FFO EFL2, Ajax vs. FC Porto (Fri May 29) Ajax | FC Porto 4-3-1-2 A | 5-2-1-2 P Jonny Ayre | John Read | A_Trubin GK | GK J_Hart E_Garcia DF | DF P_Struijk K_Frees DF | DF M_Olivera R_Carvalho DF | DF D_Carmo N_Williams DF | DM A_Varela A_Almeida MF | MF I_Jaime M_Brighi MF | FW E_Nketiah Z_Misimovic AM | DF F_Cardoso B_vd_Boomen MF | DF W_Samuel G_Mikauatadze FW | DM K_Amoako I_Paixao FW | FW E_Mor | P_Campos SUB | SUB M_Kelly M_Franz SUB | SUB S_Diomande B_Tahirovic SUB | SUB I_Sunjic A_Keita SUB | SUB M_Franca K_Perez SUB | SUB M_Toure Min. 1 :(aja) M_Brighi comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... M_Brighi with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 2 :(aja) Z_Misimovic has the ball ... He knocks the ball past W_Samuel ... He puts in G_Mikauatadze! ... But I_Jaime wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 4 :(fcp) E_Mor takes advantage of a mistake by R_Carvalho ... He puts in W_Samuel! ... W_Samuel shapes up for a shot! ... A_Trubin makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 7 :(aja) A_Almeida is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to R_Carvalho ... R_Carvalho rifles it at the goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 8 :(aja) Z_Misimovic flights the ball to I_Paixao ... Cleaned up by P_Struijk Min. 10 :(fcp) A_Trubin miskicks! ... E_Nketiah takes control of the ball! ... G_Mikauatadze with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 14 :(aja) A_Almeida crosses to B_vd_Boomen ... B_vd_Boomen tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And J_Hart reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... G_Mikauatadze hits it into the box! ... I_Paixao tries to place the shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 14 :(fcp) E_Mor plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... E_Mor has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... A_Trubin moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... FC Porto go in front now with that goal! ... Ajax 0-1 FC Porto ... Min. 17 :(aja) E_Garcia looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to N_Williams ... N_Williams with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But J_Hart stops that one easily Min. 19 :(fcp) M_Olivera takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... M_Olivera shapes up for a shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 28 :(aja) Z_Misimovic looks up ... He swings the ball right towards K_Frees ... But I_Jaime wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... B_vd_Boomen swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Hart comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... G_Mikauatadze with the header ... J_Hart is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... But it's been ruled out! ... He was fouling the defender Min. 30 :(fcp) M_Olivera retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... E_Mor latches onto the end of it ... A glorious effort by E_Mor! ... But A_Trubin stops that one easily Min. 31 :(fcp) E_Nketiah with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... E_Garcia with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 33 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... E_Garcia latches onto it! ... E_Garcia is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... J_Hart tries to close down the angle ... J_Hart makes his move ... He's lobbed him!! ... It bounces in front of goal! ... Inches wide!! Min. 37 :(aja) K_Frees finds his way through ... K_Frees goes for goal! ... J_Hart beats the ball away Min. 39 :(aja) I_Paixao runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze fires the shot in! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(fcp) F_Cardoso looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to E_Nketiah ... K_Frees goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 44 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past F_Cardoso ... W_Samuel pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee warns him Min. 46 :(aja) M_Brighi brings it under control ... He takes on D_Carmo ... He gets past him! ... He puts in I_Paixao! ... I_Paixao flicks the header toward the far post! ... J_Hart saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Brighi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... J_Hart comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Almeida with the header ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ajax 0-1 FC Porto Min. 51 :(fcp) M_Olivera lobs it over M_Brighi ... N_Williams fouls ... That was disgusting ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 52 :(fcp) M_Olivera with a byline cross to E_Nketiah ... E_Nketiah attempts a chip! ... What agility from A_Trubin Min. 59 :(fcp) E_Nketiah chips the ball forward to W_Samuel ... W_Samuel fires a shot at goal! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... John Read spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: A_Keita ... COMING OFF: Z_Misimovic Min. 60 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze loses D_Carmo ... W_Samuel rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 61 :(fcp) E_Nketiah is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... G_Mikauatadze with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 61 :(fcp) E_Nketiah takes possession on the edge of the box ... E_Nketiah hits a crisp volley! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 62 :(aja) A_Almeida barges P_Struijk off the ball ... F_Cardoso rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 65 :(aja) K_Frees pushes it past M_Olivera ... K_Frees hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But J_Hart just gets his fingers to that one Min. 65 :(fcp) E_Nketiah beats K_Frees ... He showed great skill there ... K_Frees goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 66 :(fcp) A_Varela is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... M_Olivera latches onto the end of it ... Fine tackle by E_Garcia ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 67 :(fcp) E_Mor takes advantage of a mistake by K_Frees ... That mistake could prove costly ... E_Mor with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... A_Trubin with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 68 :(aja) R_Carvalho with a smart turn ... But K_Amoako clears the ball to safety Min. 73 :(aja) A_Almeida controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... M_Brighi gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Brighi sends it flying towards goal! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... E_Garcia plays it towards the near post! ... The ball finds its way to R_Carvalho ... He gets the shot away ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 75 :(aja) B_vd_Boomen is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... G_Mikauatadze latches onto the end of it ... W_Samuel hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... I_Paixao plays it towards the near post! ... J_Hart easily catches it! Min. 75 :(fcp) E_Nketiah takes advantage of a mistake by E_Garcia ... He puts in E_Mor! ... E_Mor sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 77 :(fcp) M_Olivera has plenty of time and space ... A cracking drive from M_Olivera! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 81 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to I_Paixao! ... M_Olivera slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 82 :(aja) A_Almeida looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Brighi ... P_Struijk with the tackle Min. 83 :(fcp) E_Nketiah nutmegs M_Brighi, he continues to run forward ... E_Nketiah launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... A_Trubin gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 86 :(fcp) E_Mor beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... N_Williams with the block Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 94 :(aja) A_Keita sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... I_Paixao runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... I_Paixao drives it towards goal! ... J_Hart makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... G_Mikauatadze plays it into the danger area! ... K_Frees gets something on it! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 94 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to I_Paixao ... K_Amoako had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Jonny Ayre looks annoyed that there was no card there ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Johan Cruyff Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Almeida Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Mor (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Mor (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Cardoso (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax | FC Porto Attempts on Goal : 16 | 11 Off target : 9 | 5 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 12 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ajax 0 - 1 FC Porto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 23 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 24 16 10 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 18 18 K_Frees DF 1 21 16 15 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 0 43 R_Carvalho DF 1 21 15 9 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 N_Williams DF 1 21 15 11 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 19 A_Almeida MF 1 14 22 7 22 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 21 M_Brighi MF 1 16 22 12 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 32 Z_Misimovic AM 1 11 20 16 27 | 61 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 16 22 12 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 18 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 4 17 23 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 I_Paixao FW 1 2 14 22 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 22 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Keita AM 1 8 18 20 26 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 K_Perez MF 1 7 17 15 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - FC Porto Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 P_Struijk DF 1 23 15 10 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 M_Olivera DF 1 22 18 17 28 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 32 22 D_Carmo DF 1 22 16 8 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Varela DM 1 16 22 14 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 I_Jaime MF 1 6 21 15 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 E_Nketiah FW 1 2 18 23 29 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 19 F_Cardoso DF 1 22 17 3 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15 -2 W_Samuel DF 1 21 13 10 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 38 K_Amoako DM 1 17 21 4 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 E_Mor FW 1 5 18 24 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 16 36 M_Kelly GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Diomande DF 1 20 15 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Sunjic MF 1 14 20 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Franca MF 1 3 20 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Toure FW 1 7 11 17 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1780053735 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40