UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 19, 2018
AEK Athens WWDWW 0
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Ajax Amsterdam WWDWW 3
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Johan Cruijff Arena · 52,285 att.

Match Report

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Nicolas Tagliafico's double guides Ajax to comfortable win over AEK

Nicolas Tagliafico scored two second-half goals as Ajax marked their return to the Champions League group stages with a 3-0 victory over AEK Athens.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
6
3
Corner Kicks
13
3
Saves
0
33
Possession
67
4
SHOTS
16
0
ON GOAL
6
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
210
Accurate Passes
515
299
Passes
591
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.1
79
Long Balls
24
51
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
17
Interceptions
12
33
Effective Clearances
10
33
Clearances
10

Lineups

AJA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 21Frenkie de JongCD-R
  4. 31Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 12Noussair MazraouiRB
  6. 7David NeresAM
  7. 20Lasse SchöneLM
  8. 15Carel EitingRM
  9. 9Klaas-Jan HuntelaarF
  10. 10Dusan TadicAM-L
  11. 22Hakim ZiyechAM-R

AEK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vasilios BarkasG
  2. 5Vasilios LampropoulosCD-L
  3. 4Marios OikonomouCD-R
  4. 23Niklas HultLB
  5. 15Uros CosicRB
  6. 17Viktor KlonaridisAM
  7. 8André SimõesLM
  8. 25Konstantinos GalanopoulosRM
  9. 22Ezequiel PonceF
  10. 20Petros MantalosAM-L
  11. 2Michalis BakakisAM-R

Timeline

  1. 46' Goal! Ajax 1, AEK Athens 0. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Neres following a corner.
  2. 61' Substitution, AEK Athens. Alef replaces Konstantinos Galanopoulos.
  3. 62' Substitution, Ajax. Donny van de Beek replaces Klaas-Jan Huntelaar because of an injury.
  4. 70' Substitution, AEK Athens. Giannis Gianniotas replaces Michalis Bakakis.
  5. 72' Alef (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 74' Frenkie de Jong (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 74' Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 75' Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 77' Goal! Ajax 2, AEK Athens 0. Donny van de Beek (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  10. 78' Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces David Neres.
  11. 81' Substitution, AEK Athens. Georgios Giakoumakis replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
  12. 88' Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Goal! Ajax 3, AEK Athens 0. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carel Eiting.

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