FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Ajax (Mon Sep 22) Valencia | Ajax 4-3-1-2 C | 5-2-1-2 C Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker | Peter Spall | A_Valles GK | GK A_Trubin T_Correia DF | DF E_Garcia M_Pedersen DF | DF G_Trauner E_Pujol DF | DF G_Avila Gaya DF | DF K_Frees S_Amallah AM | DF J_Worrall D_Klaassen MF | MF B_Tahirovic Pepelu MF | MF C_Ledesma A_Almeida MF | AM S_Steijn E_Unal FW | FW I_Paixao R_Borre FW | FW J_Sargent | G_Larsonneur SUB | SUB T_Wiese C_Ozkacar SUB | SUB N_Williams A_Maier SUB | SUB Z_Misimovic O_Dabo SUB | SUB Diego A_Lacazette SUB | SUB D_Bellion Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to E Min. 1 :(aja) G_Trauner knocks the ball on and sprints past E_Pujol ... A delightful ball in to J_Sargent ... E_Unal does well to intercept the ball Min. 3 :(val) Pepelu with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... J_Worrall with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... E_Pujol smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That's given Valencia the lead! ... Valencia 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 11 :(val) M_Pedersen with a measured pass to R_Borre ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from R_Borre! ... It looks good ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 12 :(val) R_Borre takes advantage of a mistake by E_Garcia ... He knocks the ball to S_Amallah! ... E_Garcia does well to get the tackle in Min. 25 :(val) D_Klaassen breaks free from G_Trauner ... Fine tackle by J_Sargent ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 26 :(aja) S_Steijn has a go! ... It hits the defender ... J_Sargent collects the loose ball! ... But R_Borre sweeps up the threat Min. 26 :(val) S_Amallah spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to T_Correia! ... J_Worrall with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker looks annoyed that there was no card there ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... Pepelu swings it in ... R_Borre takes control of it! ... J_Worrall anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 28 :(val) M_Pedersen finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... G_Avila gathers up the loose ball Min. 33 :(val) T_Correia plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... What a fantastic interception by E_Garcia ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 35 :(aja) J_Sargent flicks the ball through ... E_Garcia runs onto it! ... T_Correia cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 37 :(aja) G_Avila with a real burst of pace ... He shows T_Correia a clean set of heals ... G_Avila flings a shot at goal! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 39 :(val) E_Pujol with a long pass to R_Borre ... J_Worrall takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Ajax Min. 46 :(aja) B_Tahirovic lays the ball back to J_Sargent ... J_Sargent controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... E_Garcia curls it into the box! ... 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. 50 :(val) E_Unal takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... E_Unal with a terrific drive! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 50 :(val) E_Unal is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... G_Trauner with a bad challenge ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 51 :(val) T_Correia holds the ball up and waits 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! ... J_Worrall with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He knew that was coming and he holds his head in his hands! Min. 51 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: N_Williams ... COMING OFF: C_Ledesma Min. 55 :(val) D_Klaassen with the first time flick to R_Borre ... A wicked drive by R_Borre! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it Min. 57 :(val) M_Pedersen with a 40-yard pass to S_Amallah ... K_Frees wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 57 :(aja) G_Avila brings the ball into the opposing area ... I_Paixao makes himself available ... E_Unal with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... J_Sargent hits it over the wall ... A_Valles gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 57 :(aja) I_Paixao lobs it over E_Unal ... But A_Almeida slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 58 :(val) E_Unal beats N_Williams ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... E_Unal leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Trubin with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 62 :(val) A_Almeida cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Amallah ... S_Amallah with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Trubin is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Klaassen crosses it in! ... E_Unal makes a firm connection with his head ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Trubin is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Pepelu swings it in! ... E_Pujol with the header ... The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 62 :(aja) J_Sargent runs towards the goal ... Pepelu is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker looks relieved ... Peter Spall is far from happy with that decision Min. 64 :(aja) E_Garcia with the through ball to G_Avila ... E_Pujol with a terrible tackle ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 65 :(aja) J_Sargent finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... T_Correia with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... B_Tahirovic swings it in ... I_Paixao gets on the end of it ... E_Pujol tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... J_Sargent hits it into the box! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 68 :(aja) I_Paixao runs at the heart of the defence ... M_Pedersen pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: Diego ... COMING OFF: S_Steijn Min. 71 :(val) E_Pujol with a measured pass to T_Correia ... Well executed sliding challenge from B_Tahirovic Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: D_Bellion ... COMING OFF: J_Sargent Min. 75 :(val) R_Borre takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... A skilful effort from R_Borre! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 79 :(aja) K_Frees runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... But S_Amallah reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 80 :(val) E_Unal looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Gaya ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Williams hits it out for a throw Min. 81 :(val) T_Correia sidesteps K_Frees ... He showed great skill there ... E_Garcia slices it ... A_Trubin moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... D_Klaassen loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 81 :(aja) D_Bellion with a smart pass to B_Tahirovic ... B_Tahirovic with the attempt at goal! ... A_Valles makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 83 :(aja) K_Frees with a glorious 60-yard pass to Diego ... Diego hits a curling shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 84 :(aja) K_Frees lobs it over A_Almeida ... Gaya hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... G_Avila swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... 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. 85 :(val) A_Almeida with a byline cross to E_Pujol ... K_Frees gets to the ball first Min. 87 :(aja) K_Frees picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... Good sliding challenge from M_Pedersen Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aja) Diego runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Bellion ... He's played him in ... T_Correia with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee pauses for a second ... PENALTY!! ... I_Paixao will take it ... GOAL!! ... No mistake! ... The keeper never stood a chance! ... WOW!! ... Just WOW! ... Ajax have equalised! ... So late in the game! ... Valencia 1-1 Ajax... Min. 88 :(aja) D_Bellion finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... D_Bellion shapes up for a shot! ... A_Valles fists it away ... That was a good save! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Pujol (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Pujol (3) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Unal (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Paixao Scorers : I_Paixao (88 pen) Sent Off : J_Worrall (51) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 10 | 7 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 14 | 13 Key Tackles : 8 | 11 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 1 - 1 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Valles GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 T_Correia DF 1 20 16 12 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Pedersen DF 1 19 13 5 30 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 36 0 E_Pujol DF 1 20 17 13 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 28 51 Gaya DF 1 22 15 13 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 S_Amallah AM 1 9 18 15 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 13 11 D_Klaassen MF 1 4 22 17 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 Pepelu MF 1 12 18 11 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Almeida MF 1 13 21 6 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 20 0 E_Unal FW 1 5 15 19 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 29 14 21 R_Borre FW 1 9 14 22 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 17 14 G_Larsonneur GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ozkacar DF 1 17 15 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Maier MF 1 12 18 7 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 A_Lacazette FW 1 1 11 20 21 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Trubin GK 25 1 1 1 23 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 13 9 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 G_Avila DF 1 22 16 12 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 15 14 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 13 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 17 0 J_Worrall DF 1 18 12 11 28 | 53 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 -12 -12 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 19 13 20 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 12 15 C_Ledesma MF 1 11 18 13 29 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Steijn AM 1 5 20 16 22 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 21 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 J_Sargent FW 1 8 11 17 25 | 77 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 20 20 T_Wiese GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Z_Misimovic MF 1 10 19 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diego AM 1 6 19 14 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D_Bellion FW 1 4 15 18 23 | 18 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 1758553426 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40