UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 23, 2023
Ajax Amsterdam WWWDW 1
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1. FC Union Berlin WWWDD 3
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2nd Leg - 1. FC Union Berlin advance 3-1 on aggregate · Stadion An der Alten Försterei · 21,800 att.

Match Report

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Union breeze past Ajax 3-1 on glorious European night

Union Berlin cruised past Ajax 3-1 on Thursday to book a spot in the Europa League round of 16 with the club's biggest European victory to date.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
5
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
73.3
Possession
26.7
11
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
600
Accurate Passes
156
688
Passes
244
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
9
Accurate Crosses
6
23
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.4
41
Long Balls
60
19
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
13
10
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
3
Interceptions
9
6
Effective Clearances
21
6
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Lineups

FCU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Frederik RonnowG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 4Diogo LeiteCD-L
  4. 5Danilho DoekhiCD-R
  5. 20Aïssa LaïdouniCM-L
  6. 19Janik HabererCM-R
  7. 8Rani KhediraAM
  8. 26Jérôme RoussillonLM
  9. 18Josip JuranovicRM
  10. 27Sheraldo BeckerCF-L
  11. 17Kevin BehrensCF-R

AJA · 3-4-3-d

  1. 12Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 2Jurriën TimberCD
  3. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  4. 15Devyne RenschDM
  5. 4Edson ÁlvarezSW
  6. 6Davy KlaassenAM
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorLM
  8. 23Steven BerghuisRM
  9. 10Dusan TadicF
  10. 7Steven BergwijnLF
  11. 20Mohammed KudusRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Calvin Bassey (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 20' Davy Klaassen (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 20' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Ajax 0. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 28' Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 44' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, Ajax 0. Josip Juranovic (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Janik Haberer.
  7. 47' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, Ajax 1. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn with a cross.
  8. 50' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 3, Ajax 1. Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
  9. 64' Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Davy Klaassen.
  10. 65' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
  11. 65' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
  12. 80' Substitution, Ajax. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  13. 84' Substitution, Ajax. Francisco Conceição replaces Devyne Rensch.
  14. 85' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  15. 90'+2' Steven Berghuis (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  17. 90'+4' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Josip Juranovic.
  18. 90'+5' Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+6' Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+6' Dusan Tadic (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+7' Second yellow card to Edson Álvarez (Ajax).

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.