FFO EFL2, Rennes vs. Ajax (Fri Feb 27)


                               Rennes  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  4-1-3-2 C
                            Drew Hill  |  Peter Spall
                                       |
                          R_Risser GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                           M_Ciani DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                            F_Mane DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                         F_Winther DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                         J_Jacquet DF  |  DF K_Frees
                       F_Ranocchia DM  |  DM B_vd_Boomen
                         J_Chotard MF  |  MF M_Brighi
                         A_Sishuba MF  |  MF A_Almeida
                         M_Ballack MF  |  MF Z_Misimovic
                         Evanilson FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                          A_Gouiri FW  |  FW A_Keita
                                       |
                         M_Travers SUB |  SUB P_Campos
                          T_Holmes SUB |  SUB M_Franz
                          E_Le_Fee SUB |  SUB N_Williams
                           W_Taibi SUB |  SUB B_Tahirovic
                         K_Olaigbe SUB |  SUB I_Paixao




Min. 1  :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 2  :(aja) S_Ramos kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  R_Risser with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 7  :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with a byline cross to M_Brighi 
          ...  M_Brighi could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 9  :(std) Evanilson sidesteps R_Carvalho 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Evanilson with the shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 9  :(aja) E_Garcia slides it through the middle to A_Keita 
          ...  A_Keita with a little chip! 
          ...  R_Risser makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 10 :(std) M_Ballack picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  M_Ballack hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Jacquet with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Trubin fists it away! 
Min. 11 :(aja) A_Keita has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past F_Winther 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Ramos! 
          ...  S_Ramos launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Brighi gets a shot in 
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Risser's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Almeida with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Z_Misimovic loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 12 :(aja) A_Keita threads the through ball to Z_Misimovic 
          ...  Z_Misimovic blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Risser won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Ajax go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Rennes 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 13 :(aja) E_Garcia elbows A_Sishuba off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 18 :(aja) A_Almeida gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Winther 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 21 :(aja) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  A_Sishuba wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 21 :(aja) Z_Misimovic runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Keita 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Ballack hits it out for a throw 
Min. 22 :(aja) A_Almeida finds A_Keita in the box 
          ...  A_Keita cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Risser punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 25 :(std) F_Ranocchia takes advantage of a mistake by R_Carvalho 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  R_Carvalho recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 35 :(std) A_Sishuba get's past K_Frees 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Cleared by Z_Misimovic 
Min. 40 :(std) M_Ballack runs forward 
          ...  S_Ramos wins the ball 
Min. 42 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sidesteps his marker 
          ...  F_Ranocchia is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(std) J_Jacquet is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Sishuba 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Sishuba! 
          ...  A_Trubin saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 48 :(aja) M_Brighi runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Z_Misimovic 
          ...  Z_Misimovic has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with R_Risser 
          ...  Takes the shot early, R_Risser cant get there!! 
          ...  Gooooool! 
          ...  Goooooooool! 
          ...  Goooooooooooooooool!! 
          ...  Rennes 0-2 Ajax ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rennes 0-2 Ajax

Min. 46 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 48 :(std) A_Sishuba runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to F_Winther 
          ...  E_Garcia with the block 
Min. 52 :(std) Evanilson steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Evanilson with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 52 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ciani 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 53 :(std) Evanilson pass splits open the defence and finds M_Ballack 
          ...  Z_Misimovic gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 54 :(aja) M_Brighi makes himself available 
          ...  M_Brighi could have let it bounce! 
          ...  R_Risser can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Risser makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 56 :(aja) M_Brighi flicks it past J_Jacquet 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Brighi tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Williams 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Carvalho 
Min. 61 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Tahirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic 
Min. 62 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Paixao 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Keita 
Min. 63 :(std) M_Ciani beats N_Williams 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But A_Almeida wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 63 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen is unmarked! 
          ...  J_Chotard with the block 
Min. 65 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with the towering header to A_Almeida 
          ...  A_Almeida with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 66 :(aja) I_Paixao sidesteps J_Jacquet 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Ciani robs him of the ball 
Min. 70 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Olaigbe 
          ...  COMING OFF: Evanilson 
Min. 70 :(aja) I_Paixao takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  K_Olaigbe with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 70 :(aja) I_Paixao skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Risser never had a chance! 
Min. 71 :(aja) B_Tahirovic is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  N_Williams latches onto the ball 
          ...  K_Olaigbe takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 73 :(std) F_Ranocchia with the diagonal pass to J_Jacquet 
          ...  But S_Ramos spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 73 :(aja) N_Williams has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Jacquet 
          ...  He puts in G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  R_Risser won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 74 :(std) A_Gouiri cuts in on A_Almeida's blind side 
          ...  A_Gouiri tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gouiri dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Trubin! 
Min. 76 :(aja) M_Brighi flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Brighi hits the ball first time! 
          ...  R_Risser collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 83 :(aja) N_Williams changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  A cheeky lob from B_vd_Boomen! 
          ...  R_Risser saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 84 :(aja) N_Williams dribbles past A_Gouiri 
          ...  A thundering drive by N_Williams! 
          ...  R_Risser gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 86 :(std) K_Olaigbe cuts in on K_Frees's blind side 
          ...  K_Olaigbe with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Trubin guesses right 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze plays it long to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  B_Tahirovic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But R_Risser makes a fine save 
Min. 91 :(std) A_Gouiri brushes E_Garcia aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Gouiri attempts a chip! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Trubin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Trubin looks dejected! 
          ...  Rennes have pegged a goal back! 
          ...  Rennes 1-2 Ajax ...
Min. 91 :(aja) K_Frees plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with the chance! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 94 :(std) J_Chotard saunters past A_Almeida 
          ...  J_Chotard with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Roazhon Park
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Rennes Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gouiri
Scorers              : A_Gouiri (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Sishuba (21), F_Ranocchia (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Misimovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Misimovic (12,48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Garcia (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Rennes  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       20
Off target           :           3        |       11
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :           4        |       16
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Final Score          : Rennes 1 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Rennes
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Risser       GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  99   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
M_Ciani        DF   1  18  13   9  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Mane         DF   1  22  17  15  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Winther      DF   1  21  15   4  16 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
J_Jacquet      DF   1  20  13  10  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
F_Ranocchia    DM   1  13  16  14  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  16  -2
J_Chotard      MF   1  14  21   9  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24   0  19
A_Sishuba      MF   1  11  20  15  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  12  13
M_Ballack      MF   1  14  21  17  23 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24   0  11
Evanilson      FW   1   3  15  23  29 |  73   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  12
A_Gouiri       FW   1   2  15  23  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
M_Travers      GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Holmes       DF   1  17   6   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Le_Fee       MF   1   5  19  13  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Taibi        MF   1   5  16  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Olaigbe      FW   1   8  16  19  25 |  26   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  11

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  27   1   1   1  23 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  23  16   9  23 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  16  -2
R_Carvalho     DF   1  21  15   8  25 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   1  20  17  14  31 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  17  14
K_Frees        DF   1  21  15  14  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
B_vd_Boomen    DM   1  16  22  11  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  19
M_Brighi       MF   1  16  21  11  23 |  99   0   0   1   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  30  87
A_Almeida      MF   1  14  22   7  22 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  24  21
Z_Misimovic    MF   1  11  20  16  27 |  64   0   2   1   0   3   2   0   0   0  54  14  84
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   4  17  22  24 |  99   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  34  32
A_Keita        FW   1   8  18  20  26 |  65   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  52  20
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 |  36   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  19
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  15  20  13  20 |  35   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  17
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  14  21  29 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
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