Ajax Amsterdam vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 1st Leg

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0 - 0
1st Leg

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Ajax Amsterdam are hosting 1. FC Union Berlin at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
1': Attempt missed. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
3': Attempt missed. Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin Behrens.
4': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
8': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
8': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Hand ball by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
10': Attempt saved. Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) header from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
12': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
12': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
23': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon tries a through ball, but Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
25': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
25': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
27': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt missed. Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker.
31': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
31': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Attempt blocked. Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Behrens.
34': Attempt missed. Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
35': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Ajax).
35': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
37': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt missed. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a headed pass.
45': Foul by Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin).
45': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Ajax 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
45': Second Half begins Ajax 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
45': Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Owen Wijndal.
46': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens tries a through ball, but Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
48': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
50': Hand ball by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
50': Attempt missed. Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
52': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
52': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn with a cross.
54': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
56': Attempt saved. Josip Juranovic (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
57': Attempt saved. Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
57': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
57': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
59': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a set piece situation.
60': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
61': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
61': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
64': Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a set piece situation.
65': Hand ball by Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin).
65': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
67': VAR Decision: No Goal Ajax 0-0 1. FC Union Berlin.
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
74': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
74': Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Attempt missed. Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
75': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Bergwijn.
76': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
78': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
78': Calvin Bassey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin).
79': Delay in match (1. FC Union Berlin).
79': Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Bassey (Ajax).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Aïssa Laïdouni.
81': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
82': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
83': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
83': Attempt missed. Calvin Bassey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
84': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
85': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
89': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
89': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
90': Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
90'+1': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Offside, Ajax. Brian Brobbey tries a through ball, but Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
90'+4': Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Ajax 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
0': Match ends, Ajax 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

Statistics

FCU		AJA
13	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	3
32.8	Possession	67.2
13	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	0
0.2	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
178	Accurate Passes	494
268	Passes	574
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
7	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	16
0.4	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	43
17	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	8
18	Effective Clearances	28
18	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,322

Line-Ups

Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
3	Calvin Bassey
2	Jurriën Timber
5	Owen Wijndal
15	Devyne Rensch
20	Mohammed Kudus
8	Kenneth Taylor
4	Edson Álvarez
10	Dusan Tadic
7	Steven Bergwijn
23	Steven Berghuis

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Kian Fitz-Jim, Remko Pasveer, Maarten Stekelenburg, Brian Brobbey, Jorrel Hato, Olivier Aertssen, Youri Regeer, Lorenzo Lucca, Florian Grillitsch, Francisco Conceição, Davy Klaassen.

1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
4	Diogo Leite
5	Danilho Doekhi
2	Morten Thorsby
20	Aïssa Laïdouni
8	Rani Khedira
26	Jérôme Roussillon
18	Josip Juranovic
17	Kevin Behrens
27	Sheraldo Becker

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Hassan-Malick Sanogo, Yannic Stein, Tim Maciejewski, Jamie Leweling, Niko Gießelmann, Paul Jaeckel, Jordan Pefok, Lennart Grill, Sven Michel, Aljoscha Kemlein.

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