FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Ajax (Fri May 15)


                             Valencia  |  Ajax
                            5-2-2-1 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                    Alfredo Gandarlos  |  Jonny Ayre
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                              Gaya DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF K_Frees
                              Tuta DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                          V_Bondar DF  |  DF N_Williams
                        G_Caldwell DF  |  DM S_Ramos
                            M_Fink DM  |  MF K_Perez
                          T_Frings DM  |  AM Z_Misimovic
                           A_Diouf MF  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                          A_Rabiot MF  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                          M_Petrov FW  |  FW I_Paixao
                                       |
                      G_Larsonneur SUB |  SUB P_Campos
                        M_Pedersen SUB |  SUB M_Franz
                          T_Buffel SUB |  SUB B_Tahirovic
                          H_Yakion SUB |  SUB A_Keita
                       E_Demirovic SUB |  SUB M_Brighi




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 5  :(aja) K_Perez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just A_Valles is between him and the goal 
          ...  A_Valles charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Ajax the lead! 
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 6  :(val) T_Correia with a deep cross to Gaya 
          ...  Gaya hits a great shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 8  :(aja) E_Garcia with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Paixao 
          ...  Tuta slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Carvalho with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball comes to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Valles tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Paixao plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 10 :(val) T_Correia drives it across the face of the goal T_Frings 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  A_Rabiot drives it under the wall 
          ...  But A_Trubin palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 11 :(val) M_Fink searches out T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 12 :(val) Gaya plays the early ball across the box to find M_Petrov in space 
          ...  M_Petrov blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Trubin plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 14 :(val) A_Rabiot sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Fink gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Carvalho clears with a diving header 
Min. 17 :(aja) K_Perez with a precise ball to G_Mikauatadze 
          ...  Gaya gets to the ball first 
Min. 21 :(val) A_Rabiot knocks the ball past K_Frees 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Frings! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Frings! 
          ...  A_Trubin is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 22 :(val) Gaya has plenty of time and space 
          ...  Blocked by E_Garcia 
Min. 23 :(val) A_Diouf looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Caldwell 
          ...  Fine tackle by K_Frees 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 29 :(val) G_Caldwell with a measured pass to T_Correia 
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Correia! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 31 :(aja) K_Frees controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Correia 
          ...  He puts in S_Ramos! 
          ...  But Tuta clears the danger 
Min. 34 :(val) M_Petrov sprints past R_Carvalho 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Petrov with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Trubin never had a chance! 
Min. 36 :(val) T_Frings flicks it past E_Garcia 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  E_Garcia reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 37 :(val) A_Diouf puts in V_Bondar 
          ...  V_Bondar aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 39 :(val) M_Petrov turns past S_Ramos 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Petrov with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 40 :(val) M_Petrov beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  M_Petrov fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 41 :(val) A_Rabiot pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Gaya is clean through! 
          ...  R_Carvalho brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 41 :(aja) E_Garcia with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  M_Petrov with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(aja) I_Paixao with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  Well intercepted by G_Caldwell 
Min. 45 :(aja) K_Perez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  K_Perez hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Valles gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  K_Frees flights it in! 
          ...  A_Valles catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Ajax

Min. 46 :(val) A_Diouf with an inswinging cross to A_Rabiot 
          ...  A_Rabiot runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Trubin with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 50 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Brighi 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Perez 
Min. 58 :(val) A_Rabiot with a measured pass to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia swings in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 59 :(val) Curled in dangerously from A_Rabiot to Gaya 
          ...  Gaya has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  A_Trubin makes a fine save 
Min. 59 :(aja) M_Brighi puts in I_Paixao 
          ...  Tuta pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Keita 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic 
Min. 60 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Rabiot tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 60 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen has it now 
          ...  He takes on T_Correia 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in I_Paixao! 
          ...  I_Paixao runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Valles 
Min. 62 :(val) T_Correia sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Rabiot 
          ...  A_Rabiot curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  Saved by A_Trubin 
Min. 63 :(val) A_Rabiot has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Williams 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 64 :(aja) M_Brighi has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Diouf 
          ...  He puts in G_Mikauatadze! 
          ...  T_Correia clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 67 :(val) Tuta with the towering header to M_Petrov 
          ...  M_Petrov with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Tahirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_vd_Boomen 
Min. 70 :(val) M_Fink with the dribble 
          ...  N_Williams intercepts the pass 
Min. 71 :(aja) I_Paixao with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  But Gaya wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 75 :(val) G_Caldwell plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Rabiot keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Carvalho steals the ball of off him 
Min. 79 :(val) A_Diouf barges E_Garcia off the ball 
          ...  A_Diouf with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 80 :(val) A_Diouf knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  Cleared by S_Ramos 
Min. 87 :(val) M_Fink looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Petrov 
          ...  M_Petrov carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Trubin won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(val) A_Rabiot sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Petrov 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Garcia 
Min. 88 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Frees in the box 
          ...  M_Fink tackles cleanly 
Min. 89 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze runs into space 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 90 :(aja) K_Frees has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past V_Bondar 
          ...  He puts in A_Keita! 
          ...  A_Keita tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Valles blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 96 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Frings back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  T_Correia makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Brighi plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Valles is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Carvalho crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Valles jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 97 :(aja) I_Paixao plays in G_Mikauatadze with a beautiful ball 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze hits the ball first time! 
          ...  A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rabiot (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mikauatadze
Scorers              : G_Mikauatadze (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Mikauatadze (10)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       2
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       4
Key Tackles          :           9        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Valencia
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_Valles       GK  27   1   1   1  24 | 101   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  24  16  14  31 | 101   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  18  30
T_Correia      DF   1  21  16  13  28 | 101   0   2   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  34  54  49
Tuta           DF   1  21  15   6  30 | 101   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  19   0
V_Bondar       DF   1  22  17   7  27 | 101   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
G_Caldwell     DF   1  20  15   4  27 | 101   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  38   0
M_Fink         DM   1  15  19   7  20 | 101   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  30   0
T_Frings       DM   1  12  20  15  24 | 101   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  21  18  21 | 101   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  10
A_Rabiot       MF   1   6  22  17  22 | 101   0   0   6   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  72  39
M_Petrov       FW   1   8  14  20  22 | 101   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  52
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pedersen     DF   1  19  13   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Buffel       MF   1   6  21  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Yakion       MF   1   4  19  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  15  22  32 |   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
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A_Trubin       GK  27   1   1   1  23 | 101   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  67   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  24  16  10  23 | 101   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  18   0
K_Frees        DF   1  21  16  15  24 | 101   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  36   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  21  15   9  25 | 101   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
N_Williams     DF   1  21  15  11  24 | 101   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
S_Ramos        DM   1  20  17  14  31 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
K_Perez        MF   1   7  17  15  23 |  54   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55  15
Z_Misimovic    AM   1  11  20  16  27 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  16  22  12  24 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   4  17  23  24 | 101   0   0   1   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  15  44
I_Paixao       FW   1   2  14  22  29 | 101   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   8
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
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  15  20  13  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Keita        AM   1   8  18  20  26 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Brighi       MF   1  16  22  12  23 |  47   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
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