Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     RBC RoosendaalRBC Roosendaal
Steven RobertsonSteven Robertson Computer Player Computer Player
Jesper WitschgeJ. Witschge73
G
1
G
66Marcos FarinosM. Farinos
Giovanni Van EijkG. Van Eijk72
D
2
D
73Christopher BobsonC. Bobson
Henk HeijeH. Heije76
D
3
D
69Stefan BroerseS. Broerse
Mark AxM. Ax75
D
captain4
D
67Mohammed BlindM. Blind
Jurgen van VlietJ. van Vliet70
D
5captain
M
74Bryan ZimmermanB. Zimmerman
Patrick WalserP. Walser82
M
6
M
67Pedro VarelaP. Varela
Ignacio OlfersI. Olfers83
M
7
M
65Miguel OrtegaM. Ortega
Boudewijn ten BrinkB. ten Brink82
M
8
M
65Roberto VelosoR. Veloso
Tijani HamersT. Hamers74
A
9
A
77Victor KooimanV. Kooiman
Jesper RigaJ. Riga74
A
10
A
70Winston van LeeuwenW. van Leeuwen
Sieb VermeulenS. Vermeulen72
A
11
A
68Fabian N. ApolloniF. Apolloni
 
Raymond HeeringR. Heering70
D
12
A
68Jose E. PellicoriJ. Pellicori
Rene VisserR. Visser82
M
13
G
66Eric SonkayaE. Sonkaya
Wouter EbbingeW. Ebbinge72
A
14
A
65Albert Van BastenA. Van Basten

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to RBC Roosendaal. A crowd of 19,350 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RBC Roosendaal appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fabian Meerdink.


0.00
RBC Roosendaal kick off and get the first half underway!
6.06
Boudewijn ten Brink runs straight at the opposition's defence. Boudewijn ten Brink shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
9.08
Patrick Walser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink shoots from 25 yards. Marcos Farinos gets down and covers it.
10.04
Christopher Bobson passes the ball forward to Pedro Varela. Pedro Varela knocks the ball forward to Bryan Zimmerman. Bryan Zimmerman whips in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni beats his man to it with a header. It's miles wide!
14.41
Christopher Bobson flicks a high pass forward. Bryan Zimmerman collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Bryan Zimmerman plays the ball forward to Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni makes a probing pass to Victor Kooiman but he's offside!
20.01
Boudewijn ten Brink sees Sieb Vermeulen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sieb Vermeulen lofts in a cross ball towards Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Stefan Broerse. That should have been a goal!
22.43
Christopher Bobson runs forward with the ball. Christopher Bobson makes a probing pass to Victor Kooiman. Victor Kooiman lofts in a cross ball towards Bryan Zimmerman. Bryan Zimmerman beats his man to it with a header but it rises well off target!
26.23
Christopher Bobson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bryan Zimmerman. Bryan Zimmerman makes a simple pass to Winston van Leeuwen. Winston van Leeuwen whips in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Jesper Witschge has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.23
Mark Ax darts forward. Mark Ax whips in a cross ball towards Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.47
Boudewijn ten Brink flicks a high pass forward. Tijani Hamers controls it well on his chest. Tijani Hamers threads a neat ball through to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
38.52
Without breaking stride, Patrick Walser plays the ball forward to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga shoots from 25 yards. Marcos Farinos effortlessly gets down and covers it.
40.42
Mark Ax threads a neat ball through to Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser knocks the ball forward to Ignacio Olfers. Ignacio Olfers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.12
Pedro Varela threads the ball through to Victor Kooiman. Victor Kooiman makes a great pass forward. Pedro Varela runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Henk Heije threads a neat ball through to Ignacio Olfers. Ignacio Olfers threads a neat ball through to Boudewijn ten Brink. Boudewijn ten Brink plays a quick one-two with Sieb Vermeulen and rushes in on goal... Boudewijn ten Brink side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ajax Amsterdam have changed their lineup with Raymond Heering replacing Jurgen van Vliet, Rene Visser replacing Patrick Walser and Wouter Ebbinge replacing Sieb Vermeulen. RBC Roosendaal 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 kick off and get the second half underway!
47.17
Henk Heije threads a neat ball through to Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers flicks a high pass forward. Jesper Riga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jesper Riga knocks in a cross ball towards Rene Visser. Rene Visser jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.53
Rene Visser catches Miguel Ortega on the ankles. Rene Visser is shown the yellow card! Miguel Ortega stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.03
Boudewijn ten Brink makes a simple pass to Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers lofts in a cross ball towards Wouter Ebbinge. Wouter Ebbinge gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.05
RBC Roosendaal have made 2 substitutions with Jose E. Pellicori replacing Stefan Broerse and Eric Sonkaya replacing Victor Kooiman .
72.12
Henk Heije knocks the ball to his team mate, Rene Visser. Rene Visser flicks a high pass forward. Jesper Riga controls it well on his chest. Jesper Riga finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Marcos Farinos. Excellent save.
73.12
Roberto Veloso clumsily knocks into Rene Visser. Roberto Veloso is warned by the referee! Rene Visser runs off the knock.
75.25
Mark Ax flicks a high ball forward to Boudewijn ten Brink who takes it down. Boudewijn ten Brink passes the ball forward to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Olfers but the linesman indicates offside!
77.41
RBC Roosendaal have made a substitution with Albert Van Basten replacing Roberto Veloso .
87.20
Jose E. Pellicori surges forward with the ball. Jose E. Pellicori controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Ortega. Miguel Ortega edges inside the box! Miguel Ortega strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Giovanni Van Eijk steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

RBC Roosendaal
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.3%
37.7%
Play Area
26.1%
43.5%
30.4%

Scorers
Tijani Hamers 30
Rene Visser 47
Fabian N. Apolloni 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tijani Hamers of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings