Match Report


SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Abel RainAbel Rain Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Mahfoud BoukramiM. Boukrami71
G
1
G
78Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco
Eoin PlowrightE. Plowright71
D
2
D
74Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Bas LeeB. Lee67
D
3
D
73Corrado VicariC. Vicari
Stephan GruberS. Gruber71
D
4
D
77Kubilay IzzetK. Izzet
Paul ThirlwellP. Thirlwell72
D
5
D
81Ólafur RíkhardssonÓ. Ríkhardsson
Samuel SoaresS. Soares69
M
6
M
79Ioannis VakouftsisI. Vakouftsis
Matthew MikeM. Mike72
M
7
M
83Sander CruyffS. Cruyff
Lautaro PérezL. Pérez72
A
8
A
82John RobsonJ. Robson
Jorge FerreiraJ. Ferreira70
A
9captain
A
75Pedro CastroP. Castro
Leon ClarkeL. Clarke75
A
captain10
A
79Tomas MendesT. Mendes
Ledley GoodwinL. Goodwin69
A
11
A
76Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
 
Fadel CharrierasF. Charrieras67
G
12
D
72Jochem GentenaarJ. Gentenaar
Paul HeeringP. Heering62
A
13
M
86Nicolas FernandezN. Fernandez
Philipp EberleP. Eberle70
A
14
A
76Claudio SuarezC. Suarez

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Woudestein where SBV Excelsior play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 19,081 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SBV Excelsior and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Wouter Van Bommel.


0.00
SBV Excelsior kick off and get the match underway!
2.23
Bas Lee flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Soares collects the pass. Samuel Soares flicks a high pass forward. Lautaro Pérez collects the pass. Lautaro Pérez whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Ferreira. Jorge Ferreira flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
4.43
Matthew Mike threads a neat ball through to Lautaro Pérez. Lautaro Pérez knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Mike. Matthew Mike beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
8.55
Sander Cruyff knocks the ball forward to Ioannis Vakouftsis. Ioannis Vakouftsis whips in a cross ball towards Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff makes a convincing header but is denied by Mahfoud Boukrami. Excellent save.
10.33
Ioannis Vakouftsis threads a neat ball through to Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes knocks in a cross ball towards Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff beats his man to it with a header. Mahfoud Boukrami picks it out of the air!
14.59
Samuel Soares makes a simple pass to Matthew Mike. Matthew Mike shoots from 20 yards. Gabriel Carrasco gets down and covers it.
15.56
Ólafur Ríkhardsson threads a neat ball through to John Robson. John Robson lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro makes a convincing header. Mahfoud Boukrami easily picks it out of the air!
27.47
Sander Cruyff makes a simple pass to Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro whips in a cross ball towards Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
28.47
Sander Cruyff makes a simple pass to John Robson. John Robson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eoin Plowright.
32.19
Corrado Vicari flicks a high pass forward to Ioannis Vakouftsis who brings the ball under control. Ioannis Vakouftsis makes a beautiful solo run. Ioannis Vakouftsis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mahfoud Boukrami who gathers it comfortably.
33.19
Jorge Ferreira passes the ball forward to Ledley Goodwin. Ledley Goodwin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Gabriel Carrasco gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
38.31
Kubilay Izzet sees Ioannis Vakouftsis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ioannis Vakouftsis sees a break and surges forward. Ioannis Vakouftsis shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
40.57
Corrado Vicari threads the ball through to Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.37
Bas Lee barges into Ioannis Vakouftsis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ioannis Vakouftsis stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Ólafur Ríkhardsson breaks forward. Ólafur Ríkhardsson threads a neat ball through to Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff knocks in a cross ball towards John Robson. John Robson gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Mahfoud Boukrami didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SBV Excelsior appear unchanged since the first half. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with Ajax Amsterdam kicking off!
47.51
Ioannis Vakouftsis barges into Paul Thirlwell. The referee calls over Ioannis Vakouftsis and warns him to calm down! Paul Thirlwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.13
Ólafur Ríkhardsson flicks a high ball forward to Sander Cruyff who takes it down. Sander Cruyff runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sander Cruyff shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Mahfoud Boukrami.
49.13
Tomas Mendes takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Mahfoud Boukrami gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
51.48
Seeing a gap ahead, Eoin Plowright plays the ball forward to Lautaro Pérez. Lautaro Pérez makes a probing pass to Jorge Ferreira. Jorge Ferreira advances inside the box! Jorge Ferreira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.14
Sander Cruyff chips the ball to his team mate, John Robson. John Robson lofts in a cross ball towards Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
57.04
Ioannis Vakouftsis threads a neat ball through to Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro skips past Bas Lee! Pedro Castro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
60.24
Ajax Amsterdam have made a substitution with Nicolas Fernandez replacing Ioannis Vakouftsis .
69.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Johnstone laces a weighted ball forward to Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Mahfoud Boukrami gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
75.02
Samuel Soares catches Nicolas Fernandez on the ankles. The referee calls over Samuel Soares and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Fernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.07
SBV Excelsior have made a substitution with Fadel Charrieras replacing Mahfoud Boukrami .
81.07
John Robson comes in with a late challenge on Eoin Plowright. John Robson is given a warning by the referee! Eoin Plowright runs off the knock.
83.41
Matthew Mike plays the ball forward to Samuel Soares. Samuel Soares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Gabriel Carrasco keeps it out!
84.49
Sander Cruyff brings the ball forward. Sander Cruyff knocks in a cross ball towards John Robson. With a superhuman jump, John Robson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Fadel Charrieras.
85.01
Alpay Abdullah makes a probing pass to Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Fadel Charrieras has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.52
Sander Cruyff flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah makes a looping header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Nicolas Fernandez flicks a high pass forward to Alpay Abdullah who brings the ball under control. Alpay Abdullah plays a scrappy one-two with John Robson and advances towards the goal... Alpay Abdullah looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

SBV Excelsior

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
11
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
29.2%
70.8%
Play Area
35.4%
44.6%
20%

Scorers
Jorge Ferreira 51
Sander Cruyff 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sander Cruyff of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings
1.Mahfoud Boukrami (GK)
8
2.Eoin Plowright (DEF)
6
3.Bas Lee (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Stephan Gruber (DEF)
6
5.Paul Thirlwell (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Soares (MID)yellow card
6
7.Matthew Mike (MID)
6
8.Lautaro Pérez (ATT)
6
9.Jorge Ferreira (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Leon Clarke (ATT)
6
11.Ledley Goodwin (ATT)
6
 
12.Fadel Charrieras (GK)
6
13.Paul Heering (ATT)
0
14.Philipp Eberle (ATT)
0

1.Gabriel Carrasco (GK)
6
2.Gavin Johnstone (DEF)
6
3.Corrado Vicari (DEF)
6
4.Kubilay Izzet (DEF)
6
5.Ólafur Ríkhardsson (DEF)
6
6.Ioannis Vakouftsis (MID)
7
7.Sander Cruyff (MID)goal scored
9
8.John Robson (ATT)
6
9.Pedro Castro (ATT)
7
10.Tomas Mendes (ATT)
6
11.Alpay Abdullah (ATT)
6
 
12.Jochem Gentenaar (DEF)
0
13.Nicolas Fernandez (MID)
6
14.Claudio Suarez (ATT)
0