FFO EFL2, Feyenoord vs. Ajax (Fri May 22) Feyenoord | Ajax 4-1-3-2 E | 4-5-1 P Travis Buck | Jonny Ayre | A_Muric GK | GK A_Trubin D_Jurasek DF | DF E_Garcia A_Cole DF | DF K_Frees R_Ferdinand DF | DF R_Carvalho L_Vitale DF | DF N_Williams J_Cardoso MF | MF M_Brighi L_Barry MF | MF A_Almeida L_Di_Maggio DM | MF B_Tahirovic P_Aimar MF | MF B_vd_Boomen Adama_Traore FW | MF Z_Misimovic R_Pepi FW | FW G_Mikauatadze | G_Buffon SUB | SUB P_Campos M_Sivis SUB | SUB S_Ramos A_Candela SUB | SUB K_Perez S_Schaars SUB | SUB I_Paixao Bojan SUB | SUB A_Keita Min. 1 :(aja) Z_Misimovic with the first time pass to M_Brighi ... D_Jurasek with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 2 :(aja) K_Frees with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Z_Misimovic gets on the end of the pass ... Z_Misimovic hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Muric makes a good save ... CORNER! ... B_vd_Boomen plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Muric ... 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. 4 :(aja) N_Williams kills the ball dead ... R_Pepi with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... R_Carvalho shapes to shoot ... He plays it to Z_Misimovic instead ... Z_Misimovic launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But A_Muric just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... B_vd_Boomen drives it into the box! ... E_Garcia gets on the end of it ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Frees drives it into the box! ... Great catch from A_Muric! Min. 6 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sidesteps A_Cole ... That was too easy ... L_Vitale knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 8 :(fey) L_Vitale hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... P_Aimar latches onto it! ... Blocked by K_Frees Min. 9 :(fey) R_Ferdinand drives it across the face of the goal L_Di_Maggio ... B_vd_Boomen is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 10 :(aja) B_Tahirovic runs towards the goal ... B_Tahirovic cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Muric makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 11 :(aja) R_Carvalho sidesteps R_Ferdinand ... He showed great skill there ... A_Cole wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 20 :(aja) N_Williams with a one-touch layoff to M_Brighi ... R_Ferdinand steals the ball of off him Min. 21 :(aja) N_Williams spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Garcia! ... E_Garcia tries to beat A_Muric! ... But A_Muric smothers the ball Min. 23 :(fey) Adama_Traore takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... From long range Adama_Traore bends the ball towards goal! ... A_Trubin gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 25 :(fey) L_Barry nutmegs A_Almeida, he continues to run forward ... Z_Misimovic with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 27 :(fey) R_Ferdinand spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Jurasek! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Frees ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 27 :(aja) Z_Misimovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_Carvalho latches onto it! ... L_Vitale with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 27 :(aja) B_Tahirovic runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Cole back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... B_Tahirovic sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But A_Muric makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 33 :(fey) L_Di_Maggio takes advantage of a mistake by M_Brighi ... He puts in P_Aimar! ... K_Frees slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 34 :(fey) Curled in dangerously from A_Cole to L_Vitale ... L_Vitale bears down on goal! ... But A_Trubin with the difficult save Min. 35 :(aja) K_Frees hoofs it upfield to find G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze with the shot on net! ... But A_Muric comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 38 :(aja) B_Tahirovic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... G_Mikauatadze gets onto the end of the pass! ... G_Mikauatadze sends it flying towards goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 40 :(fey) L_Vitale spots a team mate in space ... He finds L_Di_Maggio with a lovely pass! ... B_vd_Boomen anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(aja) K_Frees finds G_Mikauatadze in the box ... D_Jurasek slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Muric thumps the ball away! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Feyenoord 0-0 Ajax Min. 46 :(fey) L_Vitale runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Adama_Traore ... E_Garcia with the block Min. 51 :(fey) A_Trubin with a terrible kick! ... R_Pepi is through! ... Z_Misimovic with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 52 :(fey) P_Aimar with the diagonal pass to R_Pepi ... R_Pepi with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... Over the bar! Min. 54 :(fey) R_Pepi rushes through the defence ... R_Pepi with the strike! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... Jonny Ayre is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Feyenoord 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 57 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Z_Misimovic ... But D_Jurasek reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 58 :(aja) M_Brighi runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to B_Tahirovic ... B_Tahirovic blasts the ball towards goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: S_Ramos ... COMING OFF: N_Williams Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: A_Keita ... COMING OFF: G_Mikauatadze Min. 60 :(aja) M_Brighi gains possession ... M_Brighi sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Muric gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... E_Garcia swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Muric easily claims the ball! Min. 63 :(fey) R_Pepi holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to P_Aimar ... But K_Frees comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 65 :(aja) E_Garcia with the nod to R_Carvalho ... R_Carvalho hits a curling shot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 68 :(fey) L_Barry chips the ball over the defence and finds Adama_Traore ... Adama_Traore with the overhead! ... A_Trubin gathers it comfortably Min. 70 :(aja) E_Garcia looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_vd_Boomen ... B_vd_Boomen tries to beat A_Muric from outside the area! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 71 :(aja) A_Keita searches out Z_Misimovic ... J_Cardoso reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 73 :(fey) Tactical Change by Feyenoord ... J_Cardoso will now play as a DM Min. 74 :(aja) Z_Misimovic bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Brighi ... M_Brighi with a thundering volley! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 75 :(fey) R_Pepi runs at the defence ... He nutmegs R_Carvalho ... He showed his class there ... M_Brighi robs him of the ball Min. 77 :(fey) P_Aimar skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Adama_Traore ... Adama_Traore with a thundering volley! ... A_Trubin with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 77 :(aja) Z_Misimovic runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Keita ... A well-placed shot from A_Keita! ... But A_Muric hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 80 :(fey) R_Pepi flicks it over E_Garcia's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Launched towards the top corner by R_Pepi! ... A_Trubin makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 81 :(fey) L_Di_Maggio pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Adama_Traore is clean through! ... Adama_Traore from 20 yards! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 82 :(fey) D_Jurasek jumps over R_Carvalho's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... D_Jurasek belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 85 :(fey) L_Di_Maggio with a one-touch layoff to P_Aimar ... P_Aimar flicks the header toward the far post! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(fey) P_Aimar takes advantage of a mistake by B_vd_Boomen ... He puts in Adama_Traore! ... Adama_Traore curls it towards the top corner! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 91 :(fey) P_Aimar knocks the ball past S_Ramos ... P_Aimar launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Feyenoord 2-0 Ajax ... Min. 92 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to A Min. 94 :(fey) R_Pepi steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... S_Ramos pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : De Kuip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feyenoord Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Muric (Man of the Match) Scorers : , R_Pepi (54)P_Aimar (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Vitale (6), A_Cole (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Z_Misimovic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , B_vd_Boomen (9)Z_Misimovic (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feyenoord | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 12 | 14 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 8 | 8 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 0 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 3 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 14 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Feyenoord 2 - 0 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Feyenoord Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Muric GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 97 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 D_Jurasek DF 1 22 15 14 22 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 0 14 A_Cole DF 1 21 19 6 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 13 -2 R_Ferdinand DF 1 21 18 4 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 32 0 L_Vitale DF 1 20 16 15 23 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 52 13 J_Cardoso DM 1 19 22 6 21 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 L_Barry MF 1 3 22 19 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 L_Di_Maggio DM 1 20 21 5 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 P_Aimar MF 1 10 21 19 31 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 39 39 Adama_Traore FW 1 6 13 25 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 R_Pepi FW 1 3 15 23 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19 34 G_Buffon GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sivis DF 1 16 12 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Candela DF 1 16 12 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Schaars MF 1 13 19 4 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bojan FW 1 8 13 19 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 24 16 10 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 36 38 K_Frees DF 1 21 16 15 24 | 97 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 54 0 R_Carvalho DF 1 21 15 9 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 N_Williams DF 1 21 15 11 24 | 61 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 M_Brighi MF 1 16 22 12 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 12 34 A_Almeida MF 1 14 22 7 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 20 13 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 49 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 22 12 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 10 14 Z_Misimovic MF 1 11 20 16 27 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 54 26 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 17 23 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 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 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 K_Perez MF 1 7 17 15 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 22 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Keita FW 1 8 18 20 26 | 36 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 1779471954 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40