FFO EFL2, Lyon vs. Ajax (Wed May 14)


                                 Lyon  |  Ajax
                          4-1-1-2-2 P  |  4-1-1-1-3 A
                          Mike McLeod  |  Hayden Dando
                                       |
                           Y_Mvogo GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                         L_Balerdi DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                      R_Nicolaisen DF  |  DF G_Avila
                          D_Doekhi DF  |  DF C_Rool
                        S_Diomande DF  |  DF K_Frees
                          S_Alvero DM  |  DM R_Zerrouki
                         C_Tolisso MF  |  MF C_Ledesma
                      A_Bondarenko AM  |  AM C_Stengs
                        T_Minamino AM  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                          L_Traore FW  |  FW C_Akpom
                          Jeffinho FW  |  FW D_Bellion
                                       |
                            P_Kohn SUB |  SUB G_Rulli
                          Z_Camara SUB |  SUB B_Sosa
                         A_M_Niles SUB |  SUB B_Ramselaar
                        P_Akouokou SUB |  SUB B_Tahirovic
                           M_Baros SUB |  SUB I_Paixao




Min. 1  :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 3  :(lyo) S_Alvero with a flicked pass to T_Minamino 
          ...  But K_Frees puts it in row Z! 
Min. 3  :(aja) K_Frees with a reverse pass to C_Stengs 
          ...  C_Stengs with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 6  :(lyo) A_Bondarenko loses K_Frees 
          ...  A_Bondarenko chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 9  :(lyo) L_Traore with a reverse pass to Jeffinho 
          ...  Jeffinho fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 11 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past C_Tolisso 
          ...  R_Nicolaisen wins the ball 
Min. 21 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Nicolaisen with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 22 :(aja) E_Garcia with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Nicolaisen 
Min. 23 :(lyo) S_Alvero turns past E_Garcia 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Alvero with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 24 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  But C_Ledesma puts it in row Z! 
Min. 25 :(lyo) D_Doekhi runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  C_Akpom gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 26 :(lyo) T_Minamino hits a hard pass to L_Traore 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Rool picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 28 :(lyo) S_Alvero jumps over C_Ledesma's challenge 
          ...  Intercepted by C_Stengs 
Min. 30 :(lyo) A defence splitting pass from L_Balerdi to Jeffinho 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by E_Garcia 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 31 :(aja) D_Bellion finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  D_Bellion with a little chip! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 32 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko breaks free from E_Garcia 
          ...  A_Bondarenko rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 32 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze lobs it over the defender 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But Y_Mvogo makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 33 :(aja) C_Rool jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Bellion 
          ...  D_Bellion hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ajax have taken the lead! 
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 35 :(aja) C_Rool takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 38 :(lyo) C_Tolisso moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Doekhi 
          ...  D_Doekhi fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 38 :(lyo) T_Minamino turns past G_Avila 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Stengs takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 39 :(aja) C_Stengs is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Akpom 
          ...  S_Alvero with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 40 :(lyo) S_Alvero can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to L_Traore 
          ...  L_Traore shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 41 :(aja) C_Rool gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to R_Zerrouki 
          ...  R_Nicolaisen with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  C_Ledesma hoists it forward 
          ...  D_Bellion gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Bellion unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It floats over Y_Mvogo 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 42 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze beats L_Balerdi 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Y_Mvogo dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Y_Mvogo beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Ledesma lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo catches it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(lyo) L_Balerdi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Nicolaisen 
          ...  E_Garcia slices it 
          ...  A_Trubin moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Traore lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Trubin jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 46 :(lyo) Jeffinho is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Bondarenko 
          ...  A_Bondarenko unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  A_Trubin goes down well to save 
Min. 47 :(aja) C_Stengs takes advantage of a mistake by L_Balerdi 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  C_Stengs with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-1 Ajax

Min. 49 :(aja) C_Akpom turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Balerdi stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 53 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze finds himself in a good position 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze lobs Y_Mvogo! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 56 :(lyo) D_Doekhi moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Bondarenko 
          ...  A_Bondarenko tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 58 :(lyo) S_Diomande crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Traore in the box 
          ...  L_Traore plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 60 :(lyo) S_Diomande chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Traore 
          ...  C_Ledesma with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
Min. 61 :(lyo) Jeffinho takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  C_Rool fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Hayden Dando looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  T_Minamino knocks it forward 
          ...  Jeffinho gets on the end of it 
          ...  Jeffinho tries to beat Y_Mvogo! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Trubin looks relieved there! 
Min. 62 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko with a deep cross to D_Doekhi 
          ...  D_Doekhi tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  A_Trubin saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 62 :(aja) D_Bellion runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off L_Balerdi back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  C_Tolisso wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 63 :(aja) C_Akpom knocks it past S_Alvero and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  C_Akpom drives it low! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 63 :(lyo) L_Traore with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Garcia 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 64 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Bellion 
          ...  T_Minamino with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  C_Ledesma hits it over the wall 
          ...  But Y_Mvogo parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 68 :(lyo) D_Doekhi dribbles past G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  G_Avila tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Jeffinho lofts the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Trubin catches it with ease 
Min. 70 :(aja) C_Ledesma hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  G_Avila latches onto it! 
          ...  G_Avila tries to chip the ball over Y_Mvogo! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 71 :(lyo) A_Trubin with a terrible kick! 
          ...  Jeffinho is through! 
          ...  Jeffinho attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 73 :(lyo) T_Minamino cuts in on E_Garcia's blind side 
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Minamino! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Trubin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 74 :(lyo) L_Traore beats E_Garcia 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  E_Garcia hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by L_Traore 
          ...  A_Trubin makes the catch! 
Min. 75 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Baros 
          ...  COMING OFF: Jeffinho 
Min. 77 :(lyo) S_Alvero flights the ball to M_Baros 
          ...  M_Baros attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 78 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Akouokou 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Bondarenko 
Min. 79 :(aja) R_Zerrouki plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Avila decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  G_Avila with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Lyon 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 80 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon 
          ...  Lyon have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 80 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 80 :(lyo) T_Minamino plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Baros decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Garcia 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 81 :(lyo) P_Akouokou finds the run of L_Traore 
          ...  L_Traore hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 84 :(aja) D_Bellion nutmegs L_Balerdi, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Bellion with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 85 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: Z_Camara 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Doekhi 
Min. 85 :(lyo) L_Balerdi looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Tolisso 
          ...  G_Avila wins the ball 
Min. 85 :(aja) G_Avila looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 85 :(lyo) S_Alvero is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Traore 
          ...  C_Akpom with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen takes advantage of a mistake by C_Ledesma 
          ...  He knocks the ball to M_Baros! 
          ...  But K_Frees sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 90 :(aja) C_Ledesma runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Y_Mvogo with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Bondarenko
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Alvero (39), R_Nicolaisen (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Avila (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Bellion (33), G_Avila (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Stengs (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          16        |       9
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Lyon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Y_Mvogo        GK  24   1   1   1  27 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
L_Balerdi      DF   1  20  15   4  29 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  42   0
R_Nicolaisen   DF   1  19  16  11  29 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  30   9  11
D_Doekhi       DF   1  21  13   9  26 |  89   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  35
S_Diomande     DF   1  18  13   6  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
S_Alvero       DM   1  15  20  14  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  23   9
C_Tolisso      MF   1  13  19   7  20 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  10   0
A_Bondarenko   AM   1   5  19  16  28 |  82   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  42
T_Minamino     AM   1   5  20  16  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  10
L_Traore       FW   1   6  15  20  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
Jeffinho       FW   1   5  15  20  29 |  79   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  19
P_Kohn         GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Camara       DF   1  18  15   5  28 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_M_Niles      MF   1   2  16  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Akouokou     MF   1  10  18   9  25 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
M_Baros        FW   1   6  12  18  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Trubin       GK  25   1   1   1  23 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  22  14   9  23 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0
G_Avila        DF   1  21  16  12  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  43  13  51
C_Rool         DF   1  18  12   7  27 |  96   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  72   0
K_Frees        DF   1  18  13  13  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  16   0
R_Zerrouki     DM   1  10  19   7  20 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
C_Ledesma      MF   1  11  17  13  29 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  24  14
C_Stengs       AM   1   7  15  10  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  25  10  30
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  16  21  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
C_Akpom        FW   1   7  13  16  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  29   0  10
D_Bellion      FW   1   4  14  17  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
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
B_Ramselaar    MF   1   3  14  11  25 |   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
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  13  20  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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