FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Valencia (Fri Jul 04)


                                 Ajax  |  Valencia
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 N
                          Peter Spall  |  Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker
                                       |
                          A_Trubin GK  |  GK A_Valles
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DF Gaya
                           G_Avila DF  |  DF M_Pedersen
                        N_Williams DF  |  DF T_Correia
                           K_Frees DF  |  DF E_Pujol
                           M_Burke DM  |  AM S_Amallah
                       B_vd_Boomen MF  |  MF D_Klaassen
                       B_Tahirovic MF  |  MF A_Herrera
                          S_Steijn AM  |  MF A_Almeida
                     G_Mikauatadze FW  |  FW A_Lacazette
                          I_Paixao FW  |  FW R_Borre
                                       |
                           T_Wiese SUB |  SUB G_Larsonneur
                            C_Rool SUB |  SUB L_Antonini
                         C_Ledesma SUB |  SUB Pepelu
                             Diego SUB |  SUB O_Dabo
                         D_Bellion SUB |  SUB E_Unal




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 4  :(aja) S_Steijn kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Paixao gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Paixao sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  A_Valles is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Valles looks very relieved! 
Min. 5  :(aja) K_Frees runs forward 
          ...  S_Amallah with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  K_Frees floats it forward 
          ...  E_Garcia latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Pedersen reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 7  :(aja) S_Steijn is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  K_Frees latches onto the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Gaya 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 9  :(aja) B_Tahirovic finds G_Mikauatadze in acres of space 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze must beat A_Valles! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Peter Spall spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 10 :(val) M_Pedersen lobs it over G_Avila 
          ...  M_Pedersen with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Trubin takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 12 :(aja) S_Steijn with a short pass to find N_Williams 
          ...  N_Williams curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  A_Valles makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 14 :(aja) K_Frees holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  Gaya cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 15 :(aja) B_Tahirovic chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Steijn 
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Steijn! 
          ...  A_Valles beats the ball away 
Min. 17 :(aja) G_Avila fires over a low cross to K_Frees 
          ...  K_Frees from 20 yards! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 19 :(aja) S_Steijn bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Gaya belts it clear 
Min. 19 :(val) S_Amallah with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  S_Amallah with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 22 :(aja) M_Burke finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Borre 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 22 :(val) E_Pujol brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Gaya makes himself available 
          ...  A left-footer by Gaya! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Trubin tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_Amallah 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 33 :(aja) G_Avila runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Frees 
          ...  E_Pujol gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 35 :(aja) I_Paixao turns past R_Borre 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  I_Paixao with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  A_Valles just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 39 :(val) A_Herrera with a measured ball to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia tries to chip the ball over A_Trubin! 
          ...  A_Trubin saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(aja) E_Garcia spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds S_Steijn with a lovely pass! 
          ...  S_Steijn looks to see where A_Valles is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a difficult save 
Min. 48 :(val) T_Correia spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Lacazette! 
          ...  A great volley from A_Lacazette! 
          ...  A_Trubin has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Trubin reacts well to save!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Valencia

Min. 48 :(aja) B_Tahirovic makes the tackle 
          ...  B_Tahirovic with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Valles can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Valles was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 48 :(aja) I_Paixao flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Klaassen fouls badly 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 49 :(val) A_Almeida barges E_Garcia off the ball 
          ...  I_Paixao with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 50 :(aja) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  S_Steijn takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  S_Steijn drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Valles heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 51 :(val) A_Almeida plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Lacazette keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Lacazette with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 52 :(val) E_Pujol loses his marker 
          ...  E_Pujol hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 54 :(aja) G_Avila sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  G_Avila hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 56 :(val) R_Borre looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Klaassen 
          ...  E_Garcia cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 58 :(aja) E_Garcia chips the ball forward to G_Avila 
          ...  A_Herrera wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  G_Avila plays it short to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Steijn swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by M_Pedersen 
Min. 60 :(val) Gaya runs towards the goal 
          ...  Gaya attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 61 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  B_Tahirovic with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  E_Garcia rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  What agility from A_Valles 
Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: Diego 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Steijn 
Min. 66 :(aja) K_Frees looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  B_Tahirovic with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 67 :(val) A_Herrera off the woodwork! 
          ...  E_Pujol picks up the deflection 
          ...  E_Pujol with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 68 :(val) R_Borre with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  R_Borre with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Peter Spall is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Ajax 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 69 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Rool 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Williams 
Min. 72 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen takes advantage of a mistake by Gaya 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Valles gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Valles 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 73 :(val) S_Amallah finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled B_Tahirovic 
          ...  G_Avila read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Ledesma 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic 
Min. 77 :(aja) Diego looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  But A_Valles smothers the ball 
Min. 77 :(val) R_Borre gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Borre! 
          ...  A_Trubin takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 79 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen reads the run of Diego 
          ...  Diego sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Valles with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 83 :(aja) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  What a shot from G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That was a crucial equaliser from <t1>!! 
          ...  Ajax 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 84 :(aja) I_Paixao kills the ball dead 
          ...  I_Paixao could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes an easy save 
Min. 85 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen beats E_Pujol 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 85 :(val) A_Herrera brushes C_Rool aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Herrera launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a good save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(aja) I_Paixao dribbles it into the box 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Correia and it had to be 
Min. 89 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen goes for goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 90 :(aja) M_Burke is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Ledesma 
          ...  What a shot from C_Ledesma! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 91 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze jumps over M_Pedersen's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Valles with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 94 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  A left-footer by G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 94 :(val) R_Borre runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Frees 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Borre curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruyff Arena
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mikauatadze
Scorers              : G_Mikauatadze (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Paixao (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Borre (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Borre (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Herrera (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       14
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :          13        |       7
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           2        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       6
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Final Score          : Ajax 1 - 1 Valencia
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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 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  22  15   9  23 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  32  19
G_Avila        DF   1  21  16  12  22 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  30  16
N_Williams     DF   1  20  14  10  24 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
K_Frees        DF   1  19  14  13  24 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  13
M_Burke        DM   1  16  19   3  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  16  21  10  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  50
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  14  19  12  20 |  78   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  42
S_Steijn       AM   1   5  20  15  22 |  68   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  44  39
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  16  21  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  51
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  13  20  29 |  99   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
T_Wiese        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Rool         DF   1  18  13   7  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ledesma      MF   1  11  18  13  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Diego          AM   1   6  19  14  23 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  14
D_Bellion      FW   1   4  14  18  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
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_Valles       GK  25   1   1   1  24 |  99  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  22  15  13  31 |  99   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  42   0  28
M_Pedersen     DF   1  18  12   5  30 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  23
T_Correia      DF   1  19  15  12  28 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  16  16
E_Pujol        DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  14  26
S_Amallah      AM   1   9  18  15  23 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  21  17  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  19  10  31 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22  16
A_Almeida      MF   1  13  21   6  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  11  20  21 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
R_Borre        FW   1   9  14  22  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  27  17  30
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Antonini     DF   1  17  15   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepelu         MF   1  12  18  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Dabo         MF   1  13  17   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  19  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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