FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Ajax (Mon Aug 11) RB Leipzig | Ajax 5-1-2-2 E | 5-2-1-2 C Tim Brown Caretaker | Peter Spall | M_Sarkic GK | GK A_Trubin E_Laird DF | DF E_Garcia Caio_Henrique DF | DF N_Williams J_Branthwaite DF | DF G_Avila N_Vidic DF | DF G_Trauner M_Cech DF | DF B_Sosa M_Camus MF | MF B_Tahirovic Reinier AM | MF B_vd_Boomen W_Sneijder AM | AM S_Steijn J_Briand FW | FW G_Mikauatadze N_Jackson FW | FW D_Bellion | B_Labont SUB | SUB T_Wiese J_Schouten SUB | SUB K_Frees Z_Misimovic SUB | SUB M_Burke A_Barrenetxea SUB | SUB Diego S_Downing SUB | SUB J_Sargent Min. 1 :(aja) D_Bellion runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Brilliantly taken away by Caio_Henrique!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 5 :(rbl) E_Laird takes advantage of a mistake by E_Garcia ... Can he make them pay? ... B_Tahirovic wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 8 :(rbl) N_Jackson passes the ball to J_Briand ... J_Briand blasts it at the goal! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 9 :(aja) N_Williams floats the ball in to find G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze tries to chip the ball over M_Sarkic! ... M_Sarkic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Sarkic makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 11 :(rbl) J_Briand looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Cech ... D_Bellion had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 13 :(rbl) W_Sneijder runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Caio_Henrique ... Caio_Henrique controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... A_Trubin was left standing ... That's put RB Leipzig ahead! ... RB Leipzig 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 14 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 14 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... W_Sneijder will now play as a MF Min. 14 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to A Min. 14 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Reinier with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 17 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze slips past his marker M_Cech ... The ball is whipped into B_vd_Boomen ... B_vd_Boomen with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But M_Sarkic with the difficult save Min. 22 :(aja) N_Williams looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Trauner ... E_Laird tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... B_vd_Boomen swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... D_Bellion swings a leg at it! ... M_Sarkic gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... S_Steijn swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Branthwaite heads it away Min. 24 :(rbl) J_Briand slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... J_Briand with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... A_Trubin drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... RB Leipzig 2-0 Ajax ... Min. 25 :(rbl) N_Jackson drives it forward to J_Briand ... E_Garcia knocks the ball back to A_Trubin ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_Trubin! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... N_Vidic chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Trubin reads it well, and claims it! Min. 25 :(aja) E_Garcia bursts forward ... J_Briand with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 26 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Cech ... G_Mikauatadze with the drive! ... M_Sarkic with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 28 :(rbl) J_Briand takes advantage of a mistake by N_Williams ... It's a lucky break ... B_Sosa reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 29 :(aja) D_Bellion curls the ball out wide to N_Williams ... Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Vidic ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 35 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... J_Branthwaite hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... E_Garcia dinks the ball into the area! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 36 :(aja) S_Steijn rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to D_Bellion ... Caio_Henrique does well to intercept the ball Min. 37 :(rbl) J_Briand flicks it past N_Williams ... He runs forward ... J_Briand with the goal bound shot! ... The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 40 :(rbl) Reinier takes possession ... Knocks it past G_Trauner ... He's through on goal ... Reinier tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Trubin never had a chance! Min. 41 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with an intelligent ball to B_Tahirovic ... B_Tahirovic with the cheeky shot! ... M_Sarkic with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 42 :(rbl) Curled in dangerously from Caio_Henrique to W_Sneijder ... W_Sneijder shoots towards goal! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(aja) G_Trauner with an inswinging cross to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn attempts a lob! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 45 :(aja) S_Steijn takes advantage of a mistake by M_Cech ... That mistake could prove costly ... S_Steijn with the shot on net! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... M_Sarkic never had a chance! Min. 48 :(rbl) Reinier takes possession on the edge of the box ... Reinier has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Trubin grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 2-0 Ajax Min. 47 :(rbl) N_Jackson slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... A scorcher of a shot from N_Jackson! ... But A_Trubin comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 48 :(rbl) Reinier with the first time flick to J_Briand ... J_Briand uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... A_Trubin won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 49 :(aja) D_Bellion runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... D_Bellion must beat M_Sarkic! ... But it goes wide Min. 50 :(rbl) Reinier finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... Reinier with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 50 :(aja) B_Tahirovic skips the challenge from M_Cech ... B_Tahirovic with a blistering shot! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... RB Leipzig 2-1 Ajax ... Min. 51 :(aja) E_Garcia cuts the ball back to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 53 :(rbl) Caio_Henrique brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... N_Jackson gets on the end of the pass ... Intercepted by B_vd_Boomen Min. 56 :(rbl) E_Laird barges B_Sosa off the ball ... E_Laird flings a shot at goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 58 :(aja) B_Sosa with a slide rule pass to G_Mikauatadze ... J_Branthwaite gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 59 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: J_Schouten ... COMING OFF: Reinier Min. 60 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: S_Downing ... COMING OFF: N_Jackson Min. 61 :(rbl) Caio_Henrique takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... Caio_Henrique tries to beat A_Trubin from outside the area! ... But A_Trubin pulls out a save of the game Min. 64 :(rbl) J_Briand slides the ball across to J_Branthwaite ... E_Garcia takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 65 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... M_Cech takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 69 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen get's past E_Laird ... He's gonna worry them again ... What a shot from B_vd_Boomen! ... It could go anywhere ... M_Sarkic makes a difficult save Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: K_Frees ... COMING OFF: N_Williams Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: Diego ... COMING OFF: S_Steijn Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: J_Sargent ... COMING OFF: D_Bellion Min. 72 :(aja) E_Garcia finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... E_Garcia with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But M_Sarkic punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that M_Sarkic got a touch Min. 77 :(aja) E_Garcia can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_Sargent ... J_Sargent hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But M_Sarkic punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 85 :(rbl) N_Vidic runs at goal ... He spots the run of J_Briand ... He's played him in ... But B_vd_Boomen wins the tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(rbl) J_Schouten is through on goal ... J_Schouten fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 91 :(rbl) M_Cech flicks it over K_Frees's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... K_Frees tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Briand floats the ball in! ... A_Trubin thumps the ball away! Min. 91 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen holds the ball up ... He sees J_Sargent in space! ... J_Branthwaite is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Red Bull Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Briand (Man of the Match) Scorers : Caio_Henrique (13), J_Briand (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Tahirovic Scorers : B_Tahirovic (50) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 13 | 13 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 5 | 8 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 4 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 9 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : RB Leipzig 2 - 1 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sarkic GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 21 17 11 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 Caio_Henrique DF 1 21 16 3 25 | 96 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 30 30 83 J_Branthwaite DF 1 20 17 4 28 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 N_Vidic DF 1 19 14 8 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 M_Cech DF 1 18 16 9 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 M_Camus MF 1 4 20 16 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reinier AM 1 4 20 19 27 | 63 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 21 W_Sneijder MF 1 6 19 18 23 | 96 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 10 J_Briand FW 1 6 15 19 31 | 96 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 30 32 47 N_Jackson FW 1 4 18 23 26 | 64 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 5 B_Labont GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Schouten DM 1 15 19 11 31 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Z_Misimovic MF 1 10 19 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Barrenetxea FW 1 3 15 21 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Downing FW 1 5 16 19 23 | 32 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 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 96 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 32 19 N_Williams DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 13 9 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 19 13 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 21 0 53 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 21 11 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 10 34 S_Steijn AM 1 5 20 15 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 33 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 16 22 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 18 23 | 74 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 T_Wiese GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 13 24 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Burke MF 1 16 19 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diego AM 1 6 19 14 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sargent FW 1 8 11 17 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1754935679 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40