FFO FLT, Ajax vs. Leicester City (Wed Jul 16) Ajax | Leicester City 4-2-1-1-2 C | 5-1-3-1 L Peter Spall | Darren Lear | A_Trubin GK | GK A_Areola E_Garcia DF | DF L_Dunk N_Williams DF | DF J_Angelino C_Rool DF | DF G_Montiel K_Frees DF | DF N_Aguerd M_Burke DM | DF Y_Berchiche B_vd_Boomen DM | MF A_Elanga B_Tahirovic MF | DM F_Kessie Diego AM | FW K_Dolberg G_Mikauatadze FW | MF N_Kante I_Paixao FW | MF C_Eriksen | T_Wiese SUB | SUB M_Muller B_Sosa SUB | SUB N_Vidic R_Zerrouki SUB | SUB B_Pearson S_Steijn SUB | SUB M_Almiron D_Bellion SUB | SUB Ronaldinho Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(aja) E_Garcia steps over the ball ... He nutmegs Y_Berchiche ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... E_Garcia has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But A_Areola makes a superb stop down low Min. 1 :(lei) A_Elanga gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past K_Frees! ... He has some space now! ... A thundering drive by A_Elanga! ... But A_Trubin with the difficult save Min. 1 :(aja) Diego saunters past his marker ... J_Angelino with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 4 :(lei) K_Dolberg crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Elanga in the box ... A_Trubin with an awful challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... PENALTY!! ... It looked like a penalty from here!! ... K_Dolberg places the ball on the spot! ... Down the middle and straight into the hands of A_Trubin!! Min. 5 :(aja) N_Williams with a glorious 60-yard pass to B_Tahirovic ... B_Tahirovic bears down on goal! ... A_Areola parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 29 :(lei) L_Dunk spots his team mate making a run ... He finds G_Montiel with a lovely pass! ... N_Williams reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga flights it in! ... A_Trubin comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... K_Dolberg with the header ... Looks like it should be A_Trubin's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... F_Kessie hits it into the box! ... N_Williams clears the danger Min. 31 :(aja) I_Paixao stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... N_Aguerd cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 32 :(lei) A_Elanga beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds N_Aguerd ... G_Mikauatadze pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 36 :(aja) Diego runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Montiel slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 40 :(lei) L_Dunk with the mazy run ... But K_Frees slides in Min. 40 :(aja) C_Rool breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Areola now! ... N_Aguerd trips him up from behind! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 42 :(lei) N_Kante has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... N_Kante with the chance! ... A_Trubin makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(aja) I_Paixao plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... I_Paixao launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Areola plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 46 :(lei) A_Elanga finds his way through ... N_Williams with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 46 :(aja) I_Paixao sprints past F_Kessie ... L_Dunk with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 48 :(lei) A_Elanga looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to K_Dolberg ... A thundering drive by K_Dolberg! ... A_Trubin saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Leicester City Min. 48 :(lei) K_Dolberg finds Y_Berchiche on the edge of the box ... C_Rool takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 56 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... G_Mikauatadze latches onto it! ... But J_Angelino slides in Min. 57 :(aja) Diego finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... N_Kante with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 63 :(lei) N_Kante plays in C_Eriksen with a beautiful ball ... Fine tackle by N_Williams ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 66 :(lei) Y_Berchiche runs at goal ... He spots the run of G_Montiel ... He's played him in ... I_Paixao with the tackle Min. 68 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: Ronaldinho ... COMING OFF: G_Montiel Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Sosa ... COMING OFF: C_Rool Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Elanga will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... C_Eriksen will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: S_Steijn ... COMING OFF: Diego Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: D_Bellion ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 82 :(lei) Y_Berchiche takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... B_Tahirovic hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... N_Kante lofts the ball in! ... L_Dunk gets to it! ... A_Trubin tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen swings it in! ... N_Aguerd with the header ... But A_Trubin palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... F_Kessie with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 94 :(aja) B_Tahirovic moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to E_Garcia ... A great volley from E_Garcia! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 95 :(aja) K_Frees sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Bellion gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Bellion has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's way wide ... The Leicester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Williams (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Trubin (4), G_Mikauatadze (32), N_Williams (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Dolberg Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Angelino (1), N_Aguerd (40), F_Kessie (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 5 | 6 Off target : 1 | 1 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 0 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 5 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 0 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 39 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 N_Williams DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 100 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 46 15 -2 C_Rool DF 1 18 13 7 27 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 13 24 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 17 0 M_Burke DM 1 16 19 3 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_vd_Boomen DM 1 16 21 10 24 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 19 13 20 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 12 15 Diego AM 1 6 19 14 23 | 78 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 16 21 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 20 29 | 78 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 8 T_Wiese GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Zerrouki DM 1 10 19 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Steijn AM 1 5 20 15 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 18 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 25 1 1 1 25 | 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 22 16 11 22 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 J_Angelino DF 1 22 16 9 22 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 -2 -2 G_Montiel DF 1 21 15 14 27 | 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 23 14 13 21 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 -2 13 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 14 22 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 0 A_Elanga AM 1 7 21 20 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 8 F_Kessie DM 1 15 22 10 27 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 21 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 19 N_Kante MF 1 13 21 12 25 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 10 16 C_Eriksen AM 1 7 20 14 22 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Vidic DF 1 19 14 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Pearson MF 1 15 19 13 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Almiron MF 1 6 18 16 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ronaldinho FW 1 6 17 19 20 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1752681411 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40