Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Lennart Straarup Lennart Straarup
Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco78
G
1
G
80Jose Javier JimenezJ. Jimenez
Alfredo BusoA. Buso70
D
2
D
74Ronnie CaluwéR. Caluwé
Corrado VicariC. Vicari73
D
3
D
75Zoltan NondaZ. Nonda
Kubilay IzzetK. Izzet77
D
4
D
73Martin DelgadoM. Delgado
Jochem GentenaarJ. Gentenaar72
D
5
M
77Houssin AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui
Nicolas FernandezN. Fernandez86
M
6captain
M
79Jason GrantJ. Grant
Sander CruyffS. Cruyff83
M
7
M
77Marcel SchreuderM. Schreuder
Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah76
A
8
M
78Gianmatteo GinestraG. Ginestra
Pedro CastroP. Castro75
A
captain9
A
77Joseph IpouaJ. Ipoua
Maryn BourgoisM. Bourgois80
A
10
A
76Victor BrandoV. Brando
Shabani GarraultS. Garrault75
A
11
A
76Anton PolyanskyA. Polyansky
 
Piotr KozminskiP. Kozminski72
D
12
A
72Linus WendelL. Wendel
Julian GötzJ. Götz84
M
13
G
48Darl BrunswijkD. Brunswijk
Jan Vennegoor SchutJ. Schut71
A
14
D
49Arno PoschnerA. Poschner

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to PEC Zwolle. A crowd of 19,092 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while PEC Zwolle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arjen Darwinkel.


0.00
The first half starts with Ajax Amsterdam kicking off!
4.57
Joseph Ipoua kicks a strong pass forward to Anton Polyansky. Anton Polyansky whips in a cross ball towards Victor Brando. Victor Brando gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.37
Jochem Gentenaar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff plays the ball forward to Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.09
Ronnie Caluwé flicks a high ball forward to Jason Grant who takes it down. Jason Grant decides to run forward with the ball. Jason Grant whips in a cross ball towards Anton Polyansky. Anton Polyansky makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
16.20
Jason Grant catches Kubilay Izzet on the ankles. Jason Grant is shown the yellow card! Kubilay Izzet stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.32
Nicolas Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Maryn Bourgois controls it well on his chest. Maryn Bourgois lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Fernandez. Nicolas Fernandez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
22.52
Kubilay Izzet threads the ball through to Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff threads a neat ball through to Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Jose Javier Jimenez.
24.49
Maryn Bourgois takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Anton Polyansky reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
26.55
Corrado Vicari threads the ball through to Sander Cruyff. With great vision, Sander Cruyff plays the ball forward to Nicolas Fernandez. Nicolas Fernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff connects with a diving header but Jose Javier Jimenez is on top of it.
28.46
Sander Cruyff flicks a high pass forward. Maryn Bourgois controls it well on his chest. Maryn Bourgois knocks in a cross ball towards Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.59
Martin Delgado threads a neat ball through to Jason Grant. Jason Grant threads the ball through to Victor Brando. Victor Brando plays a quick one-two with Jason Grant and rushes in on goal... Victor Brando shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
33.04
Zoltan Nonda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Caluwé. Ronnie Caluwé runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ronnie Caluwé knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kubilay Izzet.
38.05
Jason Grant clumsily knocks into Sander Cruyff. The referee brings Jason Grant to one side and gives him a warning! Sander Cruyff runs off the knock.
42.38
Nicolas Fernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah whips in a cross ball towards Maryn Bourgois. Maryn Bourgois rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
44.30
Gianmatteo Ginestra takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Martin Delgado. Martin Delgado passes the ball forward to Gianmatteo Ginestra. Gianmatteo Ginestra makes a probing pass to Joseph Ipoua. Joseph Ipoua shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
With imagination, Corrado Vicari picks a pass forward to Sander Cruyff. Seeing a gap ahead, Sander Cruyff laces a through ball forward to Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Castro but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ajax Amsterdam appear unchanged since the first half. PEC Zwolle appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
PEC Zwolle kick off and get the second half underway!
49.29
Pedro Castro catches Martin Delgado on the ankles. The referee calls over Pedro Castro and shows him a yellow card! Martin Delgado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.29
Kubilay Izzet threads a neat ball through to Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff threads a neat ball through to Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.46
Maryn Bourgois clumsily knocks into Marcel Schreuder. The referee warns Maryn Bourgois to calm down! Marcel Schreuder runs off the knock.
59.14
Marcel Schreuder sees Gianmatteo Ginestra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianmatteo Ginestra finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Gabriel Carrasco.
60.28
Ajax Amsterdam have made 2 substitutions with Julian Götz replacing Sander Cruyff and Jan Vennegoor Schut replacing Shabani Garrault .
61.33
Zoltan Nonda hacks Julian Götz from behind! The referee calls over Zoltan Nonda and warns him to calm down! Julian Götz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.49
Julian Götz makes a simple pass to Nicolas Fernandez. Nicolas Fernandez advances inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Nicolas Fernandez provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Jose Javier Jimenez.
67.16
Maryn Bourgois takes a quick corner, playing it short to Julian Götz. Martin Delgado steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
73.39
Houssin Abdellaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joseph Ipoua. Joseph Ipoua whips in a cross ball towards Victor Brando. Victor Brando is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
77.18
Martin Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Caluwé. Ronnie Caluwé flicks a high pass forward. Joseph Ipoua collects the pass. Joseph Ipoua shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
78.52
Martin Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Gianmatteo Ginestra comfortably collects the pass. Gianmatteo Ginestra sees space and advances. Gianmatteo Ginestra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Corrado Vicari.
79.38
Marcel Schreuder knocks the ball forward to Jason Grant. Jason Grant lofts in a cross ball towards Joseph Ipoua. Joseph Ipoua powers a header at goal. Gabriel Carrasco punches it away to safety.
83.33
Alpay Abdullah hits a low pass to Julian Götz. Julian Götz puts a great ball through. Jan Vennegoor Schut runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
84.30
Kubilay Izzet flicks a high pass forward to Julian Götz who brings the ball under control. Julian Götz knocks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Jose Javier Jimenez. Excellent save.
85.43
Corrado Vicari threads a neat ball through to Julian Götz. Julian Götz flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Fernandez. Nicolas Fernandez tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
89.49
Jason Grant barges into Julian Götz. The referee calls over Jason Grant again and warns him to calm down! Julian Götz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Nicolas Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Julian Götz controls it well on his chest. Julian Götz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Caluwé.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

PEC Zwolle
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.4%
44.4%
27.2%

Scorers
Alpay Abdullah 28
Victor Brando 5

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alpay Abdullah of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings