FFO EFL2, Wolfsburg vs. Ajax (Fri Oct 03)


                            Wolfsburg  |  Ajax
                              5-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                         Jason Hopton  |  Peter Spall
                                       |
                        A_McGregor GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                        N_Nkounkou DF  |  DF N_Williams
                         B_Diakite DF  |  DF G_Avila
                            C_Lell DF  |  DF G_Trauner
                         M_Wieffer DF  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                            R_Esse MF  |  MF B_Tahirovic
                        Z_Flemming MF  |  MF Z_Misimovic
                          A_Knauff MF  |  MF S_Steijn
                            M_Guiu FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                          A_Emakhu FW  |  FW I_Paixao
                                       |
                         J_Ledesma SUB |  SUB T_Wiese
                            R_Koch SUB |  SUB J_Worrall
                          B_Tomiak SUB |  SUB R_Zerrouki
                            A_Buta SUB |  SUB Diego
                         J_Njinmah SUB |  SUB D_Bellion




Min. 2  :(aja) N_Williams looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  A left-footer by B_Tahirovic! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  That's given Ajax the advantage! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 4  :(wlb) N_Nkounkou with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  N_Nkounkou tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 9  :(aja) G_Mikauatadze finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  R_Esse with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 11 :(wlb) D_Rugani has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Z_Misimovic 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Guiu! 
          ...  M_Guiu controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin drops the shot! 
          ...  And it's gone in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Butterfingers! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 12 :(wlb) R_Esse puts in A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But A_Trubin parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 13 :(aja) Z_Misimovic beats N_Nkounkou 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Z_Flemming fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Jason Hopton looks relieved 
Min. 15 :(wlb) M_Guiu with the first time flick to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 17 :(wlb) A_Knauff with a short pass to find A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 21 :(wlb) D_Rugani is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Esse 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from I_Paixao 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 22 :(wlb) M_Guiu nutmegs N_Williams, he continues to run forward 
          ...  M_Guiu sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 26 :(wlb) M_Guiu with the header on 
          ...  He finds N_Nkounkou in space 
          ...  N_Nkounkou launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But A_Trubin makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 28 :(wlb) M_Guiu looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Diakite 
          ...  B_Diakite with the shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 29 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou breaks free from his marker 
          ...  N_Nkounkou hits a great shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 30 :(aja) G_Avila spits at Z_Flemming 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 35 :(wlb) B_Diakite races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Knauff lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Esse swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to C_Lell 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Trubin hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 39 :(wlb) R_Esse with a reverse pass to B_Diakite 
          ...  An audacious effort from B_Diakite! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Trubin looks dejected 
          ...  That's put Wolfsburg ahead! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 2-1 Ajax ...
Min. 42 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou with a penetrating pass to A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(wlb) M_Guiu takes advantage of a bad back pass from Z_Misimovic 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Guiu! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Jason Hopton spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 46 :(wlb) M_Guiu takes advantage of a mistake by G_Avila 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Guiu with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Nkounkou! 
          ...  A_Trubin thumps the ball away! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 2-1 Ajax

Min. 46 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze skips the challenge from D_Rugani 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But A_McGregor makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 49 :(wlb) M_Wieffer floats the ball in to find N_Nkounkou 
          ...  N_Nkounkou fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  What agility from A_Trubin 
Min. 53 :(wlb) B_Diakite retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Emakhu latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Emakhu with the shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin goes down well to save 
Min. 53 :(aja) N_Williams spits at A_Knauff 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 54 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Wieffer! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Intercepted by C_Lell 
Min. 56 :(wlb) A_Emakhu runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Knauff 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Knauff! 
          ...  But A_Trubin with the difficult save 
Min. 57 :(aja) G_Trauner looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  A_Knauff with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 59 :(wlb) M_Guiu flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Wieffer runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Wieffer with a thundering volley! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Jason Hopton spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 60 :(wlb) R_Esse beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A great volley from R_Esse! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  A_Trubin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Trubin tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Diakite plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Knauff gets his head on it 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 61 :(wlb) D_Rugani has space to run with the ball 
          ...  D_Rugani hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 62 :(aja) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  I_Paixao gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  I_Paixao fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_McGregor is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by G_Avila 
          ...  C_Lell belts it clear 
Min. 62 :(wlb) Z_Flemming moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Emakhu 
          ...  N_Williams fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Peter Spall looks relieved 
          ...  Jason Hopton is far from happy with that decision 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  A_Emakhu bends it round the wall 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 63 :(aja) B_Tahirovic has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past D_Rugani 
          ...  He knocks it to I_Paixao! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 64 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Wieffer 
          ...  M_Wieffer with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 66 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Rugani! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Esse is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee marches over with gusto! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  He's had too many warnings 
Min. 67 :(wlb) R_Esse smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Emakhu latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Emakhu with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Trubin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 3-1 Ajax ...
Min. 67 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 67 :(aja) I_Paixao breaks free from D_Rugani 
          ...  I_Paixao hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_McGregor never had a chance! 
Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  A_Knauff will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Worrall 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Trauner 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: Diego 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Steijn 
Min. 73 :(wlb) M_Guiu eases past E_Garcia 
          ...  M_Guiu rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Bellion 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Paixao 
Min. 77 :(wlb) M_Guiu cuts through the defence 
          ...  M_Guiu hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 77 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen barges Z_Flemming off the ball 
          ...  R_Esse with the high feet 
          ...  That's his second yellow card! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  So long! And goodbye! 
          ...  Au revoir! 
          ...  Auf Wiedersehen! 
Min. 81 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen brushes B_Diakite aside and breaks free 
          ...  C_Lell takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 84 :(wlb) A_Emakhu finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  Z_Misimovic with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 85 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen is first to the ball 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen tries the shot! 
          ...  But A_McGregor punches it away 
Min. 87 :(wlb) A_Knauff slips past J_Worrall 
          ...  N_Williams with the tackle 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Lell 
Min. 89 :(aja) Z_Misimovic turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Wieffer gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 92 :(wlb) A_Knauff 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 A_Emakhu 
          ...  Diego with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 96 :(aja) J_Worrall finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  Z_Flemming with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's for persistant fouling. 
Min. 97 :(aja) G_Avila barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  M_Wieffer with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Volkswagen Arena
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : M_Guiu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Guiu (11), B_Diakite (39), A_Emakhu (67)
Sent Off             : R_Esse (77)
Booked               : A_Knauff (57), Z_Flemming (96)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : B_Tahirovic
Scorers              : B_Tahirovic (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Williams (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Wolfsburg  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       5
Off target           :          14        |       2
On target            :          12        |       3
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :          17        |       3
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Final Score          : Wolfsburg 3 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Wolfsburg
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_McGregor     GK  23   1   1   1  25 | 100   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  23  19   3  26 | 100   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  41  23
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  21  15  14  29 | 100   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  15  32  52
B_Diakite      DF   1  21  18  10  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  26  62
C_Lell         DF   1  20  13  12  21 |  91   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  16
M_Wieffer      DF   1  19  21   6  27 | 100   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  10  42
R_Esse         MF   1   9  20  17  25 |  80   0   0   3   2   1   0   0   1   0 -12  53  -1
Z_Flemming     MF   1   6  21  18  29 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  21  18  26 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8  24
M_Guiu         FW   1   8  19  22  28 | 100   0   0   4   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  48  40
A_Emakhu       FW   1   6  15  22  30 | 100   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  16  44
J_Ledesma      GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  18  12   3  24 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Tomiak       DF   1  14  11  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   7  19  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   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 | 100  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  22  15   9  23 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Williams     DF   1  20  14  10  24 | 100   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  14  37  -2
G_Avila        DF   1  22  16  12  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Trauner      DF   1  19  13   9  24 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  16  21  11  24 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  17
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  15  19  13  20 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  38
Z_Misimovic    MF   1  10  19  15  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Steijn       MF   1   5  20  16  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   4  16  22  24 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  14  21  29 |  78   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  34   0  10
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
R_Zerrouki     MF   1  11  19   7  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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bellion      FW   1   4  15  18  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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