FFO EFL2, Napoli vs. Ajax (Mon Mar 09) Napoli | Ajax 4-4-2 E | 4-1-2-1-2 E Peter Hayward | Peter Spall | O_Vlachodimos GK | GK A_Trubin A_Rrahmani DF | DF E_Garcia C_C_Vickers DF | DF R_Carvalho T_Bramble DF | DF S_Ramos C_Natali DF | DF N_Williams D_Ozoh MF | DM B_vd_Boomen M_van_Bommel MF | MF A_Almeida Ederson MF | MF M_Brighi A_Diouf MF | AM B_Tahirovic E_Mafoumbi FW | FW G_Mikauatadze M_Zalayeta FW | FW I_Paixao | G_Coudert SUB | SUB P_Campos J_St_Juste SUB | SUB M_Franz K_Toure SUB | SUB K_Frees I_De_la_Pena SUB | SUB Z_Misimovic R_Palladino SUB | SUB T_Aasgaard Min. 1 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Ederson looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 2 :(aja) S_Ramos runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Rrahmani back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... D_Ozoh goes in studs first ... The Referee lectures him Min. 3 :(aja) R_Carvalho with a byline cross to M_Brighi ... T_Bramble wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 5 :(nap) M_Zalayeta takes possession ... M_Zalayeta throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Trubin fists it away Min. 5 :(aja) S_Ramos looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Carvalho ... R_Carvalho is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has O_Vlachodimos to beat ... He tries to flick it past O_Vlachodimos ... GOAL!! ... Ajax have the advantage! ... Napoli 0-1 Ajax ... Min. 9 :(nap) C_Natali with a measured pass to M_Zalayeta ... M_Zalayeta with the drive! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 10 :(aja) B_Tahirovic pushes it past A_Rrahmani ... A great volley from B_Tahirovic! ... But O_Vlachodimos stops that one easily Min. 11 :(nap) A_Rrahmani sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_C_Vickers ... E_Garcia slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 11 :(aja) B_Tahirovic hoists the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... An audacious effort from G_Mikauatadze! ... It floats over O_Vlachodimos ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 23 :(aja) A_Almeida with the cross-field pass to I_Paixao ... Well intercepted by A_Rrahmani Min. 23 :(aja) R_Carvalho is spitting at A_Rrahmani ... He should be ashamed! ... Disgusting! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 25 :(nap) T_Bramble pulls it back to C_Natali ... C_Natali with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... A_Trubin is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 26 :(nap) A_Diouf with a slick pass to M_van_Bommel ... M_van_Bommel controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But A_Trubin makes a superb stop down low Min. 27 :(aja) M_Brighi is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... M_Brighi tries the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... I_Paixao swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... O_Vlachodimos reads it well, and claims it! Min. 29 :(nap) A_Rrahmani turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_C_Vickers ... A left-footer by C_C_Vickers! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 32 :(nap) M_van_Bommel drives it across the face of the goal T_Bramble ... T_Bramble attempts a low drive! ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 36 :(aja) M_Brighi takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze fires a shot at goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 37 :(nap) T_Bramble plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Diouf ... A_Diouf beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... A_Trubin charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... GOAL!! ... It's all to play for again! ... Napoli 1-1 Ajax ... Min. 38 :(nap) D_Ozoh is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to A_Rrahmani ... A_Rrahmani with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It floats over A_Trubin ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 38 :(aja) N_Williams gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past C_C_Vickers! ... He has some space now! ... Superbly timed tackle by A_Rrahmani ... He made it look easy Min. 39 :(aja) S_Ramos eases past T_Bramble ... S_Ramos cracks a laser towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 40 :(aja) I_Paixao with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Rrahmani ... A_Rrahmani does well to get the tackle in Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: R_Palladino ... COMING OFF: M_Zalayeta Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: I_De_la_Pena ... COMING OFF: A_Diouf Min. 46 :(nap) R_Palladino beats his man ... B_vd_Boomen makes the challenge and clears the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Napoli 1-1 Ajax Min. 51 :(aja) B_Tahirovic jumps over C_Natali's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... C_Natali tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida hits it into the box! ... O_Vlachodimos fists it away! Min. 53 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena pulls it back to D_Ozoh ... S_Ramos knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... M_van_Bommel floats it forward ... R_Palladino latches onto the end of it ... R_Palladino with the goal bound shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_van_Bommel curls it into the box! ... A_Trubin makes the catch! Min. 55 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena takes advantage of a mistake by B_Tahirovic ... He knocks the ball to D_Ozoh! ... D_Ozoh with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Trubin never had a chance! Min. 55 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with the majestic dribble ... A_Rrahmani with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 59 :(nap) D_Ozoh plays in I_De_la_Pena with a beautiful ball ... I_De_la_Pena has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But A_Trubin punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 59 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi is clutching his leg! ... This doesn't look good ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 59 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: J_St_Juste ... COMING OFF: E_Mafoumbi Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: K_Frees ... COMING OFF: N_Williams Min. 61 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: Z_Misimovic ... COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic Min. 62 :(nap) J_St_Juste with a byline cross to C_Natali ... C_Natali pounds a rocket on goal! ... A_Trubin just watches it drift out of play! Min. 63 :(nap) C_C_Vickers gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds I_De_la_Pena ... I_De_la_Pena with the shot! ... But A_Trubin pulls out a save of the game Min. 64 :(nap) A_Rrahmani falls badly. He's unable to continue ... They have run out of substitutions. ... They will have to play on with a man less! Min. 67 :(nap) D_Ozoh sidesteps S_Ramos ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Cleaned up by B_vd_Boomen Min. 69 :(aja) I_Paixao finds G_Mikauatadze on the edge of the box ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_C_Vickers Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: T_Aasgaard ... COMING OFF: I_Paixao Min. 73 :(aja) A_Almeida turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Carvalho ... R_Carvalho hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 74 :(aja) M_Brighi looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... G_Mikauatadze receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... C_C_Vickers with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 76 :(nap) J_St_Juste runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Ederson ... S_Ramos forces him off the ball Min. 76 :(aja) M_Brighi is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to E_Garcia ... E_Garcia launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 80 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a smart turn ... J_St_Juste takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 83 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena feeds the ball through the middle ... Ederson runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Brighi with the tackle Min. 83 :(aja) M_Brighi takes possession ... What can he do here? ... But T_Bramble wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 87 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena plays the early ball across the box to find Ederson in space ... K_Frees goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(aja) T_Aasgaard with a neat pass into E_Garcia ... T_Bramble beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Bramble (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Diouf (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : , E_Mafoumbi (59)A_Rrahmani (64) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Brighi Scorers : R_Carvalho (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Carvalho (23) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 13 | 8 Off target : 7 | 6 On target : 6 | 2 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 11 | 6 Key Passes : 16 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Napoli 1 - 1 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 28 1 1 1 26 | 92 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 24 19 5 30 | 65 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 30 23 C_C_Vickers DF 1 24 16 12 25 | 92 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 18 16 T_Bramble DF 1 20 16 7 21 | 92 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 54 58 23 C_Natali DF 1 20 14 12 31 | 92 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 20 32 D_Ozoh MF 1 14 22 16 22 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 12 M_van_Bommel MF 1 14 22 11 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 19 Ederson MF 1 17 21 13 31 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 A_Diouf MF 1 14 21 9 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 50 E_Mafoumbi FW 1 9 17 21 20 | 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Zalayeta FW 1 5 16 20 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 G_Coudert GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_St_Juste FW 1 19 17 13 29 | 32 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 34 0 K_Toure DF 1 19 14 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_De_la_Pena MF 1 9 21 19 24 | 47 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 22 R_Palladino FW 1 10 14 20 26 | 47 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 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 | 92 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 23 16 9 23 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 19 R_Carvalho DF 1 21 15 8 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 17 70 S_Ramos DF 1 20 17 14 31 | 92 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 38 14 N_Williams DF 1 21 15 11 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_vd_Boomen DM 1 16 22 11 24 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 A_Almeida MF 1 14 22 7 22 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Brighi MF 1 16 21 11 23 | 92 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 39 17 B_Tahirovic AM 1 15 20 13 20 | 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 17 23 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 21 29 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 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 K_Frees DF 1 21 15 14 24 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 Z_Misimovic MF 1 11 20 16 27 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Aasgaard FW 1 2 13 16 22 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 1773093802 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40