Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Nenad Cizmic Nenad Cizmic
Fabian N. Di FrancescoF. Di Francesco61
G
1
G
80Pablo GimenezP. Gimenez
Mauricio ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta59
D
2
D
66Pascal PeppinckP. Peppinck
Igor BoksicI. Boksic59
D
3
D
62Cliff HouttuinC. Houttuin
Max Van AsM. Van As58
D
4
D
79Kaleva KolkkaK. Kolkka
Carlos KromkampC. Kromkamp54
D
5
D
61Raimond HammingR. Hamming
Pedro MerinoP. Merino73
M
6
M
75Sol GouaménéS. Gouaméné
Pedro PintoP. Pinto70
M
7
M
74Patrick MillaP. Milla
Lars WelkeL. Welke70
M
8
M
72Ger SchutG. Schut
Kevin Van Den BergK. Van Den Berg74
A
9
A
72Levin WeberL. Weber
Pius De RomijnP. De Romijn69
A
10
A
74Kees WijngaardenK. Wijngaarden
Nelson KarnebeekN. Karnebeek68
A
11
A
79Hugo WilliamsH. Williams

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 20,326 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both VVV Venlo and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the first half underway!
2.32
Levin Weber clumsily knocks into Max Van As. Levin Weber is given a warning by the referee! Max Van As runs off the knock.
3.01
Pedro Merino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pius De Romijn. Pius De Romijn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cliff Houttuin.
10.05
Pedro Merino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Van Den Berg. Kevin Van Den Berg plays a perfect one-two with Pius De Romijn and rushes in on goal... Kevin Van Den Berg shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Pablo Gimenez easily smothers it!
12.29
VVV Venlo are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ajax Amsterdam's defence.
14.44
Pedro Merino barges into Ger Schut. Pedro Merino is given a warning by the referee! Ger Schut runs off the knock.
22.04
Max Van As knocks the ball forward to Pedro Merino. Pedro Merino kicks a strong pass forward to Pius De Romijn. Pius De Romijn threads the ball through to Kevin Van Den Berg but he's offside!
27.57
Lars Welke kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Van Den Berg. Kevin Van Den Berg knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Karnebeek. Nelson Karnebeek directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
33.02
Pedro Merino catches Kaleva Kolkka on the ankles. The referee calls over Pedro Merino again and warns him to calm down! Kaleva Kolkka runs off the knock.
38.54
Patrick Milla decides to run forward with the ball. Patrick Milla shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.27
Pedro Merino comes in with a late challenge on Ger Schut. The referee calls over Pedro Merino yet again and warns him to calm down! Ger Schut hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Kaleva Kolkka kicks a strong pass forward to Ger Schut. Ger Schut knocks the ball forward to Kees Wijngaarden. Kees Wijngaarden shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off the second half!
48.27
Lars Welke passes the ball forward to Kevin Van Den Berg. Kevin Van Den Berg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.43
Lars Welke clumsily knocks into Sol Gouaméné. The referee calls over Lars Welke and warns him to calm down! Sol Gouaméné gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.30
Cliff Houttuin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Milla. Patrick Milla flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Williams. Hugo Williams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.05
Raimond Hamming takes it forward alone. Raimond Hamming knocks the ball forward to Kees Wijngaarden. Kees Wijngaarden finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.27
Cliff Houttuin passes the ball forward to Sol Gouaméné. Sol Gouaméné knocks the ball forward to Levin Weber. Levin Weber shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.26
Patrick Milla makes a simple pass to Levin Weber. Levin Weber shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.53
Lars Welke knocks the ball forward to Kevin Van Den Berg. Kevin Van Den Berg tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
72.03
Lars Welke chips the ball to his team mate, Nelson Karnebeek. Nelson Karnebeek knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cliff Houttuin.
73.44
Sol Gouaméné passes the ball forward to Hugo Williams. Hugo Williams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabian N. Di Francesco who gathers it comfortably.
78.59
Lars Welke knocks the ball forward to Pius De Romijn. Pius De Romijn shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.09
Pedro Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Van Den Berg. Kevin Van Den Berg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pius De Romijn. Pius De Romijn rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.26
Kaleva Kolkka controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ger Schut. Ger Schut makes a simple pass to Hugo Williams. Hugo Williams knocks in a cross ball towards Kees Wijngaarden. Kees Wijngaarden flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Fabian N. Di Francesco has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Kees Wijngaarden of Ajax Amsterdam
Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
23.6%
45.8%
30.6%

Scorers
Patrick Milla 39
Kees Wijngaarden 45, 89