FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Rennes (Mon Feb 03) Ajax | Rennes 4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-1-2 L Hayden Dando | Drew Hill | A_Trubin GK | GK G_Lembet E_Garcia DF | DF A_Truffert G_Avila DF | DF W_Omari G_Trauner DF | DF F_Mane B_Sosa DF | DF F_Winther S_Steijn MF | MF B_Aaronson B_vd_Boomen MF | AM M_Hamsik B_Tahirovic MF | MF J_Chotard R_Zerrouki MF | DM J_O_Mikel G_Mikauatadze FW | FW S_W_Phillips I_Paixao FW | FW A_Kalimuendo | G_Rulli SUB | SUB M_Travers K_Frees SUB | SUB M_Ciani C_Rool SUB | SUB N_Matic C_Forbs SUB | SUB F_Ranocchia D_Bellion SUB | SUB S_Wearne Min. 1 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to A Min. 2 :(aja) S_Steijn plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... I_Paixao decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... I_Paixao has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 6 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a flicked pass to I_Paixao ... A delicate header from I_Paixao! ... The ball moves through the air! ... G_Lembet moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... G_Lembet catches it with style! Min. 10 :(aja) B_Tahirovic looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Mikauatadze ... Fine tackle by F_Winther ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 13 :(aja) I_Paixao sidesteps J_O_Mikel ... That was too easy ... A skilful effort from I_Paixao! ... But it goes just over Min. 15 :(aja) R_Zerrouki with a flicked pass to B_vd_Boomen ... From long range B_vd_Boomen bends the ball towards goal! ... G_Lembet watches it sail wide! Min. 15 :(aja) G_Lembet with a terrible kick! ... I_Paixao takes control of the ball! ... A_Truffert with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... R_Zerrouki floats it forward ... G_Mikauatadze latches onto the end of it ... G_Mikauatadze flicks the header toward the far post! ... G_Lembet dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic floats the ball in! ... G_Trauner gets on the end of it ... G_Lembet 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. 18 :(aja) G_Avila finds I_Paixao in acres of space ... I_Paixao curls it towards the top corner! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for G_Lembet ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... G_Lembet looks embarrassed! ... Ajax go in front now with that goal! ... Ajax 1-0 Rennes ... Min. 19 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to G_Mikauatadze ... A delicate header from G_Mikauatadze! ... G_Lembet parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Ajax 2-0 Rennes ... Min. 19 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to P Min. 19 :(std) B_Aaronson kills the ball dead ... B_Aaronson goes for the top corner! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 21 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Steijn gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Steijn swings in the shot! ... G_Lembet fists it away Min. 22 :(std) J_Chotard runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Kalimuendo ... Intercepted by E_Garcia Min. 23 :(aja) R_Zerrouki with a 40-yard pass to G_Mikauatadze ... W_Omari rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 23 :(std) A_Kalimuendo sidesteps G_Trauner ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A thundering drive by A_Kalimuendo! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 26 :(std) B_Aaronson with a one-touch layoff to W_Omari ... W_Omari hits a crisp volley! ... But A_Trubin just gets his fingers to that one Min. 27 :(std) The defender slips and falls over! ... S_W_Phillips is through! ... S_W_Phillips looks to see where A_Trubin is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... What agility from A_Trubin Min. 29 :(std) The defender slips and falls over! ... J_O_Mikel is through! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... B_Sosa picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 38 :(aja) B_Sosa hoists the ball across to G_Trauner ... G_Trauner leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 39 :(std) W_Omari sidesteps B_vd_Boomen ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But E_Garcia puts it in row Z! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(std) F_Winther smashes the ball upfield ... A_Kalimuendo latches onto the ball ... E_Garcia with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! 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 ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 2-0 Rennes Min. 46 :(std) A_Truffert gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside G_Avila! ... He has some space now! ... A_Truffert hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Trubin saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 47 :(std) M_Hamsik takes possession ... Knocks it past G_Trauner ... He's through on goal ... K_Frees knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 54 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... G_Mikauatadze with the chance! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... C_Forbs chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 55 :(aja) I_Paixao takes on A_Truffert ... He runs past him ... A_Truffert goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 55 :(std) S_W_Phillips with a real burst of pace ... He shows G_Trauner a clean set of heals ... I_Paixao fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 55 :(std) S_W_Phillips plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Well executed sliding challenge from K_Frees Min. 57 :(std) B_Aaronson with a real burst of pace ... He shows G_Avila a clean set of heals ... B_Aaronson sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Trubin just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 58 :(std) B_Aaronson turns past K_Frees ... He has created space for himself now ... A heafty challenge by C_Forbs ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Chotard plays it into the danger area! ... A_Trubin comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_O_Mikel with the header ... A_Trubin can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Trubin makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 59 :(std) F_Winther hoofs it upfield to find J_Chotard ... J_Chotard cracks a laser towards goal! ... But A_Trubin reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Trubin anyway Min. 60 :(aja) I_Paixao with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_O_Mikel a clean set of heals ... I_Paixao sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But G_Lembet stops that one easily Min. 61 :(std) S_W_Phillips finds himself in acres of space ... K_Frees cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 62 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... S_W_Phillips is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 63 :(aja) K_Frees is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... C_Forbs latches onto the ball ... C_Forbs drives the ball low! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... G_Lembet was beaten there! Min. 65 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: M_Ciani ... COMING OFF: F_Winther Min. 66 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen spits at M_Hamsik ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 69 :(aja) S_Steijn takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ciani ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to B_vd_Boomen! ... A_Kalimuendo with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 70 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: S_Wearne ... COMING OFF: S_W_Phillips Min. 73 :(aja) C_Forbs boots it towards B_vd_Boomen ... W_Omari fouls badly ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 75 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: F_Ranocchia ... COMING OFF: M_Hamsik Min. 75 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen curls the ball out wide to E_Garcia ... E_Garcia tries one from the edge of the box! ... G_Lembet blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 76 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Superbly timed tackle by W_Omari ... He made it look easy Min. 77 :(aja) G_Trauner with a probing pass to B_vd_Boomen ... B_vd_Boomen fires the shot in! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 79 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen controls it well ... He nutmegs W_Omari ... He puts in G_Mikauatadze! ... But F_Mane clears the ball to safety Min. 79 :(std) J_Chotard floats the ball in to find S_Wearne ... Cleaned up by G_Trauner Min. 81 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... J_Chotard with a terrible tackle Min. 86 :(std) S_Wearne with a real burst of pace ... He leaves G_Avila behind ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Frees hits it out for a throw Min. 87 :(aja) S_Steijn flights the ball to I_Paixao ... F_Mane dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 87 :(std) S_Wearne breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Trubin! ... G_Mikauatadze brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aja) I_Paixao dribbles past M_Ciani ... I_Paixao tries the shot! ... But G_Lembet punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 91 :(aja) B_Tahirovic can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... A_Truffert reads the play well Min. 94 :(std) W_Omari chests it down ... K_Frees tackles from behind ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... A_Truffert swings it in ... A_Kalimuendo takes control of it! ... A_Kalimuendo drives it low! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_vd_Boomen (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Paixao (18), G_Mikauatadze (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Paixao (55), G_Mikauatadze (87), K_Frees (94) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rennes Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Winther Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Truffert (15) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Rennes Attempts on Goal : 16 | 9 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 10 | 7 Key Passes : 17 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 2 - 0 Rennes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 0 19 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 15 34 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 45 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 0 S_Steijn MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 12 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 20 10 24 | 95 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 67 32 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 19 12 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 21 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 25 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 49 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 | 50 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 84 12 -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 | 50 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 33 11 11 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Rennes Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Lembet GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 A_Truffert DF 1 21 13 14 30 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 26 -4 9 W_Omari DF 1 19 15 4 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 23 F_Mane DF 1 19 15 12 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 F_Winther DF 1 19 14 4 16 | 66 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 30 0 B_Aaronson MF 1 5 19 15 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 22 M_Hamsik AM 1 10 18 13 29 | 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Chotard MF 1 14 19 8 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 J_O_Mikel DM 1 14 18 5 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 S_W_Phillips FW 1 8 15 18 30 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 A_Kalimuendo FW 1 5 13 20 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Travers GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ciani DF 1 17 12 8 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Matic MF 1 14 19 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Ranocchia MF 1 13 16 14 24 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Wearne FW 1 7 12 16 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1738613435 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40