FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Ajax (Mon Jan 19) RB Leipzig | Ajax 5-1-0-3-1 C | 5-3-2 P Tim Brown Caretaker | Peter Spall | A_Batalla GK | GK A_Trubin E_Laird DF | DF E_Garcia K_Nedeljkovic DF | DF R_Carvalho J_Branthwaite DF | DF G_Avila J_Vazquez DF | DF K_Frees E_C_Bitshiabu DF | DF M_Franz C_Doucoure DM | MF B_vd_Boomen C_Baumgartner AM | MF M_Brighi Y_Diomande AM | MF Z_Misimovic W_Sneijder AM | FW G_Mikauatadze Beto FW | FW A_Keita | D_Sappa SUB | SUB T_Wiese M_Finkgrafe SUB | SUB G_Trauner L_Cana SUB | SUB N_Williams Romulo SUB | SUB B_Tahirovic S_Downing SUB | SUB I_Paixao Min. 5 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a smart turn ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Branthwaite ... He timed it well Min. 8 :(aja) Z_Misimovic takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... Z_Misimovic with the punt towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Batalla is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Avila drives it into the box! ... A_Batalla easily claims the ball! Min. 9 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner flicks it over G_Mikauatadze's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... C_Baumgartner with the drive! ... A_Trubin won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 11 :(rbl) E_Laird lays the ball back to Y_Diomande ... M_Franz with an ugly foul ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 17 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... W_Sneijder latches onto the end of it ... G_Avila pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 26 :(rbl) J_Vazquez has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past R_Carvalho ... He puts in E_Laird! ... K_Frees wins the ball Min. 32 :(aja) A_Keita with a precise pass to G_Mikauatadze ... Good sliding challenge from J_Vazquez ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... K_Frees flights it in! ... A_Batalla reads it well, and claims it! Min. 35 :(aja) Z_Misimovic flicks it over J_Vazquez and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Y_Diomande lunges in with two feet!! ... And play is brought to a halt by The Referee ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 35 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... G_Mikauatadze is clean through! ... G_Mikauatadze hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Batalla gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 37 :(aja) R_Carvalho controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... R_Carvalho drives it towards goal! ... A_Batalla saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 40 :(rbl) E_Laird reads the run of K_Nedeljkovic ... K_Nedeljkovic with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Baumgartner chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Headed away by K_Frees Min. 40 :(aja) Z_Misimovic plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... E_Laird reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 42 :(aja) G_Avila with a real burst of pace ... K_Nedeljkovic can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... G_Avila tries to lob the keeper! ... A_Batalla with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Brighi ... Launched towards the top corner by W_Sneijder! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 46 :(aja) A_Keita knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But E_C_Bitshiabu comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 0-0 Ajax Min. 46 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner sidesteps G_Avila ... He showed great skill there ... C_Baumgartner attempts to nutmeg A_Trubin! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 48 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic with a deep cross to Beto ... A wicked drive by Beto! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P Min. 52 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with a first time pass ... Y_Diomande runs onto it! ... Y_Diomande with a blistering shot! ... A_Trubin heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 53 :(aja) G_Avila beats K_Nedeljkovic ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Vazquez ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 54 :(aja) Z_Misimovic runs towards the goal ... Z_Misimovic blasts it at the goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Batalla is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Avila drives it into the box! ... A_Batalla easily claims the ball! Min. 59 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: Romulo ... COMING OFF: J_Vazquez Min. 59 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen kills the ball dead ... Romulo with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 62 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... K_Nedeljkovic fouls badly ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 63 :(aja) A_Keita takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Diomande ... He knocks the ball to E_Garcia! ... E_Garcia beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... A_Batalla comes towards him ... He tries to slip it past A_Batalla ... He has put it wide!! Min. 64 :(rbl) W_Sneijder plays a first time ball through the defence to C_Doucoure ... C_Doucoure with a blistering shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 65 :(rbl) C_Doucoure has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past K_Frees ... He knocks it to W_Sneijder! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Brighi ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 68 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite with an intelligent ball to Beto ... Beto unleashes a pile driver! ... A_Trubin saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 69 :(rbl) W_Sneijder gets to the byline and finds Beto with a beautiful cross ... Beto with the punt towards goal! ... A_Trubin catches the ball 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 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: L_Cana ... COMING OFF: C_Doucoure Min. 71 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: S_Downing ... COMING OFF: Beto Min. 73 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Romulo ... K_Frees with an awful challenge Min. 76 :(aja) M_Brighi controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Branthwaite ... He puts in K_Frees! ... K_Frees tries to beat A_Batalla! ... A_Batalla watches it sail safely wide! Min. 80 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... But R_Carvalho slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 81 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Romulo ... Romulo attempts the shot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 83 :(aja) E_Garcia runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao chases it through, he must score! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 84 :(aja) I_Paixao feeds the ball to G_Mikauatadze ... The ball comes in high ... G_Mikauatadze beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has A_Batalla to beat ... A_Batalla charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 86 :(aja) M_Brighi with the through ball to K_Frees ... K_Frees attempts to drive it home! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Brighi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It is kicked away by K_Nedeljkovic Min. 87 :(rbl) S_Downing runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... G_Avila gathers up the loose ball Min. 87 :(aja) E_Garcia turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Mikauatadze ... C_Baumgartner fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... G_Avila hoists it forward ... G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of it ... G_Mikauatadze with a scorcher of a shot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 87 :(aja) B_Tahirovic jumps over E_Laird's challenge ... A scorcher of a shot from B_Tahirovic! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(aja) B_Tahirovic sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao attempts to drive it home! ... The shot slips through A_Batalla's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 89 :(aja) I_Paixao finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... But J_Branthwaite clears the ball to safety ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Red Bull Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Branthwaite (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Diomande (35), Romulo (59), K_Nedeljkovic (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Frees Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Avila (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 10 | 13 Off target : 7 | 10 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 5 Key Passes : 11 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : RB Leipzig 0 - 0 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Batalla GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 21 18 11 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 32 0 K_Nedeljkovic DF 1 21 17 11 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 32 15 15 J_Branthwaite DF 1 21 18 4 28 | 93 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 48 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 21 15 13 20 | 61 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 19 0 E_C_Bitshiabu DF 1 20 15 5 20 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 C_Doucoure DM 1 18 22 7 26 | 73 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 21 C_Baumgartner AM 1 4 21 20 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Y_Diomande AM 1 11 20 19 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 9 W_Sneijder AM 1 7 20 19 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 9 Beto FW 1 8 15 21 30 | 73 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 D_Sappa GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Finkgrafe DF 1 19 16 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Cana DM 1 15 19 6 23 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romulo FW 1 7 16 21 31 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 5 S_Downing FW 1 6 16 20 23 | 20 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 26 1 1 1 23 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 23 16 9 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 R_Carvalho DF 1 20 15 8 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 22 G_Avila DF 1 22 17 13 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 -2 15 K_Frees DF 1 20 15 14 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 54 0 28 M_Franz DF 1 19 14 11 26 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 22 11 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Brighi MF 1 16 21 11 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 0 Z_Misimovic MF 1 11 19 16 27 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 16 22 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 A_Keita FW 1 8 18 20 26 | 72 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 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 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tahirovic MF 1 15 20 13 20 | 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 21 29 | 21 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 1768842522 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40