Match Report


PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Computer Player Computer Player James Clayton James Clayton
Silvain BroerseS. Broerse73
G
captain1
G
66Saul LozanoS. Lozano
Mario HelderM. Helder73
D
2
D
62Ed VerlindenE. Verlinden
Sebastian GarciaS. Garcia70
D
3
D
66Ricardo MolownyR. Molowny
Bill ShearerB. Shearer68
D
4
D
63Nelson Van GobbelN. Van Gobbel
Joost Van VeenJ. Van Veen73
M
5
D
68Mohammed CapronM. Capron
Mario VianaM. Viana71
M
6captain
M
75Pablo RubioP. Rubio
Luigi BonazzoliL. Bonazzoli69
M
7
M
75Graham KasperG. Kasper
Rosario MiccoliR. Miccoli64
M
8
M
75Jose MonteroJ. Montero
Nick OvermarsN. Overmars82
A
9
A
64Rui WesterveldR. Westerveld
Christian PiquéC. Piqué60
A
10
A
72Kurt Van Der SchaafK. Van Der Schaaf
Robert GullitR. Gullit59
A
11
A
65Luuk Van WonderenL. Van Wonderen
 
Stefan WijnenS. Wijnen63
D
12
D
71Alexandre SilvaA. Silva
Giulliano KortlandG. Kortland62
M
13
M
70Jonathan SturbaJ. Sturba
Gennaro PavanG. Pavan62
D
14
A
71Davy NieuwenhuijzenD. Nieuwenhuijzen

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at IJsseldelta Stadion where PEC Zwolle play host to Ajax Amsterdam. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
PEC Zwolle 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 Miel Van Den Brom.


0.00
The whistle blows and PEC Zwolle get the match underway!
3.31
Jose Montero passes the ball forward to Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Silvain Broerse had no chance!! Goal for Ajax Amsterdam!
6.53
Bill Shearer hacks Rui Westerveld from behind! The referee brings Bill Shearer to one side and gives him a warning! Rui Westerveld stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.39
Jose Montero chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
10.30
Jose Montero flicks a high ball forward to Luuk Van Wonderen who takes it down. Luuk Van Wonderen cuts inside the box! Luuk Van Wonderen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Silvain Broerse as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
11.55
Corner kick to Ajax Amsterdam. Pablo Rubio plays it out to the edge of the box. Mohammed Capron rockets a shot on goal but somehow Bill Shearer happens to be in the right place to block it.
14.06
Pablo Rubio brings the ball forward. Pablo Rubio lofts in a cross ball towards Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen beats his man to it with a header. Silvain Broerse gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
15.26
Jose Montero flicks a high pass forward. Rui Westerveld collects the pass. Rui Westerveld shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Silvain Broerse had no chance!! Goal for Ajax Amsterdam!
18.39
Bill Shearer hacks Luuk Van Wonderen from behind! Bill Shearer is given another warning by the referee! Luuk Van Wonderen gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.24
Graham Kasper sees Kurt Van Der Schaaf in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kurt Van Der Schaaf knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvain Broerse who gathers it comfortably.
26.32
Kurt Van Der Schaaf barges into Mario Helder. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mario Helder hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.15
Jose Montero clumsily knocks into Joost Van Veen. The referee calls over Jose Montero and shows him a yellow card! Joost Van Veen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.50
Ricardo Molowny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Montero. Jose Montero flicks the ball to his team mate, Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.41
Mario Viana flicks a high pass forward. Nick Overmars controls it well on his chest. Nick Overmars lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Gullit. Robert Gullit outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
38.15
With imagination, Pablo Rubio laces a weighted ball forward to Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.05
Jose Montero kicks a strong pass forward to Kurt Van Der Schaaf. Kurt Van Der Schaaf knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld powers a header at goal. Rui Westerveld scores for Ajax Amsterdam!!
44.31
Graham Kasper makes a simple pass to Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Rui Westerveld provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but is denied by Silvain Broerse. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off and get the second half underway!
49.33
Mohammed Capron deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Rubio. Pablo Rubio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.39
Jose Montero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld whips in a cross ball towards Kurt Van Der Schaaf. Kurt Van Der Schaaf finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Silvain Broerse didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
53.42
With vision, Mario Viana plays the ball forward to Nick Overmars. Nick Overmars controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
57.40
Ricardo Molowny flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Montero. Jose Montero flicks a high ball forward to Luuk Van Wonderen who takes it down. Luuk Van Wonderen shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
60.13
Nelson Van Gobbel clumsily knocks into Christian Piqué. The referee brings Nelson Van Gobbel to one side and gives him a warning! Christian Piqué stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.36
Sebastian Garcia flicks a high pass forward to Luigi Bonazzoli who brings the ball under control. Luigi Bonazzoli runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Luigi Bonazzoli shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Saul Lozano. What a great pair of hands!
65.18
Pablo Rubio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kurt Van Der Schaaf but the linesman indicates offside!
67.51
Graham Kasper flicks a high ball forward to Kurt Van Der Schaaf who takes it down. Kurt Van Der Schaaf whips in a cross ball towards Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld directs the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Silvain Broerse. What a save!
72.27
Jose Montero flicks a high pass forward to Kurt Van Der Schaaf who brings the ball under control. Kurt Van Der Schaaf plays a scrappy one-two with Luuk Van Wonderen and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Kurt Van Der Schaaf provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
73.55
Ricardo Molowny controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Rubio. Pablo Rubio makes a simple pass to Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld knocks in a cross ball towards Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.17
Jose Montero threads the ball through to Rui Westerveld. Rui Westerveld lofts in a cross ball towards Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen beats his man to it with a header but somehow Silvain Broerse manages to keep it out.
79.57
Mario Helder clumsily knocks into Kurt Van Der Schaaf. Mario Helder is shown the yellow card! Kurt Van Der Schaaf stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.28
Luigi Bonazzoli runs straight at the opposition's defence. Luigi Bonazzoli knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Overmars. Nick Overmars rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Saul Lozano manages to gather it.
84.56
Mario Helder flicks a high ball forward to Mario Viana who takes it down. Mario Viana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Piqué. Christian Piqué knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Molowny.
85.01
Mario Viana knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Gullit. Robert Gullit shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
89.48
Rui Westerveld clumsily knocks into Sebastian Garcia. The referee warns Rui Westerveld to calm down! Sebastian Garcia grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Bill Shearer makes a probing pass to Joost Van Veen. Joost Van Veen knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Piqué. Christian Piqué flicks a high pass forward. Nick Overmars controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Mohammed Capron comes in with a late challenge on Nick Overmars. Nick Overmars appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

PEC Zwolle

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
12
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.7%
59.3%
Play Area
37.2%
43%
19.8%

Scorers
Luuk Van Wonderen 3
Rui Westerveld 15, 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rui Westerveld of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings