Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     NAC BredaNAC Breda
Steven RobertsonSteven Robertson Cristi Anghel Cristi Anghel
Jesper WitschgeJ. Witschge73
G
1
G
76Roberto ValenteR. Valente
Giovanni Van EijkG. Van Eijk72
D
2
D
80Martial BessonM. Besson
Henk HeijeH. Heije75
D
3
D
79Oleksiy KryvenkoO. Kryvenko
Mark AxM. Ax75
D
captain4
D
79Harvey CookeH. Cooke
Jurgen van VlietJ. van Vliet70
D
5
M
80Dagui MionnetD. Mionnet
Patrick WalserP. Walser82
M
6
M
75Vasco AndradeV. Andrade
Ignacio OlfersI. Olfers82
M
7
M
88Vasco SantosV. Santos
Boudewijn ten BrinkB. ten Brink82
M
8
M
88Jochem ArveladzeJ. Arveladze
Tijani HamersT. Hamers74
A
9
A
79Romero P. VegaR. Vega
Jesper RigaJ. Riga74
A
10captain
A
78Frederico SantosF. Santos
Sieb VermeulenS. Vermeulen72
A
11
A
77Tommy PriestleyT. Priestley
 
Donny Van BeukeringD. Van Beukering72
D
12
D
78Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Rene VisserR. Visser82
M
13
M
81Greg BeckhamG. Beckham
Jurgen BabangidaJ. Babangida68
A
14
A
75Jose Fortes LorenzoJ. Lorenzo

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to NAC Breda. A crowd of 20,888 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while NAC Breda appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Inia.


0.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off and get the match underway!
2.40
Tommy Priestley sees space and advances. Tommy Priestley whips in a cross ball towards Vasco Andrade. Vasco Andrade gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Jesper Witschge picks it out of the air!
6.35
Giovanni Van Eijk flicks a high pass forward to Boudewijn ten Brink who brings the ball under control. Boudewijn ten Brink makes a probing pass to Sieb Vermeulen. Sieb Vermeulen shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.24
Mark Ax flicks a high pass forward. Tijani Hamers controls it well on his chest. Tijani Hamers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martial Besson.
12.25
Boudewijn ten Brink makes a run forward as Ignacio Olfers takes the throw-in. Boudewijn ten Brink skillfully chests the ball down. Boudewijn ten Brink sees Ignacio Olfers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ignacio Olfers knocks in a cross ball towards Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but Martial Besson blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
14.49
Boudewijn ten Brink passes the ball forward to Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers whips in a cross ball towards Sieb Vermeulen. Sieb Vermeulen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Roberto Valente!
15.41
Ignacio Olfers kicks a strong pass forward to Sieb Vermeulen. Sieb Vermeulen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
16.55
Martial Besson flicks a high pass forward to Vasco Andrade who brings the ball under control. Vasco Andrade hits a low pass to Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
20.29
Boudewijn ten Brink makes a simple pass to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga plays a one-two with Tijani Hamers and advances towards the goal... Jesper Riga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.05
Martial Besson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harvey Cooke. Harvey Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.21
Jochem Arveladze flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Priestley collects the pass. Tommy Priestley shoots from 20 yards but Jesper Witschge reads it well. Good keeping!
33.58
Vasco Santos advances with the ball. Vasco Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jesper Witschge who gathers it comfortably.
36.55
Mark Ax flicks a high pass forward. Boudewijn ten Brink holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Boudewijn ten Brink flicks a high pass forward. Sieb Vermeulen collects the pass. Sieb Vermeulen shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Roberto Valente manages to gather it easily.
40.42
Martial Besson makes a simple pass to Vasco Santos. Vasco Santos laces a through ball forward to Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
42.21
Dagui Mionnet flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Santos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vasco Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Ax.
45.00
Vasco Andrade flicks a high pass forward. Dagui Mionnet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dagui Mionnet makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Tommy Priestley. Some silky footwork from Tommy Priestley 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!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ajax Amsterdam have changed their lineup with Donny Van Beukering replacing Giovanni Van Eijk, Rene Visser replacing Boudewijn ten Brink and Jurgen Babangida replacing Tijani Hamers. NAC Breda appear unchanged since the first half. The NAC Breda players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
NAC Breda start the second half!
49.58
Jesper Riga flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Walser holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patrick Walser knocks in a cross ball towards Sieb Vermeulen. Sieb Vermeulen makes a deft header. Wonderful reactions from Roberto Valente keeps it out!
53.14
Henk Heije makes a simple pass to Rene Visser. Rene Visser flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Walser collects the pass. Patrick Walser whips in a cross ball towards Sieb Vermeulen. Sieb Vermeulen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.49
Harvey Cooke makes a simple pass to Vasco Santos. Vasco Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
61.07
Henk Heije plays the ball forward to Rene Visser. Rene Visser runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rene Visser knocks in a cross ball towards Jurgen Babangida. Jurgen Babangida jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
65.10
Jochem Arveladze makes a simple pass to Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos plays a one-two with Romero P. Vega and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Frederico Santos provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
69.23
Vasco Santos advances with the ball. Vasco Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
71.25
Tommy Priestley advances with the ball. Tommy Priestley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Henk Heije.
78.48
Harvey Cooke sees space and advances. Harvey Cooke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jesper Witschge who gathers it comfortably.
81.45
Jochem Arveladze barges into Patrick Walser. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Patrick Walser stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.46
Vasco Santos comes in with a late challenge on Patrick Walser. Vasco Santos is shown the yellow card! Patrick Walser stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.08
With great vision, Harvey Cooke plays the ball forward to Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze makes an attacking run forward. Jochem Arveladze whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.29
Vasco Santos makes a probing pass to Dagui Mionnet. Dagui Mionnet knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

NAC Breda
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
34.6%
42.3%
23.1%

Scorers
Jesper Riga 20
Sieb Vermeulen 53
Tommy Priestley 45, 87
Frederico Santos 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Priestley of NAC Breda

Match Ratings
1.Jesper Witschge (GK)
7
2.Giovanni Van Eijk (DEF)
6
3.Henk Heije (DEF)
6
4.Mark Ax (DEF)
6
5.Jurgen van Vliet (DEF)
6
6.Patrick Walser (MID)
7
7.Ignacio Olfers (MID)
6
8.Boudewijn ten Brink (MID)
6
9.Tijani Hamers (ATT)
6
10.Jesper Riga (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Sieb Vermeulen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Donny Van Beukering (DEF)
6
13.Rene Visser (MID)
6
14.Jurgen Babangida (ATT)
6

1.Roberto Valente (GK)
7
2.Martial Besson (DEF)
6
3.Oleksiy Kryvenko (DEF)
6
4.Harvey Cooke (DEF)
6
5.Dagui Mionnet (MID)
7
6.Vasco Andrade (MID)
6
7.Vasco Santos (MID)yellow card
6
8.Jochem Arveladze (MID)yellow card
6
9.Romero P. Vega (ATT)
6
10.Frederico Santos (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Tommy Priestley (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Eric Appiah (DEF)
0
13.Greg Beckham (MID)
0
14.Jose Fortes Lorenzo (ATT)
0