Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Raymarks MRaymarks M Samuel Hall Samuel Hall
Kevin ScifoK. Scifo65
G
1
G
70Christian ScarponiC. Scarponi
Mitchel van der HoekM. van der Hoek63
D
2
D
71Kasper LaudrupK. Laudrup
Miel PetersM. Peters66
D
3
D
69John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Adam YoudsA. Youds59
D
4
D
64Jšrg Van Van Der GunJ. Van Der Gun
Bram TuhuteruB. Tuhuteru69
D
5
D
61Jan RothJ. Roth
Brynjar ÁskelssonB. Áskelsson76
M
6
M
82Tomasz PolT. Pol
Anders PetersenA. Petersen81
M
7
M
61Robin HoogstrateR. Hoogstrate
Ruben RamosR. Ramos66
M
8
M
60Ricardo VarelaR. Varela
Kevin TelferK. Telfer62
A
9
A
67Pim van DamP. van Dam
Jannes Van KouwenJ. Van Kouwen63
A
10
A
66Neil GreigN. Greig
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish73
A
11
A
62Alje JongenA. Jongen

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to NEC Nijmegen. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Ajax Amsterdam and NEC Nijmegen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
NEC Nijmegen get the match underway!
2.04
Ajax Amsterdam are easily keeping NEC Nijmegen at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
3.27
Ricardo Varela makes a simple pass to Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mitchel van der Hoek.
4.07
Anders Petersen threads the ball through to Jannes Van Kouwen. Jannes Van Kouwen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Telfer. Kevin Telfer rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.08
Tomasz Pol brings the ball forward. Tomasz Pol knocks in a cross ball towards Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
9.42
Tomasz Pol threads the ball through to Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.02
Brynjar Áskelsson knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish goes all the way! Scott Dalglish makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Christian Scarponi!
15.01
Tomasz Pol hacks Ruben Ramos from behind! The referee calls over Tomasz Pol and shows him a yellow card! Ruben Ramos runs off the knock.
15.01
Ajax Amsterdam are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
18.57
Robin Hoogstrate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Greig. Neil Greig powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
21.03
Ruben Ramos threads the ball through to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish makes a probing pass to Kevin Telfer but he's offside!
33.21
Brynjar Áskelsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.16
Adam Youds threads the ball through to Anders Petersen. Anders Petersen passes the ball forward to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish shoots from long range but Christian Scarponi is on top of it.
39.39
Anders Petersen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Telfer. Kevin Telfer shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Christian Scarponi!
45.00
Jšrg Van Van Der Gun sees space and advances. Jšrg Van Van Der Gun makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Greig. Neil Greig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off and get the second half underway!
47.19
Robin Hoogstrate deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Scifo who gathers it comfortably.
49.50
Ricardo Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Kevin Scifo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
61.49
Robin Hoogstrate flicks the ball to his team mate, Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bram Tuhuteru.
65.11
Bram Tuhuteru makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anders Petersen. Anders Petersen surges forward with the ball. Anders Petersen lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Telfer. Kevin Telfer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Christian Scarponi!
67.41
Anders Petersen threads the ball through to Jannes Van Kouwen. Jannes Van Kouwen goes all the way! Jannes Van Kouwen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jannes Van Kouwen!
83.37
Anders Petersen knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Telfer. Kevin Telfer shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.22
Ricardo Varela comes in with a late challenge on Brynjar Áskelsson. Ricardo Varela is given a warning by the referee! Brynjar Áskelsson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.42
Robin Hoogstrate passes the ball forward to Neil Greig. Neil Greig knocks in a cross ball towards Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Brynjar Áskelsson makes a simple pass to Jannes Van Kouwen. Jannes Van Kouwen kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Dalglish but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Anders Petersen of Ajax Amsterdam
Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

NEC Nijmegen
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
21.7%
47.8%
30.4%

Scorers
Jannes Van Kouwen 67
Pim van Dam 50