_Odobert C_Forbs AM | MF E_Robson G_Mikauatadze FW | MF L_Jovic I_Paixao FW | FW N_Jackson D_Bellion FW | FW J_Wilshere | G_Rulli SUB | SUB B_Labont B_Sosa SUB | SUB I_Paro G_Trauner SUB | SUB T_Leibold B_Tahirovic SUB | SUB L_Cana C_Akpom SUB | SUB D_Sikan Min. 1 :(rbl) W_Odobert jumps over G_Avila's challenge ... W_Odobert uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... E_Robson chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... A_Trubin catches it with ease Min. 4 :(aja) E_Garcia runs at the defence ... E_Garcia with a little chip! ... M_Sarkic just watches it drift out of play! Min. 7 :(rbl) J_Wilshere cuts in on E_Garcia's blind side ... K_Frees hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... W_Odobert dinks the ball into the area! ... H_Westermann tries to place the shot! ... A_Trubin with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 8 :(aja) C_Rool with an inswinging cross to C_Ledesma ... But H_Westermann sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 10 :(rbl) N_Jackson gets to the byline and finds E_Laird with a beautiful cross ... But G_Avila barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 11 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... I_Paixao gets on the end of the pass ... Cleared by Caio_Henrique Min. 13 :(rbl) E_Robson with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... E_Robson keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 20 :(rbl) E_Laird takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into W_Odobert ... C_Rool is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... L_Jovic shapes to shoot ... He plays it to N_Jackson instead ... N_Jackson plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 21 :(aja) R_Zerrouki holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao with a scorcher of a shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 22 :(aja) D_Bellion works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Rool ... Launched towards the top corner by C_Rool! ... M_Sarkic makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 26 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze runs at goal ... He spots the run of C_Rool ... He's played him in ... The defender plays it back to M_Sarkic ... But it's gone straight to C_Rool! ... He just has M_Sarkic to beat! ... He rounds M_Sarkic ... the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! ... He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! ... How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there ... I'm lost for words. Min. 30 :(aja) I_Paixao get's past Caio_Henrique ... He's gonna worry them again ... H_Westermann reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 30 :(rbl) H_Westermann pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... But K_Frees spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 35 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze runs at H_Westermann ... He takes it past him ... G_Mikauatadze with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 37 :(rbl) N_Jackson is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic tries to chip the ball over A_Trubin! ... A_Trubin gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 41 :(rbl) R_Leonard takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Traore ... A_Traore sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Trubin fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 RB Leipzig Min. 47 :(rbl) N_Jackson kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... E_Garcia takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 49 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze brings the ball into the opposing area ... C_Rool makes himself available ... A scorcher of a shot from C_Rool! ... M_Sarkic won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL!! ... Excellent strike!! ... Ajax have the advantage! ... Ajax 1-0 RB Leipzig ... Min. 50 :(aja) D_Bellion flicks it over A_Traore and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... H_Westermann with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 51 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with the dribble ... R_Leonard is easily beaten ... G_Mikauatadze runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... M_Sarkic watches it sail wide! Min. 53 :(aja) C_Ledesma runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Avila ... G_Avila flings a shot at goal! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 54 :(aja) G_Avila puts in G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze fires the shot in! ... M_Sarkic with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 55 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: L_Cana ... COMING OFF: L_Jovic Min. 55 :(aja) I_Paixao beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... Excellent sliding challenge from H_Westermann Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Akpom ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 61 :(aja) G_Avila can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to D_Bellion ... A_Traore reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 61 :(rbl) A_Traore backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... N_Jackson gets on the end of it ... N_Jackson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... A_Trubin makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 61 :(aja) D_Bellion has broken clear! Just M_Sarkic to beat! ... J_Wilshere brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 62 :(aja) C_Akpom jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... C_Akpom with a thundering volley! ... 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. 62 :(rbl) E_Robson moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Wilshere ... A cracking drive from J_Wilshere! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 64 :(aja) C_Forbs knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But H_Westermann reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: I_Paro ... COMING OFF: A_Traore Min. 69 :(rbl) W_Odobert plays it long to N_Jackson ... R_Zerrouki reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 71 :(rbl) L_Cana with a flashy move ... But K_Frees clears the danger Min. 72 :(rbl) N_Jackson turns past K_Frees ... He has some space now! ... K_Frees does well to get the tackle in Min. 77 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to C_Akpom ... C_Akpom with the drive! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 81 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to D Min. 81 :(rbl) N_Jackson takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... E_Garcia forces him off the ball Min. 84 :(rbl) W_Odobert moves forward ... C_Rool rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 87 :(rbl) The ball rolls free! ... J_Wilshere takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... J_Wilshere with a thundering volley! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Trubin never had a chance! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze dribbles past Caio_Henrique ... G_Mikauatadze hits a crisp volley! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Mikauatadze (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Rool (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Garcia (47), C_Rool (84) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Westermann Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Wilshere (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 12 | 9 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 3 | 5 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 10 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 1 - 0 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 14 9 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -4 13 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 26 14 C_Rool DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 12 13 81 K_Frees DF 1 18 13 13 24 | 98 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 R_Zerrouki DM 1 10 18 7 20 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 11 0 C_Ledesma MF 1 11 17 13 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_Forbs AM 1 3 19 15 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 21 24 | 98 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 74 21 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 G_Rulli GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Trauner DF 1 20 14 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 19 12 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 34 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sarkic GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 20 17 11 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Caio_Henrique DF 1 20 16 3 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 H_Westermann DF 1 18 14 9 28 | 98 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 90 0 18 A_Traore DF 1 18 16 6 25 | 69 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 13 21 R_Leonard MF 1 14 18 8 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 W_Odobert MF 1 8 18 15 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 E_Robson MF 1 12 18 7 18 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 19 L_Jovic MF 1 6 18 23 24 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 N_Jackson FW 1 4 17 22 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 9 J_Wilshere FW 1 3 17 18 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 13 B_Labont GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Paro DF 1 16 14 4 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Leibold DF 1 14 11 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Cana MF 1 14 17 6 23 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sikan FW 1 6 13 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1745615296 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40