UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 20, 2016
Ajax Amsterdam WWWWW 2
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Celta Vigo WWWWL 2
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AJA112
CEL112
Estadio Abanca-Balaídos · 18,397 att.

Match Report

Celta Vigo and Ajax play out entertaining draw

Celta Vigo and Ajax shared four goals in an entertaining 2-2 draw to keep themselves at the head of Europa League Group G.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
10
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
1
49.3
Possession
50.7
8
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
320
Accurate Passes
321
422
Passes
434
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
0
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
10
0.0
Cross %
0.3
72
Long Balls
81
40
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
18
22
Tackles
23
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
7
15
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-3-3

  1. 13Rubén BlancoG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 20Sergi GómezCD-R
  4. 21Carles PlanasLB
  5. 24Facundo RoncagliaRB
  6. 8Pablo HernándezCM
  7. 23Josep SeñéLM
  8. 6Nemanja RadojaRM
  9. 9John GuidettiF
  10. 11Pione SistoLF
  11. 15Álvaro LemosRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Pape DiopSUB
  2. 4David CostasSUB
  3. 18Daniel WassSUB
  4. 1Sergio ÁlvarezSUB
  5. 25Giuseppe RossiSUB
  6. 19JonnySUB
  7. 14Fabián OrellanaSUB

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 26Nick ViergeverCD-L
  3. 5Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 8Daley SinkgravenLB
  5. 3Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 27Nemanja GudeljCM
  7. 22Hakim ZiyechLM
  8. 10Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 25Kasper DolbergF
  10. 11Amin YounesLF
  11. 9Bertrand TraoréRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Heiko WestermannSUB
  2. 19Mateo CasierraSUB
  3. 4Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  4. 35Mitchell DijksSUB
  5. 6Riechedly BazoerSUB
  6. 33Diederik BoerSUB
  7. 7Anwar El GhaziSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Davinson Sánchez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Goal! Celta de Vigo 0, Ajax 1. Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg following a fast break.
  3. 29' Goal! Celta de Vigo 1, Ajax 1. Fontàs (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Lemos following a set piece situation.
  4. 30' Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 31' Joël Veltman (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Daley Sinkgraven (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Orellana replaces Álvaro Lemos.
  8. 71' Goal! Celta de Vigo 1, Ajax 2. Amin Younes (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Gudelj.
  9. 73' Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Giuseppe Rossi replaces John Guidetti.
  10. 76' Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Daniel Wass replaces Pablo Hernández.
  11. 77' Substitution, Ajax. Mateo Cassierra replaces Amin Younes.
  12. 77' Substitution, Ajax. Riechedly Bazoer replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  13. 80' Planas (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 82' Goal! Celta de Vigo 2, Ajax 2. Orellana (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Facundo Roncaglia.
  15. 90'+2' Riechedly Bazoer (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Europa League News

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