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FE 3

Match report

Football Elite

Division 2: Round 5 (setup 3, season 10)

FC Schalke 04

v.

Ajax

Formation:

4-3-3

League position:

11

Overall form:

Home form:

Sebastian MIELITZ

6

1

5½

Formation:

4-3-3

League position:

9

Overall form:

Home form:

7

2

7

Gregory VAN DER WIEL

6½

3

6½

Alberto 'Facundo' COSTA

6

4

7½

Mike WILLIAMSON

7

5

7

Christopher AVEVOR

6

6

6½

Ricardo VAN RHIJN

Jefferson Agustín FARFÁN Guadalupe

7½

7

6½

Tranquillo BARNETTA

7

8

7

6

9

6½

Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR

6

10

7

Wesley SNEIJDER

6

11

6

Luciano NARSINGH

Manager

Ziguy BADIBANGA

12

13

Kenneth VERMEER

Christian TRÄSCH

14

Konstantin RAUSCH

15

Georginio WIJNALDUM

HUGO Miguel Pereira de ALMEIDA

16

FC Schalke 04 2 Ajax 4
(Half-time: 1-3, Attendance: 42,058, Stadium: ArenaAuf Schalke, Referee: Dick JOL 8)
7 Crouch, 79 Durm		Scorers	23 Huntelaar, 38 Sneijder, 45 Sneijder, 64og Costa
		Substitutions
		Sendings off
32 De Jong, 76 Farfán		Bookings
	4	Corners	2
	18	Fouls	10
	6	Offsides	12
	5	Shots on	9
	6	Shots off	7
	11	Total shots	16
	3	Shots saved	5
	51%	Possession	49%
Man of the match: Jefferson Agustín FARFÁN Guadalupe


5	The Ajax 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely shot from FC Schalke 04's CROUCH.

7	GOAL!! A short backpass by VAN RHIJN enabled CROUCH to run in and nudge the ball past KRUL. (1-0 FC Schalke 04)

10	A free-kick from VAN DER WIEL flew inches over.

18	LENS's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the FC Schalke 04 upright.

23	GOAL!! A deep cross from LENS on the right was headed home by HUNTELAAR at the near post. (1-1)

24	A poor shot from CROUCH bounced agonisingly wide.

32	DE JONG booked for an off-the-ball incident.

38	GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of SNEIJDER who drove the ball past the helpless FC Schalke 04 'keeper. (2-1 Ajax)

44	The FC Schalke 04 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from HUNTELAAR.

45	GOAL!! A delightful ball from LENS left DE JONG in the clear, he made MIELITZ commit himself before knocking the ball to SNEIJDER to score. (3-1 Ajax)


49	The stunned FC Schalke 04 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from AVEVOR dropped just over.

53	A mix up in the FC Schalke 04 defence enabled WILLEMS to hammer an effort just wide.

55	LENS headed wide.

64	GOAL!! A long shot from HUNTELAAR deflected off the legs of COSTA and into his own net.

67	BARNETTA made space on the right and knocked the ball to CROUCH who clipped the ball over.

73	A shot from FARFÁN was booted off the line by WILLEMS.

76	JOL yellow cards FARFÁN.

78	A accurate pass was collected by KELLY and his looping effort floated narrowly wide.

79	GOAL!! A mix up between VAN RHIJN and the Ajax 'keeper allowed DURM to drill the ball into the empty net. (4-2 Ajax)

84	DE JONG beat two FC Schalke 04 players and blasted a great chance inches over.

88	A strike from BARNETTA held no problem for KRUL.

90	A twenty-five yard drive from LENS caused the FC Schalke 04 'keeper little difficulty.