Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     BVO EmmenBVO Emmen
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Keith Hodgson Keith Hodgson
Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco78
G
1
G
76Heikki HyypiaH. Hyypia
Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone74
D
2
D
77Nikolas ThielemannN. Thielemann
Corrado VicariC. Vicari73
D
3
D
81Sjaak HespS. Hesp
Jerome AntunesJ. Antunes74
D
4
D
77Patrick MassonP. Masson
Jason ShearerJ. Shearer74
D
5
M
80Joost WijngaardenJ. Wijngaarden
Ioannis VakouftsisI. Vakouftsis80
M
6captain
M
82Santiago PeleS. Pele
Nicolas FernandezN. Fernandez91
M
7
M
81Mohammed WapenaarM. Wapenaar
Sander CruyffS. Cruyff83
M
8
M
78Louis GerritsenL. Gerritsen
John RobsonJ. Robson83
A
9
A
79Dave VassellD. Vassell
Shabani GarraultS. Garrault75
A
captain10
A
79Gianluigi CorreaG. Correa
Ricardo ReyesR. Reyes75
A
11
A
80Darius FentonD. Fenton
 
Alfredo BusoA. Buso72
D
12
D
72Muzzy TürkyilmazM. Türkyilmaz
Claudio SuarezC. Suarez77
A
13
A
80Danny MendezD. Mendez
Pedro CastroP. Castro75
A
14
A
79John DickovJ. Dickov

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to BVO Emmen. A crowd of 17,983 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while BVO Emmen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wouter Van Bommel.


0.00
BVO Emmen kick off the first half!
2.57
Patrick Masson comes in with a late challenge on John Robson. Patrick Masson is warned by the referee! John Robson stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.49
With imagination, Ioannis Vakouftsis plays the ball forward to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nikolas Thielemann.
6.04
Corrado Vicari threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Fernandez. Nicolas Fernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patrick Masson.
8.42
Nikolas Thielemann knocks the ball forward to Louis Gerritsen. Louis Gerritsen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darius Fenton. Darius Fenton knocks the ball forward into space. Santiago Pele bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
9.19
Joost Wijngaarden chips the ball to his team mate, Gianluigi Correa. Gianluigi Correa puts a great ball through. Dave Vassell runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
12.52
Jason Shearer hacks Joost Wijngaarden from behind! Jason Shearer is shown the yellow card! Joost Wijngaarden runs off the knock.
16.45
Mohammed Wapenaar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianluigi Correa. Gianluigi Correa shoots from long range but somehow Gabriel Carrasco manages to keep it out.
22.10
Sander Cruyff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ioannis Vakouftsis. Ioannis Vakouftsis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Heikki Hyypia with no chance!! Goal for Ajax Amsterdam!
28.43
Louis Gerritsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Wapenaar. Mohammed Wapenaar shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
32.21
Jerome Antunes flicks a high ball forward to John Robson who takes it down. John Robson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.29
Jerome Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Ioannis Vakouftsis who brings the ball under control. Ioannis Vakouftsis kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Fernandez. Nicolas Fernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault makes a looping header on goal. Heikki Hyypia gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
34.27
With some swift thinking, Patrick Masson plays the ball forward to Mohammed Wapenaar. Mohammed Wapenaar plays the ball forward to Dave Vassell. Dave Vassell shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
36.35
Ioannis Vakouftsis hits a low pass to John Robson. John Robson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.02
Gavin Johnstone runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gavin Johnstone lofts in a cross ball towards Ioannis Vakouftsis. Ioannis Vakouftsis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Nikolas Thielemann receives the ball from a throw-in from Sjaak Hesp. Nikolas Thielemann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohammed Wapenaar. Mohammed Wapenaar changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mohammed Wapenaar sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Gabriel Carrasco smothers it!
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. BVO Emmen have changed their lineup with Danny Mendez replacing Dave Vassell and John Dickov replacing Darius Fenton. The BVO Emmen players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ajax Amsterdam get the second half underway!
47.05
Ioannis Vakouftsis makes a probing pass to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.54
Santiago Pele knocks the ball to his team mate, Joost Wijngaarden. Joost Wijngaarden shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
55.54
With some swift thinking, Nicolas Fernandez plays the ball forward to Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.44
Ajax Amsterdam have made 2 substitutions with Alfredo Buso replacing Jerome Antunes and Claudio Suarez replacing John Robson .
61.50
Jason Shearer makes a simple pass to Nicolas Fernandez. Nicolas Fernandez flicks a high pass forward to Sander Cruyff who brings the ball neatly under control. Sander Cruyff knocks the ball forward to Claudio Suarez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.49
Showing composure, Ioannis Vakouftsis plays the ball forward to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes tries a spectacular long range effort. Ricardo Reyes scores for Ajax Amsterdam!!
67.10
Ioannis Vakouftsis clumsily knocks into Mohammed Wapenaar. Ioannis Vakouftsis is given a warning by the referee! Mohammed Wapenaar stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.54
Santiago Pele passes the ball forward to Mohammed Wapenaar. Mohammed Wapenaar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianluigi Correa but he's offside!
71.21
Sjaak Hesp makes a simple pass to Santiago Pele. Santiago Pele knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Corrado Vicari.
73.13
Santiago Pele flicks a high pass forward to John Dickov who brings the ball under control. John Dickov shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.38
Nikolas Thielemann comes in with a late challenge on Alfredo Buso. Nikolas Thielemann is shown the yellow card! Alfredo Buso gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.02
Santiago Pele catches Nicolas Fernandez on the ankles. Santiago Pele is shown the yellow card! Nicolas Fernandez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.50
Patrick Masson flicks a high pass forward. Santiago Pele collects the pass. Santiago Pele passes the ball forward to John Dickov. John Dickov controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Gabriel Carrasco.
79.05
Nicolas Fernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shabani Garrault. Shabani Garrault shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.14
Patrick Masson flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Mendez. Danny Mendez threads a neat ball through to Gianluigi Correa. Gianluigi Correa knocks in a cross ball towards Santiago Pele. With a superhuman jump, Santiago Pele connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Gabriel Carrasco gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
87.27
Sander Cruyff threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Fernandez. Nicolas Fernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Ioannis Vakouftsis passes the ball forward to Sander Cruyff. Sander Cruyff shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Heikki Hyypia.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

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

Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
26.3%
44.2%
29.5%

Scorers
Ricardo Reyes 22, 63
Ioannis Vakouftsis 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ioannis Vakouftsis of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings
1.Gabriel Carrasco (GK)
7
2.Gavin Johnstone (DEF)
7
3.Corrado Vicari (DEF)
6
4.Jerome Antunes (DEF)
6
5.Jason Shearer (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Ioannis Vakouftsis (MID)goal scored
9
7.Nicolas Fernandez (MID)
6
8.Sander Cruyff (MID)
6
9.John Robson (ATT)
6
10.Shabani Garrault (ATT)
6
11.Ricardo Reyes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Alfredo Buso (DEF)
6
13.Claudio Suarez (ATT)
6
14.Pedro Castro (ATT)
0

1.Heikki Hyypia (GK)
6
2.Nikolas Thielemann (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Sjaak Hesp (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Masson (DEF)
7
5.Joost Wijngaarden (MID)
6
6.Santiago Pele (MID)yellow card
6
7.Mohammed Wapenaar (MID)
6
8.Louis Gerritsen (MID)
6
9.Dave Vassell (ATT)
6
10.Gianluigi Correa (ATT)
6
11.Darius Fenton (ATT)
6
 
12.Muzzy Türkyilmaz (DEF)
0
13.Danny Mendez (ATT)
6
14.John Dickov (ATT)
6