Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Computer Player Computer Player
Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco78
G
1
G
62Aimo BrighiA. Brighi
Alfredo BusoA. Buso70
D
2
D
66Christian VisserC. Visser
Piotr KozminskiP. Kozminski72
D
3
D
65Nigel OwenN. Owen
Ólafur RíkhardssonÓ. Ríkhardsson81
D
4
D
64Jason MilburnJ. Milburn
Jochem GentenaarJ. Gentenaar72
D
5
D
60Gary MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Sander CruyffS. Cruyff83
M
6
M
78Shota MokoenaS. Mokoena
Julian GötzJ. Götz84
M
7
M
68Nabil van DijkN. van Dijk
John RobsonJ. Robson82
A
8
M
66Kurt BosveltK. Bosvelt
Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah76
A
captain9
M
65Victor BotV. Bot
Tomas MendesT. Mendes79
A
10
A
66Alexandre VianaA. Viana
Shabani GarraultS. Garrault75
A
11captain
A
64Jacques CasanovaJ. Casanova
 
Ioannis VakouftsisI. Vakouftsis79
M
12
M
64Sean DilisoS. Diliso
Claudio SuarezC. Suarez76
A
13
A
61Ivar BoschI. Bosch
Jan Vennegoor SchutJ. Schut71
A
14
A
58Roland Van MolR. Van Mol

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to HFC Haarlem. A crowd of 18,540 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while HFC Haarlem appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jimmy Sikora.


0.00
The first half starts with Ajax Amsterdam kicking off!
4.48
Alfredo Buso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff flicks the ball to his team mate, John Robson. John Robson lofts in a cross ball towards Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
10.09
Julian Götz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Götz. Julian Götz whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Aimo Brighi!
15.24
Sander Cruyff threads the ball through to Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Shabani Garrault. With a superhuman jump, Shabani Garrault connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Aimo Brighi manages to gather it.
24.57
Jochem Gentenaar comes in with a late challenge on Christian Visser. The referee brings Jochem Gentenaar to one side and gives him a warning! Christian Visser stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.30
Victor Bot flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacques Casanova. Jacques Casanova knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriel Carrasco who gathers it comfortably.
30.51
Shota Mokoena runs straight at the opposition's defence. Shota Mokoena shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
38.18
Victor Bot kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana plays a scrappy one-two with Jacques Casanova and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alexandre Viana shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.50
Kurt Bosvelt chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Jacques Casanova. Jacques Casanova heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Gabriel Carrasco has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ajax Amsterdam have changed their lineup with Ioannis Vakouftsis replacing Sander Cruyff. HFC Haarlem appear unchanged since the first half. The Ajax Amsterdam players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and HFC Haarlem kick off!
47.40
Victor Bot darts forward. Victor Bot shoots from distance. Good keeping from Gabriel Carrasco as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
48.44
It's a corner kick. Victor Bot loops the ball in to towards the near post. Gabriel Carrasco scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
54.06
With great vision, Ioannis Vakouftsis plays the ball forward to Julian Götz. Julian Götz shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
59.04
Julian Götz threads a neat ball through to Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Götz. Julian Götz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Aimo Brighi is on top of it.
60.07
Ajax Amsterdam have made 2 substitutions with Claudio Suarez replacing John Robson and Jan Vennegoor Schut replacing Shabani Garrault .
61.16
Julian Götz barges into Jacques Casanova. Julian Götz is warned by the referee! Jacques Casanova hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.20
Julian Götz flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Abdullah controls it well on his chest. Alpay Abdullah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Visser.
66.32
Nabil van Dijk plays the ball forward to Jacques Casanova. Jacques Casanova runs straight at the defence! Jacques Casanova side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Gabriel Carrasco!
69.42
Julian Götz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Suarez. Claudio Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.55
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
72.39
Shota Mokoena barges into Ioannis Vakouftsis. The referee warns Shota Mokoena to calm down! Ioannis Vakouftsis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.45
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
83.33
Ólafur Ríkhardsson hits a low pass to Alfredo Buso. Alfredo Buso sees Jan Vennegoor Schut in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Vennegoor Schut tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.04
Jochem Gentenaar darts forward. Jochem Gentenaar lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Aimo Brighi.
88.51
Corner kick to Ajax Amsterdam. Tomas Mendes plays it short to Ólafur Ríkhardsson. Ólafur Ríkhardsson knocks the ball into the box. Jacques Casanova reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

HFC Haarlem
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46%
54%
Play Area
27%
50.8%
22.2%

Scorers
Jacques Casanova 41

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jacques Casanova of HFC Haarlem

Match Ratings
1.Gabriel Carrasco (GK)
8
2.Alfredo Buso (DEF)
6
3.Piotr Kozminski (DEF)
6
4.Ólafur Ríkhardsson (DEF)
6
5.Jochem Gentenaar (DEF)
6
6.Sander Cruyff (MID)
6
7.Julian Götz (MID)
7
8.John Robson (ATT)
6
9.Alpay Abdullah (ATT)
6
10.Tomas Mendes (ATT)
6
11.Shabani Garrault (ATT)
6
 
12.Ioannis Vakouftsis (MID)
6
13.Claudio Suarez (ATT)
6
14.Jan Vennegoor Schut (ATT)
6

1.Aimo Brighi (GK)
8
2.Christian Visser (DEF)
6
3.Nigel Owen (DEF)
6
4.Jason Milburn (DEF)
7
5.Gary Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
6.Shota Mokoena (MID)
6
7.Nabil van Dijk (MID)
6
8.Kurt Bosvelt (MID)
7
9.Victor Bot (MID)
7
10.Alexandre Viana (ATT)
7
11.Jacques Casanova (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Sean Diliso (MID)
0
13.Ivar Bosch (ATT)
0
14.Roland Van Mol (ATT)
0