FFO EFL2, Atalanta vs. Ajax (Mon Aug 18) Atalanta | Ajax 4-2-3-1 C | 5-2-1-2 L James Howl | Peter Spall | M_Perin GK | GK A_Trubin G_Scalvini DF | DF E_Garcia M_Skrtel DF | DF J_Worrall A_Hutton DF | DF G_Avila T_Cora DF | DF K_Frees K_Lukoki MF | DF N_Williams S_Ireland MF | MF C_Ledesma M_Cunha AM | MF B_vd_Boomen Beto FW | AM S_Steijn J_Baptista AM | FW G_Mikauatadze J_Wilshere AM | FW I_Paixao | A_Niemi SUB | SUB T_Wiese T_Gray SUB | SUB C_Rool T_Buffel SUB | SUB B_Tahirovic K_Boyd SUB | SUB Diego M_Guilavogui SUB | SUB D_Bellion Min. 1 :(atl) S_Ireland spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Hutton! ... But G_Avila comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 10 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with the dribble ... A_Hutton is easily beaten ... G_Mikauatadze with a scorcher of a shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 16 :(atl) K_Lukoki looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Baptista ... Well executed sliding challenge from K_Frees Min. 17 :(aja) E_Garcia is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao sends it flying towards goal! ... The shot slips through M_Perin's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 20 :(aja) I_Paixao finds S_Steijn with a ball over the defence ... G_Scalvini intercepts the pass Min. 24 :(aja) C_Ledesma sidesteps A_Hutton ... That was too easy ... C_Ledesma fires off a right-footed shot! ... But M_Perin pulls out a save of the game Min. 27 :(atl) K_Lukoki moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Cunha ... B_vd_Boomen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 28 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze cuts in on T_Cora's blind side ... G_Mikauatadze blasts it at the goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 29 :(atl) Beto feeds the ball to J_Wilshere ... What a shot from J_Wilshere! ... It could go anywhere ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 30 :(atl) M_Cunha finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... Well intercepted by C_Ledesma Min. 40 :(atl) M_Cunha has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Trubin! ... I_Paixao hacks him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(aja) E_Garcia slips past his marker T_Cora ... The ball is whipped into I_Paixao ... I_Paixao flings a shot at goal! ... M_Perin is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... Ajax go ahead in this match now! ... Atalanta 0-1 Ajax ... Min. 44 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 44 :(atl) M_Cunha with a 40-yard pass to G_Scalvini ... An audacious effort from G_Scalvini! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 47 :(aja) S_Steijn flights the ball to G_Avila ... G_Avila hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... M_Perin with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Ledesma ... S_Steijn with the header ... M_Perin makes a good save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Atalanta 0-1 Ajax Min. 48 :(aja) S_Steijn with a real burst of pace ... J_Baptista can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... Beto with the high feet ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now ... The ref consults with his assistant! ... PENALTY!! ... G_Mikauatadze places the ball on the spot! ... That's been blazed over! ... Get him some training from Matt-Le-Tiss Min. 49 :(atl) J_Wilshere runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Scalvini ... G_Scalvini beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... A_Trubin comes towards him ... He nutmegs A_Trubin ... It hits the post!! ... And goes wide! Min. 53 :(aja) E_Garcia spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to K_Frees! ... But T_Cora sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 55 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen finds S_Steijn with a perfectly weighted pass ... S_Steijn with the drive! ... It comes back off the woodwork!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Atalanta 0-2 Ajax ... Min. 56 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta ... COMING ON: K_Boyd ... COMING OFF: A_Hutton Min. 56 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta ... Atalanta have changed their playing style to A Min. 56 :(aja) G_Avila with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... G_Avila runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... GOAL!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Atalanta 0-3 Ajax ... Min. 59 :(aja) K_Frees runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... K_Frees fires off a right-footed shot! ... M_Perin makes a good save Min. 60 :(aja) N_Williams backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Frees latches onto the end of it ... K_Frees could have let it bounce! ... The shot slips through M_Perin's hands ... But M_Perin recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 63 :(aja) S_Steijn takes advantage of a mistake by M_Skrtel ... He crosses to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao with a terrific drive! ... M_Perin beats the ball away Min. 64 :(atl) K_Boyd skips the challenge from N_Williams ... E_Garcia knocks the ball back to A_Trubin ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_Trubin! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... J_Wilshere floats the ball in! ... N_Williams wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 64 :(aja) N_Williams works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... M_Perin watches it sail safely wide! Min. 65 :(atl) J_Wilshere hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Cora latches onto it! ... A vicious shot by T_Cora! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... A_Trubin was beaten there! Min. 65 :(atl) K_Boyd with a flashy move ... B_vd_Boomen with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 66 :(atl) K_Boyd moves inside ... K_Boyd goes for the top corner! ... 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! Min. 67 :(atl) M_Cunha takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... G_Avila brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 69 :(aja) S_Steijn runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to E_Garcia ... A scorcher of a shot from E_Garcia! ... M_Perin gathers it easily Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Rool ... COMING OFF: N_Williams Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: Diego ... COMING OFF: C_Ledesma Min. 71 :(aja) G_Avila curls the ball out wide to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But M_Perin palms it behind ... CORNER! ... K_Frees with an outswinging corner into the box ... M_Perin easily catches it! Min. 73 :(atl) M_Cunha with a real burst of pace ... M_Cunha with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 73 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... M_Cunha is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... FREE KICK! ... G_Mikauatadze hits it over the wall ... M_Perin tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by G_Avila! ... J_Worrall gets to it! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 73 :(aja) I_Paixao flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... I_Paixao hits a crisp volley! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 74 :(aja) G_Avila finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... A vicious shot by G_Avila! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 75 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta ... COMING ON: T_Buffel ... COMING OFF: S_Ireland Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: D_Bellion ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 75 :(atl) T_Cora sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Beto runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But K_Frees puts the ball out of play Min. 75 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with an early cross to Diego ... Diego with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But M_Perin smothers the ball Min. 76 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze gets to the byline and finds Diego with a beautiful cross ... A left-footer by Diego! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 77 :(atl) J_Baptista leaves K_Frees standing ... G_Avila tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... J_Wilshere flights it in! ... E_Garcia deals with the danger and clears Min. 77 :(aja) S_Steijn sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A well-placed shot from G_Mikauatadze! ... M_Perin fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 80 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta ... COMING ON: M_Guilavogui ... COMING OFF: Beto Min. 80 :(atl) K_Boyd takes advantage of a mistake by B_vd_Boomen ... He puts in M_Cunha! ... M_Cunha with a terrific drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Trubin dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Trubin tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... M_Cunha lofts the ball in! ... T_Cora gets on the end of it ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Trubin never had a chance! Min. 81 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to D Min. 81 :(aja) S_Steijn eases past G_Scalvini ... J_Baptista does well to intercept the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(aja) S_Steijn kills the ball dead ... J_Wilshere with an ugly foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 90 :(aja) S_Steijn controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... S_Steijn rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 96 :(aja) Diego has picked up a knock ... It looks like he will try to run it off ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Gewiss Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atalanta Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cunha Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Wilshere (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Avila (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Paixao (43), , S_Steijn (55)G_Avila (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Paixao (40), B_vd_Boomen (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atalanta | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 8 | 23 Off target : 6 | 9 On target : 2 | 14 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 9 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Atalanta 0 - 3 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Atalanta Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Perin GK 27 1 1 1 21 | 100 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 G_Scalvini DF 1 21 16 12 25 | 100 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 30 M_Skrtel DF 1 19 13 6 25 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hutton DF 1 18 12 5 24 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Cora DF 1 18 13 11 29 | 100 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 18 30 K_Lukoki MF 1 15 20 6 29 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 S_Ireland MF 1 10 19 17 25 | 78 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Cunha AM 1 2 21 19 22 | 100 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 Beto FW 1 8 15 21 30 | 83 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 J_Baptista AM 1 9 13 20 26 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 J_Wilshere AM 1 3 17 19 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 26 5 A_Niemi GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Gray DF 1 17 13 7 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Buffel MF 1 6 19 14 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Boyd FW 1 4 13 18 22 | 41 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 M_Guilavogui FW 1 7 13 15 23 | 17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Trubin GK 25 1 1 1 23 | 100 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 100 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 69 19 J_Worrall DF 1 18 12 11 28 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 G_Avila DF 1 22 16 12 22 | 100 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 42 15 70 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 13 24 | 100 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 30 N_Williams DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 73 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 34 0 C_Ledesma MF 1 11 18 13 29 | 73 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 15 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 21 11 24 | 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 23 -2 S_Steijn AM 1 5 20 15 22 | 100 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 44 58 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 16 22 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 30 28 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 21 29 | 78 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 15 44 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 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 19 13 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diego MF 1 6 19 14 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 D_Bellion FW 1 4 15 18 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1755540549 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40