Match Report


Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam     PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Tony Van Der PennenT. Van Der Pennen70
G
1
G
64Shota HersiS. Hersi
Marcel OvermarsM. Overmars73
D
2
D
73Erwin CornelisseE. Cornelisse
Giuseppe RodriguesG. Rodrigues67
D
3
D
70Martin EdworthyM. Edworthy
Abubakari De NooijerA. De Nooijer56
D
4
D
58Marvin RobbenM. Robben
Youssef WeversY. Wevers55
D
5
M
65Tjalle LobontT. Lobont
Gerhard ErlerG. Erler77
M
6
M
63Carlos Van GesselC. Van Gessel
Wilfred BrouwerW. Brouwer72
M
7
M
55Henk ClaesH. Claes
Olaf SedoukiO. Sedouki70
M
8
M
53Petri TuhuteruP. Tuhuteru
Victor Van BommelV. Van Bommel80
A
9
A
62Arnold EbbingeA. Ebbinge
Pius BoatengP. Boateng70
A
10
A
60Alje De GoeyA. De Goey
Arjan TobiassenA. Tobiassen66
A
11
A
59Martin KuzorraM. Kuzorra

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play host to PEC Zwolle. A crowd of 20,215 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while PEC Zwolle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off and get the match underway!
6.38
Wilfred Brouwer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arjan Tobiassen. Arjan Tobiassen kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Shota Hersi easily smothers it!
8.25
Giuseppe Rodrigues advances with the ball. Giuseppe Rodrigues kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.37
Petri Tuhuteru deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnold Ebbinge. Arnold Ebbinge whips in a cross ball towards Alje De Goey. Alje De Goey heads the ball goalwards. Tony Van Der Pennen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.26
Abubakari De Nooijer passes the ball forward to Gerhard Erler. Gerhard Erler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pius Boateng. Pius Boateng sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.25
Carlos Van Gessel makes a probing pass to Arnold Ebbinge. Arnold Ebbinge knocks the ball forward to Alje De Goey but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.43
Henk Claes threads the ball through to Alje De Goey. Alje De Goey shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
24.18
Olaf Sedouki kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Edworthy.
26.44
Tjalle Lobont threads the ball through to Martin Kuzorra. Martin Kuzorra plays a perfect one-two with Alje De Goey and rushes in on goal... Martin Kuzorra makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.08
Marcel Overmars flicks the ball to his team mate, Wilfred Brouwer. Wilfred Brouwer makes a probing pass to Pius Boateng. Pius Boateng lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Shota Hersi has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
34.28
Giuseppe Rodrigues knocks the ball forward to Gerhard Erler. Gerhard Erler makes a probing pass to Pius Boateng. Pius Boateng knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Shota Hersi who gathers it comfortably.
39.43
Carlos Van Gessel knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnold Ebbinge. Arnold Ebbinge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Kuzorra but the linesman indicates offside!
40.09
Marvin Robben hacks Arjan Tobiassen from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arjan Tobiassen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.34
Wilfred Brouwer knocks the ball forward to Arjan Tobiassen. Arjan Tobiassen knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Boateng. Pius Boateng is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with PEC Zwolle kicking off!
47.37
Marvin Robben sees a break and surges forward. Marvin Robben makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alje De Goey. Alje De Goey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abubakari De Nooijer.
53.18
Olaf Sedouki makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Van Bommel. Victor Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.25
Martin Edworthy makes a simple pass to Carlos Van Gessel. Carlos Van Gessel knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnold Ebbinge. Arnold Ebbinge lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Kuzorra. Martin Kuzorra is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.04
Tjalle Lobont makes a probing pass to Alje De Goey. Alje De Goey goes all the way! Alje De Goey tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.29
Tjalle Lobont surges forward with the ball. Tjalle Lobont passes the ball forward but Alje De Goey is offside!
67.45
Olaf Sedouki catches Tjalle Lobont on the ankles. The referee calls over Olaf Sedouki and warns him to calm down! Tjalle Lobont runs off the knock.
77.28
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
87.11
Tjalle Lobont brings the ball forward. Tjalle Lobont shoots from long range but Tony Van Der Pennen is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Victor Van Bommel of Ajax Amsterdam
Match Statistics
 

Ajax Amsterdam

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

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.3%
45.1%
25.6%

Scorers
Victor Van Bommel 8, 30
Alje De Goey 12