Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 18,781 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Veendam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ajax Amsterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ajax Amsterdam kick off!
6.10
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
8.19
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
9.43
Filipe Olivas surges forward with the ball. Filipe Olivas shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
12.56
Thijs De Nooijer sees space and advances. Thijs De Nooijer sees space and advances. Thijs De Nooijer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Reinder Verberne but the linesman indicates offside!
14.30
Nico Beutler chips the ball to his team mate, Enrique Velasco. Enrique Velasco passes the ball forward to Raffaele Pirri. Raffaele Pirri shoots from just inside the box but Niels Human is on top of it.
16.54
Said Van Den Herik makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henk Schoenmakers. Henk Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.09
Said Van Den Herik deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.45
Filipe Olivas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raffaele Pirri. Raffaele Pirri knocks in a cross ball towards Enrique Velasco. Enrique Velasco connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Niels Human has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.12
Nico Beutler brings the ball forward. Nico Beutler threads the ball through to Enrique Velasco. Enrique Velasco shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.05
Sieme Kluivert controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
40.31
Remco Lobont kicks a strong pass forward to Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sander Averdijk.
44.58
Dirk Huistra chips the ball to his team mate, Dirk Kantelberg. Dirk Kantelberg threads the ball through to Raffaele Pirri. Raffaele Pirri kicks a strong pass forward to Enrique Velasco but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Veendam kick off!
47.41
Reinder Verberne hacks Dirk Huistra from behind! Reinder Verberne is shown the yellow card! Dirk Huistra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.28
Jean Chr. Maurice makes a probing pass to Remco Lobont. Remco Lobont makes a probing pass to Henk Schoenmakers. Henk Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball towards Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Emanuele Porchia!
53.25
Aaron Van Den Herik surges forward with the ball. Aaron Van Den Herik sees space and advances. Aaron Van Den Herik sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.35
Filipe Olivas flicks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Velasco. Enrique Velasco goes all the way! Enrique Velasco makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.19
Sieme Kluivert chips the ball to his team mate, Henk Schoenmakers. Henk Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.12
Thijs De Nooijer flicks the ball to his team mate, Sieme Kluivert. Sieme Kluivert passes the ball forward to Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.22
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
75.37
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
77.46
Dirk Huistra makes a simple pass to Nico Beutler. Nico Beutler makes a probing pass to Ferry Tychon. Ferry Tychon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
79.24
Davy Van Rijswijk flicks the ball to his team mate, Wilco Gentile. Wilco Gentile makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne threads the ball through to Henk Schoenmakers but he's offside!
81.15
Kodjo Christanval passes the ball forward to Wilco Gentile. Wilco Gentile advances with the ball. Wilco Gentile deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Reinder Verberne but the linesman indicates offside!
85.39
Remco Lobont brings the ball forward. Remco Lobont kicks a strong pass forward to Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.38
Said Van Den Herik knocks the ball to his team mate, Henk Schoenmakers. Henk Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Ferry Tychon clumsily knocks into Thijs De Nooijer. The referee calls over Ferry Tychon and warns him to calm down! Thijs De Nooijer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Ajax Amsterdam are easily keeping Veendam at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Enrique Velasco of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 3 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 51.8518518518518 vs 48.1481481481481
Play Area
Home team third: 30.86%, Midfield: 40.74%, Away team third: 28.40%