Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ole HeubachO. Heubach62
G
1
G
70Tony Van Der PennenT. Van Der Pennen
Bryan HoflandB. Hofland74
D
2
D
73Marcel OvermarsM. Overmars
Patrick LangerakP. Langerak65
D
3
D
56Abubakari De NooijerA. De Nooijer
Rafael MoulijnR. Moulijn63
D
4
D
55Youssef WeversY. Wevers
Jeroen ChivuJ. Chivu60
D
5
D
55Malte RöhnerM. Röhner
Francisco VieiraF. Vieira77
M
6
M
77Gerhard ErlerG. Erler
Sergio HeubachS. Heubach73
M
7
M
72Wilfred BrouwerW. Brouwer
Jurgen De VogtJ. De Vogt69
M
8
M
70Olaf SedoukiO. Sedouki
Giovanni PiquéG. Piqué70
A
9
A
80Victor Van BommelV. Van Bommel
Roland BoschR. Bosch65
A
10
A
70Pius BoatengP. Boateng
Theo PetersT. Peters55
A
11
A
66Arjan TobiassenA. Tobiassen

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 18,497 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Willem II Tilburg and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Ajax Amsterdam get the match underway!
2.53
Olaf Sedouki clumsily knocks into Francisco Vieira. The referee calls over Olaf Sedouki and warns him to calm down! Francisco Vieira runs off the knock.
3.48
Marcel Overmars kicks a strong pass forward to Wilfred Brouwer. Wilfred Brouwer chips the ball to his team mate, Arjan Tobiassen. Arjan Tobiassen shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
8.33
Francisco Vieira makes a probing pass to Theo Peters. Theo Peters goes all the way! Theo Peters rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Theo Peters!
14.34
Francisco Vieira threads the ball through to Giovanni Piqué. Giovanni Piqué plays a perfect one-two with Theo Peters and rushes in on goal... Giovanni Piqué tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
16.32
Gerhard Erler chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel plays a perfect one-two with Pius Boateng and rushes in on goal... Victor Van Bommel tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Ole Heubach has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.47
Francisco Vieira hacks Olaf Sedouki from behind! Francisco Vieira is given a warning by the referee! Olaf Sedouki hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.59
Pius Boateng clumsily knocks into Jeroen Chivu. Pius Boateng is given a warning by the referee! Jeroen Chivu runs off the knock.
27.21
Olaf Sedouki knocks the ball to his team mate, Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.41
Francisco Vieira surges forward with the ball. Francisco Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Roland Bosch. Roland Bosch is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Tony Van Der Pennen!
39.21
Olaf Sedouki kicks a strong pass forward to Pius Boateng. Pius Boateng makes a simple pass to Arjan Tobiassen. Arjan Tobiassen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Willem II Tilburg are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and Willem II Tilburg kick off!
48.02
Patrick Langerak hacks Victor Van Bommel from behind! Patrick Langerak is shown the yellow card! Victor Van Bommel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.16
Patrick Langerak makes a simple pass to Sergio Heubach. Sergio Heubach makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Theo Peters. Theo Peters plays a perfect one-two with Roland Bosch and rushes in on goal... Theo Peters rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.03
Olaf Sedouki decides to run forward with the ball. Olaf Sedouki knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patrick Langerak.
65.18
Sergio Heubach flicks the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Piqué. Giovanni Piqué goes all the way! Giovanni Piqué shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
66.21
Olaf Sedouki knocks the ball forward to Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.06
Abubakari De Nooijer sees a break and surges forward. Abubakari De Nooijer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arjan Tobiassen. Arjan Tobiassen lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Ole Heubach!
71.15
Gerhard Erler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Moulijn.
72.02
Francisco Vieira decides to run forward with the ball. Francisco Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Roland Bosch. Roland Bosch directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
75.02
Rafael Moulijn makes a beautiful solo run. Rafael Moulijn surges forward with the ball. Rafael Moulijn makes a probing pass to Giovanni Piqué but he's offside!
89.04
Jurgen De Vogt advances with the ball. Jurgen De Vogt shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Victor Van Bommel of Ajax Amsterdam
Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
25.7%
48.6%
25.7%

Scorers
Theo Peters 8
Victor Van Bommel 16, 66