FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Sparta Prague (Fri Jan 16)


                                 Ajax  |  Sparta Prague
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-1-1-2-2 N
                          Peter Spall  |  Simon Hill Caretaker
                                       |
                          A_Trubin GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DF D_Hancko
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF J_Headley
                           G_Avila DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                           K_Frees DF  |  DF Edgar
                           M_Franz DF  |  DM S_Fofana
                       B_vd_Boomen MF  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                          M_Brighi MF  |  MF B_Jankovic
                       Z_Misimovic MF  |  AM D_Ndoye
                     G_Mikauatadze FW  |  FW M_Gomez
                           A_Keita FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                           T_Wiese SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                         G_Trauner SUB |  SUB M_Andersen
                        N_Williams SUB |  SUB D_Matsui
                       B_Tahirovic SUB |  SUB M_Nunex
                          I_Paixao SUB |  SUB H_Postiga




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 2  :(spp) M_Gomez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  E_Garcia cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 4  :(aja) G_Mikauatadze is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Brighi latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Brighi tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 7  :(aja) The ball is passed in from G_Mikauatadze, he finds Z_Misimovic 
          ...  Z_Misimovic with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 9  :(aja) M_Franz dribbles it into the box 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Franz! 
          ...  A_Lopes heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 9  :(spp) M_Gibbs_White knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 13 :(spp) L_Morgalla flicks the ball on to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White tries to beat A_Trubin from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 18 :(spp) A_Dovbyk runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  What agility from A_Trubin 
Min. 20 :(spp) D_Hancko brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Edgar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Edgar drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 22 :(aja) K_Frees with a glorious long pass to A_Keita 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Headley 
Min. 22 :(spp) M_Gomez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Franz behind 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 23 :(aja) M_Franz is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Carvalho 
          ...  J_Headley anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 24 :(aja) Z_Misimovic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen from 20 yards! 
          ...  But A_Lopes pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 25 :(spp) D_Hancko sprints past the defender 
          ...  D_Hancko bears down on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 26 :(spp) S_Fofana off the woodwork! 
          ...  D_Ndoye picks up the deflection 
          ...  D_Ndoye hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Trubin 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 33 :(aja) M_Brighi with a byline cross to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 34 :(spp) L_Morgalla flicks the ball through 
          ...  S_Fofana runs onto it! 
          ...  But M_Brighi wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Jankovic chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Trubin comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Gomez with the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 36 :(aja) M_Brighi looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze drives it low! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Lopes never had a chance! 
Min. 36 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Edgar 
          ...  Edgar launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Trubin dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And A_Trubin tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Headley floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Trubin easily claims the ball! 
Min. 37 :(aja) A_Keita slides the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Fofana and it had to be 
Min. 37 :(spp) B_Jankovic takes advantage of a mistake by M_Franz 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Hancko! 
          ...  Intercepted by K_Frees 
Min. 38 :(aja) R_Carvalho smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Keita latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Keita could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 41 :(aja) A_Keita slips past L_Morgalla 
          ...  A_Keita looks to see where A_Lopes is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 41 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from K_Frees 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(aja) Z_Misimovic beats Edgar with absolute ease! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Headley 
          ...  He timed it well 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 0-0 Sparta Prague

Min. 47 :(aja) Z_Misimovic takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Fofana 
          ...  Z_Misimovic sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But A_Lopes makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 47 :(spp) D_Ndoye beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Gomez 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Gomez! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 52 :(aja) Z_Misimovic sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  D_Hancko intercepts the pass 
Min. 52 :(spp) D_Ndoye turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Ndoye with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Trubin watches it sail wide! 
Min. 53 :(aja) M_Brighi spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to A_Keita! 
          ...  But J_Headley slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 55 :(aja) Z_Misimovic flights the ball to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Edgar 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 56 :(aja) K_Frees retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of it 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Lopes plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 57 :(aja) Z_Misimovic leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to K_Frees 
          ...  K_Frees is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has A_Lopes to beat 
          ...  He rounds A_Lopes 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 57 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a flashy move 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Trubin is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 58 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Nunex 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Fofana 
Min. 62 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White beats A_Keita 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White must beat A_Trubin! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Andersen 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Headley 
Min. 65 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Andersen 
          ...  He puts in G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  M_Andersen with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 69 :(spp) D_Ndoye beats his man 
          ...  D_Ndoye with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  A_Trubin beats the ball away 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Williams 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Franz 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Tahirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Paixao 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Keita 
Min. 71 :(spp) B_Jankovic with the first time flick to D_Ndoye 
          ...  K_Frees brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 72 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with a blistering shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 77 :(aja) K_Frees cuts through the defence 
          ...  K_Frees launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  A_Lopes can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 77 :(spp) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  D_Ndoye seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A great volley from D_Ndoye! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 78 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Postiga 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gomez 
Min. 80 :(aja) K_Frees beats M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  K_Frees hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It floats over A_Lopes 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 81 :(aja) M_Brighi with a flicked pass to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  But Edgar wins the tackle 
Min. 82 :(aja) E_Garcia with a one-touch layoff to I_Paixao 
          ...  I_Paixao attempts a lob! 
          ...  A_Lopes can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 83 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled Edgar 
          ...  M_Andersen takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 84 :(aja) K_Frees slips past D_Ndoye 
          ...  L_Morgalla takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 85 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White passes the ball to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  N_Williams takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 85 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White hoists the ball across to D_Hancko 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Hancko! 
          ...  A_Trubin takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(spp) B_Jankovic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Carvalho 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 91 :(aja) K_Frees gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past Edgar! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Nunex tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 93 :(aja) I_Paixao breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Lopes now! 
          ...  H_Postiga trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 94 :(aja) N_Williams takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Andersen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 95 :(aja) B_Tahirovic wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Frees 
          ...  K_Frees sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Lopes's hands 
          ...  But A_Lopes recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 96 :(spp) B_Jankovic knocks the ball on and sprints past B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  A delightful ball in to M_Andersen 
          ...  K_Frees knocks the ball back to A_Trubin 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past A_Trubin! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Morgalla 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Johan Cruyff Arena
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : K_Frees (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : M_Gibbs_White
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Postiga (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       17
Off target           :           9        |       12
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Ajax 0 - 0 Sparta Prague
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Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Trubin       GK  26   1   1   1  23 | 100   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  23  16   9  23 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  18   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  20  15   8  25 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  19   0
G_Avila        DF   1  22  17  13  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Frees        DF   1  20  15  14  24 | 100   0   3   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  72  38  58
M_Franz        DF   1  19  14  11  26 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  19
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  16  22  11  24 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  12  19
M_Brighi       MF   1  16  21  11  23 | 100   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  52  17
Z_Misimovic    MF   1  11  19  16  27 |  74   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  26
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   4  16  22  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  36  28
A_Keita        FW   1   8  18  20  26 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  18
T_Wiese        GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Trauner      DF   1  19  13   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Williams     DF   1  20  14  11  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  15  20  13  20 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  14  21  29 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes        GK  26   1   1   1  28 | 100   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  22  17  12  22 | 100   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  17  34
J_Headley      DF   1  21  15   8  27 |  69   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0
L_Morgalla     DF   1  21  20   4  26 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  28  24
Edgar          DF   1  23  15  10  23 | 100   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  45   0  38
S_Fofana       DM   1  16  22  14  23 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  12   0
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  22  18  25 | 100   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  36  64
B_Jankovic     MF   1  11  21  16  30 | 100   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0
D_Ndoye        AM   1   8  21  19  26 | 100   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  38
M_Gomez        FW   1   8  15  21  31 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   5  19  24  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_Curci        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  21  13   9  25 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
D_Matsui       MF   1   5  19  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nunex        MF   1  15  20  12  22 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Postiga      FW   1   8  14  19  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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