Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     RBC RoosendaalRBC Roosendaal
Steven RobertsonSteven Robertson Computer Player Computer Player
Jesper WitschgeJ. Witschge72
G
1
G
66Eric SonkayaE. Sonkaya
Giovanni Van EijkG. Van Eijk72
D
2
D
68Stefan BroerseS. Broerse
Henk HeijeH. Heije74
D
3
D
66Mohammed BlindM. Blind
Donny Van BeukeringD. Van Beukering71
D
4
D
64Jan Van DierenJ. Van Dieren
Jurgen van VlietJ. van Vliet70
D
5captain
M
74Bryan ZimmermanB. Zimmerman
Patrick WalserP. Walser82
M
6
M
65Miguel OrtegaM. Ortega
Ignacio OlfersI. Olfers79
M
captain7
M
65Roberto VelosoR. Veloso
Boudewijn ten BrinkB. ten Brink81
M
8
M
60Marvin VeldmanM. Veldman
Tijani HamersT. Hamers73
A
9
A
75Victor KooimanV. Kooiman
Jose Javier CaballeroJ. Caballero82
A
10
A
70Winston van LeeuwenW. van Leeuwen
Jesper RigaJ. Riga74
A
11
A
68Jose E. PellicoriJ. Pellicori
 
Hans KokH. Kok68
D
12
G
65Marcos FarinosM. Farinos
Rene VisserR. Visser80
M
13
A
64Albert Van BastenA. Van Basten
Jurgen BabangidaJ. Babangida65
A
14
G
61Arnold NieuwenhuijzenA. Nieuwenhuijzen

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to RBC Roosendaal. A crowd of 19,329 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RBC Roosendaal appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pius Broerse.


0.00
The whistle blows and RBC Roosendaal kick off!
2.39
Ignacio Olfers takes it forward alone. Ignacio Olfers shoots from 25 yards. Eric Sonkaya gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
4.43
Miguel Ortega passes the ball forward to Roberto Veloso. Roberto Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Donny Van Beukering.
8.27
Without breaking stride, Donny Van Beukering plays the ball forward to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga threads the ball through to Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
10.05
Donny Van Beukering threads a neat ball through to Patrick Walser. With some swift thinking, Patrick Walser plays the ball forward to Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Eric Sonkaya had no chance!! Goal for Ajax Amsterdam!
15.39
Victor Kooiman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Winston van Leeuwen. Winston van Leeuwen shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Jesper Witschge. What a great pair of hands!
16.40
Jose Javier Caballero threads a neat ball through to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga plays a one-two with Ignacio Olfers and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Jesper Riga provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Eric Sonkaya easily gets down and covers it.
21.15
Bryan Zimmerman makes a simple pass to Roberto Veloso. Roberto Veloso shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
22.31
Mohammed Blind flicks a high pass forward to Bryan Zimmerman who brings the ball under control. Bryan Zimmerman runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Bryan Zimmerman threads the ball through into the box. Winston van Leeuwen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Jesper Witschge. Excellent save.
24.41
Ignacio Olfers flicks a high pass forward. Jesper Riga collects the pass. Jesper Riga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Broerse.
27.16
Jan Van Dieren kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Veloso. Roberto Veloso hits a low pass to Victor Kooiman. Victor Kooiman plays a one-two with Winston van Leeuwen and rushes in on goal... Victor Kooiman strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
28.08
Roberto Veloso hits a low pass to Winston van Leeuwen. Winston van Leeuwen hits a low pass to Marvin Veldman. Marvin Veldman cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
32.34
Stefan Broerse makes a probing pass to Miguel Ortega. Miguel Ortega shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.10
Ignacio Olfers kicks a strong pass forward to Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
38.52
Ignacio Olfers makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.44
Ignacio Olfers threads a neat ball through to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga knocks in a cross ball towards Ignacio Olfers. Ignacio Olfers knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Eric Sonkaya!
42.33
Henk Heije makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero whips in a cross ball towards Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Henk Heije chips the ball to his team mate, Boudewijn ten Brink. Seeing a gap ahead, Boudewijn ten Brink plays the ball forward to Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser 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 appear unchanged since the first half. RBC Roosendaal also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam start the second half!
48.08
Ignacio Olfers sees Patrick Walser in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patrick Walser shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
53.37
Jan Van Dieren kicks a strong pass forward to Bryan Zimmerman. Bryan Zimmerman passes the ball forward to Marvin Veldman. Marvin Veldman lofts in a cross ball towards Jose E. Pellicori. Jose E. Pellicori is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jesper Witschge is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.48
Ajax Amsterdam have made 3 substitutions with Hans Kok replacing Donny Van Beukering, Rene Visser replacing Patrick Walser and Jurgen Babangida replacing Tijani Hamers .RBC Roosendaal have made 2 substitutions with Marcos Farinos replacing Mohammed Blind and Albert Van Basten replacing Victor Kooiman .
65.58
Albert Van Basten hacks Henk Heije from behind! Albert Van Basten is shown the yellow card! Henk Heije runs off the knock.
66.01
Jan Van Dieren knocks the ball forward to Jose E. Pellicori. Jose E. Pellicori shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Jesper Witschge!
67.08
Roberto Veloso clumsily knocks into Hans Kok. The referee calls over Roberto Veloso and shows him a yellow card! Hans Kok stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.02
Boudewijn ten Brink flicks a high pass forward to Jose Javier Caballero who brings the ball under control. Jose Javier Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Jurgen Babangida. Jurgen Babangida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Eric Sonkaya is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.58
Boudewijn ten Brink chips the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Babangida. Jurgen Babangida chips the ball to his team mate, Jesper Riga. Some silky footwork from Jesper Riga provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Eric Sonkaya manages to keep it out.
77.30
RBC Roosendaal have made a substitution with Arnold Nieuwenhuijzen replacing Marvin Veldman .
79.56
Rene Visser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Sonkaya who gathers it comfortably.
81.45
Rene Visser kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Eric Sonkaya!
89.43
Rene Visser knocks the ball forward to Jurgen Babangida. Jurgen Babangida whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Caballero. With a superhuman jump, Jose Javier Caballero connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That's his third!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

RBC Roosendaal
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
10
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
25.3%
43%
31.6%

Scorers
Jose Javier Caballero 10, 33, 89
Jurgen Babangida 71
Jose E. Pellicori 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Javier Caballero of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings