Match Report


Helmond SportHelmond Sport     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Frazer SmithFrazer Smith Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Gabriel SuárezG. Suárez74
G
1
G
78Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco
Valgeir HlödverssonV. Hlödversson81
D
2
D
74Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Reinder DitewigR. Ditewig82
D
captain3
D
73Corrado VicariC. Vicari
Sebastien MuhlsteinS. Muhlstein77
D
4
D
81Ólafur RíkhardssonÓ. Ríkhardsson
Brian ClemenceB. Clemence88
M
5
D
71Jochem GentenaarJ. Gentenaar
Ruben TimmerR. Timmer89
M
6
M
79Ioannis VakouftsisI. Vakouftsis
Warren CharltonW. Charlton79
M
7
M
83Sander CruyffS. Cruyff
Trond Egil KippeT. Kippe81
M
8
A
82John RobsonJ. Robson
Jurgen GroenendijkJ. Groenendijk91
A
9captain
A
75Pedro CastroP. Castro
Melchior OosterhofM. Oosterhof81
A
10
A
80Maryn BourgoisM. Bourgois
Kew BoussattaK. Boussatta75
A
11
A
76Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
 
Efrain CardenasE. Cardenas75
D
12
M
86Nicolas FernandezN. Fernandez
Saïd FerhaouiS. Ferhaoui73
M
13
M
84Julian GötzJ. Götz
Ahmed AmraniA. Amrani77
A
14
A
79Tomas MendesT. Mendes

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadion De Braak where Helmond Sport play host to Ajax Amsterdam. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Helmond Sport are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ajax Amsterdam appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Henry Jochemsen.


0.00
The first half starts with Ajax Amsterdam kicking off!
3.07
Corrado Vicari sees space and advances. Without breaking stride, Corrado Vicari plays the ball forward to Maryn Bourgois. Maryn Bourgois flicks a high pass forward. John Robson controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. John Robson rockets a shot on goal. Valgeir Hlödversson steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
12.01
Reinder Ditewig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk plays a quick one-two with Melchior Oosterhof and rushes in on goal... Jurgen Groenendijk makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Gabriel Carrasco. Excellent save.
18.29
Corrado Vicari knocks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah chips the ball to his team mate, Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastien Muhlstein.
20.07
Brian Clemence makes a simple pass to Ruben Timmer. Ruben Timmer knocks in a cross ball towards Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
28.21
Sebastien Muhlstein deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Timmer. Ruben Timmer knocks in a cross ball towards Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Gavin Johnstone and the loose ball is cleared up field.
33.39
Gavin Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Ólafur Ríkhardsson easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With imagination, Ólafur Ríkhardsson laces a weighted ball forward to Maryn Bourgois. Maryn Bourgois lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
38.54
With a delightful solo run, Warren Charlton stretches the opposition's defence. Warren Charlton kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Clemence but the referee indicates it's offside!
39.58
Ruben Timmer knocks the ball forward to Trond Egil Kippe. Trond Egil Kippe lofts in a cross ball towards Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk powers a header at goal. Gabriel Carrasco manages to gather it.
42.07
Trond Egil Kippe hits a low pass to Kew Boussatta. Kew Boussatta plays the ball forward to Melchior Oosterhof who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Melchior Oosterhof provides some space. He shoots at goal but Gavin Johnstone is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
45.00
Brian Clemence flicks a high ball forward to Warren Charlton who takes it down. Warren Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ólafur Ríkhardsson.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Helmond Sport appear unchanged since the first half. Ajax Amsterdam have changed their lineup with Julian Götz replacing Sander Cruyff. The Ajax Amsterdam players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Helmond Sport get the second half underway!
53.25
Ólafur Ríkhardsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Götz. Julian Götz passes the ball forward to Maryn Bourgois. Maryn Bourgois controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting John Robson through on goal. John Robson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
55.15
Ólafur Ríkhardsson hacks Brian Clemence from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brian Clemence stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.45
Jochem Gentenaar volleys a long ball forward. Alpay Abdullah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Valgeir Hlödversson.
59.21
Valgeir Hlödversson flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Timmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruben Timmer threads a neat ball through to Warren Charlton. Warren Charlton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.22
Ajax Amsterdam have made 2 substitutions with Nicolas Fernandez replacing Ioannis Vakouftsis and Tomas Mendes replacing Maryn Bourgois .
61.25
Trond Egil Kippe flicks a high pass forward. Kew Boussatta controls it well on his chest. Kew Boussatta whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Timmer. Ruben Timmer directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
63.47
Corrado Vicari makes a probing pass to Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
65.55
John Robson comes in with a late challenge on Reinder Ditewig. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Reinder Ditewig hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.32
Ruben Timmer flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Groenendijk controls it well on his chest. Jurgen Groenendijk rushes past Ólafur Ríkhardsson! Jurgen Groenendijk comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but Gabriel Carrasco reads it well. Good keeping!
72.06
Jurgen Groenendijk hacks Corrado Vicari from behind! The referee calls over Jurgen Groenendijk and warns him to calm down! Corrado Vicari runs off the knock.
75.54
Sebastien Muhlstein controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Clemence. Brian Clemence knocks the ball to his team mate, Kew Boussatta. Kew Boussatta knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriel Carrasco who gathers it comfortably.
77.12
Helmond Sport have made 2 substitutions with Efrain Cardenas replacing Sebastien Muhlstein and Saïd Ferhaoui replacing Warren Charlton .
78.17
Efrain Cardenas makes a simple pass to Saïd Ferhaoui. Saïd Ferhaoui flicks a high pass forward. Melchior Oosterhof controls it well on his chest. Melchior Oosterhof knocks the ball forward to Kew Boussatta but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.25
Ólafur Ríkhardsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Götz. Julian Götz flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro shoots from outside the area but somehow Gabriel Suárez manages to keep it out.
89.51
Reinder Ditewig makes a beautiful solo run. Reinder Ditewig runs straight at the defence! Reinder Ditewig looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Gabriel Carrasco.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Helmond Sport

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
25%
37.5%
37.5%

Scorers
Jurgen Groenendijk 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jurgen Groenendijk of Helmond Sport

Match Ratings