Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     FC OssFC Oss
Steven RobertsonSteven Robertson Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Jesper WitschgeJ. Witschge70
G
1
G
74Nick HansmaN. Hansma
Giovanni Van EijkG. Van Eijk71
D
2
D
61Ferdi Shew A TjonF. Shew A Tjon
Henk HeijeH. Heije73
D
3
D
67Elena CruzE. Cruz
Mark AxM. Ax74
D
captain4
D
69Robbie FortuneR. Fortune
Jurgen van VlietJ. van Vliet70
D
5
D
62Christian NahrstedtC. Nahrstedt
Patrick WalserP. Walser81
M
6captain
M
70Trevor ThompsonT. Thompson
Thijs WesterveldT. Westerveld83
M
7
M
65Aladino GalloA. Gallo
Boudewijn ten BrinkB. ten Brink78
M
8
M
75Jacob MccannJ. Mccann
Wayne DichioW. Dichio83
A
9
A
76Petri KarelseP. Karelse
Jose Javier CaballeroJ. Caballero82
A
10
A
66Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
Bruno PostigaB. Postiga77
A
11
A
76Alberto BeattieA. Beattie
 
Donny Van BeukeringD. Van Beukering68
D
12
D
68Mario MoutinhoM. Moutinho
Michel GullitM. Gullit78
M
13
M
66Nicolas MarcelinoN. Marcelino
Tijani HamersT. Hamers71
A
14
A
67Ger WitschgeG. Witschge

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to FC Oss. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Ajax Amsterdam and FC Oss are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Inia.


0.00
FC Oss get the match underway!
2.36
Mark Ax brings the ball forward. Mark Ax chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.21
Patrick Walser sees a break and surges forward. Patrick Walser knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robbie Fortune.
4.34
Mark Ax sees Boudewijn ten Brink in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Boudewijn ten Brink makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Nick Hansma.
5.47
It's a corner kick. Patrick Walser kicks a low ball out wide. Ferdi Shew A Tjon reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
9.40
Giovanni Van Eijk flicks a high pass forward. Thijs Westerveld holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thijs Westerveld controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.46
Elena Cruz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aladino Gallo. With some swift thinking, Aladino Gallo plays the ball forward to Petri Karelse. Petri Karelse makes a defence splitting pass to Alberto Beattie. Some silky footwork from Alberto Beattie provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.47
Thijs Westerveld flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Caballero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Javier Caballero passes the ball forward but Wayne Dichio is offside!
22.13
Mark Ax makes a simple pass to Thijs Westerveld. Without breaking stride, Thijs Westerveld plays the ball forward to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.08
Patrick Walser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thijs Westerveld. Thijs Westerveld plays a scrappy one-two with Bruno Postiga and advances towards the goal... Thijs Westerveld rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nick Hansma!
26.23
Trevor Thompson flicks the ball to his team mate, Aladino Gallo. Aladino Gallo sees Jacob Mccann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jacob Mccann plays a scrappy one-two with Petri Karelse and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jacob Mccann side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.52
Patrick Walser sees Bruno Postiga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bruno Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ferdi Shew A Tjon.
33.37
Thijs Westerveld hits a low pass to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.28
Aladino Gallo flicks a high pass forward. Petri Karelse holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Petri Karelse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcinnes but the linesman indicates offside!
40.30
Jurgen van Vliet advances with the ball. Jurgen van Vliet threads the ball through to Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.29
Patrick Walser knocks the ball to his team mate, Thijs Westerveld. Thijs Westerveld knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ajax Amsterdam have changed their lineup with Michel Gullit replacing Boudewijn ten Brink and Tijani Hamers replacing Bruno Postiga. FC Oss appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Oss players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off and get the second half underway!
48.20
Wayne Dichio flicks a high ball forward to Jose Javier Caballero who takes it down. Jose Javier Caballero shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
59.04
Giovanni Van Eijk makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero connects with a diving header. It's miles wide!
60.15
Ajax Amsterdam have made a substitution with Donny Van Beukering replacing Henk Heije .
77.32
FC Oss have made 2 substitutions with Mario Moutinho replacing Robbie Fortune and Nicolas Marcelino replacing Aladino Gallo .
78.40
Elena Cruz passes the ball forward to Petri Karelse. Petri Karelse lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Beattie. Mark Ax comes in with a late challenge on Alberto Beattie. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
79.27
Patrick Walser hits a low pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nick Hansma who gathers it comfortably.
83.05
Nicolas Marcelino chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
87.22
Trevor Thompson makes a simple pass to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Jesper Witschge manages to gather it.
89.27
With great vision, Jacob Mccann plays the ball forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Donny Van Beukering advances with the ball. Donny Van Beukering controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio lofts in a cross ball towards Thijs Westerveld. Thijs Westerveld connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

FC Oss
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.6%
31.4%
Play Area
27.1%
42.9%
30%

Scorers
Thijs Westerveld 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thijs Westerveld of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings