Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Amsterdam Arena where Ajax Amsterdam play Roma in this friendly game. A crowd of 20,129 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ajax Amsterdam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Roma kicking off!
2.39
Jaouad Le Frapper flicks a high pass forward. Johnny Wimbée holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Johnny Wimbée knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.39
Tomas Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Barros. Nuno Barros threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay rushes past John Roberts! Nicholas Mckay rockets a shot on goal but Jason Beagrie reads it well. Fabulous stop!
10.28
Jaouad Le Frapper knocks the ball forward to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.25
Artur Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.56
Jaouad Le Frapper makes a probing pass to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales lofts in a cross ball towards Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Vinicio E. Mancini.
16.04
Herve Ducrocq takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Vinicio E. Mancini scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
18.47
Nuno Barros surges forward with the ball. Nuno Barros plays a quick one-two with Roberto Simone and rushes in on goal... John Roberts clumsily knocks into Nuno Barros. Nuno Barros appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
21.46
Tomas Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Vieira. Jose Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Mckay holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicholas Mckay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.08
Angelo Tacchinardi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Westwood. Kemal Westwood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
28.25
Jerome Ripoll makes a probing pass to Henry Potts. Henry Potts knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jamie Oakley clears it off the line with his head!
30.56
John Roberts chips the ball to his team mate, Jaouad Le Frapper. Jaouad Le Frapper makes a probing pass to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales whips in a cross ball towards Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.57
Jose Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Mckay collects the pass. Nicholas Mckay lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
34.57
Sjaak Van Den Berg pushes up the pitch. Sjaak Van Den Berg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henry Potts. Henry Potts shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.32
Jamie Oakley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Westwood. Kemal Westwood threads a neat ball through to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vinicio E. Mancini who gathers it comfortably.
40.17
Jerome Ripoll passes the ball forward to Henry Potts. Henry Potts makes a pass forward but Nicholas Mckay is yards offside!
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. Roma have changed their lineup with Ezio Poli replacing Niccol˜ Sterchele. The Roma players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ajax Amsterdam get the second half underway!
48.31
Jerome Ripoll knocks the ball to his team mate, Henry Potts. Henry Potts whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Simone. Angelo Tacchinardi clumsily knocks into Roberto Simone. Penalty not given!!
51.47
Jamie Oakley sees Jaouad Le Frapper in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jaouad Le Frapper threads the ball through to Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.21
Jamie Oakley surges forward with the ball. Jamie Oakley makes a simple pass to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales whips in a cross ball towards Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.36
Ezio Poli receives the ball from a throw-in from Tomas Fonseca. Ezio Poli threads the ball through to Jose Vieira. Jose Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henry Potts. Henry Potts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.02
Roma have made a substitution with Brian Mercer replacing Jerome Ripoll .
65.02
Artur Pinto threads a neat ball through to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ajax Amsterdam!
69.54
Kemal Westwood knocks the ball forward to Ivan Morales. Ivan Morales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vinicio E. Mancini who gathers it comfortably.
73.13
Sjaak Van Den Berg chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Vieira. Jose Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Simone collects the pass. Roberto Simone knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jason Beagrie with no chance!! Goal for Roma!
77.35
Roma have made a substitution with Cataldo Pensalfini replacing Roberto Simone .
81.19
John Roberts flicks a high ball forward to Artur Pinto who takes it down. Artur Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johnny Wimbée. Johnny Wimbée runs straight at the defence! Johnny Wimbée cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
87.44
Nuno Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jason Beagrie with no chance!! Goal for Roma!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 51.4285714285714 vs 48.5714285714286
Play Area
Home team third: 25.71%, Midfield: 45.71%, Away team third: 28.57%

Scorers

Man of the Match

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

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
3. John Roberts (DEF)
6
5. Jamie Oakley (DEF)
6
6. Herve Ducrocq (MID)
6
6
9. Artur Pinto (MID)
6
10. Ivan Morales (ATT)
8
11. Johnny Wimbée (ATT)
9

12. Jody Beckham (GK)
0
13. Antonio Bento (MID)
0
14. Ruben Barbosa (ATT)
0

3. Tomas Fonseca (DEF)
6
5. Nuno Barros (MID)
6
6. Jose Vieira (MID)
6
7. Jerome Ripoll (MID)
6
9. Henry Potts (ATT)
6
10. Nicholas Mckay (ATT)
8
11. Roberto Simone (ATT)
6

12. Ezio Poli (GK)
6
13. Brian Mercer (ATT)
6