FFO EFLCUP, Nice vs. Ajax (Wed Jan 08)


                                 Nice  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                                    -  |  Hayden Dando
                                       |
                          S_Sirigu GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                            M_Bard DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                         R_Perraud DF  |  DF G_Avila
                         J_Lotomba DF  |  DF G_Trauner
                           A_Mendy DF  |  DF B_Sosa
                          M_Sanson MF  |  MF S_Steijn
                            S_Diop MF  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                         G_Laborde MF  |  MF R_Zerrouki
                        H_Boudaoui MF  |  MF B_Tahirovic
                           T_Moffi FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                        E_Guessand FW  |  FW I_Paixao
                                       |
                           M_Bulka SUB |  SUB G_Rulli
                         A_Amraoui SUB |  SUB K_Frees
                            J_Auer SUB |  SUB C_Rool
                         P_Rosario SUB |  SUB C_Forbs
                           S_Jatta SUB |  SUB D_Bellion




Min. 1  :(nic) H_Boudaoui with the diagonal pass to J_Lotomba 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Avila 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 3  :(nic) T_Moffi skips the challenge from G_Trauner 
          ...  T_Moffi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But A_Trubin hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 3  :(aja) E_Garcia looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  S_Sirigu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 8  :(aja) B_vd_Boomen runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  H_Boudaoui reads the play well 
Min. 9  :(nic) S_Diop is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Sanson latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Sanson drives it towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 9  :(aja) I_Paixao feeds the ball to E_Garcia 
          ...  R_Perraud takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 10 :(aja) R_Zerrouki is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to I_Paixao 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Bard 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 13 :(nic) M_Sanson brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  T_Moffi makes himself available 
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Moffi! 
          ...  But A_Trubin hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 13 :(nic) J_Lotomba gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside G_Avila! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Trauner with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 14 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  E_Guessand goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 16 :(aja) B_Tahirovic takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past R_Perraud 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Tahirovic! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  S_Sirigu grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 20 :(nic) J_Lotomba kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  A delicate header from J_Lotomba! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 22 :(nic) S_Diop has plenty of time and space 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 27 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with a 40-yard pass to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has S_Sirigu to beat 
          ...  He slips it underneath S_Sirigu 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ajax go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Nice 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 30 :(aja) I_Paixao gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Garcia 
          ...  E_Garcia sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  S_Sirigu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 32 :(aja) B_Tahirovic spots I_Paixao who is in acres of space 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Laborde 
Min. 33 :(nic) G_Laborde runs at B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  G_Laborde hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  A_Trubin claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Nice 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 34 :(nic) M_Sanson plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Perraud decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Perraud with the overhead! 
          ...  A_Trubin tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 40 :(aja) S_Steijn holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to I_Paixao 
          ...  R_Perraud is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(nic) Substitution by Nice 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Rosario 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Boudaoui 
Min. 45 :(nic) Substitution by Nice 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Amraoui 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Mendy 
Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Forbs 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic 
Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Frees 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sosa 
Min. 46 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Trauner 
          ...  S_Diop goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 48 :(nic) G_Laborde has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Trauner! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Trauner recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Nice 1-1 Ajax

Min. 46 :(nic) S_Diop smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Guessand latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Guessand with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 46 :(aja) I_Paixao holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  S_Sirigu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 47 :(aja) R_Zerrouki has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Diop 
Min. 49 :(nic) J_Lotomba off the woodwork! 
          ...  G_Laborde picks up the deflection 
          ...  A thundering drive by G_Laborde! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 50 :(nic) E_Guessand runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  E_Guessand with a little chip! 
          ...  But A_Trubin stops that one easily 
Min. 50 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen plays it forward to G_Avila 
          ...  R_Perraud with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 56 :(nic) G_Laborde with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Guessand gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_Guessand tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Trubin reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Rosario with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  E_Guessand gets his head on it 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 57 :(aja) R_Zerrouki brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze makes himself available 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Perraud 
Min. 58 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  C_Forbs latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Perraud bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze hits it hard 
          ...  S_Sirigu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 63 :(nic) G_Laborde holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Lotomba 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Frees 
Min. 64 :(nic) J_Lotomba looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Sanson 
          ...  M_Sanson with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Trubin dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Trubin beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Laborde swings it in! 
          ...  Headed away by E_Garcia 
Min. 65 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  S_Sirigu with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 66 :(aja) C_Forbs looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Avila 
          ...  G_Avila with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But S_Sirigu makes a fine save 
Min. 69 :(nic) S_Diop spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Guessand! 
          ...  E_Guessand has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 70 :(nic) M_Sanson with an early cross to E_Guessand 
          ...  I_Paixao with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Hayden Dando looks relieved 
          ...  - is far from happy with that decision 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  M_Sanson shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to E_Guessand instead 
          ...  But G_Trauner spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 72 :(aja) I_Paixao slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  I_Paixao with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 73 :(nic) A defence splitting pass from G_Laborde to E_Guessand 
          ...  E_Guessand with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a fine save 
Min. 77 :(nic) E_Guessand moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Perraud 
          ...  R_Perraud with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But A_Trubin makes a fine save 
Min. 79 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze beats J_Lotomba 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Bard wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 81 :(aja) E_Garcia plays it forward to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze attempts a low drive! 
          ...  S_Sirigu makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 85 :(aja) G_Trauner nutmegs R_Perraud, he continues to run forward 
          ...  G_Trauner tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  What a massive goal that is! 
          ...  Ajax have taken the lead with not long to go!! 
          ...  Nice 1-2 Ajax ...
Min. 87 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds S_Steijn with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Steijn! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(nic) T_Moffi with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Guessand gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_Guessand with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 90 :(nic) R_Perraud with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Amraoui 
          ...  I_Paixao is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  R_Perraud with the curler 
          ...  A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 92 :(nic) G_Laborde spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds T_Moffi with a lovely pass! 
          ...  T_Moffi fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Trubin saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Allianz Riviera
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Nice Match Info
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Best player          : G_Laborde
Scorers              : G_Laborde (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Guessand (14), R_Perraud (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mikauatadze (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Mikauatadze (27), G_Trauner (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Trauner (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Nice  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          13        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Nice 1 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Nice
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Sirigu       GK  22   1   1   1  20 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
M_Bard         DF   1  19  13   9  30 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
R_Perraud      DF   1  18  13  10  28 |  99   0   3   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  53  -4  50
J_Lotomba      DF   1  18  15   8  28 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  19
A_Mendy        DF   1  16  14   7  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sanson       MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  99   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  26
S_Diop         MF   1   6  18  14  26 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  36   0
G_Laborde      MF   1   9  17  13  24 |  99   0   1   4   0   2   1   0   0   0  28  52  50
H_Boudaoui     MF   1  12  16   7  18 |  45   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  14   0
T_Moffi        FW   1   9  14  18  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  30
E_Guessand     FW   1   9  14  18  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   7   0   1   0   0  -4  12  62
M_Bulka        GK  19   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Amraoui      DF   1  16  14   6  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Auer         DF   1  16  14   7  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Rosario      MF   1  11  16   7  32 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Jatta        FW   1   9  14  16  28 |   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
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A_Trubin       GK  24   1   1   1  23 |  99   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  21  14   8  23 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  32  20
G_Avila        DF   1  20  15  11  22 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  17
G_Trauner      DF   1  19  14   9  24 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  32  -4  40
B_Sosa         DF   1  18  13  11  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Steijn       MF   1   4  20  15  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  15  20  10  24 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  20   0
R_Zerrouki     MF   1  10  18   7  20 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  14  18  12  20 |  45   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  15
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  15  20  24 |  99   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  30  61
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  13  19  29 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  51   8
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 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
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 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Bellion      FW   1   4  14  17  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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