Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Firoz Mohamed Firoz Mohamed
Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco78
G
1
G
72Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone73
D
2
D
64Ivo GentileI. Gentile
Corrado VicariC. Vicari73
D
3
D
72Cosmin LuijpersC. Luijpers
Piotr KozminskiP. Kozminski70
D
4captain
D
63Niels TrustfullN. Trustfull
Jochem GentenaarJ. Gentenaar68
D
5
M
69Ramon GrotR. Grot
Roland MulderR. Mulder86
M
6
M
70Bert SchulpenB. Schulpen
Sander CruyffS. Cruyff81
M
captain7
M
71Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker83
M
8
M
66Sebastian ThielemannS. Thielemann
Nico MaierN. Maier67
A
9
A
73Bjorn-Tore JohnsenB. Johnsen
Loic KossingouL. Kossingou71
A
10
A
68Jonathan SerrantJ. Serrant
Dale SimonsenD. Simonsen75
A
11
A
67Robert RivalR. Rival
 
Alfredo BusoA. Buso69
D
12
D
54Frederic GardieF. Gardie
Brian ClemenceB. Clemence86
M
13
M
57Cosmin Van Der LeegteC. Van Der Leegte
Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah74
A
14
A
59Pim CaluwéP. Caluwé

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 18,617 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Milan Berck Van Der Doelen.


0.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off!
2.21
Ivo Gentile controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ramon Grot. Ramon Grot flicks a high pass forward. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.27
Bert Schulpen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant flicks the ball to his team mate, Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
14.54
Paul Moeliker sees Loic Kossingou in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Loic Kossingou shoots from 25 yards but Matthias Bierhoff is on top of it.
15.08
Paul Moeliker threads the ball through to Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Maier. Nico Maier finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Matthias Bierhoff!
18.18
Jochem Gentenaar takes it forward alone. Jochem Gentenaar flicks a high pass forward. Nico Maier controls it well on his chest. Nico Maier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.08
With a delightful solo run, Bjorn-Tore Johnsen stretches the opposition's defence. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.58
Piotr Kozminski threads a neat ball through to Loic Kossingou. Loic Kossingou knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthias Bierhoff who gathers it comfortably.
28.30
Cosmin Luijpers flicks a high pass forward. Bert Schulpen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bert Schulpen makes an attacking run forward. Bert Schulpen knocks in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen makes a convincing header but it is miles over!
30.13
Sebastian Thielemann makes a simple pass to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Bert Schulpen. Bert Schulpen directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for AZ 67 Alkmaar!
38.08
Roland Mulder threads the ball through to Nico Maier. Nico Maier shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Matthias Bierhoff!
40.34
Bert Schulpen flicks a high pass forward. Robert Rival holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robert Rival shoots from outside the area but Gabriel Carrasco is on top of it.
42.09
Niels Trustfull controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ramon Grot. Ramon Grot makes a beautiful solo run. Ramon Grot whips in a cross ball towards Robert Rival. Robert Rival powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Robert Rival!
45.00
Corrado Vicari takes it forward alone. Corrado Vicari knocks the ball forward to Nico Maier. Nico Maier finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ajax Amsterdam have changed their lineup with Alpay Abdullah replacing Dale Simonsen. AZ 67 Alkmaar appear unchanged since the first half. The Ajax Amsterdam players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off and get the second half underway!
47.02
Bert Schulpen comes in with a late challenge on Sander Cruyff. Bert Schulpen is shown the yellow card! Sander Cruyff runs off the knock.
53.35
Sander Cruyff knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Maier. Nico Maier lofts in a cross ball towards Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah makes a convincing header but somehow Matthias Bierhoff manages to keep it out.
54.01
Bert Schulpen barges into Paul Moeliker. Bert Schulpen is warned by the referee! Paul Moeliker runs off the knock.
54.01
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
57.02
Paul Moeliker flicks a high ball forward to Loic Kossingou who takes it down. Loic Kossingou shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
59.40
Paul Moeliker flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Abdullah collects the pass. Alpay Abdullah knocks in a cross ball towards Loic Kossingou. Loic Kossingou directs the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Ivo Gentile. That should have been a goal!
61.54
Roland Mulder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Loic Kossingou. Loic Kossingou lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Maier. Nico Maier jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Matthias Bierhoff is on top of his game. Well saved!
65.43
Bert Schulpen flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Serrant collects the pass. Jonathan Serrant knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jochem Gentenaar.
69.44
Piotr Kozminski threads a neat ball through to Roland Mulder. Roland Mulder makes a probing pass to Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.03
Cosmin Luijpers kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Gemmill. With a delightful solo run, Stuart Gemmill stretches the opposition's defence. Stuart Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
75.17
Bert Schulpen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Rival. Robert Rival rushes past Paul Moeliker! Piotr Kozminski barges into Robert Rival. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
78.33
Corrado Vicari chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker sees Loic Kossingou in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Loic Kossingou lofts in a cross ball towards Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
79.16
Sander Cruyff flicks a high pass forward. Nico Maier collects the pass. Nico Maier knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthias Bierhoff who gathers it comfortably.
81.44
Paul Moeliker threads the ball through to Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Loic Kossingou. Loic Kossingou looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.21
Corrado Vicari hits a low pass to Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nico Maier. Nico Maier knocks in a cross ball towards Loic Kossingou. Loic Kossingou is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Matthias Bierhoff easily picks it out of the air!
89.29
Ivo Gentile knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Thielemann. Sebastian Thielemann flicks a high ball forward to Bjorn-Tore Johnsen who takes it down. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.1%
44.7%
28.2%

Scorers
Loic Kossingou 81
Bert Schulpen 30
Robert Rival 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bert Schulpen of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings