Match Report
| Ajax Amsterdam | Ajax Amsterdam |  |  | AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar | ||||||||||||||||
| S Singh | S Singh | manager | Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | |||||||||||||||||
| Sean Bresciano | S. Bresciano |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Luuk Riga | L. Riga | |||||||||
| Allan Beck | A. Beck |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Garba Babayaro | G. Babayaro | |||||||||
| Marcos Villanueva | M. Villanueva |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Oluwashegun Garba | O. Garba | |||||||||
| Miel Peters | M. Peters | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Florian Behrens | F. Behrens | |||||||||
| Tom Kiekens | T. Kiekens |  | 71 | D | | 5 | | M | 69 |  | Diogo Velazquez | D. Velazquez | |||||||||
| Anders Petersen | A. Petersen | | 81 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Nunzio Vergassola | N. Vergassola | |||||||||
| Gabriel Molowny | G. Molowny |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Eric Willems | E. Willems | |||||||||
| Ruben Ramos | R. Ramos |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Alvaro Zuniga | A. Zuniga | |||||||||
| Jannes Van Kouwen | J. Van Kouwen | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Julian Uhlmann | J. Uhlmann | |||||||||
| Stuart Atherton | S. Atherton |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Eben Dugbatey | E. Dugbatey | |||||||||
| Scott Dalglish | S. Dalglish |  | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 |  | Vasco Jimenez | V. Jimenez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 20,972 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Ajax Amsterdam kicking off!
2.57
0-0Ruben Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton knocks the ball forward to Jannes Van Kouwen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
3.24
0-1Florian Behrens threads the ball through to Nunzio Vergassola. Nunzio Vergassola threads the ball through to Vasco Jimenez. Vasco Jimenez goes all the way! Vasco Jimenez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.06
0-1Eric Willems makes a probing pass to Eben Dugbatey. Eben Dugbatey shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Sean Bresciano!
9.12
Miel Peters chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Ramos. Ruben Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Dalglish but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.01
Anders Petersen flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton plays a perfect one-two with Scott Dalglish and rushes in on goal... Stuart Atherton shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Luuk Riga easily smothers it!
12.35
Eric Willems kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann whips in a cross ball towards Eben Dugbatey. Eben Dugbatey is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Sean Bresciano easily smothers it.
14.44
Eric Willems threads the ball through to Eben Dugbatey. Eben Dugbatey goes all the way! Eben Dugbatey shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Sean Bresciano easily smothers it!
20.16
0-1Jannes Van Kouwen barges into Garba Babayaro. Jannes Van Kouwen is given a warning by the referee! Garba Babayaro stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.22
0-1Anders Petersen makes a simple pass to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.31
0-1AZ 67 Alkmaar are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.49
Florian Behrens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Willems. Eric Willems knocks the ball forward to Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann goes all the way! Julian Uhlmann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Sean Bresciano manages to gather it comfortably.
38.13
Ruben Ramos threads the ball through to Jannes Van Kouwen. Jannes Van Kouwen tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Luuk Riga manages to keep it out.
40.53
Gabriel Molowny chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish plays a perfect one-two with Stuart Atherton and rushes in on goal... Scott Dalglish cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Luuk Riga is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with AZ 67 Alkmaar kicking off!
54.02
Gabriel Molowny kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jannes Van Kouwen but the linesman indicates offside!
55.40
Diogo Velazquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Eben Dugbatey. Eben Dugbatey goes all the way! Eben Dugbatey shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
61.38
Ruben Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Jannes Van Kouwen. Jannes Van Kouwen goes all the way! Jannes Van Kouwen shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Luuk Riga is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.51
Gabriel Molowny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jannes Van Kouwen. Jannes Van Kouwen plays a perfect one-two with Scott Dalglish and rushes in on goal... Jannes Van Kouwen shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.56
Marcos Villanueva kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Ramos. Ruben Ramos passes the ball forward to Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton plays a perfect one-two with Scott Dalglish and rushes in on goal... Stuart Atherton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.59
2-1Marcos Villanueva clumsily knocks into Eric Willems. The referee calls over Marcos Villanueva and warns him to calm down! Eric Willems gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.21
2-1Julian Uhlmann catches Tom Kiekens on the ankles. The referee calls over Julian Uhlmann and shows him a yellow card! Tom Kiekens stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.53
Tom Kiekens catches Eben Dugbatey on the ankles. Tom Kiekens is shown the yellow card! Eben Dugbatey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.22
Gabriel Molowny deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jannes Van Kouwen. Jannes Van Kouwen makes a probing pass to Scott Dalglish but he's offside!
79.13
Miel Peters flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Ramos. Ruben Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jannes Van Kouwen. Jannes Van Kouwen lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.03
Anders Petersen flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton goes all the way! Stuart Atherton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Luuk Riga easily smothers it.
84.35
Nunzio Vergassola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vasco Jimenez. Vasco Jimenez whips in a cross ball towards Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Anders Petersen makes a simple pass to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton powers a header at goal. Luuk Riga easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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