FFO EFL2, Lazio vs. Ajax (Fri Jan 31) Lazio | Ajax 4-3-2-1 A | 4-4-2 P Ryan Field | Hayden Dando | G_Restes GK | GK A_Trubin N_Mazraoui DF | DF E_Garcia G_Caldwell DF | DF G_Avila J_P_van_Hecke DF | DF G_Trauner I_Konate DF | DF B_Sosa O_Gloukh AM | MF S_Steijn E_Alvarez MF | MF B_vd_Boomen A_Engels MF | MF B_Tahirovic H_Elliott AM | MF R_Zerrouki J_Alvarez FW | FW G_Mikauatadze E_Osong MF | FW I_Paixao | B_Fall SUB | SUB G_Rulli I_Nedelcearu SUB | SUB K_Frees D_Biondini SUB | SUB C_Rool R_Vargas SUB | SUB C_Forbs D_Riordan SUB | SUB D_Bellion Min. 2 :(aja) S_Steijn with a deep cross to I_Paixao ... N_Mazraoui makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... B_vd_Boomen curls it into the box! ... G_Mikauatadze tries to place the shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 2 :(laz) A_Engels is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to I_Konate ... B_Tahirovic with the high feet ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 6 :(aja) B_Sosa hits a hard pass to I_Paixao ... J_P_van_Hecke cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 12 :(laz) G_Caldwell looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Let's hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 14 :(laz) H_Elliott with a probing through ball J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... Lazio take the lead! ... Lazio 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 14 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio ... Lazio have changed their playing style to E Min. 14 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze is first to the ball ... O_Gloukh with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 16 :(laz) E_Alvarez is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... From long range E_Alvarez bends the ball towards goal! ... What agility from A_Trubin Min. 16 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze beats A_Engels ... He showed great skill there ... G_Mikauatadze with his head down lets it go! ... G_Restes makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 19 :(aja) R_Zerrouki jumps over G_Caldwell's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... N_Mazraoui with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 22 :(laz) E_Alvarez plays it long to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez with a scorcher of a shot! ... But A_Trubin smothers the ball Min. 24 :(aja) G_Avila hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... I_Paixao latches onto it! ... E_Osong is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ... PENALTY!! ... It looks as though G_Mikauatadze will take it ... G_Restes guesses correctly ... But the shot's too powerful! ... GOAL!! ... Ryan Field is shaking his head on the touchline ... Ajax have equalised! ... Lazio 1-1 Ajax... Min. 24 :(aja) S_Steijn with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... I_Paixao gets on the end of the pass ... I_Paixao beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... G_Restes comes towards him ... He rounds G_Restes ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... It goes over!! Min. 25 :(aja) S_Steijn is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze sees G_Restes off his line! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 28 :(laz) H_Elliott turns nicely onto the ball ... H_Elliott drives it low! ... A_Trubin parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Trubin recovers to save!! Min. 28 :(laz) N_Mazraoui squares up to his marker ... He spits at I_Paixao ... Right in his face! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 28 :(aja) R_Zerrouki sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... G_Mikauatadze runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... G_Mikauatadze sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 30 :(aja) G_Trauner looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to I_Paixao ... A_Engels wins the ball Min. 32 :(aja) G_Restes miskicks! ... G_Mikauatadze takes control of the ball! ... A scorcher of a shot from G_Mikauatadze! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... B_vd_Boomen plays it towards the near post! ... B_Sosa gets his head on it ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged G_Restes ... Ajax have the advantage! ... Lazio 1-2 Ajax ... Min. 34 :(laz) H_Elliott is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... O_Gloukh latches onto the end of it ... O_Gloukh hits the ball first time! ... A_Trubin collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 35 :(laz) E_Alvarez beats E_Garcia ... E_Alvarez has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 36 :(laz) H_Elliott with a real burst of pace ... He shows G_Avila a clean set of heals ... H_Elliott hits the ball first time! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 37 :(laz) O_Gloukh plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Osong keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... E_Osong with a thundering volley! ... 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. 40 :(aja) S_Steijn changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Sosa ... O_Gloukh intercepts the pass Min. 42 :(aja) S_Steijn with the majestic dribble ... S_Steijn flings a shot at goal! ... G_Restes watches it sail safely wide! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. 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. 45 :(laz) O_Gloukh controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... N_Mazraoui gets onto the end of the pass! ... A well-placed shot from N_Mazraoui! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 47 :(aja) S_Steijn with a flicked pass to B_Tahirovic ... J_P_van_Hecke brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 49 :(laz) N_Mazraoui flicks it over G_Trauner and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Garcia clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 49 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze off the woodwork! ... K_Frees picks up the deflection ... G_Caldwell with the tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lazio 1-2 Ajax Min. 48 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of the pass ... G_Mikauatadze flicks the header toward the far post! ... But G_Restes makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 49 :(laz) E_Osong with a real burst of pace ... He shows B_vd_Boomen a clean set of heals ... E_Osong has a dig at goal! ... A_Trubin with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 50 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Caldwell ... G_Mikauatadze hits the ball first time! ... The fans get off their seats! ... G_Restes plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 52 :(laz) H_Elliott jinks past G_Trauner ... H_Elliott attempts the shot! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 53 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with the cross-field pass to K_Frees ... K_Frees is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But The Referee waves play on ... He just has to beat G_Restes ... He rounds G_Restes ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 55 :(laz) H_Elliott steps over the ball ... He nutmegs G_Avila ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... H_Elliott shapes up for a shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... O_Gloukh hits it towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... A_Trubin catches it with ease Min. 56 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sprints past J_P_van_Hecke ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... G_Caldwell wins the ball Min. 59 :(laz) N_Mazraoui cuts inside B_vd_Boomen ... He worked that well ... He puts in H_Elliott! ... H_Elliott hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But A_Trubin makes an easy save Min. 60 :(laz) I_Konate plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... I_Konate fires a shot at goal! ... But A_Trubin smothers the ball Min. 63 :(aja) I_Paixao sidesteps J_P_van_Hecke ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... I_Paixao with a bicycle kick! ... G_Restes saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 65 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio ... COMING ON: D_Biondini ... COMING OFF: E_Osong Min. 66 :(laz) D_Biondini plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... G_Trauner reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... G_Caldwell chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Trubin easily claims the ball! Min. 67 :(aja) B_Tahirovic moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But G_Restes comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 68 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio ... COMING ON: I_Nedelcearu ... COMING OFF: N_Mazraoui Min. 68 :(laz) E_Alvarez finds J_Alvarez in acres of space ... J_Alvarez tries to beat A_Trubin! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 69 :(aja) G_Trauner gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds I_Paixao ... 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_Restes palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 70 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio ... Lazio have changed their playing style to P Min. 73 :(laz) O_Gloukh with an intelligent ball to I_Konate ... G_Trauner gets to the ball first Min. 78 :(laz) D_Biondini with a one-touch layoff to J_P_van_Hecke ... J_P_van_Hecke with a graceful, looping effort! ... But A_Trubin palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 78 :(aja) I_Paixao takes advantage of a mistake by H_Elliott ... It's a lucky break ... I_Paixao hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 79 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen finds E_Garcia with a ball over the defence ... E_Garcia drives it low! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 80 :(laz) The ball rolls free! ... I_Konate takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... A cheeky lob from I_Konate! ... The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands ... But A_Trubin recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 80 :(aja) I_Paixao chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Avila ... G_Avila tries to place it in the corner! ... But he puts it wide Min. 81 :(laz) E_Alvarez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... J_Alvarez gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Alvarez controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Trubin makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 83 :(aja) G_Avila turns nicely onto the ball ... G_Avila with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... G_Restes manages to turn it behind Min. 85 :(laz) E_Alvarez drives it across the face of the goal O_Gloukh ... O_Gloukh with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Over the bar! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(laz) O_Gloukh knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... O_Gloukh must beat A_Trubin! ... Brilliant save from A_Trubin Min. 91 :(laz) J_Alvarez is too quick for G_Trauner ... Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Frees ... Nothing gets past him! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Olimpico ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Elliott Scorers : J_Alvarez (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Gloukh (14), E_Osong (24), N_Mazraoui (28) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Mikauatadze (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Mikauatadze (24 pen), B_Sosa (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 20 | 19 Off target : 8 | 10 On target : 12 | 9 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 4 Key Passes : 12 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lazio 1 - 2 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lazio Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Restes GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 N_Mazraoui DF 1 22 17 9 27 | 72 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 24 8 13 G_Caldwell DF 1 17 13 3 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 J_P_van_Hecke DF 1 21 17 14 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 13 I_Konate DF 1 22 17 10 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 O_Gloukh AM 1 8 20 19 23 | 95 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 24 23 19 E_Alvarez MF 1 19 21 12 33 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 29 A_Engels MF 1 17 20 4 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 0 H_Elliott AM 1 12 21 20 26 | 95 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 28 32 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 18 22 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 E_Osong MF 1 7 14 18 24 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 13 B_Fall GK 18 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Nedelcearu DF 1 16 11 5 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Biondini FW 1 14 17 13 22 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 R_Vargas MF 1 10 16 14 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Riordan FW 1 3 13 17 29 | 0 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 | 95 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 18 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 11 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 31 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 30 0 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 38 S_Steijn MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 95 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 11 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 20 10 24 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 21 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 14 56 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 33 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 13 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1738354341 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40