Walsall vs Ajax Amsterdam, Club Friendly

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Walsall

27': Andy Cook
70': Andy Cook

FT
2 - 0

Ajax Amsterdam

About

Walsall are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the Club Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt saved. Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieron Morris with a cross.
4': Foul by Trailist A (Walsall).
4': Mitchel Bakker (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen.
9': Foul by Liam Kinsella (Walsall).
9': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Siem de Jong (Ajax) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
10': Attempt blocked. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
12': Foul by Kieron Morris (Walsall).
12': Luis Orejuela (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Zeli Ismail (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amadou Bakayoko.
15': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad.
16': Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Sven Botman (Ajax).
19': Attempt missed. Zeli Ismail (Walsall) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Leahy with a cross.
19': Foul by Liam Kinsella (Walsall).
19': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Luke Leahy.
20': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Trailist A.
21': Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch following a corner.
21': Delay in match Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall) because of an injury.
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Attempt saved. Andy Cook (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Leahy with a cross.
27': Goal! Walsall 1, Ajax 0. Andy Cook (Walsall) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trailist A with a cross.
28': Substitution, Walsall. Trialist D replaces Amadou Bakayoko because of an injury.
29': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Ajax).
29': Trialist D (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Trialist D (Walsall).
30': Mitchel Bakker (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Labyad (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg with a through ball.
34': Attempt missed. Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a cross.
37': Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Zeli Ismail (Walsall).
37': Attempt blocked. Luis Orejuela (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen.
39': Foul by Siem de Jong (Ajax).
39': Kieron Morris (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt missed. Trialist C (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke Leahy with a cross following a set piece situation.
41': Attempt blocked. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
41': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Trialist B.
42': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Labyad (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen.
42': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Luke Leahy.
43': Attempt missed. Zakaria Labyad (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen with a cross.
45': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45'+1': First Half ends, Walsall 1, Ajax 0.
45': Second Half begins Walsall 1, Ajax 0.
45': Substitution, Ajax. Dani de Wit replaces Siem de Jong.
45': Substitution, Walsall. Callum Cockerill-Mollett replaces Kieron Morris.
45': Substitution, Walsall. Dylan Parker replaces Zeli Ismail.
45': Substitution, Walsall. George Dobson replaces Adam Chambers.
45': Substitution, Walsall. Liam Roberts replaces Chris Dunn.
45': Substitution, Walsall. Maz Kouhyar replaces Liam Kinsella.
45': Substitution, Walsall. Nicky Devlin replaces Luke Leahy.
45': Substitution, Walsall. Trialist E replaces Trialist C.
46': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Callum Cockerill-Mollett.
47': Attempt saved. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen with a cross.
47': Offside, Ajax. Luis Orejuela tries a through ball, but Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.
49': Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Walsall).
52': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by George Dobson.
52': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Andy Cook.
53': Attempt saved. Zakaria Labyad (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
54': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Ajax).
54': Trialist D (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Offside, Walsall. George Dobson tries a through ball, but Trialist E is caught offside.
56': Attempt missed. Dylan Parker (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Cook with a headed pass.
57': Attempt blocked. Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a through ball.
59': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Labyad (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
61': Substitution, Ajax. Kaj Sierhuis replaces Zakaria Labyad.
61': Substitution, Ajax. Victor Jensen replaces Sven Botman.
61': Substitution, Walsall. Jordon Sangha replaces Trailist A.
62': Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Maz Kouhyar (Walsall).
62': Attempt saved. Jordon Sangha (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maz Kouhyar.
67': Foul by Trialist D (Walsall).
67': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker following a set piece situation.
70': Attempt missed. Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a cross.
70': Goal! Walsall 2, Ajax 0. Andy Cook (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maz Kouhyar with a cross.
72': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a cross.
72': Substitution, Walsall. Sam Leivesley replaces Trialist B.
73': Foul by George Dobson (Walsall).
73': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': George Dobson (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (Ajax) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker following a set piece situation.
76': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Orejuela.
77': Substitution, Walsall. Mitchell Candlin replaces Andy Cook.
79': Attempt saved. Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Orejuela with a cross.
80': Attempt saved. Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
80': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
80': Substitution, Ajax. Navajo Bakboord replaces Luis Orejuela.
81': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sam Leivesley.
83': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Navajo Bakboord.
83': Attempt blocked. Dennis Johnsen (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
83': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Callum Cockerill-Mollett.
83': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen with a headed pass following a corner.
86': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nicky Devlin.
86': Attempt missed. Victor Jensen (Ajax) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen with a cross following a corner.
87': Attempt missed. George Dobson (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordon Sangha.
90': Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Ajax).
90': Maz Kouhyar (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Walsall 2, Ajax 0.
90'+1': Match ends, Walsall 2, Ajax 0.

Statistics

AJA		WAL
5	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
10	Corner Kicks	0
3	Saves	6
75.3	Possession	24.7
28	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
569	Accurate Passes	132
627	Passes	210
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.6
14	Accurate Crosses	6
41	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.9
38	Long Balls	75
26	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
9	Blocked Shots	0
8	Effective Tackles	19
11	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
5	Interceptions	7
5	Effective Clearances	32
5	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,

Line-Ups

Walsall (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Chris Dunn (GK)
23	Trialist B
24	Trialist C
3	Luke Leahy
6	Trailist A
15	Adam Chambers
12	Liam Kinsella
8	Kieron Morris
11	Zeli Ismail
9	Andy Cook
20	Amadou Bakayoko

Walsall Substitutes:

Liam Roberts, George Dobson, Jordan Sangha, Trialist D, Trialist E, Luke Little, Callum Cockerill-Mollett, Nicky Devlin, Dylan Parker, Mitchell Candlin, Cameron Peters, Jon Guthrie, Sam Leivesley, Maziar Kouhyar.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Kostas Lamprou (GK)
4	Sven Botman
3	Perr Schuurs
5	Mitchel Bakker
2	Luis Orejuela
10	Siem de Jong
8	Ryan Gravenberch
6	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
9	Kasper Dolberg
11	Zakaria Labyad
7	Dennis Johnsen

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Dani de Wit, Victor Jensen, Navajo Bakboord, Stan van Bladeren, Kaj Sierhuis.

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