UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 13, 2017
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Ajax Amsterdam WDWWW 2
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1st Leg · Johan Cruijff Arena · 52,384 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

Davy Klaassen brace gives Ajax upper hand over Schalke

Ajax are in pole position to reach the semifinals of the Europa League after claiming a dominant 2-0 victory over Schalke.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
11
10
Saves
2
49.5
Possession
50.5
7
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
12
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
298
Accurate Passes
334
419
Passes
427
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
16
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.3
83
Long Balls
65
36
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
21
23
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
29
Effective Clearances
34
29
Clearances
34

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 26Nick ViergeverCD-L
  3. 5Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 8Daley SinkgravenLB
  5. 3Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 30Donny van de BeekCM
  7. 10Davy KlaassenLM
  8. 22Hakim ZiyechRM
  9. 9Bertrand TraoréF
  10. 11Amin YounesLF
  11. 45Justin KluivertRF

S04 · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ralf FährmannG
  2. 31Matija NastasicCD-L
  3. 4Benedikt HöwedesCD-R
  4. 15Dennis AogoLB
  5. 20Thilo KehrerRB
  6. 7Max MeyerAM
  7. 10Nabil BentalebLM
  8. 8Leon GoretzkaRM
  9. 19Guido BurgstallerF
  10. 2Daniel CaligiuriAM-L
  11. 21Alessandro SchöpfAM-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Ajax 1, FC Schalke 04 0. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Daley Sinkgraven.
  3. 49' Davy Klaassen (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 52' Goal! Ajax 2, FC Schalke 04 0. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
  5. 59' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Max Meyer.
  6. 71' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  7. 74' Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Justin Kluivert.
  8. 83' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Yevhen Konoplyanka replaces Daniel Caligiuri.
  9. 87' Thilo Kehrer (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 87' Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 88' Substitution, Ajax. Frenkie de Jong replaces Donny van de Beek because of an injury.
  12. 89' David Neres (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.