FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. Ajax (Mon Nov 10) Athletic Bilbao | Ajax 5-1-1-1-2 E | 4-1-3-2 C Neil Kirby Caretaker | Peter Spall | L_Maximiano GK | GK A_Trubin I_Zubeldia DF | DF E_Garcia D_Vivian DF | DF N_Williams R_L_Cabral DF | DF G_Avila Yeray DF | DF K_Frees J_Louis-Jean DF | DM B_vd_Boomen Jaurigezar MF | MF B_Tahirovic S_Chukwueze AM | MF Z_Misimovic M_Zubimendi DM | MF S_Steijn J_Stansfield FW | FW G_Mikauatadze L_Jovic FW | FW I_Paixao | J_Ezkieta SUB | SUB T_Wiese Gorasabel SUB | SUB B_Sosa A_Munoz SUB | SUB Diego G_Larrazabal SUB | SUB R_Zerrouki A_Hierro SUB | SUB D_Bellion Min. 1 :(bil) Yeray squares up to his marker ... He spits at I_Paixao ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 4 :(bil) R_L_Cabral retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... I_Zubeldia gets on the end of it ... I_Zubeldia hits a crisp volley! ... A_Trubin gets up well to catch that one Min. 8 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze cuts inside J_Louis-Jean ... He worked that well ... But R_L_Cabral will cut out the threat Min. 12 :(bil) M_Zubimendi cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Chukwueze ... S_Chukwueze from 20 yards! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 16 :(bil) S_Chukwueze finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... The ball hits N_Williams in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 17 :(bil) Jaurigezar is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Trubin can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Trubin was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 19 :(aja) I_Paixao controls the ball with ease ... I_Paixao with the chance! ... But L_Maximiano parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 20 :(bil) M_Zubimendi is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... What a fantastic interception by K_Frees Min. 22 :(bil) R_L_Cabral beats B_vd_Boomen ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... R_L_Cabral tries to beat A_Trubin! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 22 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with the towering header to B_vd_Boomen ... J_Louis-Jean with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 23 :(bil) L_Jovic makes himself available ... L_Jovic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 26 :(bil) S_Chukwueze saunters past K_Frees ... S_Steijn slices it ... A_Trubin moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Jovic ... Jaurigezar gets a shot in ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 26 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off E_Garcia back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... S_Steijn with a pull on the shirt ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 27 :(aja) B_Tahirovic whips the ball across to K_Frees ... K_Frees with a blistering shot! ... L_Maximiano parries it, he follows it up ... And L_Maximiano recovers to save!! Min. 29 :(bil) L_Jovic knocks the ball past the defender ... Fine tackle by N_Williams ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 36 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze pushes it past M_Zubimendi ... G_Mikauatadze with the drive! ... But L_Maximiano punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 37 :(bil) R_L_Cabral takes possession ... R_L_Cabral hits the ball on the bounce! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 39 :(bil) J_Stansfield wins possession ... He plays the ball across to D_Vivian ... D_Vivian tries to beat A_Trubin from outside the area! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 40 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to P Min. 42 :(bil) S_Chukwueze cuts inside I_Paixao ... He worked that well ... He puts in J_Stansfield! ... J_Stansfield with the punt towards goal! ... Looks like it should be A_Trubin's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... S_Chukwueze curls it into the box! ... L_Jovic makes a firm connection with his head ... But A_Trubin is equal to it Min. 42 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a mistake by D_Vivian ... He crosses to S_Steijn ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Louis-Jean ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean drives it forward to Yeray ... K_Frees plays the back pass ... A_Trubin can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... D_Vivian with an outswinging corner into the box ... It comes to S_Chukwueze ... He fires it towards to goal ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Ajax fans taunt him about that effort Min. 46 :(bil) R_L_Cabral plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Chukwueze keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... K_Frees wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 46 :(aja) I_Paixao knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Louis-Jean with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... S_Steijn drives it in ... L_Maximiano makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 47 :(aja) E_Garcia cuts inside R_L_Cabral ... He worked that well ... He puts in K_Frees! ... R_L_Cabral recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 49 :(aja) Z_Misimovic crosses into the box, finding I_Paixao ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Zubimendi ... He had to time that one perfectly ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Ajax Min. 46 :(bil) S_Chukwueze slips past his marker K_Frees ... The ball is whipped into Yeray ... K_Frees with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 49 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with a slick pass to J_Stansfield ... S_Steijn stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 52 :(bil) L_Jovic plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... S_Steijn with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 54 :(aja) Z_Misimovic with an inswinging cross to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn shapes up for a shot! ... L_Maximiano makes a fine save Min. 59 :(aja) S_Steijn spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Z_Misimovic! ... J_Louis-Jean gathers up the loose ball Min. 69 :(bil) L_Jovic finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... L_Jovic curls it towards the top corner! ... But A_Trubin makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... J_Stansfield lofts the ball in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 71 :(bil) M_Zubimendi takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Stansfield ... E_Garcia is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... A_Trubin misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Stansfield hits it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Trubin Min. 73 :(aja) G_Avila takes advantage of a mistake by I_Zubeldia ... Can he make them pay? ... I_Zubeldia goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 75 :(bil) I_Zubeldia plays in L_Jovic with a beautiful ball ... L_Jovic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Gorasabel ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 78 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: J_Stansfield Min. 80 :(aja) Z_Misimovic whips the ball across to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 81 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: G_Larrazabal ... COMING OFF: Jaurigezar Min. 86 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean searches out L_Jovic ... N_Williams intercepts the pass Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(aja) S_Steijn brings it under control ... He takes on J_Louis-Jean ... He gets past him! ... He puts in N_Williams! ... N_Williams with a low drive through the rain! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Mames ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_L_Cabral (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Yeray (1), J_Louis-Jean (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Frees Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Frees (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 13 | 7 Off target : 9 | 2 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Athletic Bilbao 0 - 0 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Maximiano GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 22 17 14 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 14 14 D_Vivian DF 1 22 16 7 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 R_L_Cabral DF 1 22 16 12 27 | 95 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 30 28 Yeray DF 1 20 16 12 26 | 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 -2 -2 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 20 16 9 24 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 28 -2 Jaurigezar MF 1 14 19 7 26 | 85 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 19 S_Chukwueze AM 1 4 22 22 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 M_Zubimendi DM 1 19 21 12 27 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 30 0 J_Stansfield FW 1 5 16 21 22 | 82 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 L_Jovic FW 1 7 19 24 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 J_Ezkieta GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorasabel DF 1 18 16 4 23 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Munoz DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal MF 1 3 16 14 25 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hierro FW 1 7 14 19 27 | 13 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 26 1 1 1 23 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 16 0 N_Williams DF 1 20 14 11 24 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 15 G_Avila DF 1 22 16 12 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 14 24 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 49 -2 12 B_vd_Boomen DM 1 16 21 11 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 19 13 20 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Z_Misimovic MF 1 10 19 15 27 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 S_Steijn MF 1 5 21 16 22 | 95 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 62 20 24 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 16 22 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 6 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 21 29 | 95 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 | 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 1762799644 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40