FFO EFLCUP, Valencia vs. Ajax (Wed Jan 15) Valencia | Ajax 4-1-3-2 C | 4-4-2 C Peter Hayward | Hayden Dando | A_Valles GK | GK A_Trubin Gaya DF | DF E_Garcia T_Correia DF | DF G_Avila E_Pujol DF | DF G_Trauner M_Pedersen DF | DF B_Sosa A_Herrera DM | MF S_Steijn A_Almeida MF | MF B_vd_Boomen S_Amallah MF | MF R_Zerrouki D_Klaassen MF | MF C_Forbs R_Borre FW | FW G_Mikauatadze A_Lacazette FW | FW I_Paixao | G_Larsonneur SUB | SUB G_Rulli C_Ozkacar SUB | SUB K_Frees Pepelu SUB | SUB C_Rool O_Dabo SUB | SUB C_Ledesma E_Unal SUB | SUB D_Bellion Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to L Min. 8 :(aja) S_Steijn nutmegs Gaya, he continues to run forward ... S_Steijn has a dig at goal! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Ajax take the lead! ... Valencia 0-1 Ajax ... Min. 9 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 14 :(val) D_Klaassen hits a hard pass to R_Borre ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Sosa ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 17 :(val) M_Pedersen with an incisive pass to Gaya ... Gaya flicks the header toward the far post! ... A_Trubin saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 32 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... A_Almeida is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 32 :(aja) A defence splitting pass from G_Avila to G_Trauner ... G_Trauner lobs A_Valles! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 40 :(val) A_Herrera kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Borre gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Steijn does well to intercept the ball Min. 42 :(aja) E_Garcia is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... I_Paixao latches onto the ball ... I_Paixao rises above the defence to head the ball! ... A_Valles with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(val) D_Klaassen takes advantage of a mistake by C_Forbs ... D_Klaassen tries the lob from 30 yards! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Valencia have equalised! ... Valencia 1-1 Ajax ... Min. 45 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: K_Frees ... COMING OFF: B_Sosa Min. 47 :(val) S_Amallah skips the challenge from the defender ... S_Amallah fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Trubin is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 48 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze back heels to find I_Paixao in space ... I_Paixao attempts to nutmeg A_Valles! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Steijn! ... A_Valles comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... K_Frees with the header ... A_Valles makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 49 :(aja) R_Zerrouki takes advantage of a mistake by Gaya ... That mistake could prove costly ... D_Klaassen knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 1-1 Ajax Min. 47 :(aja) K_Frees sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... I_Paixao gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Gaya gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 48 :(aja) E_Garcia has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... I_Paixao gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... I_Paixao hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But A_Valles with the difficult save Min. 53 :(val) Gaya with an inch perfect pass to E_Pujol ... E_Pujol has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... A_Trubin beats the ball away Min. 54 :(val) A_Lacazette with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... A_Lacazette plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 55 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Ledesma ... COMING OFF: C_Forbs Min. 55 :(aja) I_Paixao plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... E_Pujol wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 61 :(val) A_Herrera sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to R_Borre ... G_Avila with a poor challenge ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... R_Borre runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... A_Trubin won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 63 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze jinks through the defence ... Gaya hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by K_Frees ... A_Valles catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 73 :(aja) G_Trauner boots it towards C_Ledesma ... C_Ledesma hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 75 :(val) S_Amallah takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Avila ... G_Avila moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 76 :(aja) I_Paixao sprints past M_Pedersen ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... T_Correia takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 82 :(val) R_Borre eases past G_Trauner ... R_Borre could have let it bounce! ... GOAL!! ... His players jump on top of him ... That surely hands Valencia victory!! ... The Ajax fans are distraught and are piling out the stadium! ... Valencia 2-1 Ajax ... Min. 82 :(aja) G_Trauner looks like he's injured. He's signaled to the bench, he's coming off ... Let's hope it's not his ACL! Min. 82 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to P Min. 82 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax ... COMING ON: C_Rool ... COMING OFF: G_Trauner Min. 86 :(aja) S_Steijn wins possession ... He plays the ball across to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Valles watches it sail wide! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(val) T_Correia beats C_Rool ... T_Correia flings a shot at goal! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Almeida! ... M_Pedersen gets his head on it ... The shot slips through A_Trubin's hands ... But A_Trubin recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 89 :(aja) I_Paixao jinks past E_Pujol ... I_Paixao could have let it bounce! ... A_Valles just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 91 :(aja) I_Paixao leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to G_Mikauatadze ... G_Mikauatadze attempts a lob! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 93 :(val) D_Klaassen beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... D_Klaassen has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Trubin makes a good save Min. 93 :(aja) C_Rool has picked up a knock ... He's going to play through the pain barrier ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Klaassen (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Klaassen (44), R_Borre (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Almeida (32) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Steijn Scorers : S_Steijn (8) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : G_Trauner (82) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 10 | 10 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 4 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 2 - 1 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Valles GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 Gaya DF 1 21 14 12 31 | 97 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 16 16 T_Correia DF 1 19 15 12 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 E_Pujol DF 1 18 16 12 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 16 M_Pedersen DF 1 18 12 5 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 23 A_Herrera DM 1 14 20 11 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Almeida MF 1 13 20 6 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 S_Amallah MF 1 9 18 15 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D_Klaassen MF 1 4 21 17 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 33 9 39 R_Borre FW 1 9 13 21 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 A_Lacazette FW 1 1 11 20 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 G_Larsonneur GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ozkacar DF 1 17 15 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepelu MF 1 12 18 10 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Dabo MF 1 13 17 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Unal FW 1 5 14 19 29 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Trubin GK 24 1 1 1 23 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 E_Garcia DF 1 21 14 8 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 G_Avila DF 1 20 15 11 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 G_Trauner DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 86 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 B_Sosa DF 1 18 13 11 23 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 S_Steijn MF 1 4 20 15 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 33 10 32 B_vd_Boomen MF 1 15 20 10 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Zerrouki MF 1 10 18 7 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Forbs MF 1 3 18 15 26 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Mikauatadze FW 1 3 15 20 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 I_Paixao FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 34 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 | 52 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 C_Rool DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ledesma MF 1 11 17 13 29 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 D_Bellion FW 1 4 14 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736971509 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40