FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. RB Leipzig (Fri Apr 10) Ajax | RB Leipzig 4-3-1-2 C | 4-1-1-3-1 P Jonny Ayre | Rares Ghirau | A_Trubin GK | GK A_Batalla M_Franz DF | DF K_Nedeljkovic K_Frees DF | DF J_Branthwaite S_Ramos DF | DF M_Finkgrafe R_Carvalho DF | DF J_Vazquez M_Brighi MF | DM E_Laird A_Almeida MF | MF C_Doucoure Z_Misimovic AM | AM C_Baumgartner B_vd_Boomen MF | AM S_Downing G_Mikauatadze FW | AM Y_Diomande I_Paixao FW | FW Romulo | P_Campos SUB | SUB D_Enriquez D_Batubinsika SUB | SUB E_C_Bitshiabu B_Tahirovic SUB | SUB M_Kiilerich A_Keita SUB | SUB T_Chandler K_Perez SUB | SUB L_Cana Min. 3 :(aja) M_Franz finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Finkgrafe ... M_Franz could have let it bounce! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... G_Mikauatadze swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... A_Batalla comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 4 :(aja) Z_Misimovic punches Y_Diomande! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 6 :(aja) Z_Misimovic takes advantage of a mistake by K_Nedeljkovic ... Can he make them pay? ... Superbly timed tackle by K_Nedeljkovic ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... Z_Misimovic with an outswinging corner into the box ... M_Brighi rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 6 :(rbl) J_Vazquez with a reverse pass to E_Laird ... But S_Ramos slides in Min. 7 :(rbl) J_Vazquez barges the defender off the ball ... M_Franz fouls badly ... 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! Min. 8 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Baumgartner ... C_Baumgartner hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Trubin watches it sail wide! Min. 9 :(aja) A_Almeida with an inswinging cross to I_Paixao ... K_Nedeljkovic stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Rares Ghirau looks relieved ... Jonny Ayre is far from happy with that decision Min. 10 :(rbl) J_Vazquez cuts inside S_Ramos ... He worked that well ... J_Vazquez bears down on goal! ... A_Trubin makes a good save Min. 12 :(rbl) S_Downing flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_Downing has a dig at goal! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 13 :(aja) K_Frees finds himself in a good position ... M_Finkgrafe fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... M_Franz plays it short to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Batalla with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 14 :(aja) Z_Misimovic retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... I_Paixao gets on the end of it ... J_Branthwaite reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 17 :(aja) K_Frees steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Branthwaite ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... K_Nedeljkovic knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... G_Mikauatadze curls it towards the top corner ... A_Batalla takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 18 :(aja) M_Brighi nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Brighi! ... But A_Batalla parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 21 :(rbl) C_Doucoure can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... What a challenge by R_Carvalho ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Branthwaite chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Franz with a great clearance! Min. 22 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner takes advantage of a mistake by S_Ramos ... That mistake could prove costly ... K_Frees with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... C_Baumgartner swings it in ... S_Downing gets on the end of it ... S_Ramos with the tackle Min. 22 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic knocks the ball past K_Frees ... Now he crosses to J_Vazquez! ... J_Vazquez drives the ball low! ... A_Trubin makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 23 :(aja) I_Paixao hoofs it upfield to find Z_Misimovic ... Z_Misimovic fires off a right-footed shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Batalla dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Batalla tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida flights it in! ... K_Frees loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But A_Batalla tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Brighi ... A_Batalla comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... B_vd_Boomen swings a leg at it! ... It's beaten A_Batalla ... It goes wide!! Min. 24 :(rbl) J_Vazquez takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... K_Frees knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 25 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic flicks the ball on to M_Finkgrafe ... I_Paixao rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 27 :(aja) R_Carvalho gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze blasts the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... Ajax have the advantage! ... Ajax 1-0 RB Leipzig ... Min. 28 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner with an intelligent ball to Y_Diomande ... S_Ramos makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 32 :(aja) K_Frees gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Branthwaite! ... He has some space now! ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Doucoure ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... Z_Misimovic plays it towards the near post! ... B_vd_Boomen swings a leg at it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... K_Frees with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Branthwaite wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 34 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a penetrating pass to M_Brighi ... M_Brighi shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Ajax 2-0 RB Leipzig ... Min. 35 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to D Min. 41 :(aja) M_Franz finds a hole in the defence ... C_Baumgartner with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(aja) K_Frees with a neat pass into G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze rifles it to the far post! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 44 :(aja) I_Paixao times his run well ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Finkgrafe Min. 44 :(rbl) Y_Diomande with a simple pass to E_Laird ... What a fantastic interception by Z_Misimovic ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 45 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 46 :(aja) A_Almeida finds I_Paixao in the box ... I_Paixao goes for goal! ... A_Batalla saves it ... Good goalkeeping ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 2-0 RB Leipzig Min. 52 :(rbl) J_Vazquez chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Baumgartner ... What a fantastic interception by S_Ramos Min. 58 :(aja) I_Paixao with the first time pass to G_Mikauatadze ... J_Branthwaite slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: A_Keita ... COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic Min. 60 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... S_Downing will now play as a FW Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Tahirovic ... COMING OFF: B_vd_Boomen Min. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: E_C_Bitshiabu ... COMING OFF: M_Finkgrafe Min. 65 :(rbl) C_Doucoure barges the defender off the ball ... C_Doucoure hits the ball on the bounce! ... A_Trubin collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 72 :(aja) A_Keita knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... C_Doucoure robs him of the ball Min. 75 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... C_Doucoure will now play as a AM Min. 78 :(aja) M_Brighi brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Keita gets on the end of the pass ... S_Downing robs him of the ball Min. 80 :(aja) B_Tahirovic retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... G_Mikauatadze latches onto the end of it ... But J_Branthwaite sweeps up the threat Min. 86 :(rbl) J_Vazquez looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Downing ... R_Carvalho dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aja) I_Paixao searches out A_Keita ... J_Branthwaite takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 91 :(aja) S_Ramos takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... C_Doucoure does well to intercept the ball Min. 91 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to B_Tahirovic ... C_Baumgartner bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... But wait, there's more... ... RED CARD!! ... He'd already been booked! Good night Vienna! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... A_Almeida plays it short to I_Paixao ... J_Vazquez tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida floats the ball in! ... A_Batalla comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... G_Mikauatadze with the shot! ... A_Batalla with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Mikauatadze (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Mikauatadze (27), M_Brighi (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Z_Misimovic (4), M_Franz (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Doucoure Scorers : N/A Sent Off : C_Baumgartner (91) Booked : K_Nedeljkovic (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 14 | 5 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 9 | 4 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 7 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 12 Key Passes : 13 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 2 - 0 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 M_Franz DF 1 19 15 11 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 36 -2 15 K_Frees DF 1 21 15 15 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 19 15 S_Ramos DF 1 20 17 14 31 | 94 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 17 0 R_Carvalho DF 1 21 15 9 25 | 94 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 42 0 M_Brighi MF 1 16 22 12 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 78 A_Almeida MF 1 14 22 7 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Z_Misimovic AM 1 11 20 16 27 | 61 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 25 12 12 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 21 11 24 | 66 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 17 23 24 | 94 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 55 48 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 22 29 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 8 P_Campos GK 24 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Batubinsika DF 1 17 13 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 20 13 20 | 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Keita AM 1 8 18 20 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Perez MF 1 7 17 15 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Batalla GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 K_Nedeljkovic DF 1 21 18 12 22 | 94 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 46 -2 J_Branthwaite DF 1 22 18 4 28 | 94 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 M_Finkgrafe DF 1 19 17 10 25 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 22 15 14 20 | 94 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 57 32 E_Laird DM 1 22 18 12 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Doucoure AM 1 19 22 7 26 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 57 0 23 C_Baumgartner AM 1 4 21 21 27 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -12 1 -5 S_Downing FW 1 6 17 20 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 10 Y_Diomande AM 1 11 20 19 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Romulo FW 1 7 17 22 31 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Enriquez GK 24 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_C_Bitshiabu DF 1 20 16 5 20 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kiilerich MF 1 15 13 6 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Chandler DM 1 3 12 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Cana DM 1 16 19 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1775839434 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40