Match Report


SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
Clarence JochemsenC. Jochemsen63
G
1
G
69Jason BeagrieJ. Beagrie
Jean-Philippe BlancJ. Blanc68
D
2
D
63Iwan Van HalstI. Van Halst
Dries de VosD. de Vos67
D
3
D
63Angelo TacchinardiA. Tacchinardi
Abdoullaye TouréA. Touré63
D
4
D
63Bas MaasB. Maas
Ben Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua68
M
5captain
M
75Herve DucrocqH. Ducrocq
Joris MeerdinkJ. Meerdink68
M
6
M
71Jaouad Le FrapperJ. Le Frapper
Harald van den BroekH. van den Broek62
M
7
M
70Antonio BentoA. Bento
Helder MonteiroH. Monteiro56
M
8
M
65Artur PintoA. Pinto
Peter BerendsenP. Berendsen75
A
captain9
A
71Johnny WimbéeJ. Wimbée
Paul van den BergP. van den Berg70
A
10
A
64Ruben BarbosaR. Barbosa
Romero P. PichichiR. Pichichi64
A
11
A
71Ivan MoralesI. Morales
 
Davide MurgitaD. Murgita59
G
12
G
43Jody BeckhamJ. Beckham
Enrique RedondoE. Redondo57
D
13
M
69Alun GascoigneA. Gascoigne
Giuliano Di FrancescoG. Di Francesco57
A
14
M
65Kemal WestwoodK. Westwood

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 19,424 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SC Heerenveen and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Iwan Galàsek.


0.00
SC Heerenveen start the match!
2.05
Ben Lua-Lua laces a weighted ball forward to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
4.24
Ruben Barbosa clumsily knocks into Jean-Philippe Blanc. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean-Philippe Blanc stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.47
Joris Meerdink flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Pichichi controls it well on his chest. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.44
Jean-Philippe Blanc passes the ball forward to Helder Monteiro. Helder Monteiro flicks a high pass forward to Peter Berendsen who brings the ball under control. Peter Berendsen knocks in a cross ball towards Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
10.40
Jean-Philippe Blanc hits a low pass to Joris Meerdink. Joris Meerdink sees Peter Berendsen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Berendsen whips in a cross ball towards Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.55
Angelo Tacchinardi decides to run forward with the ball. Angelo Tacchinardi makes a beautiful solo run. Angelo Tacchinardi makes a defence splitting pass to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.17
Jean-Philippe Blanc deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harald van den Broek. Harald van den Broek threads the ball through to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg whips in a cross ball towards Peter Berendsen. Peter Berendsen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Jason Beagrie. Excellent save.
21.30
Jaouad Le Frapper hits a low pass to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Clarence Jochemsen who gathers it comfortably.
22.09
Abdoullaye Touré makes a simple pass to Harald van den Broek. Harald van den Broek threads the ball through to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
28.28
Artur Pinto hacks Ben Lua-Lua from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ben Lua-Lua stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Jaouad Le Frapper plays the ball forward to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Clarence Jochemsen manages to keep it out.
32.44
Jaouad Le Frapper sees Ruben Barbosa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruben Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales beats his man to it with a header. Clarence Jochemsen gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
33.22
Herve Ducrocq knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée flicks the ball with his head but it is deflected wide by Dries de Vos.
34.14
Corner kick to Ajax Amsterdam. Jaouad Le Frapper plays it out to the edge of the box. Dries de Vos gets to the ball and clears it up field.
38.42
Joris Meerdink threads the ball through to Peter Berendsen. Peter Berendsen tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Jason Beagrie easily smothers it!
39.50
Ben Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Pichichi collects the pass. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Heerenveen appear unchanged since the first half. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off the second half!
47.45
Artur Pinto knocks the ball forward to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dries de Vos.
51.53
Joris Meerdink knocks the ball forward to Peter Berendsen. Peter Berendsen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Jason Beagrie. What a save!
53.02
Artur Pinto sees a break and surges forward. Artur Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.44
Herve Ducrocq chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa beats his man to it with a header but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.18
Ajax Amsterdam have made a substitution with Kemal Westwood replacing Ruben Barbosa .
61.23
Antonio Bento hits a low pass to Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
66.49
Jaouad Le Frapper runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jaouad Le Frapper shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
67.04
Joris Meerdink passes the ball forward to Peter Berendsen. Peter Berendsen shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.53
Helder Monteiro sees a break and surges forward. Helder Monteiro finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Jason Beagrie manages to keep it out.
75.10
Ivan Morales barges into Jean-Philippe Blanc. Ivan Morales is warned by the referee! Jean-Philippe Blanc hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.48
Herve Ducrocq flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Morales collects the pass. Ivan Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Westwood. Kemal Westwood is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
78.33
Jaouad Le Frapper hacks Joris Meerdink from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joris Meerdink runs off the knock.
81.03
Dries de Vos makes a beautiful solo run. Dries de Vos passes the ball forward to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
83.33
Helder Monteiro flicks a high ball forward to Peter Berendsen who takes it down. Peter Berendsen plays a scrappy one-two with Paul van den Berg and advances towards the goal... Peter Berendsen cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Iwan Van Halst's outstretched leg.
85.03
Iwan Van Halst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Pinto. Artur Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
87.20
Herve Ducrocq runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Herve Ducrocq knocks in a cross ball towards Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Dries de Vos flicks a high ball forward to Harald van den Broek who takes it down. Harald van den Broek threads the ball through to Peter Berendsen. Peter Berendsen shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SC Heerenveen

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
35.3%
43.5%
21.2%

Scorers
Johnny Wimbée 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Johnny Wimbée of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings