UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 20, 2017
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2nd Leg - Ajax Amsterdam advance 4-3 on aggregate · VELTINS-Arena · 53,701 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Ten-man Ajax shock Schalke, reach Europa League semis with late goals

Ten-man Ajax booked their place in the semifinals of the Europa League after a 4-3 aggregate win against Schalke.

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Team Stats

29
Fouls
24
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
6
10
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
7
43.3
Possession
56.7
22
SHOTS
19
9
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
304
Accurate Passes
439
437
Passes
573
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
9
17
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.4
92
Long Balls
103
32
Accurate Long Balls
55
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
8
Blocked Shots
1
15
Effective Tackles
18
22
Tackles
29
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
40
Effective Clearances
27
40
Clearances
27

Head to Head

AJA leads series 1-0

Lineups

S04 · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ralf FährmannG
  2. 31Matija NastasicCD-L
  3. 4Benedikt HöwedesCD-R
  4. 6Sead KolasinacLB
  5. 27Sascha RietherRB
  6. 8Leon GoretzkaAM
  7. 10Nabil BentalebLM
  8. 17Benjamin StambouliRM
  9. 19Guido BurgstallerF
  10. 7Max MeyerAM-L
  11. 2Daniel CaligiuriAM-R

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 36Matthijs de LigtCD-L
  3. 5Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 26Nick ViergeverLB
  5. 3Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 20Lasse SchöneCM
  7. 10Davy KlaassenLM
  8. 22Hakim ZiyechRM
  9. 9Bertrand TraoréF
  10. 11Amin YounesLF
  11. 45Justin KluivertRF

Timeline

  1. 53' Goal! FC Schalke 04 1, Ajax 0. Leon Goretzka (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Guido Burgstaller following a fast break.
  2. 54' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar replaces Benjamin Stambouli.
  3. 56' Goal! FC Schalke 04 2, Ajax 0. Guido Burgstaller (FC Schalke 04) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a cross.
  4. 60' Guido Burgstaller (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 61' Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces Justin Kluivert.
  6. 68' Sead Kolasinac (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Joël Veltman (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Donny van de Beek replaces Lasse Schöne.
  9. 80' Second yellow card to Joël Veltman (Ajax) for a bad foul.
  10. 82' Substitution, Ajax. Kenny Tete replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  11. 84' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Johannes Geis replaces Leon Goretzka because of an injury.
  12. 86' Matija Nastasic (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Nick Viergever (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+5' Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90' First Half Extra Time begins FC Schalke 04 2, Ajax 0.
  16. 101' Goal! FC Schalke 04 3, Ajax 0. Daniel Caligiuri (FC Schalke 04) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  17. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, FC Schalke 04 3, Ajax 0.
  18. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins FC Schalke 04 3, Ajax 0.
  19. 111' Goal! FC Schalke 04 3, Ajax 1. Nick Viergever (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  20. 112' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Donis Avdijaj replaces Sascha Riether.
  21. 120' Goal! FC Schalke 04 3, Ajax 2. Amin Younes (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
  22. 120'+1' Second Half Extra Time ends, FC Schalke 04 3, Ajax 2.

UEFA Europa League News

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