FFO EFL2, Celtic vs. Ajax (Fri Jul 25)


                               Celtic  |  Ajax
                          5-1-0-2-2 L  |  4-3-1-2 E
                       Craig Bucknall  |  Peter Spall
                                       |
                            D_Raya GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                       L_Hernandez DF  |  DF K_Frees
                         J_Denayer DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                         G_Mancini DF  |  DF N_Williams
                           B_White DF  |  DF G_Avila
                          A_Wisdom DF  |  MF M_Burke
                      A_Z_Anguissa DM  |  MF R_Zerrouki
                         O_Dembele AM  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                         P_Fornals AM  |  AM S_Steijn
                           M_Salah FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                        Joao_Pedro FW  |  FW I_Paixao
                                       |
                           G_Rulli SUB |  SUB T_Wiese
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB J_Worrall
                          W_Burger SUB |  SUB Diego
                            Wesley SUB |  SUB B_Tahirovic
                             M_Sow SUB |  SUB J_Sargent




Min. 1  :(cel) A_Wisdom is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to P_Fornals 
          ...  P_Fornals attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 7  :(cel) P_Fornals plays a first time ball through the defence to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Let's see if Celtic can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Celtic 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 8  :(aja) N_Williams breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat D_Raya now! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  K_Frees bends it round the wall 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Raya moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  D_Raya catches it with style! 
Min. 10 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Denayer decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Williams 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 14 :(aja) S_Steijn beats J_Denayer 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Denayer tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 16 :(aja) G_Avila get's past A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by L_Hernandez 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 25 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze dribbles past A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Raya's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Celtic 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 31 :(cel) L_Hernandez pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  B_White is clean through! 
          ...  M_Burke wins the ball 
Min. 32 :(cel) Joao_Pedro finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  Joao_Pedro controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Trubin makes a fine save 
Min. 35 :(cel) L_Hernandez beats K_Frees 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But S_Steijn clears the danger 
Min. 40 :(cel) Joao_Pedro with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past K_Frees 
          ...  Joao_Pedro uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(cel) P_Fornals is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Ajax fans laugh at him 
Min. 45 :(aja) S_Steijn turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  A_Wisdom leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 46 :(cel) M_Salah takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Avila 
          ...  M_Salah drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic 1-1 Ajax

Min. 50 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 51 :(cel) M_Salah with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from N_Williams 
          ...  M_Salah hits the ball first time! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Celtic fans! 
          ...  That's put Celtic into the lead! 
          ...  Celtic 2-1 Ajax ...
Min. 54 :(cel) O_Dembele controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro bears down on goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Wisdom drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Trubin comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 54 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Steijn 
          ...  A_Wisdom reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 56 :(aja) G_Avila makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  G_Avila drives the ball low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Ajax fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Ajax have equalised! 
          ...  Celtic 2-2 Ajax ...
Min. 57 :(cel) P_Fornals rushes through the defence 
          ...  But G_Avila wins the ball 
Min. 58 :(cel) L_Hernandez with an amazing show of skill to get past B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  He crosses to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Trubin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 59 :(cel) P_Fornals is unmarked! 
          ...  P_Fornals with a blistering shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 63 :(cel) B_White takes advantage of a mistake by G_Avila 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  B_White with a thundering shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 63 :(aja) R_Zerrouki takes advantage of a mistake by A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  He crosses to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_White 
Min. 64 :(cel) M_Salah with the majestic dribble 
          ...  K_Frees body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 66 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen slips past A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  But G_Mancini puts it in row Z! 
Min. 67 :(cel) M_Salah with a glorious long pass to A_Wisdom 
          ...  G_Avila pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 70 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic 
          ...  COMING ON: Wesley 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Wisdom 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Worrall 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Frees 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: Diego 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Steijn 
Min. 70 :(cel) O_Dembele finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  A wicked drive by O_Dembele! 
          ...  A_Trubin parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 71 :(cel) J_Denayer jinks infield 
          ...  J_Denayer rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But A_Trubin just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 72 :(cel) M_Salah looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 73 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to J_Denayer 
          ...  J_Denayer with the shot on net! 
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 74 :(cel) Wesley beats E_Garcia 
          ...  What a shot from Wesley! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  A_Trubin just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Sargent 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Paixao 
Min. 77 :(cel) P_Fornals knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from P_Fornals! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But A_Trubin reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 77 :(aja) J_Worrall sprints past the defender 
          ...  J_Denayer takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 78 :(cel) A_Trubin miskicks! 
          ...  Wesley takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Wesley swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 78 :(aja) E_Garcia looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 78 :(cel) B_White lays the ball back to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  R_Zerrouki fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  P_Fornals swings it in 
          ...  Joao_Pedro gets on the end of it 
          ...  Joao_Pedro tries to beat D_Raya from outside the area! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 80 :(cel) P_Fornals with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Denayer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  The ball hits M_Burke in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 81 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Worrall 
          ...  A delightful ball in to P_Fornals 
          ...  P_Fornals unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  A_Trubin catches the ball 
Min. 82 :(cel) O_Dembele spits at Diego 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 85 :(cel) P_Fornals with the cross-field pass to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  A thundering drive by Joao_Pedro! 
          ...  But A_Trubin parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 86 :(cel) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  O_Dembele is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  O_Dembele tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But A_Trubin makes a fine save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(cel) Wesley pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Wesley hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Trubin is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 89 :(aja) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  D_Raya gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Diego! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  D_Raya catches it with ease 
Min. 89 :(cel) Wesley takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Zerrouki with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 91 :(cel) O_Dembele sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  A skilful effort from O_Dembele! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Trubin 
Min. 95 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa 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 Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro drives the shot in! 
          ...  A_Trubin blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 95 :(aja) E_Garcia backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Sargent latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_White with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 97 :(cel) J_Denayer nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Denayer! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 97 :(aja) J_Worrall breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Raya! 
          ...  B_White brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : Joao_Pedro (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Joao_Pedro (7), M_Salah (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Wisdom (45), O_Dembele (82), B_White (97)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mikauatadze
Scorers              : G_Mikauatadze (25), G_Avila (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Frees (64), R_Zerrouki (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Celtic  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       5
Off target           :           9        |       1
On target            :          17        |       4
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       5
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Final Score          : Celtic 2 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Celtic
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Raya         GK  26   1   1   1  30 |  99   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
L_Hernandez    DF   1  23  18   6  24 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  26   0
J_Denayer      DF   1  22  16   9  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  14   0  55
G_Mancini      DF   1  22  18   5  22 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
B_White        DF   1  22  20   9  25 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  26   9  15
A_Wisdom       DF   1  20  15  12  23 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  14  -2
A_Z_Anguissa   DM   1  19  24   6  28 |  99   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
O_Dembele      AM   1   3  21  20  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8  22
P_Fornals      AM   1   2  21  19  23 |  99   0   0   4   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  55  34
M_Salah        FW   1   4  20  24  28 |  99   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  22  20
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   9  17  22  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  64
G_Rulli        GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  18  15  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Burger       DM   1  13  20   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wesley         FW   1   9  14  22  24 |  27   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
M_Sow          FW   1   5  13  17  22 |   0   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
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A_Trubin       GK  25   1   1   1  23 |  99  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
K_Frees        DF   1  19  14  13  24 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
E_Garcia       DF   1  22  15   9  23 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
N_Williams     DF   1  20  14  10  24 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
G_Avila        DF   1  21  16  12  22 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  30   0  40
M_Burke        MF   1  16  19   3  24 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Zerrouki     MF   1  10  19   7  20 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  16  21  10  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Steijn       AM   1   5  20  15  22 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  11   0
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   3  16  21  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  34
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  14  20  29 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wiese        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  18  12  11  28 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego          AM   1   6  19  14  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  15  19  13  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sargent      FW   1   8  11  16  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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