Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Jamie Downing Jamie Downing
Cristiano BarrosC. Barros72
G
1
G
63ƒtienne De Haanƒ. De Haan
Miguel NevesM. Neves62
D
2
D
64Wout de WitW. de Wit
Roberto KortlandR. Kortland63
D
3
D
61Gianmarco TedescoG. Tedesco
Rainer BierhoffR. Bierhoff69
D
4
D
62Ferdi CasF. Cas
Dominic McNeillD. McNeill65
D
5
D
50Gary GreigG. Greig
Jose Fortes ReyesJ. Reyes63
M
6
M
60Stephen HopkinS. Hopkin
Paul MatteoP. Matteo69
M
7
M
63Romero P. CamposR. Campos
Marvin WaterreusM. Waterreus73
M
8
M
61Vincent ZebinaV. Zebina
Arno LinkeA. Linke63
A
9captain
A
74Toni CongoT. Congo
Dietmar MetzgerD. Metzger65
A
captain10
A
70Frederico CostaF. Costa
Marcel MolendijkM. Molendijk60
A
11
A
64Steve de VosS. de Vos
 
Wahid FabianoW. Fabiano60
D
12
M
59Oliver OswaldO. Oswald
Don CaldwellD. Caldwell63
M
13
M
54Paolo DoniP. Doni
Said BabangidaS. Babangida55
A
14
A
67Remi RolR. Rol

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to ADO Den Haag. A crowd of 15,720 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while ADO Den Haag appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Arno Wevers.


0.00
The whistle blows and ADO Den Haag kick off!
2.14
Romero P. Campos knocks the ball forward to Stephen Hopkin. Stephen Hopkin plays a scrappy one-two with Frederico Costa and advances towards the goal... Stephen Hopkin strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Miguel Neves.
3.33
It's a corner kick. Vincent Zebina kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Arno Linke reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
9.27
Vincent Zebina surges forward with the ball. Vincent Zebina plays a quick one-two with Frederico Costa and rushes in on goal... Vincent Zebina cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
10.55
Stephen Hopkin threads the ball through to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa plays a one-two with Steve de Vos and advances towards the goal... Frederico Costa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Cristiano Barros. What a great pair of hands!
14.06
Dominic McNeill breaks forward. Dominic McNeill flicks a high pass forward to Paul Matteo who brings the ball under control. Paul Matteo skips past Ferdi Cas! Paul Matteo tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.32
Rainer Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Reyes controls it well on his chest. Jose Fortes Reyes makes a simple pass to Marcel Molendijk. Marcel Molendijk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Wout de Wit.
21.32
Vincent Zebina darts forward. Vincent Zebina flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Costa controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Frederico Costa provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Cristiano Barros.
22.10
It's a corner kick. Vincent Zebina loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Marcel Molendijk reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
26.03
Vincent Zebina passes the ball forward to Toni Congo. Toni Congo makes a defence splitting pass to Steve de Vos. Steve de Vos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
27.52
Ferdi Cas flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Campos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Campos makes a simple pass to Steve de Vos. Steve de Vos shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Cristiano Barros. What a great pair of hands!
30.04
With vision, Roberto Kortland plays the ball forward to Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo passes the ball forward to Marvin Waterreus. Marvin Waterreus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.40
Paul Matteo makes a simple pass to Marvin Waterreus. Marvin Waterreus shoots from outside the area but ƒtienne De Haan reads it well. Superb keeping!
40.56
Miguel Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin Waterreus. Marvin Waterreus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Reyes. Jose Fortes Reyes shoots from long range. Wonderful reactions from ƒtienne De Haan keeps it out!
42.56
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
45.00
Roberto Kortland surges forward with the ball. Roberto Kortland hits a low pass to Arno Linke. Arno Linke lofts in a cross ball towards Marvin Waterreus. Marvin Waterreus connects with a diving header but is denied by ƒtienne De Haan. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ajax Amsterdam have changed their lineup with Don Caldwell replacing Paul Matteo. ADO Den Haag appear unchanged since the first half. Ajax Amsterdam switch their defence play to Zone Marking and their midfield play to Support Defence and their overall play to Defensive.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam start the second half!
48.13
Gianmarco Tedesco threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Campos. Romero P. Campos sees Vincent Zebina in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincent Zebina puts a great ball through. Toni Congo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
53.54
Dominic McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Molendijk collects the pass. Marcel Molendijk threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Metzger. Dietmar Metzger lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Linke. Arno Linke finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. ƒtienne De Haan manages to gather it.
54.48
Steve de Vos flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Costa collects the pass. Frederico Costa shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
55.25
Dominic McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Linke. Arno Linke threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Metzger. Dietmar Metzger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. ƒtienne De Haan gets down and covers it.
60.42
Ajax Amsterdam have made a substitution with Said Babangida replacing Arno Linke .
61.49
Rainer Bierhoff threads the ball through to Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves makes a probing pass to Said Babangida. Said Babangida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
66.58
Gary Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Hopkin. Stephen Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
67.14
Rainer Bierhoff surges forward with the ball. Rainer Bierhoff sees Marcel Molendijk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcel Molendijk lofts in a cross ball towards Said Babangida. Said Babangida finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. ƒtienne De Haan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
73.10
Rainer Bierhoff comes in with a late challenge on Toni Congo. The referee calls over Rainer Bierhoff and warns him to calm down! Toni Congo stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.14
Ferdi Cas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa hits a low pass to Steve de Vos. Steve de Vos runs straight at the defence! Steve de Vos rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
83.17
Romero P. Campos passes the ball forward to Toni Congo. Toni Congo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve de Vos. Steve de Vos shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Cristiano Barros had no chance!! Goal for ADO Den Haag!
87.38
Romero P. Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa cuts inside the box! Frederico Costa comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
89.14
Stephen Hopkin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stephen Hopkin advances inside the box! Stephen Hopkin tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Marvin Waterreus chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Molendijk. Marcel Molendijk knocks in a cross ball towards Said Babangida. Said Babangida shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but ƒtienne De Haan is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

ADO Den Haag
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
9
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
32.9%
43.9%
23.2%

Scorers
Paul Matteo 14
Said Babangida 67
Steve de Vos 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristiano Barros of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings
1.Cristiano Barros (GK)
9
2.Miguel Neves (DEF)
7
3.Roberto Kortland (DEF)
7
4.Rainer Bierhoff (DEF)
7
5.Dominic McNeill (DEF)
7
6.Jose Fortes Reyes (MID)
6
7.Paul Matteo (MID)goal scored
9
8.Marvin Waterreus (MID)
7
9.Arno Linke (ATT)
7
10.Dietmar Metzger (ATT)
6
11.Marcel Molendijk (ATT)
7
 
12.Wahid Fabiano (DEF)
0
13.Don Caldwell (MID)
6
14.Said Babangida (ATT)goal scored
8

1.ƒtienne De Haan (GK)
8
2.Wout de Wit (DEF)
6
3.Gianmarco Tedesco (DEF)
6
4.Ferdi Cas (DEF)
6
5.Gary Greig (DEF)
6
6.Stephen Hopkin (MID)
7
7.Romero P. Campos (MID)
7
8.Vincent Zebina (MID)
7
9.Toni Congo (ATT)
7
10.Frederico Costa (ATT)
8
11.Steve de Vos (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Oliver Oswald (MID)
0
13.Paolo Doni (MID)
0
14.Remi Rol (ATT)
0