Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at TATA Steel Stadion where Telstar Velsen play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 19,505 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Telstar Velsen and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Quansah.


0.00
The whistle blows and Telstar Velsen get the match underway!
3.56
Ignacio Olfers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser advances inside the box! Patrick Walser rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
4.06
Giovanni Van Eijk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink threads a neat ball through to Sieb Vermeulen. Sieb Vermeulen lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser makes a convincing header. Marvin Van Halst effortlessly picks it out of the air!
6.38
Valerio Cala Campana kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Mora. Frederico Mora whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Jesper Witschge manages to keep it out.
10.26
Sieb Vermeulen hacks Gionatha Di Salvatore from behind! Sieb Vermeulen is warned by the referee! Gionatha Di Salvatore stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.19
With vision, Patrick Walser laces a weighted ball forward to Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink makes a beautiful solo run. Boudewijn ten Brink tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.51
Boudewijn ten Brink makes a probing pass to Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers whips in a cross ball towards Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Marvin Van Halst.
16.23
Gionatha Di Salvatore knocks the ball forward to Raimond Heesakkers. Raimond Heesakkers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo knocks in a cross ball towards Valerio Cala Campana. Valerio Cala Campana connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
20.02
Ferdinando Bellotto flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Roman collects the pass. Ernesto Roman flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Bravo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Bravo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.55
Patrick Walser runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Patrick Walser whips in a cross ball towards Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but Wilco Cruyff blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
30.03
Giovanni Van Eijk hits a low pass to Ignacio Olfers. Ignacio Olfers changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ignacio Olfers shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
34.19
Valerio Cala Campana flicks a high pass forward. Raimond Heesakkers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Raimond Heesakkers tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
36.50
Sieb Vermeulen darts forward. Sieb Vermeulen knocks in a cross ball towards Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink makes a convincing header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.06
Mark Ax makes a simple pass to Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.27
Jurgen van Vliet threads a neat ball through to Ignacio Olfers. Ignacio Olfers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gionatha Di Salvatore.
45.00
Boudewijn ten Brink runs straight at the opposition's defence. Boudewijn ten Brink knocks in a cross ball towards Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga makes a convincing header but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Telstar Velsen appear unchanged since the first half. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off!
47.21
Boudewijn ten Brink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser whips in a cross ball towards Sieb Vermeulen. Sieb Vermeulen jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Marvin Van Halst gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
48.35
Jesper Riga makes a probing pass to Ignacio Olfers. Ignacio Olfers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marvin Van Halst who gathers it comfortably.
54.33
Wilco Cruyff makes a beautiful solo run. Wilco Cruyff sees Raimond Heesakkers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Raimond Heesakkers shoots from distance but Jesper Witschge is on top of his game. Nice save!
55.47
Raimond Heesakkers comes in with a late challenge on Giovanni Van Eijk. The referee calls over Raimond Heesakkers and shows him a yellow card! Giovanni Van Eijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.29
Ferdinando Bellotto knocks the ball forward to Vitor Gomes. Vitor Gomes makes a probing pass to Valerio Cala Campana. Valerio Cala Campana whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.45
Ajax Amsterdam have made 3 substitutions with Raymond Heering replacing Jurgen van Vliet, Mario De Groot replacing Boudewijn ten Brink and Jurgen Babangida replacing Tijani Hamers .
63.54
Giovanni Van Eijk sees Mario De Groot in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario De Groot flicks a high pass forward. Jesper Riga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jesper Riga knocks in a cross ball towards Jurgen Babangida. Jurgen Babangida beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.19
Gionatha Di Salvatore makes a simple pass to Ernesto Roman. Ernesto Roman threads a neat ball through to Raimond Heesakkers. Raimond Heesakkers plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Bravo and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Raimond Heesakkers provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
66.31
Valerio Cala Campana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jesper Witschge with no chance!! Goal for Telstar Velsen!
71.24
Patrick Walser flicks a high pass forward. Mario De Groot collects the pass. Mario De Groot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.27
Raymond Heering flicks a high pass forward. Sieb Vermeulen controls it well on his chest. Sieb Vermeulen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marvin Van Halst who gathers it comfortably.
75.27
Valerio Cala Campana sees Frederico Mora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Mora knocks in a cross ball towards Raimond Heesakkers. Raimond Heesakkers jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Jesper Witschge effortlessly punches it away to safety.
81.25
Mark Ax flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Walser holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patrick Walser threads a neat ball through to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
83.44
Frederico Mora flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jesper Witschge who gathers it comfortably.
84.25
Miguel Bravo passes the ball forward to Vitor Gomes. Vitor Gomes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
85.05
Ernesto Roman passes the ball forward to Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo knocks in a cross ball towards Raimond Heesakkers. Mario De Groot clumsily knocks into Raimond Heesakkers. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 47.7777777777778 vs 52.2222222222222
Play Area
Home team third: 30.00%, Midfield: 45.56%, Away team third: 24.44%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Bravo of Telstar Velsen

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Wilco Cruyff (DEF)
6
5. Ronnie Arts (DEF)
6
7. Ernesto Roman (MID)
6
8. Vitor Gomes (MID)
6
10. Frederico Mora (ATT)
6
11. Miguel Bravo (ATT)
9

12. Wout Molenaar (ATT)
0
0

3. Henk Heije (DEF)
6
4. Mark Ax (DEF)
6
8
6
9. Tijani Hamers (ATT)
6
10. Jesper Riga (ATT)
6
11. Sieb Vermeulen (ATT)
6

12. Raymond Heering (DEF)
6
13. Mario De Groot (MID)
6
6