FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. RB Leipzig (Fri Nov 07) Ajax | RB Leipzig 4-1-3-2 C | 4-1-1-2-2 A Peter Spall | Tim Brown Caretaker | A_Trubin GK | GK M_Sarkic E_Garcia DF | DF E_Laird B_Sosa DF | DF N_Vidic G_Avila DF | DF J_Branthwaite K_Frees DF | DF J_Vazquez B_vd_Boomen DM | DM C_Doucoure B_Tahirovic MF | AM Reinier Z_Misimovic MF | AM W_Sneijder S_Steijn MF | MF M_Blasi G_Mikauatadze FW | FW J_Briand I_Paixao FW | FW S_Downing | T_Wiese SUB | SUB J_Louchet G_Trauner SUB | SUB L_Dubois Diego SUB | SUB L_Cana R_Zerrouki SUB | SUB T_Mohr D_Bellion SUB | SUB D_Sikan Min. 1 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... J_Vazquez body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... Z_Misimovic swings it in ... E_Garcia gets on the end of it ... A scorcher of a shot from E_Garcia! ... Brilliant save from M_Sarkic Min. 3 :(rbl) J_Briand is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to S_Downing ... S_Downing beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat A_Trubin ... A_Trubin charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... GOAL!! ... RB Leipzig go ahead in this match now! ... Ajax 0-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 4 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to A Min. 8 :(aja) S_Steijn with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Briand ... He crosses to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze goes for the top corner! ... But M_Sarkic with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... Z_Misimovic swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... M_Sarkic makes the catch! Min. 11 :(rbl) W_Sneijder runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... E_Garcia wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 11 :(rbl) J_Briand finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... J_Briand attempts a chip! ... GOAL!! ... He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! ... Ajax 0-2 RB Leipzig ... Min. 12 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to D Min. 12 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 14 :(aja) B_Sosa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... G_Mikauatadze gets onto the end of the pass! ... G_Mikauatadze has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 14 :(rbl) J_Briand with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... J_Briand with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Trubin saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Blasi chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Downing gets his head on it ... A_Trubin won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 18 :(aja) Z_Misimovic lobs it over the defender ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Branthwaite ... He made it look easy Min. 19 :(aja) B_Tahirovic plays it forward to S_Steijn ... But he loses control of it ... N_Vidic belts it clear Min. 26 :(aja) B_Sosa with an intelligent ball to G_Avila ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Vazquez!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 34 :(rbl) Reinier with a simple pass to C_Doucoure ... C_Doucoure is clean through, he is one on one with A_Trubin ... He tries to beat A_Trubin ... A_Trubin dives on the ball!! Min. 35 :(rbl) Reinier sidesteps G_Avila ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But B_Sosa clears the danger Min. 37 :(rbl) N_Vidic with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... N_Vidic with a low drive through the rain! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 38 :(rbl) J_Briand drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Downing ... Another tackle close to the line by B_vd_Boomen ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... M_Blasi swings it in! ... The ball finds its way to J_Vazquez ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... J_Briand flights it in! ... G_Avila with the clearance Min. 42 :(aja) I_Paixao holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn drives the ball low! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Reinier ... G_Avila with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 49 :(aja) B_Tahirovic finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Branthwaite ... S_Downing pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-2 RB Leipzig Min. 46 :(rbl) S_Downing with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... B_vd_Boomen cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... Reinier will now play as a MF Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... W_Sneijder will now play as a MF Min. 52 :(rbl) Reinier looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to J_Vazquez ... G_Avila wins the ball Min. 54 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with a short pass to find Z_Misimovic ... N_Vidic with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Tim Brown Caretaker looks relieved ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... S_Steijn swings it in ... G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of it ... G_Mikauatadze keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 55 :(rbl) S_Downing plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... S_Downing with the overhead! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Vazquez dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Trubin easily claims the ball! Min. 57 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to I_Paixao ... What a fantastic interception by J_Vazquez ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 62 :(aja) I_Paixao sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Steijn gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But J_Branthwaite sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 62 :(rbl) J_Vazquez has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Z_Misimovic ... He knocks it to E_Laird! ... E_Laird throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 67 :(aja) B_Sosa looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_Avila ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Doucoure ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... Z_Misimovic crosses it in! ... That's a poor one ... C_Doucoure clears the danger Min. 69 :(rbl) E_Laird looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... He isn't going to continue Min. 69 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: L_Dubois ... COMING OFF: E_Laird Min. 70 :(rbl) J_Briand lobs it over G_Avila ... J_Briand with a thundering drive! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 75 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with a real burst of pace ... He leaves B_Tahirovic behind ... W_Sneijder with a terrific drive! ... A_Trubin tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 79 :(aja) B_Tahirovic breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat M_Sarkic now! ... C_Doucoure trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 82 :(aja) I_Paixao latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... N_Vidic with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 83 :(rbl) W_Sneijder knocks it forward ... B_Tahirovic slips ... J_Briand gets to it! ... J_Briand sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Trubin with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 84 :(rbl) Reinier is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to J_Briand ... E_Garcia intercepts the pass Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Vazquez ... He puts in I_Paixao! ... A skilful effort from I_Paixao! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 94 :(rbl) L_Dubois searches out S_Downing ... S_Steijn wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 96 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with the majestic dribble ... M_Blasi gets to the ball first Min. 96 :(rbl) S_Downing sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... S_Downing must beat A_Trubin! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Mikauatadze Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Garcia (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Briand (Man of the Match) Scorers : , S_Downing (3)J_Briand (11) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , S_Downing (49), C_Doucoure (79)N_Vidic (82) Injured : E_Laird (69) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 6 | 13 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 2 | 7 Possession : 34 | 66 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 2 | 10 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 10 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 2 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 23 | 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 -2 17 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 100 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 54 0 G_Avila DF 1 22 16 12 22 | 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 14 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_vd_Boomen DM 1 16 21 11 24 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 19 13 20 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Z_Misimovic MF 1 10 19 15 27 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Steijn MF 1 5 21 16 22 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 10 10 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 16 22 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 21 29 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 5 T_Wiese GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diego MF 1 6 19 14 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Zerrouki DM 1 11 19 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bellion FW 1 4 15 18 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sarkic GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 22 18 11 23 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 N_Vidic DF 1 19 14 8 30 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 32 -2 16 J_Branthwaite DF 1 21 17 4 28 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 21 15 13 20 | 100 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 16 13 C_Doucoure DM 1 18 22 6 26 | 100 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 34 7 20 Reinier MF 1 4 20 20 27 | 100 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 W_Sneijder MF 1 6 20 18 23 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 M_Blasi MF 1 15 19 16 25 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 J_Briand FW 1 6 16 20 31 | 100 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 50 46 S_Downing FW 1 5 16 19 23 | 100 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 45 J_Louchet GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dubois DF 1 20 17 11 24 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 L_Cana DM 1 15 18 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Mohr MF 1 4 15 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sikan FW 1 6 13 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1762536713 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40