Match Report


PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Lennart StraarupLennart Straarup Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Yannis KipourosY. Kipouros77
G
1
G
78Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco
Ronnie CaluwéR. Caluwé74
D
2
D
74Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Zoltan NondaZ. Nonda78
D
3
D
73Corrado VicariC. Vicari
Nicolas PolheimN. Polheim74
D
4
D
74Jerome AntunesJ. Antunes
Pedro MendesP. Mendes79
M
5
D
74Jason ShearerJ. Shearer
Jason GrantJ. Grant81
M
6
M
80Ioannis VakouftsisI. Vakouftsis
Marcel SchreuderM. Schreuder80
M
7
M
91Nicolas FernandezN. Fernandez
Houssin AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui78
M
captain8
M
83Sander CruyffS. Cruyff
Joseph IpouaJ. Ipoua78
A
9
A
83John RobsonJ. Robson
Victor BrandoV. Brando80
A
10captain
A
75Shabani GarraultS. Garrault
Anton PolyanskyA. Polyansky77
A
11
A
75Ricardo ReyesR. Reyes
 
Martin DelgadoM. Delgado73
D
12
D
72Alfredo BusoA. Buso
Adrian MortensenA. Mortensen44
A
13
M
84Julian GötzJ. Götz
Anton HankeA. Hanke47
G
14
A
77Claudio SuarezC. Suarez

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at IJsseldelta Stadion where PEC Zwolle play host to Ajax Amsterdam. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
PEC Zwolle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ajax Amsterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darl Alberda.


0.00
PEC Zwolle get the match underway!
8.14
Sander Cruyff flicks a high ball forward to Ioannis Vakouftsis who takes it down. Ioannis Vakouftsis knocks in a cross ball towards John Robson. John Robson directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.43
Nicolas Fernandez hacks Jason Grant from behind! The referee calls over Nicolas Fernandez and shows him a yellow card! Jason Grant hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.25
Jerome Antunes hits a low pass to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards John Robson. Nicolas Polheim hacks John Robson from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
33.45
Jason Grant deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joseph Ipoua. Joseph Ipoua sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gabriel Carrasco!
34.34
Nicolas Polheim kicks a strong pass forward to Houssin Abdellaoui. What teamwork. Houssin Abdellaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Brando. Victor Brando shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
40.14
Nicolas Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. John Robson controls it well on his chest. John Robson edges inside the box! John Robson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Marcel Schreuder flicks a high pass forward. Jason Grant controls it well on his chest. Jason Grant lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Brando. Victor Brando flicks the ball with his head but Gabriel Carrasco reads it well. Fabulous save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. PEC Zwolle appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Ajax Amsterdam appear unchanged since the first half. The PEC Zwolle players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam start the second half!
47.47
Marcel Schreuder flicks a high ball forward to Anton Polyansky who takes it down. Anton Polyansky knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jerome Antunes.
49.00
Pedro Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Schreuder. Marcel Schreuder runs straight at the defence! Marcel Schreuder tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
57.54
Houssin Abdellaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joseph Ipoua. Joseph Ipoua knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Corrado Vicari.
60.24
Ajax Amsterdam have made 3 substitutions with Alfredo Buso replacing Corrado Vicari, Julian Götz replacing Sander Cruyff and Claudio Suarez replacing John Robson .
65.57
Alfredo Buso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ioannis Vakouftsis. Ioannis Vakouftsis flicks a high ball forward to Claudio Suarez who takes it down. Claudio Suarez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Polheim.
67.09
Julian Götz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Suarez. Claudio Suarez directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Yannis Kipouros manages to keep it out.
69.39
Jason Shearer flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Fernandez who takes it down. Nicolas Fernandez decides to run forward with the ball. Nicolas Fernandez whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes makes a looping header on goal. Yannis Kipouros didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
71.35
Marcel Schreuder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Grant. Jason Grant controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.42
Ioannis Vakouftsis passes the ball forward to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Yannis Kipouros.
85.02
Marcel Schreuder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Polyansky. Anton Polyansky tries a spectacular long range effort but Gabriel Carrasco is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
87.08
Claudio Suarez hacks Zoltan Nonda from behind! The referee brings Claudio Suarez to one side and gives him a warning! Zoltan Nonda hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Ioannis Vakouftsis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

PEC Zwolle

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.7%
62.3%
Play Area
27.5%
42%
30.4%

Scorers
John Robson 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Robson of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings
1.Yannis Kipouros (GK)
8
2.Ronnie Caluwé (DEF)
6
3.Zoltan Nonda (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Polheim (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Mendes (MID)
6
6.Jason Grant (MID)
6
7.Marcel Schreuder (MID)
7
8.Houssin Abdellaoui (MID)
6
9.Joseph Ipoua (ATT)
6
10.Victor Brando (ATT)
6
11.Anton Polyansky (ATT)
6
 
12.Martin Delgado (DEF)
0
13.Adrian Mortensen (ATT)
0
14.Anton Hanke (GK)
0

1.Gabriel Carrasco (GK)
8
2.Gavin Johnstone (DEF)
6
3.Corrado Vicari (DEF)
6
4.Jerome Antunes (DEF)
6
5.Jason Shearer (DEF)
6
6.Ioannis Vakouftsis (MID)
8
7.Nicolas Fernandez (MID)yellow card
6
8.Sander Cruyff (MID)
6
9.John Robson (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Shabani Garrault (ATT)
6
11.Ricardo Reyes (ATT)
7
 
12.Alfredo Buso (DEF)
6
13.Julian Götz (MID)
6
14.Claudio Suarez (ATT)
6