FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Valencia (Mon Feb 23)


                                 Ajax  |  Valencia
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  4-2-2-2 N
                          Peter Spall  |  Alfredo Gandarlos
                                       |
                          A_Trubin GK  |  GK A_Valles
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DF Gaya
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF L_Antonini
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF V_Bondar
                           K_Frees DF  |  DF T_Correia
                       B_vd_Boomen DM  |  MF D_Klaassen
                          M_Brighi MF  |  MF A_Diouf
                         A_Almeida MF  |  AM A_Rabiot
                       Z_Misimovic MF  |  AM N_Fekir
                     G_Mikauatadze FW  |  FW A_Aleman
                           A_Keita FW  |  FW A_Lacazette
                                       |
                          P_Campos SUB |  SUB R_Ceni
                           M_Franz SUB |  SUB M_Diakhaby
                        N_Williams SUB |  SUB H_Yakion
                       B_Tahirovic SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                          I_Paixao SUB |  SUB S_Govou




Min. 8  :(aja) S_Ramos breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Valles! 
          ...  Gaya brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  M_Brighi knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Keita gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Keita tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But A_Valles smothers the ball 
Min. 9  :(val) A_Lacazette with a one-touch layoff to A_Rabiot 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 11 :(aja) A_Keita picks up the pass 
          ...  V_Bondar plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Valles can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ramos hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Carvalho makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Carvalho with the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 14 :(aja) M_Brighi holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Z_Misimovic in space! 
          ...  Z_Misimovic tries the shot! 
          ...  But A_Valles parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 15 :(aja) A_Almeida finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from N_Fekir 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Brighi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Almeida gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Valles can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Valles was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 16 :(val) Gaya cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to N_Fekir 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 17 :(aja) K_Frees sidesteps Gaya 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  L_Antonini with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 18 :(aja) Z_Misimovic feeds the ball to A_Keita 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Gaya 
Min. 18 :(val) A_Lacazette takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  A_Lacazette throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 18 :(aja) Z_Misimovic with a measured ball to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  D_Klaassen with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  A_Almeida plays it short to R_Carvalho 
          ...  A_Rabiot steals the ball of off him 
Min. 20 :(aja) R_Carvalho sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  V_Bondar hits it out for a throw 
Min. 21 :(val) A_Aleman knocks the ball past Z_Misimovic 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Lacazette! 
          ...  A_Lacazette has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 26 :(aja) A_Almeida with a reverse pass to A_Keita 
          ...  A_Keita tries the shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 33 :(aja) A_Keita runs at the defence 
          ...  The ball hits A_Rabiot in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 34 :(val) D_Klaassen runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Klaassen looks to see where A_Trubin is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 36 :(aja) M_Brighi with a pinpoint pass to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Correia 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 37 :(val) N_Fekir beats R_Carvalho 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  N_Fekir tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Trubin catches the ball 
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Brighi flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Brighi lobs A_Valles! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Ajax go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 38 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 38 :(val) D_Klaassen with an inswinging cross to A_Aleman 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Frees 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 39 :(val) A_Rabiot gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside A_Almeida! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Rabiot with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_Trubin gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 40 :(aja) A_Almeida threads the through ball to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  L_Antonini with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 42 :(val) A_Lacazette with a probing pass to A_Rabiot 
          ...  E_Garcia with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(val) A_Aleman takes advantage of a mistake by B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  He knocks the ball to T_Correia! 
          ...  T_Correia with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 44 :(val) N_Fekir kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Diouf gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Diouf could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 45 :(aja) S_Ramos plays the early ball across the box to find K_Frees in space 
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Frees! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 46 :(aja) K_Frees sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Keita 
          ...  A_Keita hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 48 :(val) A_Diouf runs at the defence 
          ...  A_Diouf smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 1-0 Valencia

Min. 52 :(aja) M_Brighi finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  M_Brighi curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  Saved by A_Valles 
Min. 55 :(val) D_Klaassen flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Klaassen! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Trubin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Trubin catches it with style! 
Min. 57 :(val) A_Rabiot is through on goal 
          ...  A_Rabiot with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Williams 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_vd_Boomen 
Min. 61 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Tahirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic 
Min. 61 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with a 30-yard pass to A_Almeida 
          ...  A_Almeida rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 62 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Paixao 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Keita 
Min. 64 :(val) D_Klaassen crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Rabiot in the box 
          ...  A_Rabiot curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 64 :(aja) B_Tahirovic works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  Gaya with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with the outside of his boot 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 65 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze lobs it over V_Bondar 
          ...  T_Correia intercepts the pass 
Min. 65 :(val) Gaya gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  N_Fekir is unmarked 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  N_Fekir beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has A_Trubin to beat 
          ...  A_Trubin charges out of his area 
          ...  A_Trubin parries it 
Min. 66 :(aja) M_Brighi gains possession 
          ...  T_Correia wins the ball 
Min. 68 :(val) V_Bondar looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Aleman 
          ...  R_Carvalho with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 70 :(aja) M_Brighi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  I_Paixao gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Correia with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 74 :(aja) E_Garcia lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  B_Tahirovic latches on to it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Correia and it had to be 
Min. 79 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze drives it forward to E_Garcia 
          ...  What a shot from E_Garcia! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 80 :(aja) R_Carvalho with a short pass to find I_Paixao 
          ...  I_Paixao with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 85 :(aja) N_Williams sidesteps T_Correia 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  N_Williams keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 86 :(aja) K_Frees finds S_Ramos with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  S_Ramos shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Valles can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(aja) Curled in dangerously from N_Williams to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  V_Bondar reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 90 :(val) N_Fekir is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 91 :(aja) A_Almeida flicks the ball on to I_Paixao 
          ...  I_Paixao attempts to nutmeg A_Valles! 
          ...  A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 91 :(val) A_Aleman with a 30-yard pass to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Klaassen shoots towards goal! 
          ...  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. 94 :(val) N_Fekir pass splits open the defence and finds Gaya 
          ...  But S_Ramos puts it in row Z! 

*************  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          : E_Garcia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , M_Brighi (38)E_Garcia (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : N_Fekir
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , Gaya (8), D_Klaassen (18)T_Correia (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Ajax  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       14
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 0 Valencia
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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   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  23  16   9  23 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  18  50
R_Carvalho     DF   1  21  15   8  25 | 100   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  19  44
S_Ramos        DF   1  20  17  14  31 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  17  14
K_Frees        DF   1  20  15  14  24 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  38  14
B_vd_Boomen    DM   1  16  22  11  24 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Brighi       MF   1  16  21  11  23 | 100   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  39  65
A_Almeida      MF   1  14  22   7  22 | 100   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  42
Z_Misimovic    MF   1  11  20  16  27 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  14
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   4  16  22  24 | 100   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
A_Keita        FW   1   8  18  20  26 |  65   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
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
N_Williams     DF   1  21  15  11  24 |  37   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  17
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  15  20  13  20 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  14  21  29 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16

Player Statistics - Valencia
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_Valles       GK  26   1   1   1  24 | 100   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  24  16  13  31 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  34  -2
L_Antonini     DF   1  18  16  10  26 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
V_Bondar       DF   1  22  16   7  27 | 100   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  18   0
T_Correia      DF   1  21  16  13  28 | 100   0   4   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  66  -2  28
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  22  18  26 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  22  32
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  21  18  21 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
A_Rabiot       AM   1   6  22  17  22 | 100   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  64   0  37
N_Fekir        AM   1   5  24  21  29 | 100   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  33  30  18
A_Aleman       FW   1   7  17  20  26 | 100   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  10  20  21 | 100   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  18
R_Ceni         GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Yakion       MF   1   4  19  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  13  19   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Govou        FW   1  11  13  19  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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