Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Computer Player Computer Player Anwar Lawal Anwar Lawal
Gerard LurlingG. Lurling71
G
captain1
G
83Joseph-Desire NjankaJ. Njanka
Maurice BrouwerM. Brouwer72
D
2
D
72Generoso ChianeseG. Chianese
Giovanni ManciniG. Mancini71
D
3
D
75Dario VecchiolaD. Vecchiola
Paul ChivuP. Chivu63
D
4
D
75Vincenzo NeudeckerV. Neudecker
Andy HallA. Hall51
D
5captain
M
75Jan Van Der LeegteJ. Van Der Leegte
Marcel van der WalM. van der Wal71
M
6
M
73Steve Van Der WeerdenS. Van Der Weerden
Alpay BulentA. Bulent69
M
7
M
73Alistair TaylorA. Taylor
Cliff VolmerC. Volmer68
M
8
M
77Pascal SchillingP. Schilling
David CastroD. Castro67
A
9
A
77Hannes BreyerH. Breyer
Mohammed CruzM. Cruz65
A
10
A
76Johan NordahlJ. Nordahl
Youssef HansmaY. Hansma58
A
11
A
69Anselmo PandolfiA. Pandolfi
 
Purrel DarwinkelP. Darwinkel65
M
12
D
71Stefano HammingS. Hamming
Donny Van DierenD. Van Dieren57
G
13
M
79Albrecht BirnbaumA. Birnbaum
Jordy LobontJ. Lobont55
M
14
A
62Alberto QuaresmaA. Quaresma

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good 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 Dirk Bisseling.


0.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar get the match underway!
3.47
Andy Hall hacks Johan Nordahl from behind! Andy Hall is warned by the referee! Johan Nordahl gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
4.39
Jan Van Der Leegte flicks a high pass forward. Johan Nordahl holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Johan Nordahl knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.44
Vincenzo Neudecker surges forward with the ball. Vincenzo Neudecker flicks a high pass forward. Anselmo Pandolfi controls it well on his chest. Anselmo Pandolfi whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Gerard Lurling manages to gather it.
14.50
Vincenzo Neudecker pushes mid-way up the pitch. Vincenzo Neudecker knocks the ball forward to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giovanni Mancini.
15.03
Generoso Chianese flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alistair Taylor threads a neat ball through to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi lofts in a cross ball towards Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
24.40
Pascal Schilling takes a long throw-in. Alistair Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl knocks in a cross ball towards Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.39
Alistair Taylor threads a neat ball through to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anselmo Pandolfi but he's offside!
30.04
Cliff Volmer hacks Steve Van Der Weerden from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Van Der Weerden stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.29
Pascal Schilling makes a simple pass to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi runs straight at the defence! Anselmo Pandolfi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Gerard Lurling has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.40
Alistair Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.34
Pascal Schilling makes a beautiful solo run. Pascal Schilling knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giovanni Mancini.
40.56
Jan Van Der Leegte flicks a high ball forward to Johan Nordahl who takes it down. Johan Nordahl lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Maurice Brouwer!
42.47
Hannes Breyer hacks Paul Chivu from behind! The referee calls over Hannes Breyer and warns him to calm down! Paul Chivu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Alpay Bulent clumsily knocks into Alistair Taylor. Alpay Bulent is shown the yellow card! Alistair Taylor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar are dictating the run of play here today.
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. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half. The Ajax Amsterdam players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam start the second half!
53.57
Jan Van Der Leegte chips the ball to his team mate, Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
54.08
Vincenzo Neudecker flicks a high pass forward. Steve Van Der Weerden controls it well on his chest. Steve Van Der Weerden makes a probing pass to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl knocks in a cross ball towards Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Gerard Lurling!
55.02
Marcel van der Wal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohammed Cruz. Mohammed Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joseph-Desire Njanka who gathers it comfortably.
57.49
Giovanni Mancini flicks a high ball forward to Cliff Volmer who takes it down. Cliff Volmer makes a simple pass to David Castro. David Castro shoots from 20 yards but Joseph-Desire Njanka reads it well. Nice save!
60.16
Generoso Chianese knocks the ball forward to Alistair Taylor. Alistair Taylor threads a neat ball through to Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer knocks the ball forward to Johan Nordahl but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
61.56
Andy Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cliff Volmer. Cliff Volmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mohammed Cruz. Mohammed Cruz knocks in a cross ball towards Youssef Hansma. Youssef Hansma connects with a diving header. Good keeping from Joseph-Desire Njanka as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
63.08
It's a corner kick. Youssef Hansma loops the ball in to towards the near post. Joseph-Desire Njanka jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
65.16
With vision, Dario Vecchiola plays the ball forward to Steve Van Der Weerden. Steve Van Der Weerden flicks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Hall.
69.44
Andy Hall hacks Hannes Breyer from behind! The referee warns Andy Hall again to calm down! Hannes Breyer stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.04
Alistair Taylor hits a low pass to Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.55
Cliff Volmer advances with the ball. Cliff Volmer advances inside the box! Cliff Volmer comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
77.16
AZ 67 Alkmaar have made 3 substitutions with Stefano Hamming replacing Generoso Chianese, Albrecht Birnbaum replacing Steve Van Der Weerden and Alberto Quaresma replacing Hannes Breyer .
78.24
Alpay Bulent knocks the ball forward to Youssef Hansma. Youssef Hansma rushes past Stefano Hamming! Youssef Hansma comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
83.04
Alistair Taylor passes the ball forward to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

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

Possession
26.9%
73.1%
Play Area
34.6%
43.6%
21.8%

Scorers
Cliff Volmer 74
Hannes Breyer 4
Johan Nordahl 15
Anselmo Pandolfi 24, 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anselmo Pandolfi of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings