FFO EFL2, Union Berlin vs. Ajax (Fri May 01)


                         Union Berlin  |  Ajax
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                            Lee Clark  |  Jonny Ayre
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                          A_Theate DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                        W_Armitage DF  |  DF K_Frees
                            M_Faye DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF N_Williams
                       E_Cambiasso DM  |  MF M_Brighi
                         Zubimendi DM  |  MF A_Almeida
                          E_Nuamah AM  |  DM B_Tahirovic
                         P_Canales AM  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                          D_Fofana FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                           R_Keane FW  |  FW I_Paixao
                                       |
                          H_J_Butt SUB |  SUB P_Campos
                           D_Leite SUB |  SUB M_Franz
                            A_Kral SUB |  SUB Z_Misimovic
                          A_Buzaky SUB |  SUB A_Keita
                        K_L_Potter SUB |  SUB K_Perez




Min. 6  :(uni) M_Faye heads the ball back to N_Burdisso 
          ...  B_Tahirovic dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 7  :(uni) E_Cambiasso spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds R_Keane with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Keane with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  A_Trubin narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 10 :(uni) N_Burdisso takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Keane 
          ...  N_Williams reads the play well 
Min. 12 :(uni) P_Canales sidesteps M_Brighi 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A great volley from P_Canales! 
          ...  A_Trubin dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Zubimendi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Fofana gets his head on it 
          ...  A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 15 :(uni) A_Theate jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Canales 
          ...  P_Canales with a thundering volley! 
          ...  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. 16 :(aja) K_Frees with a byline cross to E_Garcia 
          ...  E_Garcia has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 18 :(uni) E_Nuamah runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But B_Tahirovic wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 21 :(aja) A_Almeida looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to B_Tahirovic 
          ...  W_Armitage gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 22 :(uni) D_Fofana takes advantage of a mistake by K_Frees 
          ...  D_Fofana drives it low! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 25 :(uni) P_Canales takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Keane 
          ...  R_Keane must beat A_Trubin! 
          ...  A_Trubin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 26 :(uni) D_Fofana finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 27 :(uni) R_Keane moves forward 
          ...  R_Keane carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Canales curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Trubin catches it! 
Min. 29 :(uni) D_Fofana breaks free from R_Carvalho 
          ...  B_Tahirovic dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 30 :(uni) D_Fofana is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  D_Fofana leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Union Berlin go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 31 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  E_Nuamah will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(uni) N_Burdisso with a probing pass to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 34 :(aja) B_Tahirovic bursts forward 
          ...  Cleared by M_Faye 
Min. 36 :(aja) I_Paixao sidesteps M_Faye 
          ...  N_Burdisso bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 37 :(aja) B_Tahirovic with a precise ball to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  N_Pope with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 38 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze kills the ball dead 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze lobs N_Pope! 
          ...  N_Pope makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 39 :(uni) D_Fofana cuts in on E_Garcia's blind side 
          ...  D_Fofana with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 39 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sidesteps D_Fofana 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze sees N_Pope off his line! 
          ...  N_Pope with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 42 :(aja) E_Garcia with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Brighi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Brighi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  N_Pope narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(uni) D_Fofana cuts through the defence 
          ...  R_Carvalho with a poor challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 48 :(aja) K_Frees turns past W_Armitage 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  K_Frees tries to beat N_Pope from outside the area! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Union Berlin 1-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(uni) N_Burdisso drives it across the face of the goal D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  A_Trubin beats the ball away 
Min. 48 :(aja) N_Williams cuts inside M_Faye 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in B_vd_Boomen! 
          ...  N_Burdisso hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Williams lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope 
          ...  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. 52 :(uni) P_Canales nutmegs N_Williams, he continues to run forward 
          ...  P_Canales rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But A_Trubin tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Faye lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to E_Cambiasso 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Trubin is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Canales! 
          ...  R_Keane gets his head on it 
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 53 :(aja) N_Williams squares it to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  Zubimendi fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Jonny Ayre looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 53 :(aja) K_Frees is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  But E_Cambiasso puts it in row Z! 
Min. 56 :(aja) A_Almeida looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll have to come off 
Min. 56 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: Z_Misimovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Almeida 
Min. 58 :(uni) P_Canales with a well-controlled run 
          ...  N_Williams wins the ball 
Min. 59 :(uni) W_Armitage takes advantage of a mistake by E_Garcia 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  W_Armitage blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Trubin with the difficult save 
Min. 60 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Kral 
          ...  COMING OFF: Zubimendi 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Keita 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic 
Min. 61 :(uni) N_Burdisso takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But E_Garcia wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 61 :(aja) I_Paixao with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  N_Burdisso with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 61 :(aja) A_Keita is too quick for A_Kral 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Keita! 
          ...  N_Pope just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 62 :(uni) E_Nuamah jumps over K_Frees's challenge 
          ...  A skilful effort from E_Nuamah! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 64 :(uni) W_Armitage takes on 3 men 
          ...  W_Armitage with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Trubin never had a chance! 
Min. 65 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Leite 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Canales 
Min. 66 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  W_Armitage rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 66 :(aja) K_Frees holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  N_Pope has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Pope is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_L_Potter 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Keane 
Min. 67 :(aja) I_Paixao hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Brighi latches onto it! 
          ...  Intercepted by N_Burdisso 
Min. 70 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with a reverse pass to A_Keita 
          ...  D_Fofana with a poor challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 71 :(uni) A_Theate is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 71 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(aja) N_Williams takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  E_Cambiasso pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 71 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 71 :(uni) M_Faye sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Fofana 
          ...  I_Paixao is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  E_Nuamah swings it in 
          ...  K_L_Potter gets on the end of it 
          ...  A thundering drive by K_L_Potter! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  Union Berlin 3-0 Ajax ...
Min. 72 :(uni) E_Cambiasso with a burst of pace 
          ...  E_Cambiasso aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But A_Trubin hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 74 :(uni) A_Theate controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  E_Nuamah gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  E_Nuamah with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Trubin is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Union Berlin 4-0 Ajax ...
Min. 74 :(uni) D_Fofana eases past K_Frees 
          ...  I_Paixao with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 78 :(uni) E_Nuamah knocks the ball past K_Frees 
          ...  E_Nuamah could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Trubin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Trubin looks dejected! 
          ...  WHAT??? 
          ...  It's been disallowed! 
          ...  The referee spotted something 
Min. 79 :(aja) N_Williams knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  N_Williams uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  N_Pope with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 80 :(uni) E_Nuamah jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  E_Nuamah with the chance! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 82 :(uni) D_Fofana with a long pass to A_Theate 
          ...  N_Williams reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 85 :(aja) A_Keita with a slick pass to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  D_Leite rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 87 :(uni) K_L_Potter hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  W_Armitage latches onto it! 
          ...  A powerful shot by W_Armitage! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Theate plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Leite swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_Trubin tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Leite! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Trubin, who catches the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(uni) E_Cambiasso skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Fofana 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Fofana! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  A_Trubin grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 89 :(aja) I_Paixao is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But D_Fofana wins the ball 
Min. 89 :(uni) M_Faye looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_L_Potter 
          ...  M_Brighi with a nasty foul 
Min. 90 :(uni) N_Burdisso spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to A_Kral! 
          ...  A_Kral with the chance! 
          ...  A_Trubin narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 92 :(uni) N_Burdisso with a 30-yard pass to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah with a stunning strike! 
          ...  A_Trubin tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Leite swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Trubin thumps the ball away! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadion Alten Forsterei
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : D_Fofana (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Fofana (30,71), K_L_Potter (71), E_Nuamah (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Zubimendi (53), N_Burdisso (61), D_Fofana (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : B_Tahirovic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , R_Carvalho (43)I_Paixao (74)
Injured              : A_Almeida (56)
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Match Statistics
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                            Union Berlin  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          29        |       10
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :          18        |       5
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Union Berlin 4 - 0 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  21  18   7  25 |  96   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  22  16  14  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  16   0  44
M_Faye         DF   1  21  18  15  30 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  32   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  21  17  13  23 |  96   0   2   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  83  -2
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  14  21   4  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  24  26  50
Zubimendi      DM   1  16  22   8  28 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
E_Nuamah       MF   1   8  21  19  24 |  96   0   0   0   1   5   1   0   0   0   0  17  70
P_Canales      AM   1   8  21  19  26 |  68   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  31
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  24  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   9   2   1   0   0  27  17  70
R_Keane        FW   1   6  16  21  22 |  70   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
H_J_Butt       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  20  16   9  27 |  28   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  21
A_Kral         DM   1  15  22  12  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
A_Buzaky       AM   1   4  20  15  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  20  31 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  28

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 |  96  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  24  16  10  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  18  18
K_Frees        DF   1  21  15  15  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  57  13
R_Carvalho     DF   1  21  15   9  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
N_Williams     DF   1  21  15  11  24 |  96   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  57  19
M_Brighi       MF   1  16  22  12  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
A_Almeida      MF   1  14  22   7  22 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_Tahirovic    DM   1  15  20  13  20 |  63   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  69  14   0
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  16  21  12  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  34
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   4  17  23  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  14  22  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
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
Z_Misimovic    MF   1  11  20  16  27 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Keita        AM   1   8  18  20  26 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   8
K_Perez        MF   1   7  17  15  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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