Match Report


MVVMVV     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Keith HodgsonKeith Hodgson Steven Robertson Steven Robertson
Pierre-Alain YapiP. Yapi69
G
1
G
70Jesper WitschgeJ. Witschge
Samuel FonsecaS. Fonseca73
D
2
D
71Giovanni Van EijkG. Van Eijk
Favio SaenzF. Saenz66
D
3
D
73Henk HeijeH. Heije
Abdoulaye Falikou FofanaA. Falikou Fofana65
D
4captain
D
74Mark AxM. Ax
Gabriel FuentesG. Fuentes73
D
5
D
70Jurgen van VlietJ. van Vliet
David VonkD. Vonk65
M
6
M
81Patrick WalserP. Walser
Orlando BobsonO. Bobson68
M
7
M
78Boudewijn ten BrinkB. ten Brink
Roger HelderR. Helder74
M
captain8
M
78Michel GullitM. Gullit
Gary DavidsonG. Davidson65
A
9
A
83Wayne DichioW. Dichio
Eduardo LozanoE. Lozano71
A
10
A
82Jose Javier CaballeroJ. Caballero
Nick DavidsN. Davids77
A
11
A
77Bruno PostigaB. Postiga
 
Jose Javier PichichiJ. Pichichi63
D
12
D
68Donny Van BeukeringD. Van Beukering
Gialuca MiccoliG. Miccoli68
M
13
M
65Mario De GrootM. De Groot
Tony SchilderT. Schilder60
A
14
A
73Jesper RigaJ. Riga

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at De Geusselt where MVV play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 18,842 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both MVV and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Inia.


0.00
Ajax Amsterdam get the match underway!
9.00
Mark Ax hits a low pass to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
14.37
Patrick Walser hits a low pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser powers a header at goal. Pierre-Alain Yapi gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
15.19
Abdoulaye Falikou Fofana knocks the ball forward to Roger Helder. Roger Helder flicks a high pass forward. Gary Davidson collects the pass. Gary Davidson makes a probing pass to Orlando Bobson but he's offside!
16.29
Henk Heije threads a neat ball through to Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink sees Jose Javier Caballero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Javier Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink powers a header at goal. The keeper, Pierre-Alain Yapi, sees it late!! Goal for Ajax Amsterdam!
20.21
Mark Ax breaks forward. Mark Ax knocks the ball forward to Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Dichio. With a superhuman jump, Wayne Dichio connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball strikes Samuel Fonseca's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
21.54
Corner kick to Ajax Amsterdam. Michel Gullit chips it out wide. Roger Helder jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
27.58
Boudewijn ten Brink threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gabriel Fuentes.
30.11
Michel Gullit makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink connects with a diving header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
33.49
Orlando Bobson darts forward. Orlando Bobson makes a defence splitting pass to Gary Davidson. Gary Davidson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
42.31
Nick Davids makes an attacking run forward. Nick Davids knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.17
Jurgen van Vliet flicks a high pass forward. Boudewijn ten Brink holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Boudewijn ten Brink knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pierre-Alain Yapi who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. MVV appear unchanged since the first half. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. The MVV players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
MVV kick off the second half!
47.41
Gabriel Fuentes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roger Helder. Roger Helder flicks a high pass forward to Nick Davids who brings the ball under control. Nick Davids lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Lozano. Eduardo Lozano makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
60.44
MVV have made a substitution with Gialuca Miccoli replacing David Vonk .Ajax Amsterdam have made 3 substitutions with Donny Van Beukering replacing Jurgen van Vliet, Mario De Groot replacing Michel Gullit and Jesper Riga replacing Bruno Postiga .
63.30
Gialuca Miccoli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Orlando Bobson. Orlando Bobson sees space and advances. Orlando Bobson runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Orlando Bobson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for MVV!
66.36
Patrick Walser flicks a high pass forward. Boudewijn ten Brink collects the pass. Boudewijn ten Brink threads the ball through to Wayne Dichio but he's offside!
69.48
Gialuca Miccoli sees a break and surges forward. Gialuca Miccoli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Ax.
71.27
Patrick Walser flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Wayne Dichio is offside!
75.33
Mark Ax pushes up the pitch. Mark Ax flicks a high pass forward to Patrick Walser who brings the ball under control. Patrick Walser knocks in a cross ball towards Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga directs the ball goalwards with his head. Pierre-Alain Yapi picks it out of the air!
79.47
Mark Ax plays the ball forward to Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser hits a low pass to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
81.20
Orlando Bobson hacks Henk Heije from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Henk Heije runs off the knock.
83.47
Abdoulaye Falikou Fofana flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Lozano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Lozano kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Davids. Nick Davids controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jesper Witschge smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

MVV

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
29.5%
49.2%
21.3%

Scorers
Orlando Bobson 63
Boudewijn ten Brink 16, 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Boudewijn ten Brink of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings