Liverpool vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Liverpool edge Ajax with late Joel Matip winner to kickstart Champions League campaign

Liverpool secured a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Ajax on Tuesday to kickstart their Champions League campaign this season.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
• 8': Hand ball by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
• 9': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 9': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
• 10': Hand ball by Steven Bergwijn (Ajax).
• 16': Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
• 17': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
• 17': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 17': Goal! Liverpool 1, Ajax 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
• 19': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
• 19': Offside, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor tries a through ball, but Steven Berghuis is caught offside.
• 21': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
• 21': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 22': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
• 23': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago.
• 24': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a cross.
• 25': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
• 27': Goal! Liverpool 1, Ajax 1. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
• 30': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
• 30': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 31': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
• 34': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 34': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
• 35': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daley Blind.
• 35': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
• 35': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
• 38': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
• 38': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 40': Dangerous play by Fabinho (Liverpool).
• 40': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 42': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Remko Pasveer.
• 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
• 44': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
• 44': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 44': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Ajax 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Ajax 1.
• 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
• 47': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 48': Offside, Ajax. Steven Berghuis tries a through ball, but Steven Bergwijn is caught offside.
• 49': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 49': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
• 50': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 50': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
• 51': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 52': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
• 52': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
• 53': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 54': Offside, Ajax. Devyne Rensch tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
• 54': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 55': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
• 55': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Hand ball by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
• 57': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 57': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
• 58': Hand ball by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
• 59': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 59': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
• 59': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 61': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
• 62': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
• 62': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Joël Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 64': Offside, Liverpool. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
• 66': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 66': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
• 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Harvey Elliott.
• 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
• 67': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
• 67': Attempt missed. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
• 68': Substitution, Ajax. Jorge Sánchez replaces Devyne Rensch because of an injury.
• 68': Hand ball by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
• 70': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
• 70': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
• 70': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
• 71': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 71': Offside, Ajax. Steven Berghuis tries a through ball, but Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
• 72': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
• 72': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daley Blind.
• 74': Attempt missed. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
• 75': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
• 76': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
• 76': Joël Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 78': Attempt saved. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
• 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
• 79': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
• 80': Substitution, Ajax. Florian Grillitsch replaces Kenneth Taylor.
• 81': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Ajax).
• 81': Joël Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 83': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 84': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
• 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Remko Pasveer.
• 85': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
• 85': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 86': Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Mohammed Kudus.
• 88': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
• 89': Goal! Liverpool 2, Ajax 1. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
• 90': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
• 90': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Luis Díaz.
• 90'+2': Hand ball by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
• 90'+4': Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Thiago.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Ajax 1.
• 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Ajax 1.