FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Wolfsburg (Fri Apr 17) Ajax | Wolfsburg 4-3-1-2 C | 4-1-3-2 C Jonny Ayre | Ryan Field | A_Trubin GK | GK J_Bijlow N_Williams DF | DF Z_Diamond K_Frees DF | DF B_Diakite E_Garcia DF | DF R_Koch R_Carvalho DF | DF M_Silvestre M_Brighi MF | MF C_Jones A_Almeida MF | MF I_Sarr Z_Misimovic AM | DM M_Wieffer B_vd_Boomen MF | MF M_Nunex G_Mikauatadze FW | FW M_Guiu I_Paixao FW | FW Ronaldo | P_Campos SUB | SUB A_McGregor S_Ramos SUB | SUB B_Henrichs B_Tahirovic SUB | SUB R_McGree A_Keita SUB | SUB R_Hedges K_Perez SUB | SUB D_Welbeck Min. 2 :(wlb) C_Jones hoofs it upfield to find R_Koch ... Good sliding challenge from N_Williams Min. 3 :(aja) A_Almeida sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao swings in the shot! ... J_Bijlow claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... That's given Ajax the advantage! ... Ajax 1-0 Wolfsburg ... Min. 4 :(wlb) Z_Diamond takes possession ... Well intercepted by K_Frees Min. 6 :(wlb) M_Guiu is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Silvestre ... The defender plays it back to A_Trubin ... But it's gone straight to M_Silvestre! ... He just has A_Trubin to beat! ... A_Trubin charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Ajax 1-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 13 :(wlb) Ronaldo plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Brighi ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 15 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a 50-yard pass to Z_Misimovic ... A great volley from Z_Misimovic! ... J_Bijlow collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 16 :(wlb) C_Jones jumps over the defender's challenge ... C_Jones with the shot on net! ... A_Trubin makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 17 :(wlb) I_Sarr sidesteps R_Carvalho ... That was too easy ... Well executed sliding challenge from Z_Misimovic Min. 19 :(aja) K_Frees gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Blocked by Z_Diamond Min. 23 :(wlb) Ronaldo flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Almeida rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... M_Guiu swings it in ... B_Diakite gets on the end of it ... B_Diakite tries to beat J_Bijlow from outside the area! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Guiu! ... Ronaldo gets to it! ... A_Trubin parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Koch flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Trubin ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 25 :(aja) M_Brighi plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... C_Jones had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 27 :(wlb) M_Wieffer floats the ball in to find R_Koch ... A_Almeida hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Silvestre flights it in! ... A_Trubin fists it away! Min. 28 :(aja) I_Paixao curls the ball out wide to Z_Misimovic ... Z_Misimovic with a terrific drive! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 28 :(wlb) M_Wieffer sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Nunex ... The ball hits E_Garcia in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 29 :(aja) R_Carvalho knocks the ball past the defender ... But R_Koch with the fine tackle Min. 30 :(aja) M_Brighi slips past his marker B_Diakite ... The ball is whipped into I_Paixao ... But R_Koch sweeps up the threat Min. 30 :(wlb) R_Koch with a probing pass to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr with the cheeky shot! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... That's given Wolfsburg the advantage! ... Ajax 1-2 Wolfsburg ... Min. 34 :(aja) Z_Misimovic knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Z_Misimovic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 35 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen feeds the ball through the middle ... A_Almeida runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A skilful effort from A_Almeida! ... But J_Bijlow with the difficult save Min. 37 :(wlb) Ronaldo is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 38 :(wlb) M_Silvestre with a simple pass to M_Wieffer ... But B_vd_Boomen wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 40 :(wlb) M_Guiu with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... R_Carvalho tackles cleanly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(aja) M_Brighi feeds the ball to Z_Misimovic ... But M_Wieffer wins the tackle Min. 46 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze plays it long to A_Almeida ... A_Almeida attempts a lob! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Bijlow moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... J_Bijlow catches it with style! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 1-2 Wolfsburg Min. 47 :(aja) N_Williams finds the run of I_Paixao ... I_Paixao aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida hits it towards the far post! ... B_Diakite deals with the danger and clears Min. 58 :(wlb) R_Koch plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... R_Carvalho with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: A_Keita ... COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: S_Ramos ... COMING OFF: R_Carvalho Min. 63 :(wlb) Z_Diamond jumps over A_Almeida's challenge ... Z_Diamond with the crafty shot! ... A_Trubin parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 65 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: B_Tahirovic ... COMING OFF: B_vd_Boomen Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: R_Hedges ... COMING OFF: M_Nunex Min. 70 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: R_McGree ... COMING OFF: M_Guiu Min. 70 :(wlb) R_Hedges over hits his pass ... He finds I_Sarr though ... That was fortunate ... Excellent sliding challenge by N_Williams ... He timed it well Min. 72 :(aja) K_Frees brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of the pass ... Z_Diamond slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 72 :(wlb) Z_Diamond pass splits open the defence and finds R_Hedges ... A thundering drive by R_Hedges! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Trubin's arms ... Unlucky Min. 74 :(wlb) R_Hedges brushes N_Williams aside and breaks free ... But K_Frees wins the ball Min. 75 :(wlb) M_Silvestre saunters past M_Brighi ... N_Williams wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... He is warned by The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... Ronaldo curls it towards the top corner ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... Ajax 1-3 Wolfsburg ... Min. 76 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to A Min. 77 :(aja) A_Almeida gets to the byline and finds I_Paixao with a beautiful cross ... R_Koch wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 79 :(aja) I_Paixao has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Z_Diamond! ... He has some space now! ... M_Silvestre hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic lofts the ball in! ... K_Frees gets something on it! ... J_Bijlow tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... M_Brighi swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... G_Mikauatadze gets to it! ... But he somehow misses ... The Wolfsburg fans laugh at him Min. 82 :(wlb) M_Silvestre has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past N_Williams ... He puts in I_Sarr! ... S_Ramos is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... A_Trubin misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Jones flights it in! ... B_Diakite rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... But A_Trubin makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 83 :(aja) N_Williams spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to B_Tahirovic! ... M_Wieffer wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Mikauatadze dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Bijlow comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... I_Paixao gets to it! ... The shot slips through J_Bijlow's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: B_Henrichs ... COMING OFF: R_Koch Min. 86 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... B_Tahirovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... B_Tahirovic drives the ball low! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aja) S_Ramos looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze with the 40 yard drive! ... What agility from J_Bijlow Min. 88 :(wlb) M_Wieffer races into the box ... He sees B_Diakite lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... B_Diakite tries to lob the keeper! ... The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 89 :(wlb) I_Sarr with an early cross to Ronaldo ... A delicate header from Ronaldo! ... A_Trubin makes a good save Min. 91 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... G_Mikauatadze blasts it at the goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 97 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Frees ... K_Frees flings a shot at goal! ... J_Bijlow goes down well to save Min. 97 :(wlb) M_Silvestre finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... N_Williams cuts out the pass ... That was close! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Almeida (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Paixao (3) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Carvalho (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ronaldo Scorers : , M_Silvestre (6), I_Sarr (30)Ronaldo (75) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Wolfsburg Attempts on Goal : 14 | 11 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 8 | 8 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 12 | 9 Key Passes : 14 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 1 - 3 Wolfsburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 21 15 11 24 | 98 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 38 0 K_Frees DF 1 21 15 15 24 | 98 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 19 30 E_Garcia DF 1 24 16 10 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 R_Carvalho DF 1 21 15 9 25 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 -2 -2 M_Brighi MF 1 16 22 12 23 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 24 0 A_Almeida MF 1 14 22 7 22 | 98 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 24 40 46 Z_Misimovic AM 1 11 20 16 27 | 61 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 0 38 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 21 11 24 | 66 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 17 23 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 51 17 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 22 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 36 P_Campos GK 24 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ramos DF 1 20 17 14 31 | 37 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 20 13 20 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 A_Keita AM 1 8 18 20 26 | 37 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 - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 Z_Diamond DF 1 19 17 10 28 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 17 20 B_Diakite DF 1 22 19 11 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 0 53 R_Koch DF 1 18 12 3 24 | 86 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 48 0 M_Silvestre DF 1 21 16 6 30 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 17 36 56 C_Jones MF 1 13 23 20 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 I_Sarr MF 1 8 23 21 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 26 M_Wieffer DM 1 20 22 6 27 | 98 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 36 0 M_Nunex MF 1 15 21 13 22 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Guiu FW 1 9 20 23 28 | 71 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 Ronaldo FW 1 4 17 23 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 A_McGregor GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Henrichs DF 1 16 10 6 22 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_McGree MF 1 6 16 11 28 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Hedges MF 1 3 16 7 28 | 32 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 21 D_Welbeck FW 1 5 14 20 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1776448919 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40