Match Report
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 17,086 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
SC Heerenveen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ajax Amsterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jimmy Ten Hag.
The pitch is in good condition.
SC Heerenveen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ajax Amsterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jimmy Ten Hag.
0.00
0-0Ajax Amsterdam start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.11
0-0Jonas Freund darts forward. Jonas Freund whips in a cross ball towards Marchanno Van Loenhout. Marchanno Van Loenhout connects with a diving header. Solid save from Gerard Lurling.
6.50
Ighli Mercuri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marchanno Van Loenhout. Marchanno Van Loenhout edges inside the box! Marchanno Van Loenhout cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Gerard Lurling gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
9.03
0-0Maurice Brouwer flicks a high pass forward to Marcel van der Wal who brings the ball under control. Marcel van der Wal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youssef Hansma. Youssef Hansma cuts inside the box! Youssef Hansma side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.12
0-0Alpay Bulent sees Mohammed Cruz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohammed Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.41
0-0SC Heerenveen have made 3 substitutions with Pier G. Urso replacing Juri Zauli, Matthias Geis replacing Albert Cas and John Collins replacing Roberto Castro .
34.39
0-1Marcel van der Wal threads the ball through to Mohammed Cruz. Mohammed Cruz shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
38.44
Ighli Mercuri knocks the ball forward to Pier G. Urso. Pier G. Urso shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Heerenveen appear unchanged since the first half. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
SC Heerenveen kick off!
53.52
Jonas Freund threads a neat ball through to Gianmatteo Antonellini. Gianmatteo Antonellini advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Gianmatteo Antonellini provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Gerard Lurling has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.15
Alpay Bulent flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Hansma collects the pass. Youssef Hansma plays a scrappy one-two with Mohammed Cruz and advances towards the goal... Youssef Hansma rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
63.02
Marcel van der Wal knocks the ball to his team mate, David Castro. David Castro plays a one-two with Mohammed Cruz and rushes in on goal... David Castro comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.33
1-1Marchanno Van Loenhout hacks Maurice Brouwer from behind! Marchanno Van Loenhout is shown the yellow card! Maurice Brouwer runs off the knock.
66.22
From the throw-in, Colin Gemmell picks out Matthias Geis. Matthias Geis decides to run forward with the ball. Matthias Geis advances inside the box! Matthias Geis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
67.10
Marcel van der Wal kicks a strong pass forward to Youssef Hansma. Youssef Hansma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.13
Eben Edusei threads the ball through to Jonas Freund. Jonas Freund makes a simple pass to Gianmatteo Antonellini. Gianmatteo Antonellini shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.24
Paul Chivu catches Ighli Mercuri on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Chivu and shows him a yellow card! Ighli Mercuri stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.24
1-1Free kick to SC Heerenveen just outside the area...
79.04
Gianmatteo Antonellini slowly runs up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
83.04
Andy Hall kicks a strong pass forward to Cliff Volmer. With a delightful solo run, Cliff Volmer stretches the opposition's defence. Cliff Volmer makes a probing pass between the defence to David Castro. David Castro comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Castro!
90.00
1-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
30%
41.7%
28.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gianmatteo Antonellini of SC Heerenveen |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Flavio Venturin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Roberto Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eben Edusei (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Francesco G. Grava (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Albert Cas (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ighli Mercuri (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Colin Gemmell (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jonas Freund (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Juri Zauli (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marchanno Van Loenhout (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Gianmatteo Antonellini (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Pier G. Urso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Matthias Geis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | John Collins (DEF) | 7 | |
| 1. | Gerard Lurling (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Maurice Brouwer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Giovanni Mancini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paul Chivu (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Andy Hall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marcel van der Wal (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Alpay Bulent (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Cliff Volmer (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | David Castro (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Mohammed Cruz (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Youssef Hansma (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Purrel Darwinkel (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Donny Van Dieren (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jordy Lobont (MID) | 0 | |