Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 19,461 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ajax Amsterdam and NEC Nijmegen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Ajax Amsterdam and NEC Nijmegen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Ajax Amsterdam start the match!
6.44
0-0Tomasz Pol makes a beautiful solo run. Tomasz Pol knocks in a cross ball towards Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen powers a header at goal. Sean Bresciano manages to gather it comfortably.
9.20
Kasper Laudrup advances with the ball. Kasper Laudrup passes the ball forward to Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam goes all the way! Pim van Dam makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Sean Bresciano!
22.37
0-0Gabriel Molowny makes a simple pass to Kevin Telfer. Kevin Telfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.48
Bram Tuhuteru makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Molowny. Gabriel Molowny advances with the ball. Gabriel Molowny whips in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
32.07
Marcos Villanueva knocks the ball forward to Brynjar Áskelsson. Brynjar Áskelsson advances with the ball. Brynjar Áskelsson knocks the ball forward to Kevin Telfer. Kevin Telfer rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.38
Tomasz Pol advances with the ball. Tomasz Pol controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Greig. Neil Greig rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
0-0Sjaak Hoogstrate comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Telfer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin Telfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
NEC Nijmegen kick off the second half!
47.05
Mauricio Ruiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Molowny. Gabriel Molowny flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Munoz. Roberto Munoz goes all the way! Roberto Munoz tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Christian Scarponi.
48.52
Gabriel Molowny chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Telfer. Kevin Telfer heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.30
Gabriel Molowny deftly passes 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. Christian Scarponi easily smothers it.
53.53
0-0Nikos Kerkhof makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sean Bresciano who gathers it comfortably.
54.15
0-1Nikos Kerkhof makes a beautiful solo run. Nikos Kerkhof whips in a cross ball towards Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.49
Robin Hoogstrate chips the ball to his team mate, Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.50
Robin Hoogstrate makes a probing pass to Neil Greig. Neil Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Ruiz.
63.30
Gabriel Molowny chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Munoz. Roberto Munoz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kasper Laudrup.
65.44
Brynjar Áskelsson chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Munoz. Roberto Munoz shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.59
Robin Hoogstrate knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Greig. Neil Greig sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Sean Bresciano manages to keep it out.
73.04
Anders Petersen kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Munoz. Roberto Munoz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Scarponi who gathers it comfortably.
87.48
Tomasz Pol knocks the ball forward to Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
27.2%
49.4%
23.5%
Scorers
| Pim van Dam 54 |