FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Valencia (Fri Mar 14) Ajax | Valencia 4-1-2-1-2 A | 4-1-3-2 C Hayden Dando | Peter Hayward | A_Trubin GK | GK A_Valles E_Garcia DF | DF Gaya G_Avila DF | DF T_Correia C_Rool DF | DF E_Pujol K_Frees DF | DF C_Ozkacar B_vd_Boomen DM | DM A_Herrera B_Tahirovic MF | MF A_Almeida C_Ledesma MF | MF Pepelu C_Forbs AM | MF D_Klaassen G_Mikauatadze FW | FW R_Borre D_Bellion FW | FW A_Lacazette | G_Rulli SUB | SUB G_Larsonneur B_Sosa SUB | SUB L_Antonini G_Trauner SUB | SUB A_Ademi S_Steijn SUB | SUB O_Dabo I_Paixao SUB | SUB E_Unal Min. 1 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to L Min. 14 :(aja) K_Frees brings it under control ... He takes on C_Ozkacar ... He gets past him! ... He puts in B_vd_Boomen! ... B_vd_Boomen hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... A_Valles parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... That's put Ajax in front! ... Ajax 1-0 Valencia ... Min. 15 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 15 :(val) A_Almeida plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Borre keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Borre with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Trubin got a touch Min. 19 :(val) T_Correia controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... D_Klaassen gets onto the end of the pass! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Garcia ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 22 :(val) A_Almeida plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Klaassen keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... D_Klaassen hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 23 :(val) R_Borre spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to Gaya! ... E_Garcia intercepts the pass Min. 23 :(aja) C_Rool with an inch perfect pass to G_Mikauatadze ... A_Lacazette with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 25 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... G_Mikauatadze flings a shot at goal! ... A_Valles won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 25 :(aja) G_Avila finds himself with plenty of time ... E_Pujol with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 28 :(aja) B_Tahirovic backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... C_Ledesma latches onto the end of it ... What a shot from C_Ledesma! ... It could go anywhere ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... A_Valles moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Ajax 2-0 Valencia ... Min. 31 :(val) C_Ozkacar with a 40-yard pass to A_Herrera ... A_Herrera sends it flying towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Ajax 2-1 Valencia ... Min. 33 :(aja) C_Ledesma with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Forbs ... C_Forbs hits a great drive! ... Looks like it should be A_Valles's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... C_Ledesma flights it in! ... R_Borre gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 34 :(val) T_Correia holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Lacazette ... G_Avila gets to the ball first Min. 35 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze runs towards the goal ... G_Mikauatadze with the crafty shot! ... A_Valles makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 38 :(val) Gaya holds the ball up and waits 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! ... E_Garcia plays the back pass ... A_Trubin can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida with an inswinging corner into the box ... It comes to Gaya ... He gets the shot away ... A_Trubin falls over ... But A_Trubin is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 39 :(aja) C_Forbs gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to B_Tahirovic ... What a fantastic interception by C_Ozkacar Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(val) E_Pujol works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen shapes up for a shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: E_Unal ... COMING OFF: A_Lacazette Min. 46 :(val) Pepelu back heels to find Gaya in space ... E_Garcia wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 2-1 Valencia Min. 48 :(aja) C_Ledesma gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A wicked drive by C_Ledesma! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 51 :(aja) C_Ledesma kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A scorcher of a shot from G_Mikauatadze! ... Saved by A_Valles Min. 51 :(val) Gaya runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to E_Unal ... A delicate header from E_Unal! ... A_Trubin parries it Min. 52 :(val) E_Unal beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... E_Unal attempts the shot! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... Gaya swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Trubin easily catches it! Min. 54 :(aja) D_Bellion with a real burst of pace ... He leaves C_Ozkacar behind ... D_Bellion fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... A_Valles won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 59 :(aja) C_Forbs eases past R_Borre ... C_Forbs hits the ball first time! ... A_Valles can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Valles was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 60 :(val) E_Pujol flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Rool goes in studs first ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... 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! Min. 64 :(val) D_Klaassen takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... D_Klaassen with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: G_Trauner ... COMING OFF: K_Frees Min. 66 :(aja) C_Ledesma sidesteps his marker ... C_Ledesma drives the ball low! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 67 :(aja) E_Garcia runs at the defence ... He nutmegs C_Ozkacar ... He showed his class there ... A glorious effort by E_Garcia! ... But A_Valles makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 69 :(val) A_Almeida controls it well ... He nutmegs G_Trauner ... He puts in T_Correia! ... T_Correia with a little chip! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 74 :(val) R_Borre saunters past E_Garcia ... A well-placed shot from R_Borre! ... A_Trubin catches the ball Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: S_Steijn ... COMING OFF: C_Forbs Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: I_Paixao ... COMING OFF: D_Bellion Min. 75 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(aja) I_Paixao takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... I_Paixao with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 77 :(val) E_Pujol pushes it past B_Tahirovic ... E_Pujol strikes a wicked curler! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 78 :(val) E_Pujol runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to E_Unal ... A cracking drive from E_Unal! ... 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. 85 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen off the woodwork! ... G_Avila picks up the deflection ... Fine tackle by Gaya ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 87 :(val) E_Unal with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... I_Paixao with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with a byline cross to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 89 :(aja) G_Trauner kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... G_Avila gets on the end of the pass ... Well executed sliding challenge from T_Correia Min. 91 :(val) E_Pujol spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to T_Correia! ... C_Rool reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 93 :(aja) G_Avila is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But I think Hayden Dando is going to take him off ... Hayden Dando is shaking his head! ... His team will have to play the rest of a game a man short! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Ledesma (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_vd_Boomen (14), C_Ledesma (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Rool (60), I_Paixao (87) Injured : G_Avila (93) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Borre Scorers : A_Herrera (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Lacazette (23), E_Pujol (25) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 13 | 12 Off target : 8 | 6 On target : 5 | 6 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 2 - 1 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 9 23 | 96 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 18 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 C_Rool DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 13 -4 K_Frees DF 1 18 13 13 24 | 67 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 B_vd_Boomen DM 1 15 20 10 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 40 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 19 12 20 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 C_Ledesma MF 1 11 17 13 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 24 60 C_Forbs AM 1 3 19 15 26 | 77 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 22 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 21 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 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 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Steijn MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 2 Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Valles GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 Gaya DF 1 22 15 12 31 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 14 15 T_Correia DF 1 19 15 12 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 28 14 E_Pujol DF 1 18 16 12 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 35 10 C_Ozkacar DF 1 17 15 2 24 | 96 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 32 0 A_Herrera DM 1 15 20 11 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 A_Almeida MF 1 13 20 6 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 Pepelu MF 1 12 18 11 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 D_Klaassen MF 1 4 21 17 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 R_Borre FW 1 9 13 21 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 16 12 A_Lacazette FW 1 1 11 21 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 G_Larsonneur GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Antonini DF 1 17 15 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ademi MF 1 8 15 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Dabo MF 1 13 17 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Unal FW 1 5 14 19 29 | 51 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 1741978628 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40