FFO EFL CUP, Ajax vs. Marseille (Wed Jul 23) Ajax | Marseille 4-2-2-2 C | 5-0-3-2 P Peter Spall | - | A_Trubin GK | GK N_Schiks K_Frees DF | DF I_Konate E_Garcia DF | DF S_v_den_Berg N_Williams DF | DF T_Livramento G_Avila DF | DF L_Beraldo M_Burke DM | DF J_Matip R_Zerrouki DM | AM S_McTominay B_vd_Boomen MF | AM R_v_d_Vaart S_Steijn MF | AM J_Menez G_Mikauatadze FW | FW H_M_Son I_Paixao FW | FW G_Jesus | T_Wiese SUB | SUB G_Alette C_Rool SUB | SUB P_Senderos Diego SUB | SUB M_Melbourne B_Tahirovic SUB | SUB D_Zakora D_Bellion SUB | SUB R_Orsolini Min. 2 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a probing pass to G_Mikauatadze ... Wonderful sliding challenge by I_Konate Min. 7 :(mrs) J_Menez takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... J_Menez strikes a wicked curler! ... A_Trubin tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 8 :(aja) G_Avila runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A well-placed shot from G_Avila! ... N_Schiks heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 9 :(mrs) I_Konate gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to S_McTominay ... S_McTominay tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Marseille can hang onto that lead! ... Ajax 0-1 Marseille ... Min. 15 :(mrs) L_Beraldo with a 30-yard pass to H_M_Son ... N_Williams seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 17 :(mrs) H_M_Son takes advantage of a mistake by G_Avila ... Can he make them pay? ... E_Garcia takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 20 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with an intelligent ball to N_Williams ... N_Williams attempts a lob! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 22 :(aja) R_Zerrouki bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to B_vd_Boomen ... S_v_den_Berg with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee warns him Min. 26 :(mrs) L_Beraldo kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Jesus gets on the end of the pass ... N_Williams beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 32 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... An audacious effort from G_Mikauatadze! ... But N_Schiks is equal to it Min. 37 :(mrs) S_v_den_Berg beats N_Williams ... He showed great skill there ... K_Frees catches his opponent late!! ... That's an awful tackle! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 37 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze gets possession in his own half ... I_Konate wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 41 :(mrs) S_McTominay takes on G_Avila ... He runs past him ... I_Paixao with a bad challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(aja) G_Avila with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... G_Avila keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... That shot never looked like going in ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-1 Marseille Min. 46 :(mrs) J_Matip picks out H_M_Son with the cross ... G_Avila dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 46 :(aja) R_Zerrouki plays the early ball across the box to find S_Steijn in space ... J_Matip tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee warned him Min. 47 :(aja) K_Frees is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze with the strike! ... N_Schiks makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 52 :(aja) M_Burke is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... G_Avila latches onto the ball ... H_M_Son wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 58 :(aja) S_Steijn passes the ball to G_Mikauatadze ... T_Livramento reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 59 :(aja) N_Williams eases past J_Matip ... S_v_den_Berg reads the play well Min. 60 :(mrs) S_v_den_Berg with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Jesus gets on the end of the pass ... G_Jesus sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... Saved by A_Trubin Min. 61 :(aja) G_Avila spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to G_Mikauatadze! ... G_Mikauatadze fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... N_Schiks moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 63 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... G_Mikauatadze with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... N_Schiks makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 65 :(mrs) Tactical Change by Marseille ... Marseille have changed their playing style to D Min. 66 :(aja) R_Zerrouki feeds the ball to S_Steijn ... But T_Livramento sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 69 :(aja) S_Steijn runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off H_M_Son back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... I_Konate with the high feet ... The Referee yells at him to come over ... It's not the first time he's been called over today ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Rool ... COMING OFF: K_Frees Min. 72 :(aja) I_Paixao has a go! ... It hits the defender ... S_Steijn collects the loose ball! ... S_Steijn fires a shot at goal! ... N_Schiks just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 73 :(mrs) S_Steijn beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... N_Schiks brings him down in the area! He had no choice! ... He is ordered to cool off ... PENALTY!! ... G_Mikauatadze with the spot kick ... He's put it wide! ... That fizzled right past the post, but the wrong side! Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: Diego ... COMING OFF: S_Steijn Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: D_Bellion ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 79 :(aja) Diego pulls it back to D_Bellion ... D_Bellion with a bomb of a shot! ... N_Schiks gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 79 :(mrs) L_Beraldo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... L_Beraldo drives it low! ... A_Trubin saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 84 :(aja) D_Bellion bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Rool ... C_Rool hits the ball first time! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(aja) M_Burke takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Jesus with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Mikauatadze Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Frees (37) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marseille Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Konate (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_McTominay (9) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Konate (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Marseille Attempts on Goal : 10 | 4 Off target : 6 | 0 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 13 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 1 Marseille ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 13 24 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 17 -2 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 18 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 17 34 M_Burke DM 1 16 19 3 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 R_Zerrouki DM 1 10 19 7 20 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 21 10 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 S_Steijn MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 76 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 16 21 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 76 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Wiese GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Rool DF 1 18 13 7 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Diego MF 1 6 19 14 23 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 B_Tahirovic DM 1 15 19 13 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 18 23 | 19 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 Player Statistics - Marseille Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Schiks GK 26 1 1 1 30 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 I_Konate DF 1 23 17 11 25 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 35 -2 S_v_den_Berg DF 1 22 17 4 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 0 T_Livramento DF 1 21 18 15 30 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 L_Beraldo DF 1 21 18 13 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 17 J_Matip DF 1 21 16 13 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 S_McTominay AM 1 6 22 20 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 R_v_d_Vaart AM 1 4 19 16 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Menez AM 1 8 19 16 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 H_M_Son FW 1 5 17 25 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 G_Jesus FW 1 5 16 24 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 G_Alette GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Senderos DF 1 18 15 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Melbourne DF 1 15 14 5 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zakora MF 1 14 18 10 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Orsolini FW 1 4 11 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1753294484 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40