Match Report


SBV EindhovenSBV Eindhoven     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Henry KleinH. Klein77
G
1captain
G
71Gerard LurlingG. Lurling
Jean-Luc NéeJ. Née66
D
captain2
D
72Maurice BrouwerM. Brouwer
Garcia Duque De LiguoriG. De Liguori64
D
3
D
71Giovanni ManciniG. Mancini
Rui BentoR. Bento62
D
4
D
65Massimo SottilM. Sottil
Samuele MezzanoS. Mezzano59
D
5
D
64Paul ChivuP. Chivu
Sean ChimentiS. Chimenti73
M
6
M
71Marcel van der WalM. van der Wal
Karim BosK. Bos73
M
7
M
69Alpay BulentA. Bulent
Victor RoordaV. Roorda68
M
8
M
69Cliff VolmerC. Volmer
Robin HoogendorpR. Hoogendorp69
A
9
A
67David CastroD. Castro
Armin LittbarskiA. Littbarski69
A
10
A
65Mohammed CruzM. Cruz
Marvin van der HoekM. van der Hoek68
A
11
A
58Youssef HansmaY. Hansma
 
Gary BremnerG. Bremner70
G
12
M
65Purrel DarwinkelP. Darwinkel
Alex BoothA. Booth68
M
13
G
57Donny Van DierenD. Van Dieren
Dave NeeskensD. Neeskens66
M
14
M
56Jordy LobontJ. Lobont

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Jan Louwers Stadion where SBV Eindhoven play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 19,879 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both SBV Eindhoven and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Franken.


0.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off the first half!
2.15
Victor Roorda kicks a strong pass forward to Robin Hoogendorp. Robin Hoogendorp finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
4.34
Marcel van der Wal plays the ball forward to David Castro. David Castro advances inside the box! David Castro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ajax Amsterdam!
9.33
Cliff Volmer advances with the ball. Cliff Volmer shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
10.18
Victor Roorda flicks a high pass forward. Armin Littbarski collects the pass. Armin Littbarski shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Gerard Lurling!
12.06
Victor Roorda flicks a high ball forward to Robin Hoogendorp who takes it down. Robin Hoogendorp knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Littbarski. Armin Littbarski powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
14.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Karim Bos plays the ball forward to Robin Hoogendorp. Robin Hoogendorp finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Gerard Lurling!
15.26
Jean-Luc Née chips the ball to his team mate, Sean Chimenti. Sean Chimenti threads the ball through to Armin Littbarski. Armin Littbarski kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin van der Hoek but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.23
Marcel van der Wal flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Hansma controls it well on his chest. Youssef Hansma edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Youssef Hansma provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.02
Cliff Volmer decides to run forward with the ball. Cliff Volmer makes a defence splitting pass to Youssef Hansma. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Youssef Hansma provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
27.03
Massimo Sottil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcel van der Wal. Marcel van der Wal flicks a high pass forward. Mohammed Cruz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mohammed Cruz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
32.40
Giovanni Mancini threads a neat ball through to Alpay Bulent. Alpay Bulent threads a neat ball through to Mohammed Cruz. Mohammed Cruz finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.48
Sean Chimenti brings the ball forward. Sean Chimenti shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
42.16
Giovanni Mancini sees Marcel van der Wal in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcel van der Wal flicks a high pass forward. Mohammed Cruz collects the pass. Mohammed Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SBV Eindhoven appear unchanged since the first half. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. The SBV Eindhoven players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and SBV Eindhoven kick off!
47.28
Cliff Volmer knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Cruz. Mohammed Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.17
Paul Chivu plays the ball forward to Marcel van der Wal. Marcel van der Wal threads a neat ball through to Youssef Hansma. Youssef Hansma lofts in a cross ball towards David Castro. David Castro makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.21
Mohammed Cruz catches Garcia Duque De Liguori on the ankles. The referee warns Mohammed Cruz to calm down! Garcia Duque De Liguori runs off the knock.
54.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
59.18
Marcel van der Wal changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marcel van der Wal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Henry Klein who gathers it comfortably.
66.08
Cliff Volmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Castro. David Castro skips past Jean-Luc Née! David Castro comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
72.47
Victor Roorda advances with the ball. Victor Roorda plays a one-two with Armin Littbarski and rushes in on goal... Victor Roorda shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gerard Lurling manages to gather it easily.
75.50
Marcel van der Wal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mohammed Cruz. Mohammed Cruz whips in a cross ball towards David Castro. David Castro directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Henry Klein. Excellent save.
77.10
Marcel van der Wal makes a beautiful solo run. Marcel van der Wal sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
78.38
Sean Chimenti hacks Cliff Volmer from behind! Sean Chimenti is warned by the referee! Cliff Volmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

SBV Eindhoven

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
28.2%
47.9%
23.9%

Scorers
David Castro 4, 48, 66
Youssef Hansma 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Castro of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings
1.Henry Klein (GK)
6
2.Jean-Luc Née (DEF)
6
3.Garcia Duque De Liguori (DEF)
6
4.Rui Bento (DEF)
6
5.Samuele Mezzano (DEF)
6
6.Sean Chimenti (MID)
6
7.Karim Bos (MID)
6
8.Victor Roorda (MID)
6
9.Robin Hoogendorp (ATT)
6
10.Armin Littbarski (ATT)
6
11.Marvin van der Hoek (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Bremner (GK)
0
13.Alex Booth (MID)
0
14.Dave Neeskens (MID)
0

1.Gerard Lurling (GK)
6
2.Maurice Brouwer (DEF)
6
3.Giovanni Mancini (DEF)
6
4.Massimo Sottil (DEF)
6
5.Paul Chivu (DEF)
6
6.Marcel van der Wal (MID)
8
7.Alpay Bulent (MID)
6
8.Cliff Volmer (MID)
7
9.David Castro (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Mohammed Cruz (ATT)
6
11.Youssef Hansma (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Purrel Darwinkel (MID)
0
13.Donny Van Dieren (GK)
0
14.Jordy Lobont (MID)
0