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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play Millwall in this friendly game. A crowd of 19,639 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.


0.00
The whistle blows and Millwall kick off!
6.23
Pius Cruz changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Pius Cruz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.25
James Power knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Promes. Guillermo Promes knocks the ball forward to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Millwall!
21.23
Tomas Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Cáceres. Pablo Cáceres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.38
David Castro hacks James Power from behind! The referee calls over David Castro and warns him to calm down! James Power hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.42
Guillermo Promes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.08
Matt Matteo threads a neat ball through to Arturo Yanez. Arturo Yanez flicks a high pass forward to Markus Helmer who brings the ball neatly under control. Markus Helmer tries a spectacular long range effort. Donny Van Dieren gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
39.44
Massimo Sottil flicks a high pass forward. Simon Schöll controls it well on his chest. Simon Schöll flicks the ball to his team mate, David Castro. David Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.33
Guillermo Promes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Helmer. Markus Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Ajax Amsterdam kicking off!
51.06
Giovanni Mancini flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Bulent controls it well on his chest. Alpay Bulent hits a low pass to Pablo Cáceres. Pablo Cáceres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.53
Arturo Yanez passes the ball forward to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Donny Van Dieren who gathers it comfortably.
61.41
Guillermo Promes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Donny Van Dieren manages to gather it.
65.48
Guillermo Promes kicks a strong pass forward to Markus Helmer. Markus Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giovanni Mancini.
66.05
Ramón Serrano sees a break and surges forward. Ramón Serrano flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.49
Simon Schöll makes a simple pass to David Castro. David Castro threads the ball through to Pablo Cáceres but he's offside!
73.55
Simon Schöll runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Simon Schöll puts a great ball through. David Castro runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
75.21
Arturo Yanez threads a neat ball through to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.27
Arturo Yanez flicks a high pass forward. Markus Helmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Markus Helmer tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.04
James Power sees Guillermo Promes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Promes makes a probing pass to Markus Helmer. Markus Helmer finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.42
Tomas Lima threads the ball through to David Castro. David Castro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giampaolo Appoloni.
90.00
Pius Cruz threads the ball through to David Castro. David Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 49.3670886075949 vs 50.6329113924051
Play Area
Home team third: 24.05%, Midfield: 50.63%, Away team third: 25.32%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Piotr Deyna of Millwall

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
7
4. Andy Hall (DEF)
6
6. Tomas Lima (MID)
7
7. Alpay Bulent (MID)
6
8. Simon Schöll (MID)
8
9. Pius Cruz (MID)
7
10. David Castro (ATT)
6
11. Pablo Cáceres (ATT)
6

0
14. Mohammed Cruz (ATT)
0

1. Danny Valk (GK)
6
2. Matt Matteo (DEF)
6
3. James Power (DEF)
6
7
6. Arturo Yanez (MID)
8
8. Stephan Amoah (ATT)
6
9. Colin Hansen (ATT)
7
10. Markus Helmer (ATT)
6
11. Piotr Deyna (ATT)
9

12. Syd Fletcher (MID)
0
13. Arek Kozminski (MID)
0
14. Sander Ten Hag (MID)
0