FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. Ajax (Mon Apr 28) Athletic Bilbao | Ajax 4-2-0-3-1 A | 4-1-1-1-3 N Sam Bradwell | Hayden Dando | A_Padilla GK | GK A_Trubin D_Vivian DF | DF E_Garcia Gorasabel DF | DF G_Avila Yeray DF | DF C_Rool M_Zubimendi DF | DF K_Frees J_Moncayola DM | DM R_Zerrouki Jaurigezar DM | MF C_Ledesma O_Sancet AM | AM C_Forbs N_Serrano AM | FW G_Mikauatadze I_Sainz AM | FW I_Paixao G_Guruzeta FW | FW D_Bellion | A_Castro SUB | SUB G_Rulli J_Areso SUB | SUB B_Sosa A_Elustondo SUB | SUB G_Trauner G_Larrazabal SUB | SUB B_Tahirovic A_Hierro SUB | SUB C_Akpom Min. 2 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze makes a run into space ... G_Mikauatadze sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Padilla parries it ... CORNER! ... G_Mikauatadze plays it into the danger area! ... A_Padilla thumps the ball away! Min. 2 :(bil) G_Guruzeta holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Vivian ... C_Forbs knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... Is The Referee going to give a penalty? ... He points to the spot! ... PENALTY!! ... G_Guruzeta will take it ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to the ball ... But he can't keep it out!! ... GOAL!! ... And that takes his record to 20 for the season!! ... Athletic Bilbao have taken the lead! ... Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Ajax... Min. 4 :(bil) G_Guruzeta holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Zubimendi ... M_Zubimendi tries to place it in the corner! ... A_Trubin just watches it float over the bar! Min. 4 :(aja) I_Paixao takes advantage of a mistake by Yeray ... That mistake could prove costly ... I_Paixao with his head down lets it go! ... A_Padilla makes a difficult save Min. 5 :(aja) E_Garcia hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... G_Mikauatadze collects the loose ball! ... G_Mikauatadze with a terrific drive! ... A_Padilla blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 7 :(bil) G_Guruzeta runs with pace at the defence ... G_Guruzeta hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... 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. 8 :(aja) K_Frees has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... I_Paixao gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Moncayola picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 10 :(aja) K_Frees spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Mikauatadze! ... M_Zubimendi stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 12 :(bil) J_Moncayola jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Moncayola strikes a wicked curler! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 13 :(aja) E_Garcia runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... D_Bellion latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... D_Bellion with a bicycle kick! ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Ajax fans! ... Sam Bradwell is shaking his head on the touchline ... Ajax have equalised! ... Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Ajax ... Min. 18 :(bil) J_Moncayola looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_Guruzeta ... K_Frees with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... M_Zubimendi swings it in ... N_Serrano takes control of it! ... N_Serrano looks to see where A_Padilla is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... The flags up! It's been disallowed!! ... The linesman flagged for offside ... That one was close let me tell you. Min. 19 :(aja) K_Frees with an incisive pass to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao with the attempt at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Padilla moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Padilla catches it with style! Min. 25 :(bil) I_Sainz sidesteps C_Rool ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... I_Sainz sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Trubin parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Yeray lofts the ball in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 29 :(aja) E_Garcia with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Ledesma gets on the end of the pass ... I_Sainz with a nasty foul ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 29 :(aja) D_Bellion sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao sees A_Padilla off his line! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 37 :(bil) G_Guruzeta backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... Gorasabel latches onto the end of it ... Gorasabel hits the ball on the bounce! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 42 :(bil) O_Sancet brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... O_Sancet with the overhead! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 42 :(aja) C_Ledesma with a byline cross to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... The shot slips through A_Padilla's hands ... GOAL!! ... Oh dear! ... WHAT??? ... It's been disallowed! ... The referee spotted a handball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a mistake by D_Vivian ... That mistake could prove costly ... D_Vivian is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 47 :(aja) D_Bellion beats his man ... D_Bellion bears down on goal! ... A_Padilla is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Ajax take the lead! ... Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Ajax ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Ajax Min. 47 :(bil) O_Sancet moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to I_Sainz ... G_Avila dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 48 :(bil) Gorasabel has it on the edge of the box ... G_Avila gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Yeray dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Trubin makes the catch! Min. 51 :(aja) G_Avila hits a hard pass to C_Ledesma ... C_Ledesma attempts to drive it home! ... A_Padilla makes a good save Min. 55 :(bil) J_Moncayola volleys it forward. He finds M_Zubimendi ... M_Zubimendi could have let it bounce! ... A_Trubin parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Trubin recovers to save!! Min. 56 :(aja) I_Paixao finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... I_Paixao fires a shot at goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Akpom ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 61 :(aja) C_Rool runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A wicked drive by C_Rool! ... It floats over A_Padilla ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 63 :(bil) Gorasabel looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Moncayola ... J_Moncayola throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Trubin gathers it easily Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: I_Sainz Min. 67 :(bil) N_Serrano crosses in from the wing, he finds Yeray in the box ... Yeray with the crafty shot! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: J_Areso ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: G_Larrazabal ... COMING OFF: O_Sancet Min. 70 :(bil) G_Guruzeta with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... G_Guruzeta with a bicycle kick! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... J_Moncayola lofts the ball in! ... G_Avila with a great clearance! Min. 70 :(aja) C_Rool sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Akpom gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Akpom flicks the header toward the far post! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 71 :(aja) K_Frees unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Bellion ... D_Bellion with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 72 :(bil) N_Serrano sidesteps G_Avila ... He was too quick for his marker ... A delicate chip from N_Serrano! ... GOAL!! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... Athletic Bilbao have equalised! ... Athletic Bilbao 2-2 Ajax ... Min. 75 :(bil) G_Larrazabal drives it forward to G_Guruzeta ... G_Guruzeta hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 76 :(bil) Jaurigezar floats the ball in to find N_Serrano ... K_Frees with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 78 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... G_Mikauatadze leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 80 :(bil) G_Larrazabal looks up 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! ... G_Mikauatadze fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 83 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... C_Ledesma is clean through! ... D_Vivian pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 85 :(bil) G_Guruzeta reads the run of A_Hierro ... C_Rool knocks the ball back to A_Trubin ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_Trubin! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by G_Guruzeta ... A_Trubin easily catches it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(bil) J_Moncayola crosses into the box, finding M_Zubimendi ... M_Zubimendi aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 90 :(aja) C_Ledesma works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Rool ... C_Rool with the strike! ... But A_Padilla is equal to it Min. 91 :(aja) C_Forbs threads the through ball to D_Bellion ... D_Vivian is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... A_Padilla misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Zerrouki drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Padilla ... 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 ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Mames ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Guruzeta Scorers : G_Guruzeta (2 pen), N_Serrano (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Sainz (29) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Bellion (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Bellion (13,47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 15 | 15 Off target : 6 | 6 On target : 9 | 9 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Athletic Bilbao 2 - 2 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 D_Vivian DF 1 21 15 7 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Gorasabel DF 1 18 15 4 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 22 Yeray DF 1 19 15 11 26 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 M_Zubimendi DF 1 19 20 11 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 0 46 J_Moncayola DM 1 17 21 6 28 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 16 41 Jaurigezar DM 1 13 18 6 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 O_Sancet AM 1 7 21 16 21 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 N_Serrano AM 1 10 19 17 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 36 I_Sainz AM 1 6 16 18 20 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 5 G_Guruzeta FW 1 5 14 22 26 | 93 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 45 29 A_Castro GK 18 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Areso DF 1 15 13 2 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Elustondo DF 1 15 10 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal AM 1 3 16 14 25 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 A_Hierro FW 1 6 13 18 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 14 9 23 | 93 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 13 0 C_Rool DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 17 39 K_Frees DF 1 18 13 13 24 | 93 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 64 0 R_Zerrouki DM 1 10 18 7 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ledesma MF 1 11 17 13 29 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 14 C_Forbs AM 1 3 19 15 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 16 21 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 23 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 62 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 15 61 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 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1745858121 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40