FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. Wolfsburg (Mon Jan 13) Ajax | Wolfsburg 4-4-2 L | 5-2-1-2 A Hayden Dando | Jason Hopton | A_Trubin GK | GK Kepa E_Garcia DF | DF N_Nkounkou G_Avila DF | DF M_Tonetto G_Trauner DF | DF W_Bouma B_Sosa DF | DF H_Smolcic S_Steijn MF | DF M_Wieffer B_vd_Boomen MF | MF D_Ozoh B_Tahirovic MF | MF S_Eguren R_Zerrouki MF | AM A_Knauff G_Mikauatadze FW | FW Vinicius_Jr I_Paixao FW | FW Beto | G_Rulli SUB | SUB J_Ledesma K_Frees SUB | SUB R_Koch C_Rool SUB | SUB A_Buta C_Forbs SUB | SUB B_Henrichs D_Bellion SUB | SUB J_Njinmah Min. 9 :(wlb) A_Knauff cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Nkounkou ... N_Nkounkou with the goal bound shot! ... A_Trubin can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Trubin makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 13 :(wlb) M_Wieffer pass splits open the defence and finds A_Knauff ... But E_Garcia wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 14 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen with an inch perfect pass to R_Zerrouki ... Cleaned up by N_Nkounkou Min. 15 :(aja) I_Paixao finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... I_Paixao with the goal bound shot! ... Kepa watches it sail wide! Min. 19 :(wlb) Beto spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Eguren! ... B_Tahirovic gets to the ball first Min. 21 :(aja) The defender slips and falls over! ... G_Mikauatadze is through! ... G_Mikauatadze drives the ball low! ... Kepa with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 23 :(aja) E_Garcia sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to G_Mikauatadze ... Wonderful sliding challenge by W_Bouma Min. 24 :(wlb) A_Knauff plays it forward to Vinicius_Jr ... B_Tahirovic with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 25 :(aja) S_Steijn with a smart turn ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Nkounkou looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 27 :(aja) B_Tahirovic finds a hole in the defence ... M_Wieffer reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 30 :(aja) G_Trauner runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... G_Trauner hits a curling shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... B_Sosa with an inswinging corner into the box ... Kepa fists it away! Min. 30 :(wlb) A_Knauff plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A_Knauff with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Trubin with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 31 :(wlb) A_Knauff leaves his marker standing ... B_Tahirovic with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Wolfsburg players ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 34 :(aja) R_Zerrouki gains control of the loose ball ... A well-placed shot from R_Zerrouki! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... Ajax go in front now with that goal! ... Ajax 1-0 Wolfsburg ... Min. 34 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... But G_Trauner will cut out the threat Min. 36 :(wlb) M_Tonetto with a byline cross to Vinicius_Jr ... B_Sosa makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... H_Smolcic flights it in! ... A_Trubin comes out and claims it! Min. 39 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze beats N_Nkounkou ... He showed great skill there ... A scorcher of a shot from G_Mikauatadze! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by B_Tahirovic! ... M_Wieffer cleans up with a great clearance Min. 39 :(aja) R_Zerrouki reads the run of G_Mikauatadze ... A_Knauff with an ugly foul ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 41 :(wlb) Beto can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... Beto with the cheeky shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... A_Knauff with an inswinging corner into the box ... E_Garcia clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 42 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 42 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: D_Bellion ... COMING OFF: G_Mikauatadze Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Forbs ... COMING OFF: R_Zerrouki Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: K_Frees ... COMING OFF: B_Sosa ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 1-0 Wolfsburg Min. 48 :(aja) C_Forbs jumps over W_Bouma's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... C_Forbs bears down on goal! ... Kepa makes a fine save Min. 51 :(wlb) Beto leaves K_Frees standing ... E_Garcia takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 53 :(wlb) A_Knauff is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr curls the ball in on goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... That could be a game changer! ... Wolfsburg have pulled level! ... Ajax 1-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 57 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen plays a long ball to S_Steijn ... S_Steijn hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The shot slips through Kepa's hands ... But Kepa recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 58 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... B_vd_Boomen hits a great drive! ... But Kepa stops that one easily Min. 62 :(wlb) S_Eguren runs at E_Garcia ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Trubin is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee consults with his assistant! ... PENALTY!! ... Vinicius_Jr places the ball on the spot! ... He sends A_Trubin the wrong way ... GOAL!! ... That was a clinical penalty ... Wolfsburg go in front now with that goal! ... Ajax 1-2 Wolfsburg... Min. 63 :(wlb) A_Knauff bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to N_Nkounkou ... G_Avila gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 64 :(aja) G_Avila cuts the ball back to B_vd_Boomen ... S_Eguren slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: R_Koch ... COMING OFF: H_Smolcic Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: A_Buta ... COMING OFF: S_Eguren Min. 68 :(aja) I_Paixao with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... R_Koch intercepts the pass Min. 68 :(aja) K_Frees takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Vinicius_Jr muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C Min. 70 :(aja) G_Avila turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to G_Trauner ... G_Trauner hits a curling shot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 71 :(aja) I_Paixao takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... Driven towards goal by I_Paixao! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 74 :(wlb) Beto runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A well-placed shot from Beto! ... Looks like it should be A_Trubin's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... Beto floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... A_Trubin catches it with ease Min. 76 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr takes possession ... Knocks it past K_Frees ... He's through on goal ... Driven towards goal by Vinicius_Jr! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Trubin reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Beto hits it into the box! ... K_Frees deals with the danger and clears Min. 78 :(aja) B_Tahirovic takes advantage of a mistake by M_Wieffer ... But A_Buta sweeps up the threat Min. 80 :(wlb) A_Knauff nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A_Knauff hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Ozoh swings it in! ... Beto makes a firm connection with his head ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 81 :(aja) S_Steijn has it on the edge of the box ... S_Steijn attempts the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 82 :(aja) I_Paixao looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... R_Koch makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 82 :(wlb) M_Wieffer is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to W_Bouma ... B_Tahirovic with a nasty foul ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He knew he had to be careful after the first one ... And this time he had to walk! Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: B_Henrichs ... COMING OFF: M_Tonetto Min. 85 :(aja) C_Forbs drives it across the face of the goal I_Paixao ... N_Nkounkou with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 86 :(aja) G_Trauner turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to I_Paixao ... I_Paixao shapes up for a shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... Kepa never had a chance! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... B_vd_Boomen with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Zerrouki Scorers : R_Zerrouki (34) Sent Off : B_Tahirovic (82) Booked : N/A Injured : G_Mikauatadze (42) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Vinicius_Jr (Man of the Match) Scorers : Vinicius_Jr (53,62 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Nkounkou (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | Wolfsburg Attempts on Goal : 12 | 9 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 5 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 9 Key Passes : 8 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 1 - 2 Wolfsburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 23 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 15 0 G_Avila DF 1 20 15 11 22 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 28 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 15 34 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 S_Steijn MF 1 4 20 15 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 20 10 24 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 18 17 B_Tahirovic MF 1 14 19 12 20 | 85 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 -15 -15 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 46 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 20 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 G_Rulli GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Frees DF 1 18 13 13 24 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 C_Rool DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Forbs MF 1 3 18 15 26 | 53 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kepa GK 24 1 1 1 20 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 N_Nkounkou DF 1 20 14 13 29 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 28 -4 9 M_Tonetto DF 1 18 15 3 24 | 88 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 W_Bouma DF 1 18 12 8 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Wieffer DF 1 18 20 5 27 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 0 D_Ozoh MF 1 12 19 13 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Eguren MF 1 11 18 13 25 | 68 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 A_Knauff AM 1 9 20 16 26 | 98 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 49 21 Vinicius_Jr FW 1 2 18 24 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 Beto FW 1 7 14 20 30 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 J_Ledesma GK 19 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Koch DF 1 17 11 3 24 | 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 A_Buta MF 1 6 18 12 29 | 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 B_Henrichs DF 1 15 10 6 22 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Njinmah FW 1 2 10 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736790804 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40