UEFA Champions League

PAOK Salonika vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Third Round

· 2nd Leg - Ajax Amsterdam win 3-2 on aggregate
PAOK Salonika
  • 4': Stefanos Athanasiadis
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2nd Leg - Ajax Amsterdam win 3-2 on aggregate
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 45'+1': Davy Klaassen (P)
  • 87': Davy Klaassen

About

PAOK Salonika are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Marin Leovac (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Evgeniy Shakhov.
  • 3': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
  • 4': Goal! PAOK Salonika 1, Ajax 0. Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Mateo Cassierra (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nick Viergever with a headed pass.
  • 15': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Nick Viergever.
  • 17': Djalma (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Ajax).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Mateo Cassierra (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
  • 18': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Panagiotis Glykos.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigues.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika).
  • 21': Kenny Tete (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marin Leovac with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gojko Cimirot.
  • 27': Delay in match (Ajax).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Evgeniy Shakhov (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefanos Athanasiadis.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Evgeniy Shakhov (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Mateo Cassierra (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Heiko Westermann (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 36': Foul by Kenny Tete (Ajax).
  • 36': Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Mitchell Dijks.
  • 39': Charilaos Charisis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Ajax).
  • 42': Foul by Nick Viergever (Ajax).
  • 42': Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Gojko Cimirot (PAOK Salonika).
  • 43': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Charilaos Charisis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 44': Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Penalty Ajax. Nick Viergever draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Penalty conceded by Marin Leovac (PAOK Salonika) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45': Marin Leovac (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Goal! PAOK Salonika 1, Ajax 1. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, PAOK Salonika 1, Ajax 1.
  • 0': Match ends, PAOK Salonika 1, Ajax 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins PAOK Salonika 1, Ajax 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Djalma with a cross.
  • 47': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
  • 47': Giorgos Tzavellas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Charilaos Charisis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 49': Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Charilaos Charisis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Joël Veltman (Ajax).
  • 51': Foul by Djalma (PAOK Salonika).
  • 51': Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Kenny Tete (Ajax).
  • 52': Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Djalma (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Ajax).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Giorgos Tzavellas (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 56': Foul by José Ángel Crespo (PAOK Salonika).
  • 56': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': José Ángel Crespo (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Charilaos Charisis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax).
  • 57': Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 58': Heiko Westermann (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
  • 60': José Ángel Crespo (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Evgeniy Shakhov (PAOK Salonika).
  • 62': Jairo Riedewald (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Ajax. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  • 65': Foul by Kenny Tete (Ajax).
  • 65': Giorgos Tzavellas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Kenny Tete (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Ioannis Mystakidis replaces Rodrigues.
  • 70': Charilaos Charisis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Ajax).
  • 72': Foul by Ioannis Mystakidis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 72': Joël Veltman (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Ajax).
  • 74': Giorgos Tzavellas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Delay in match Giorgos Tzavellas (PAOK Salonika) because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Ioannis Mystakidis (PAOK Salonika) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Panagiotis Glykos.
  • 76': Delay in match Joël Veltman (Ajax) because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay in match Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) because of an injury.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Foul by Evgeniy Shakhov (PAOK Salonika).
  • 81': Mitchell Dijks (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Heiko Westermann.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Ioannis Mystakidis (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 84': Evgeniy Shakhov (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
  • 84': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Diego Biseswar replaces Charilaos Charisis.
  • 85': Foul by Joël Veltman (Ajax).
  • 85': Ioannis Mystakidis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Diego Biseswar (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Offside, PAOK Salonika. Giorgos Tzavellas tries a through ball, but Ioannis Mystakidis is caught offside.
  • 87': Goal! PAOK Salonika 1, Ajax 2. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a headed pass.
  • 89': Foul by Diego Biseswar (PAOK Salonika).
  • 89': Jairo Riedewald (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Efthymios Koulouris replaces Evgeniy Shakhov.
  • 90'+1': Djalma (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Ajax).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax).
  • 90'+4': Ioannis Mystakidis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Jairo Riedewald (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Marin Leovac (PAOK Salonika).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Kenny Tete (Ajax).
  • 90'+5': Ioannis Mystakidis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, PAOK Salonika 1, Ajax 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
66.2 Possession 33.8
6 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
452 Accurate Passes 183
545 Passes 278
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.3
85 Long Balls 68
47 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
9 Effective Clearances 16
13 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Toumba Stadium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Attendance: 24,930

Line-Ups

PAOK PAOK Salonika (4-3-3)

No. Name
71 Panagiotis Glykos (GK)
31 Giorgos Tzavellas
15 José Ángel Crespo Yellow Card
4 Marin Leovac Yellow Card
3 Léo Matos
16 Gojko Cimirot
8 Charis Charisis
28 Yevhen Shakhov
33 Stefanos Athanasiadis
24 Garry Rodrigues
10 Djalma Campos
PAOK Salonika Substitutes:
Diego Biseswar, Stelios Malezas, Zeljko Brkic, Alexandros Tziolis, Giannis Mystakidis, Efthymis Koulouris, José Cañas.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Jasper Cillessen (GK)
16 Heiko Westermann
26 Nick Viergever
3 Joël Veltman
10 Davy Klaassen
27 Nemanja Gudelj Yellow Card
4 Jairo Riedewald Yellow Card
35 Mitchell Dijks
2 Kenny Tete Yellow Card
19 Mateo Casierra
25 Kasper Dolberg
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Matthijs de Ligt, Richairo Zivkovic, Lasse Schöne, Riechedly Bazoer, Donny van de Beek, Anwar El Ghazi, Diederik Boer.

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