Match Report
| Ajax Amsterdam | Ajax Amsterdam |  |  | AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar | ||||||||||||||||
| Matwaba Kalata | Matwaba Kalata | Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | ||||||||||||||||||
| Callum McStay | C. McStay |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Houssin Fertout | H. Fertout | |||||||||
| Kofi Mariana | K. Mariana |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Patrick Fanchone | P. Fanchone | |||||||||
| Richard Collins | R. Collins | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Mohammed Lawal | M. Lawal | |||||||||
| Tim Dublin | T. Dublin |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Edwin Dos Santos | E. Dos Santos | |||||||||
| Hassan Hadji | H. Hadji | | 62 | D | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Paul Ferguson | P. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Martin Tomas | M. Tomas |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 |  | Oleh Lytvynchuk | O. Lytvynchuk | |||||||||
| Amara Ecker | A. Ecker | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Matt Glass | M. Glass | |||||||||
| Tomek Lato | T. Lato |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 |  | Abel Varela | A. Varela | |||||||||
| Roy Powell | R. Powell |  | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Said Pasanen | S. Pasanen | |||||||||
| Helder Costa | H. Costa | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Paolo Mathijssen | P. Mathijssen | |||||||||
| Andy Wright | A. Wright | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 |  | Nicolás Flores | N. Flores | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with AZ 67 Alkmaar kicking off!
3.26
0-1Oleh Lytvynchuk flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores goes all the way! Nicolás Flores makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
6.11
0-1Amara Ecker chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Wright. Andy Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Roy Powell. Roy Powell shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Houssin Fertout!
8.34
Tomek Lato chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Wright. Andy Wright plays a perfect one-two with Roy Powell and rushes in on goal... Andy Wright shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Houssin Fertout is on top of it.
9.23
Patrick Fanchone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleh Lytvynchuk. Oleh Lytvynchuk kicks a strong pass forward to Said Pasanen. Said Pasanen finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Callum McStay manages to keep it out.
10.50
0-1Paul Ferguson clumsily knocks into Tomek Lato. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomek Lato stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.46
0-1Oleh Lytvynchuk comes in with a late challenge on Amara Ecker. Oleh Lytvynchuk is given a warning by the referee! Amara Ecker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.44
Tomek Lato catches Oleh Lytvynchuk on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oleh Lytvynchuk stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.57
Matt Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Callum McStay manages to gather it comfortably.
22.23
Tomek Lato makes a simple pass to Roy Powell. Roy Powell shoots from outside the area. Roy Powell scores for Ajax Amsterdam!!
27.57
1-1Martin Tomas knocks the ball to his team mate, Roy Powell. Roy Powell goes all the way! Roy Powell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.21
Patrick Fanchone takes it forward alone. Patrick Fanchone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores shoots from outside the area. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.39
Matt Glass threads the ball through to Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen goes all the way! Paolo Mathijssen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Callum McStay is on top of it.
44.22
Andy Wright comes in with a late challenge on Patrick Fanchone. The referee calls over Andy Wright and warns him to calm down! Patrick Fanchone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Ajax Amsterdam start the second half!
48.09
Amara Ecker flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Costa. Helder Costa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Houssin Fertout!
49.27
Martin Tomas makes a simple pass to Helder Costa. Helder Costa shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.23
Matt Glass sees a break and surges forward. Matt Glass shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
57.22
1-2Ajax Amsterdam are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate AZ 67 Alkmaar's defence.
60.48
1-2Matt Glass threads the ball through to Said Pasanen. Said Pasanen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.34
Abel Varela makes a probing pass to Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores plays a perfect one-two with Said Pasanen and rushes in on goal... Nicolás Flores shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
69.48
Tomek Lato kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Wright. Andy Wright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edwin Dos Santos.
71.18
1-2Amara Ecker chips the ball to his team mate, Roy Powell. Roy Powell threads the ball through to Andy Wright but he's offside!
72.30
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
73.57
1-2Paul Ferguson slams into Tomek Lato with his studs up. Paul Ferguson is shown the red card!! Tomek Lato runs off the knock.
75.07
Patrick Fanchone sees a break and surges forward. Patrick Fanchone kicks a strong pass forward to Said Pasanen. Said Pasanen goes all the way! Said Pasanen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.17
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Martin Tomas chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Costa. Helder Costa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
43.5%
56.5%
Play Area
21%
54.8%
24.2%
Scorers
| Roy Powell 22 | Nicolás Flores 3, 39 Said Pasanen 75 |