FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Mon Feb 17) FC Porto | Ajax 5-2-1-1-1 N | 4-4-2 N - | Hayden Dando | V_M_Savic GK | GK A_Trubin J_Mario DF | DF E_Garcia W_Samuel DF | DF G_Avila D_Carmo DF | DF G_Trauner A_Varela DM | DF B_Sosa M_Taremi FW | MF S_Steijn Z_Sanusi DF | MF B_vd_Boomen I_Jaime MF | MF B_Tahirovic F_Cardoso DF | MF R_Zerrouki J_de_Guzman DM | FW G_Mikauatadze F_Navarro AM | FW I_Paixao | M_Kelly SUB | SUB G_Rulli Pacheco SUB | SUB K_Frees Galeno SUB | SUB C_Rool F_Insua SUB | SUB C_Forbs G_Rutter SUB | SUB D_Bellion Min. 3 :(fcp) M_Taremi flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... Superbly timed tackle by E_Garcia ... He made it look easy Min. 5 :(fcp) I_Jaime with a measured pass to M_Taremi ... B_Sosa beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 8 :(fcp) F_Navarro beats G_Avila with absolute ease! ... B_Tahirovic reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 8 :(aja) S_Steijn plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Taremi fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 10 :(fcp) A_Varela turns past B_Sosa ... He has created space for himself now ... A_Varela attempts to drive it home! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 16 :(aja) S_Steijn with an inswinging cross to I_Paixao ... D_Carmo forces him off the ball Min. 23 :(fcp) J_Mario looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to F_Navarro ... B_Tahirovic fouls badly ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 24 :(aja) I_Paixao with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... But J_Mario wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 36 :(fcp) M_Taremi with the nod to F_Navarro ... F_Navarro drives it low! ... A_Trubin beats the ball away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... F_Navarro will now play as a FW 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. 46 :(aja) G_Avila runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... W_Samuel with the tackle Min. 47 :(fcp) A_Varela with a precise pass to Z_Sanusi ... S_Steijn with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Ajax Min. 46 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... But B_vd_Boomen slides in Min. 47 :(fcp) A_Varela is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Z_Sanusi ... K_Frees wins the ball Min. 47 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze curls the ball out wide to E_Garcia ... But F_Navarro puts it in row Z! Min. 48 :(fcp) W_Samuel drives it forward to F_Navarro ... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Trauner Min. 49 :(fcp) A_Varela is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to F_Navarro ... E_Garcia with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 50 :(aja) C_Forbs with the diagonal pass to B_Tahirovic ... J_Mario wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 51 :(aja) C_Forbs cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze attempts a lob! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 57 :(aja) C_Forbs takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... F_Cardoso fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Hayden Dando looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 59 :(fcp) A_Varela spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to F_Navarro! ... F_Navarro hits a crisp volley! ... A_Trubin goes down well to save Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: G_Rutter ... COMING OFF: M_Taremi Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: Pacheco ... COMING OFF: W_Samuel Min. 61 :(fcp) A_Varela spits at S_Steijn ... That is disgraceful! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 63 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... I_Jaime pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 65 :(aja) I_Paixao sidesteps D_Carmo ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Carmo goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 69 :(aja) I_Paixao sprints past D_Carmo ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A_Varela cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 70 :(fcp) F_Navarro finds Pacheco in the box ... Pacheco with the crafty shot! ... A_Trubin makes a good save ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... G_Rutter flights it in! ... A_Trubin makes the catch! Min. 72 :(aja) K_Frees 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! ... K_Frees with a thundering volley! ... V_M_Savic won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... That's given Ajax the lead! ... FC Porto 0-1 Ajax ... Min. 73 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to A Min. 73 :(aja) S_Steijn plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... S_Steijn swings in the shot! ... He hits the side netting Min. 77 :(fcp) J_Mario runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to F_Navarro ... F_Navarro drives it towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 81 :(fcp) I_Jaime jumps over B_Tahirovic's challenge ... I_Jaime with the header! ... But it goes just over Min. 82 :(fcp) G_Rutter cuts through the defence ... A powerful shot by G_Rutter! ... A_Trubin with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 82 :(aja) E_Garcia beats Pacheco ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... E_Garcia plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic hits it towards the far post! ... G_Mikauatadze swings a leg at it! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... V_M_Savic tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic crosses it in! ... I_Paixao makes a firm connection with his head ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... V_M_Savic never had a chance! Min. 87 :(aja) K_Frees sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... I_Paixao runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... D_Carmo reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Rutter ... G_Trauner reads the game well and cuts out the pass! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio do Dragao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Navarro Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Taremi (8), A_Varela (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Frees (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Frees (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Tahirovic (23), S_Steijn (47), E_Garcia (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 7 | 6 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Porto 0 - 1 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - FC Porto Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_M_Savic GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 J_Mario DF 1 21 16 9 20 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 26 0 W_Samuel DF 1 18 11 8 24 | 63 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 D_Carmo DF 1 20 14 7 20 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 A_Varela DM 1 15 20 12 31 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 17 32 10 M_Taremi FW 1 6 12 22 30 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 13 -4 Z_Sanusi DF 1 19 13 11 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 I_Jaime MF 1 5 20 14 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 F_Cardoso DF 1 21 15 3 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_de_Guzman DM 1 13 18 8 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Navarro FW 1 8 15 19 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 14 23 M_Kelly GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pacheco DF 1 16 8 4 27 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Galeno MF 1 8 18 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Insua MF 1 5 18 16 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Rutter AM 1 6 19 17 22 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 -4 14 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 S_Steijn MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 5 7 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 20 10 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 19 12 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -4 -4 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 21 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 16 34 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 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1739822489 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40