FFO Vase, Ajax vs. Huddersfield Town (Wed Mar 11) Ajax | Huddersfield Town 4-1-2-3 A | 4-1-3-1-1 C Peter Spall | Ed Clark Caretaker | S_v_Gassel GK | GK L_Castellazzi E_Garcia DF | DF B_Jackson K_Frees DF | DF O_Dodgson S_Ramos DF | DF D_van_Buyten N_Williams DF | DF R_Shawcross B_Tahirovic DM | DM Florentino Z_Misimovic MF | MF C_Ndour A_Almeida MF | MF S_Ireland T_Aasgaard FW | MF G_Hall G_Mikauatadze FW | AM L_Foster I_Paixao FW | FW A_Kalimuendo | A_Trubin SUB | SUB V_Valdes R_Carvalho SUB | SUB K_Taylor M_Franz SUB | SUB A_Bangura M_Brighi SUB | SUB T_Edwards C_Akpom SUB | SUB C_Humphreys Min. 2 :(aja) N_Williams looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... Florentino takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 6 :(hud) B_Jackson knocks it past K_Frees and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... B_Jackson has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... S_v_Gassel gets up well to catch that one Min. 8 :(hud) D_van_Buyten lobs it over the defender ... A well-placed shot from D_van_Buyten! ... S_v_Gassel parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Huddersfield Town go ahead in this match now! ... Ajax 0-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 9 :(hud) R_Shawcross saunters past his marker ... N_Williams with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 10 :(hud) S_Ireland squares it to B_Jackson ... B_Jackson goes for goal! ... But S_v_Gassel punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... B_Jackson drives it into the box! ... S_Ramos belts it clear Min. 13 :(hud) G_Hall has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Almeida ... He knocks it to A_Kalimuendo! ... A_Kalimuendo with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... S_v_Gassel parries it, he follows it up ... And S_v_Gassel recovers to save!! Min. 15 :(aja) T_Aasgaard with a real burst of pace ... He shows Florentino a clean set of heals ... R_Shawcross with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 15 :(hud) Florentino with the deft touch ... He takes it past K_Frees ... He knocks it to A_Kalimuendo! ... A_Kalimuendo attempts a lob! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... S_v_Gassel moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Ajax 0-2 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 16 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to P Min. 16 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... A_Kalimuendo has a dig at goal! ... S_v_Gassel tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 17 :(aja) K_Frees with a first time pass ... B_Tahirovic runs onto it! ... B_Tahirovic beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has L_Castellazzi to beat! ... He dinks it over L_Castellazzi ... It goes wide!! Min. 22 :(aja) S_Ramos finds T_Aasgaard with a ball over the defence ... T_Aasgaard attempts to nutmeg L_Castellazzi! ... L_Castellazzi gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 26 :(aja) I_Paixao takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_van_Buyten ... The ball hits C_Ndour in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 29 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on L_Castellazzi! ... C_Ndour hacks him down! ... 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. 30 :(hud) R_Shawcross is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Kalimuendo latches onto the ball ... A_Kalimuendo goes for the top corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... S_v_Gassel dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had S_v_Gassel beaten! ... CORNER! ... D_van_Buyten plays it towards the near post! ... A_Kalimuendo loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Ajax 0-3 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 32 :(aja) N_Williams kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Mikauatadze gets on the end of the pass ... Superbly timed tackle by D_van_Buyten ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... K_Frees with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Castellazzi ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 34 :(aja) B_Tahirovic looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... B_Jackson intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... B_Tahirovic floats the ball in! ... The ball comes to T_Aasgaard ... He gets the shot away ... But L_Castellazzi hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 35 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze brushes B_Jackson aside and breaks free ... G_Mikauatadze hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But L_Castellazzi comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 36 :(hud) B_Jackson is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to R_Shawcross ... A left-footer by R_Shawcross! ... S_v_Gassel gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 37 :(hud) S_Ireland 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_Hall receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But K_Frees reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 42 :(aja) N_Williams pulls it back to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze with the goal bound shot! ... But L_Castellazzi just gets his fingers to that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(hud) O_Dodgson with a flicked pass to G_Hall ... G_Hall with a blistering shot! ... S_v_Gassel parries it, he follows it up ... And S_v_Gassel recovers to save!! Min. 44 :(aja) I_Paixao kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... B_Tahirovic gets on the end of the pass ... G_Hall tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-3 Huddersfield Town Min. 47 :(hud) G_Hall with a penetrating pass to A_Kalimuendo ... A_Kalimuendo throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... S_v_Gassel tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 49 :(hud) G_Hall changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Jackson ... B_Jackson tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... S_v_Gassel has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... S_v_Gassel is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 55 :(hud) S_Ireland knocks it past E_Garcia and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... S_Ireland drives the ball low! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Ajax fans taunt him! Min. 57 :(aja) T_Aasgaard makes a run into space ... C_Ndour tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 59 :(hud) D_van_Buyten unselfishly heads the ball back to Florentino ... Florentino with the punt towards goal! ... S_v_Gassel gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 61 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze slips past L_Foster ... A cracking drive from G_Mikauatadze! ... GOAL!! ... L_Castellazzi has to pick the ball out of the net ... Ajax 1-3 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 61 :(hud) B_Jackson slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 63 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze knocks it past R_Shawcross and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A thundering drive by G_Mikauatadze! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... L_Castellazzi dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had L_Castellazzi beaten! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Williams ... L_Castellazzi easily catches it! Min. 65 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: C_Humphreys ... COMING OFF: S_Ireland Min. 67 :(hud) R_Shawcross holds the ball up ... He sees L_Foster in space! ... L_Foster uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... S_v_Gassel saves it!! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... L_Foster flights it in! ... S_v_Gassel catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 68 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 68 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: K_Taylor ... COMING OFF: A_Kalimuendo Min. 70 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze jumps over Florentino's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Shawcross ... He timed it well Min. 71 :(hud) O_Dodgson takes advantage of a mistake by S_Ramos ... He crosses to L_Foster ... S_Ramos with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 73 :(hud) G_Hall runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... G_Hall has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: A_Bangura ... COMING OFF: R_Shawcross Min. 75 :(aja) Z_Misimovic finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled C_Humphreys ... Z_Misimovic rifles it at the goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 75 :(hud) O_Dodgson looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Foster ... L_Foster has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... S_v_Gassel collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 76 :(aja) N_Williams takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Bangura ... N_Williams blasts it at the goal! ... Saved by L_Castellazzi Min. 80 :(aja) N_Williams turns past D_van_Buyten ... He has created space for himself now ... D_van_Buyten redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 81 :(hud) L_Foster sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... C_Ndour runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... C_Ndour tries to lob the keeper! ... He hits the side netting Min. 81 :(aja) I_Paixao takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... B_Jackson tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(aja) A_Almeida runs towards the goal ... O_Dodgson with an ugly foul ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(hud) C_Ndour kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... K_Taylor gets on the end of the pass ... N_Williams with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Mikauatadze Scorers : G_Mikauatadze (61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Kalimuendo (Man of the Match) Scorers : , D_van_Buyten (8)A_Kalimuendo (15,30) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Ndour (29), B_Jackson (81) Injured : A_Kalimuendo (68) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Huddersfield Town Attempts on Goal : 9 | 18 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 6 | 12 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 7 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 1 - 3 Huddersfield Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Ajax Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_v_Gassel GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 23 16 9 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 21 15 14 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 0 S_Ramos DF 1 20 17 14 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 N_Williams DF 1 21 15 11 24 | 94 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 51 17 B_Tahirovic DM 1 15 20 13 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 Z_Misimovic MF 1 11 20 16 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 A_Almeida MF 1 14 22 7 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Aasgaard FW 1 2 13 16 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 17 23 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 21 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Trubin GK 27 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Carvalho DF 1 21 15 8 25 | 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 M_Brighi MF 1 16 21 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Akpom FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Castellazzi GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 23 14 14 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 11 16 38 O_Dodgson DF 1 21 17 3 30 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 D_van_Buyten DF 1 20 16 12 20 | 94 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 32 36 40 R_Shawcross DF 1 19 16 7 30 | 76 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 32 21 Florentino DM 1 16 21 13 25 | 94 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 26 13 C_Ndour MF 1 14 20 18 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 10 6 S_Ireland MF 1 11 20 18 25 | 66 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 8 G_Hall MF 1 7 22 18 24 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 18 L_Foster AM 1 9 16 22 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 A_Kalimuendo FW 1 5 14 22 23 | 69 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 62 V_Valdes GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Taylor FW 1 13 20 16 27 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Bangura DF 1 17 14 11 26 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Edwards MF 1 14 12 9 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Humphreys MF 1 5 20 18 24 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1773259476 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40