FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Rennes (Mon Aug 04) Ajax | Rennes 4-4-2 C | 5-3-2 L Peter Spall | Drew Hill | A_Trubin GK | GK R_Risser E_Garcia DF | DF A_Truffert N_Williams DF | DF F_Mane G_Avila DF | DF F_Winther K_Frees DF | DF J_Jacquet R_Zerrouki MF | MF B_Aaronson B_Tahirovic MF | DF D_Cisse B_vd_Boomen MF | MF J_Chotard S_Steijn MF | MF A_Sishuba G_Mikauatadze FW | FW Evanilson I_Paixao FW | FW A_Gouiri | T_Wiese SUB | SUB G_Lembet B_Sosa SUB | SUB M_Ciani M_Burke SUB | SUB E_Le_Fee Diego SUB | SUB N_Matic J_Sargent SUB | SUB K_Olaigbe Min. 1 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to P Min. 2 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with the first time pass to G_Avila ... F_Winther dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 3 :(std) Evanilson steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Evanilson sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 8 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... G_Mikauatadze with a bicycle kick! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 10 :(std) The ball is passed in from J_Jacquet, he finds F_Mane ... F_Mane blasts it at the goal! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 11 :(std) A_Truffert with a perfectly timed run ... A_Truffert with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 12 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a well-controlled run ... G_Mikauatadze must beat R_Risser! ... R_Risser won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 16 :(aja) B_Tahirovic moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to N_Williams ... N_Williams with the goal bound shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic crosses it in! ... A_Truffert gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 17 :(aja) N_Williams with a deep cross to G_Mikauatadze ... J_Chotard with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 17 :(std) B_Aaronson with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... G_Mikauatadze wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 20 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... F_Mane with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 20 :(std) B_Aaronson nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... N_Williams wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 27 :(std) F_Mane looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Gouiri ... A_Gouiri blasts it at the goal! ... But A_Trubin reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Trubin anyway Min. 29 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze turns nicely onto the ball ... G_Mikauatadze goes for goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 31 :(aja) K_Frees cuts inside D_Cisse ... He worked that well ... He puts in G_Mikauatadze! ... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Winther ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 31 :(std) A_Gouiri jumps over E_Garcia's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... S_Steijn with a pull on the shirt ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... F_Winther shapes to shoot ... He plays it to Evanilson instead ... G_Avila dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 32 :(std) A_Truffert looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to J_Chotard ... J_Chotard breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round A_Trubin ... He tries to slip it past A_Trubin ... He has put it wide!! Min. 33 :(std) A_Truffert gains control of the loose ball ... G_Avila with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 35 :(std) Evanilson with a 50-yard pass to J_Jacquet ... A delicate header from J_Jacquet! ... A_Trubin goes down well to save Min. 39 :(aja) E_Garcia gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze must beat R_Risser! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And R_Risser reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic lofts the ball in! ... G_Mikauatadze tries to place the shot! ... R_Risser was lucky there Min. 42 :(std) J_Chotard breaks free from G_Avila ... G_Mikauatadze reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(aja) R_Zerrouki drives it forward to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao with a terrific drive! ... The fans get off their seats! ... R_Risser plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 44 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Truffert ... He puts in I_Paixao! ... I_Paixao launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Rennes fans taunt him! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Rennes Min. 46 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a pinpoint pass to S_Steijn ... A_Truffert reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 47 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a probing through ball E_Garcia ... E_Garcia could have let it bounce! ... Looks like it should be R_Risser's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... E_Garcia flights it in! ... R_Risser jumps well to claim it! Min. 49 :(aja) E_Garcia runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A_Truffert fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 52 :(aja) B_Tahirovic finds G_Mikauatadze in the box ... G_Mikauatadze hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... R_Risser parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 56 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze hoofs it upfield to find R_Zerrouki ... R_Zerrouki rifles it at the goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 56 :(std) A_Sishuba knocks the ball past G_Avila ... Now he crosses to Evanilson! ... Evanilson strikes a wicked curler! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... Peter Spall is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Ajax 0-1 Rennes ... Min. 62 :(std) D_Cisse takes advantage of a mistake by K_Frees ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to A_Gouiri! ... A_Gouiri has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Jacquet plays it towards the near post! ... A_Trubin comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 67 :(std) Evanilson picks up the pass ... E_Garcia rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Peter Spall looks relieved ... Drew Hill is far from happy with that decision ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... D_Cisse knocks it forward ... A_Gouiri gets on the end of it ... E_Garcia anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 67 :(aja) K_Frees is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 67 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Sosa ... COMING OFF: K_Frees Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: Diego ... COMING OFF: S_Steijn Min. 70 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to D Min. 74 :(std) A_Gouiri finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled B_vd_Boomen ... B_Sosa muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: J_Sargent ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 75 :(std) B_Aaronson beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... R_Zerrouki with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(aja) B_Tahirovic looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Sargent ... D_Cisse with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 77 :(aja) Diego is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to J_Sargent ... J_Sargent hits a great shot! ... But R_Risser punches it away Min. 79 :(std) B_Aaronson plays the early ball across the box to find Evanilson in space ... N_Williams takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 80 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: M_Ciani ... COMING OFF: F_Winther Min. 80 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: K_Olaigbe ... COMING OFF: A_Gouiri Min. 80 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: E_Le_Fee ... COMING OFF: A_Sishuba Min. 81 :(std) Evanilson sprints past B_vd_Boomen ... Diego takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(std) B_Aaronson is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Evanilson ... B_Tahirovic with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 95 :(aja) B_Tahirovic holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to G_Avila ... Evanilson with a nasty foul ... FREE KICK! ... J_Sargent hits it over the wall ... But R_Risser punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 97 :(aja) J_Sargent skips the challenge from the defender ... J_Sargent has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Risser dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had R_Risser beaten! ... CORNER! ... J_Sargent hits it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for R_Risser, who catches the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Mikauatadze Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Zerrouki (75), Diego (81), B_Tahirovic (93) Injured : K_Frees (67) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rennes Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Evanilson (Man of the Match) Scorers : Evanilson (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Rennes Attempts on Goal : 14 | 8 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 1 Rennes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 99 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 16 17 N_Williams DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 99 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 17 16 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 13 24 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 R_Zerrouki MF 1 11 19 7 20 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 17 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 19 13 20 | 99 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 46 -2 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 21 11 24 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Steijn MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 16 21 24 | 99 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 33 30 34 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 21 29 | 77 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 T_Wiese GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Burke MF 1 16 19 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diego MF 1 6 19 14 23 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 10 -2 J_Sargent FW 1 8 11 17 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Player Statistics - Rennes Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Risser GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 A_Truffert DF 1 22 13 14 30 | 99 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 18 12 F_Mane DF 1 21 16 13 26 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 15 13 F_Winther DF 1 20 14 4 16 | 82 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 J_Jacquet DF 1 19 12 9 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 B_Aaronson MF 1 5 20 16 31 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 D_Cisse DF 1 15 20 6 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 11 0 J_Chotard MF 1 14 20 8 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 18 A_Sishuba MF 1 10 19 14 29 | 82 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 22 29 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 26 A_Gouiri FW 1 2 15 22 24 | 82 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 G_Lembet GK 23 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ciani DF 1 17 13 8 26 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Le_Fee MF 1 5 18 13 31 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Matic MF 1 13 18 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Olaigbe FW 1 7 16 19 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1754321732 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40