FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Monaco (Mon May 11) Ajax | Monaco 4-1-2-1-2 C | 5-1-0-4 P Jonny Ayre | - | A_Trubin GK | GK A_Lopes E_Garcia DF | DF Raillo K_Frees DF | DF W_Faes R_Carvalho DF | DF Pepe N_Williams DF | DF C_Ozkacar S_Ramos DM | DF L_Wallace K_Perez MF | DM K_Kairinene Z_Misimovic AM | FW A_Ricchiuti B_vd_Boomen MF | FW J_Koumas G_Mikauatadze FW | FW J_R_Riquelme I_Paixao FW | FW S_Aguero | P_Campos SUB | SUB J_Pantemis M_Franz SUB | SUB D_Tutonda B_Tahirovic SUB | SUB O_Denman A_Keita SUB | SUB B_Taz M_Brighi SUB | SUB R_Colwill Min. 8 :(aja) S_Ramos moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to G_Mikauatadze ... W_Faes makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 10 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen cuts the ball back to I_Paixao ... Raillo with the block Min. 18 :(aja) E_Garcia spots a team mate in space ... He finds G_Mikauatadze with a lovely pass! ... G_Mikauatadze hits the ball on the bounce! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 20 :(mon) S_Aguero with a reverse pass to J_R_Riquelme ... K_Frees dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 21 :(mon) W_Faes lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Koumas latches on to it ... S_Ramos knocks the ball back to A_Trubin ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_Trubin! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... Pepe drives it into the box! ... A_Trubin catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 23 :(aja) K_Perez with an inch perfect pass to N_Williams ... N_Williams curls the ball in on goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Lopes never had a chance! Min. 24 :(mon) S_Aguero nutmegs K_Frees, he continues to run forward ... K_Frees reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 25 :(aja) K_Frees plays the early ball across the box to find Z_Misimovic in space ... Pepe reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 27 :(aja) Z_Misimovic crosses to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... A_Lopes pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... K_Perez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... E_Garcia gets on the end of it ... A_Lopes with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... S_Ramos lofts the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... A_Lopes catches it with ease Min. 27 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti with the diagonal pass to J_Koumas ... J_Koumas hits the ball on the bounce! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Trubin got a touch Min. 28 :(aja) K_Frees off the woodwork! ... K_Perez picks up the deflection ... But Raillo sweeps up the threat Min. 28 :(mon) C_Ozkacar runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Koumas ... I_Paixao body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Jonny Ayre looks relieved Min. 31 :(mon) J_Koumas with a smart turn ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Carvalho hits it out for a throw Min. 34 :(aja) E_Garcia skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_Frees ... But he loses control of it ... W_Faes takes possession Min. 35 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze storms past his marker ... G_Mikauatadze blasts the ball towards goal! ... A_Lopes takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 36 :(aja) Z_Misimovic changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Perez ... K_Perez tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Lopes with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 36 :(mon) L_Wallace finds K_Kairinene on the edge of the box ... What a shot from K_Kairinene! ... It could go anywhere ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 38 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen drives it across the face of the goal S_Ramos ... S_Ramos with the header! ... A_Lopes fists it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a mistake by Pepe ... That mistake could prove costly ... G_Mikauatadze with his head down lets it go! ... But A_Lopes reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Lopes anyway Min. 44 :(mon) J_R_Riquelme takes on S_Ramos ... He runs past him ... J_R_Riquelme goes for the top corner! ... But A_Trubin makes an easy save Min. 45 :(mon) L_Wallace with a smart pass to S_Aguero ... S_Aguero with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 46 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen holds the ball up ... He sees Z_Misimovic in space! ... But L_Wallace sweeps up the threat ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Monaco Min. 46 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti with the deft touch ... He takes it past K_Frees ... He knocks it to S_Aguero! ... S_Aguero runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Trubin with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 48 :(aja) N_Williams with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... A vicious shot by N_Williams! ... A_Lopes parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Lopes recovers to save!! Min. 48 :(mon) C_Ozkacar slides it through the middle to S_Aguero ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Williams ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 50 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: M_Brighi ... COMING OFF: K_Perez Min. 50 :(aja) N_Williams with a measured pass to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze tries the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: A_Keita ... COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic Min. 61 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: B_Taz ... COMING OFF: J_Koumas Min. 65 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... G_Mikauatadze latches onto the end of it ... G_Mikauatadze aims for the top right corner! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 67 :(aja) A_Keita knocks the ball past the lunge of K_Kairinene ... L_Wallace scythes the player down! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 68 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to A Min. 69 :(mon) J_R_Riquelme beats E_Garcia ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Carvalho ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Tahirovic ... COMING OFF: B_vd_Boomen Min. 71 :(aja) I_Paixao turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... A thundering drive by I_Paixao! ... A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 73 :(aja) M_Brighi with a 40-yard pass to E_Garcia ... A_Ricchiuti with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: D_Tutonda ... COMING OFF: Pepe Min. 75 :(aja) S_Ramos beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds N_Williams ... N_Williams tries to beat A_Lopes! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... A_Lopes was left standing ... That's put Ajax in front! ... Ajax 1-0 Monaco ... Min. 76 :(mon) J_R_Riquelme takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... J_R_Riquelme with a graceful, looping effort! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 77 :(aja) E_Garcia nutmegs D_Tutonda, he continues to run forward ... E_Garcia carves a shot towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 78 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to E Min. 78 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 78 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... J_R_Riquelme will now play as a AM Min. 80 :(aja) A_Keita controls it well ... He nutmegs D_Tutonda ... He puts in R_Carvalho! ... R_Carvalho goes for goal! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 83 :(mon) L_Wallace boots it towards S_Aguero ... Well executed sliding challenge from N_Williams Min. 85 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: R_Colwill ... COMING OFF: S_Aguero Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Williams (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Williams (75) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Lopes Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Wallace (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Monaco Attempts on Goal : 15 | 6 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 10 | 4 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 3 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 16 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 1 - 0 Monaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 23 | 92 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 24 16 10 23 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 38 K_Frees DF 1 21 16 15 24 | 92 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 36 0 R_Carvalho DF 1 21 15 9 25 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 21 N_Williams DF 1 21 15 11 24 | 92 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 34 19 82 S_Ramos DM 1 20 17 14 31 | 92 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 55 16 K_Perez MF 1 7 17 15 23 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 Z_Misimovic AM 1 11 20 16 27 | 61 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 21 12 24 | 71 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 17 23 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 22 29 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 P_Campos GK 24 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Franz DF 1 19 15 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 20 13 20 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Keita AM 1 8 18 20 26 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Brighi MF 1 16 22 12 23 | 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 27 1 1 1 28 | 92 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 Raillo DF 1 23 14 10 33 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 W_Faes DF 1 20 15 4 23 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 19 0 Pepe DF 1 20 15 14 29 | 76 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 C_Ozkacar DF 1 17 16 2 24 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 L_Wallace DF 1 20 17 8 29 | 92 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 49 -2 K_Kairinene DM 1 15 21 11 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 A_Ricchiuti AM 1 7 21 17 20 | 92 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 26 0 J_Koumas FW 1 11 20 18 22 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 J_R_Riquelme AM 1 10 20 17 30 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 S_Aguero FW 1 9 17 22 24 | 86 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 J_Pantemis GK 18 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tutonda DF 1 15 14 6 18 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Denman MF 1 5 15 12 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Taz AM 1 6 17 14 28 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Colwill FW 1 5 14 17 24 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1778523812 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40