FFO FLT, Brighton vs. Ajax (Wed Jul 30) Brighton | Ajax 4-1-2-1-2 P | 5-2-1-2 E Mike Willett | Peter Spall | R_Sanchez GK | GK A_Trubin E_Konsa DF | DF C_Rool O_Kossounou DF | DF E_Garcia D_Agger DF | DF N_Williams D_Luiz DF | DF G_Avila N_Seiwald DM | DF K_Frees I_Bennacer MF | MF B_Tahirovic G_Gattuso MF | MF B_vd_Boomen Q_Timber AM | AM S_Steijn T_Dago FW | FW G_Mikauatadze S_Haller FW | FW I_Paixao | A_Palmer SUB | SUB T_Wiese J_Bednarek SUB | SUB J_Worrall T_Cahill SUB | SUB Diego T_Frings SUB | SUB R_Zerrouki A_Voronin SUB | SUB J_Sargent Min. 3 :(bri) S_Haller cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Konsa ... E_Konsa strikes a wicked curler! ... A_Trubin falls over ... But A_Trubin is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 5 :(bri) E_Konsa drives it across the face of the goal T_Dago ... T_Dago with a thundering volley! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 12 :(bri) T_Dago steps over the ball ... He nutmegs B_Tahirovic ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... T_Dago with the shot on net! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The Brighton fans chant his name! ... Brighton have taken the lead! ... Brighton 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 13 :(bri) Q_Timber takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Konsa ... N_Williams hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... N_Seiwald chips the ball in towards the far post! ... K_Frees reads it well and clears the danger Min. 16 :(bri) T_Dago takes possession on the edge of the box ... T_Dago with the crafty shot! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by T_Dago! ... That's a poor one ... A_Trubin catches it with ease Min. 17 :(bri) T_Dago races into the box ... He sees E_Konsa lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... E_Konsa hits the ball on the bounce! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Brighton 2-0 Ajax ... Min. 17 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to N Min. 17 :(aja) K_Frees pass splits open the defence and finds S_Steijn ... D_Agger with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 17 :(aja) N_Williams squares up to his marker ... He spits at O_Kossounou ... Right in his face! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 23 :(bri) T_Dago plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... K_Frees does well to intercept the ball Min. 23 :(aja) E_Garcia sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... I_Paixao gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Gattuso is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 26 :(bri) The defender underhits the back pass! ... T_Dago is through! ... What a mistake by B_Tahirovic! ... T_Dago curls it towards the top corner! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Brighton 3-0 Ajax ... Min. 28 :(bri) Q_Timber had to stretch to reach the pass ... Q_Timber aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 29 :(bri) S_Haller sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... S_Haller with a graceful, looping effort! ... But A_Trubin is equal to it Min. 30 :(bri) I_Bennacer hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... N_Seiwald collects the loose ball! ... N_Seiwald has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It's beaten A_Trubin ... It goes wide!! Min. 35 :(aja) N_Williams is shaking his head ... It looks like he's hurt his knee ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 35 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: J_Worrall ... COMING OFF: N_Williams Min. 36 :(bri) O_Kossounou has it now ... He takes on K_Frees ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Agger! ... D_Agger with a thundering drive! ... A_Trubin won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 39 :(aja) K_Frees is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze drives it low! ... R_Sanchez with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(bri) Q_Timber moves forward ... E_Garcia body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... I_Bennacer shapes to shoot ... He plays it to T_Dago instead ... T_Dago shoots towards goal! ... A_Trubin is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 45 :(aja) E_Garcia lays the ball back to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao has a dig at goal! ... R_Sanchez manages to turn it behind ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 3-0 Ajax Min. 46 :(bri) S_Haller with a well-controlled run ... S_Haller with the goal bound shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... Brighton 4-0 Ajax ... Min. 47 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to C Min. 48 :(bri) R_Sanchez has picked up a knock ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 50 :(aja) J_Worrall slides the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... I_Bennacer with a nasty foul Min. 51 :(bri) G_Gattuso knocks it past E_Garcia and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... J_Worrall knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 53 :(aja) I_Paixao gets possession in his own half ... I_Paixao goes for the top corner! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Brighton 4-1 Ajax ... Min. 54 :(bri) T_Dago controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... S_Haller gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Frees gets to the ball first Min. 56 :(aja) I_Paixao sidesteps O_Kossounou ... That was too easy ... A glorious effort by I_Paixao! ... It's way wide ... The Brighton fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 58 :(bri) G_Gattuso has it now ... He takes on J_Worrall ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Haller! ... S_Haller breaks clear! ... He just has A_Trubin to beat! ... He rounds A_Trubin ... He taps it towards the goal! ... Cleared off the line by J_Worrall!! Min. 59 :(bri) G_Gattuso finds D_Luiz with a perfectly weighted pass ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from D_Luiz! ... It looks good ... GOAL!! ... A_Trubin was well beaten there! ... Brighton 5-1 Ajax ... Min. 59 :(aja) J_Worrall spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to S_Steijn! ... An audacious effort from S_Steijn! ... But R_Sanchez makes a superb stop down low Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: J_Bednarek ... COMING OFF: E_Konsa Min. 63 :(aja) C_Rool knocks the ball past D_Luiz ... Now he crosses to I_Paixao! ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Seiwald ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 64 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Steijn keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from S_Steijn! ... It looks good ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 65 :(bri) D_Luiz with a first time pass ... T_Dago runs onto it! ... T_Dago hits a curling shot! ... A_Trubin blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 65 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with an intelligent ball to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze sees R_Sanchez off his line! ... But R_Sanchez palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 66 :(bri) D_Agger looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to T_Dago ... T_Dago hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 66 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with an incisive pass to K_Frees ... But J_Bednarek wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 67 :(bri) G_Gattuso fires over a low cross to S_Haller ... S_Haller with a scorcher of a shot! ... A_Trubin falls over ... But A_Trubin is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Cahill ... COMING OFF: I_Bennacer Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Frings ... COMING OFF: G_Gattuso Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: Diego ... COMING OFF: S_Steijn Min. 75 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: J_Sargent ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 76 :(aja) Diego has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Q_Timber ... He puts in J_Sargent! ... A cheeky lob from J_Sargent! ... R_Sanchez with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 77 :(bri) J_Bednarek spits at G_Mikauatadze ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 78 :(bri) T_Cahill takes advantage of a bad back pass ... J_Sargent beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 79 :(bri) T_Frings hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... S_Haller latches onto it! ... S_Haller drives it towards goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 82 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze off the woodwork! ... J_Sargent picks up the deflection ... T_Frings wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 82 :(aja) K_Frees spits at Q_Timber ... He should be ashamed! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 85 :(bri) O_Kossounou beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Q_Timber ... A_Trubin with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... What's The Referee going to give? ... PENALTY!! ... It looked like a penalty from here!! ... N_Seiwald places the ball on the spot! ... Can he score this penalty for his team? ... Oh, he can ... In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. ... Brighton 6-1 Ajax... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aja) K_Frees controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... J_Sargent gets onto the end of the pass! ... Intercepted by D_Agger Min. 89 :(bri) D_Agger with a neat pass into J_Bednarek ... But J_Sargent wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 90 :(bri) T_Frings has it now ... He takes on E_Garcia ... He gets past him! ... He puts in T_Dago! ... K_Frees wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 91 :(aja) J_Sargent with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... J_Sargent attempts a lob! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... R_Sanchez tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Sargent ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 94 :(aja) K_Frees plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Mikauatadze decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... O_Kossounou slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Dago (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Dago (12,26), E_Konsa (17), S_Haller (46), D_Luiz (59), N_Seiwald (85 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Gattuso (23) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Paixao Scorers : I_Paixao (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Williams (17), K_Frees (82) Injured : N_Williams (35) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 19 | 9 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 12 | 7 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 16 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 6 - 1 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 21 15 11 23 | 61 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 59 O_Kossounou DF 1 22 20 3 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 22 0 D_Agger DF 1 19 13 4 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 36 22 D_Luiz DF 1 19 15 6 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 52 N_Seiwald DM 1 18 22 12 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 18 0 54 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 22 9 31 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 G_Gattuso MF 1 15 19 12 29 | 71 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 51 -2 Q_Timber AM 1 9 19 16 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 T_Dago FW 1 6 16 20 24 | 95 0 0 2 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 50 82 S_Haller FW 1 6 13 23 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 18 36 A_Palmer GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 21 15 12 23 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 T_Cahill MF 1 5 19 14 30 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Frings MF 1 11 19 14 24 | 24 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 24 0 A_Voronin FW 1 9 12 18 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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -30 0 0 0 C_Rool DF 1 18 13 7 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 E_Garcia DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 N_Williams DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 -2 -2 G_Avila DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 19 14 13 24 | 95 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 66 49 -2 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 19 13 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 21 11 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Steijn AM 1 5 20 15 22 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 16 21 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 20 29 | 76 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 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 | 60 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 0 Diego AM 1 6 19 14 23 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 19 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sargent FW 1 8 11 16 25 | 19 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 56 0 24 1753899383 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40