UEFA Europa League 2023/24 - Play-offs - Statistics
Ludogorets 1-4 Ajax (Amsterdam)
time: 24 August 2023, Thursday, 21:00 EEST, 22/21 C, partly cloudy
place: "Huvepharma arena" st., Razgrad, 9 880 spectators
referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy); assistants: Giorgio Peretti (Italy), Alessandro Lo Cicero (Italy); fourth official: Ivano Pezzuto (Italy)
video assistant referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy); assistant video assistant referee: Luigi Nasca (Italy)
kits: green w/ dark green sleeves, green, green (white numbers) ; white w/ wide red vert.area and red-white edging, white w/ red-white edging, white w/ red-white edging (white numbers)
captains: 11.Kiril Despodov ; 7.Steven Bergwijn
Ludog.: 1.Sergio Padt - 16.Aslak Fonn Witry, 26.Noah Sonko Sundberg, 24.Olivier Verdon, 44.Marcel Heister -
6.Jakub Piotrowski, 8.Claude Gonçalves - 11.Kiril Despodov, 82.Ivan Yordanov, 37.Bernard Tekpetey - 99.Rwan Cruz.
bench: 12.Simon Sluga, 69.Plamen Pepelyashev - 5.Georgi Terziev, 22.Franco Russo, 32.Igor Plastun -
30.Pedro Naressi, 64.Dominik Yankov, 88.Todor Nedelev - 7.Rick Lima, 10.Matías Tissera, 77.Caio Vidal, 90.Spas Delev.
coach: Ivaylo Petev
Ajax: 12.Jay Gorter (GK) - 2.Devyne Rensch, 18.Jakov Medić, 4.Jorrel Hato, 5.Owen Wijndal -
33.Benjamin Tahirović, 8.Kenneth Taylor - 20.Mohammed Kudus, 23.Steven Berghuis, 7.Steven Bergwijn (c) - 9.Brian Brobbey.
bench: 40.Diant Ramaj (GK), 51.Charlie Setford (GK) - 3.Anton Gaaei, 17.Anass Salah-Eddine, 43.Olivier Aertssen -
6.Davy Klaassen, 21.Branco van den Boomen, 24.Silvano Vos, 38.Kristian Hlynsson, 39.Mika Godts - 11.Carlos Forbs, 36.Christian Rasmussen.
coach: Maurice Steijn
tactics: lud: 1 - 16, 26, 24, 44 - 6, 8 - 11, 82, 37 - 99
ajax: 12 - 2, 18, 4, 5 - 33, 8 - 20, 23, 7 - 9
events:
0-1 - 16 - 20.Mohammed Kudus (left/open play/2.Devyne Rensch/pass)
0-2 - 18 - 20.Mohammed Kudus (right/open play/8.Kenneth Taylor/pass)
0-3 - 40 - 9.Brian Brobbey (head/open play/5.Owen Wijndal/pass)
+ 3 min
sub - ht - 64.Dominik Yankov on 8.Claude Gonçalves lud -> 6, 82 - 11, 64, 37 - 99
sub - ht - 11.Carlos Forbs on 9.Brian Brobbey ajax -> 11, 23, 7 - 20
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0-4 - 50 - 20.Mohammed Kudus (left/open play/7.Steven Bergwijn/pass)
sub - 56 - '1 77.Caio Vidal on 37.Bernard Tekpetey lud - same position
sub - 57 - '1 90.Spas Delev on 11.Kiril Despodov lud - same position
cap - 57 - 82.Ivan Yordanov lud
sub - 65 - '2 7.Rick Lima on 99.Rwan Cruz lud -> 7, 64, 77 - 90
1-4 - 70 - 24.Olivier Verdon PENALTY - lower right placed, 12.Jay Gorter right (right/penalty/4.Jorrel Hato handballs)
sub - 72 - '1 6.Davy Klaassen on 23.Steven Berghuis ajax - same position
sub - 73 - '1 21.Branco van den Boomen on 8.Kenneth Taylor ajax - same position
sub - 78 - '3 30.Pedro Naressi on 82.Ivan Yordanov lud -> 30, 6 - 7, 64, 77 - 90
cap - 78 - 16.Aslak Fonn Witry lud
sub - 79 - '2 17.Anass Salah-Eddine on 5.Owen Wijndal ajax - same position
yc - 81 - 18.Jakov Medić ajax (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 90+1 - '3 39.Mika Godts on 20.Mohammed Kudus ajax -> 39, 6, 11 - 7
+ 6 min
abbreviations and event notes
Ajax (Amsterdam) 0-1 Ludogorets
time: 31 August 2023, Thursday, 20:00 CEST, 17/15 C, partly cloudy
place: "Johan Cruyff Arena" st., Amsterdam, 50 900 spectators
referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia); assistants: Branislav Hancko (Slovakia), Jan Pozor (Slovakia); fourth official: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)
video assistant referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany); assistant video assistant referee: Timo Gerach (Germany)
kits: white w/ wide red vert.area and red-white edging, white w/ red-white edging, white w/ red-white edging (white numbers) ; green w/ dark green sleeves, green, green (white numbers)
captains: 7.Steven Bergwijn ; 37.Bernard Tekpetey
Ajax: 12.Jay Gorter (GK) - 2.Devyne Rensch, 18.Jakov Medić, 4.Jorrel Hato, 5.Owen Wijndal -
33.Benjamin Tahirović, 21.Branco van den Boomen - 11.Carlos Forbs, 8.Kenneth Taylor, 7.Steven Bergwijn (c) - 9.Brian Brobbey.
bench: 40.Diant Ramaj (GK), 51.Charlie Setford (GK) - 3.Anton Gaaei, 17.Anass Salah-Eddine, 43.Olivier Aertssen -
6.Davy Klaassen, 23.Steven Berghuis, 24.Silvano Vos, 38.Kristian Hlynsson, 39.Mika Godts - 36.Christian Rasmussen, 49.Jaydon Banel.
coach: Maurice Steijn
Ludog.: 12.Simon Sluga - 16.Aslak Fonn Witry, 26.Noah Sonko Sundberg, 24.Olivier Verdon, 44.Marcel Heister -
6.Jakub Piotrowski, 8.Claude Gonçalves - 37.Bernard Tekpetey, 82.Ivan Yordanov, 77.Caio Vidal - 99.Rwan Cruz.
bench: 1.Sergio Padt, 69.Plamen Pepelyashev - 5.Georgi Terziev, 17.Francisco Son, 22.Franco Russo, 32.Igor Plastun -
30.Pedro Naressi, 64.Dominik Yankov - 7.Rick Lima, 10.Matías Tissera, 11.Kiril Despodov, 90.Spas Delev.
coach: Ivaylo Petev
tactics: ajax: 12 - 2, 18, 4, 5 - 33, 21 - 11, 8, 7 - 9
lud: 12 - 16, 26, 24, 44 - 6, 8 - 37, 82, 77 - 99
events:
yc - 45 - 7.Steven Bergwijn ajax (foul stopping a promising attack)
+ 2 min
sub - ht - 6.Davy Klaassen on 21.Branco van den Boomen ajax -> 33 - 11, 6, 8, 7 - 9
sub - ht - 10.Matías Tissera on 99.Rwan Cruz lud - same position
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yc - 55 - 44.Marcel Heister lud (reckless foul)
yc - 56 - 8.Kenneth Taylor ajax (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 59 - '1 23.Steven Berghuis on 11.Carlos Forbs ajax - same position
sub - 60 - '1 64.Dominik Yankov on 82.Ivan Yordanov lud - same position
0-1 - 62 - 10.Matías Tissera (right/open play/64.Dominik Yankov/pass)
sub - 67 - '2 7.Rick Lima on 77.Caio Vidal lud /injury/ - same position
yc - 71 - 8.Claude Gonçalves lud (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 71 - '2 39.Mika Godts on 7.Steven Bergwijn ajax /injury/ - same position
cap - 71 - 6.Davy Klaassen ajax
yc - 74 - 23.Steven Berghuis ajax (striking an opponent's head with hand)
sub - 81 - '3 30.Pedro Naressi on 6.Jakub Piotrowski lud
sub - 81 - '3 90.Spas Delev on 37.Bernard Tekpetey lud -> 8, 30 - 90, 64, 7 - 10
cap - 81 - 24.Olivier Verdon lud
sub - 81 - '3 17.Anass Salah-Eddine on 5.Owen Wijndal ajax - same position
+ 4 min
abbreviations and event notes
Abbreviations and event notes:
yc - yellow card
rc - red card
sub - substitution
'1/'2/'3 - the substitution is part of the first/second/third allowed break for substitutions for the respective team
same position - the substitution does not lead to any tactical changes
lws - left without a substitute (usually due to injury after all allowed substitutions are used by the team)
tct - a change to a team's tactical formation
cap - new captain
mp - missed penalty
ref - new referee (usually following an injury)
ar - new assistant referee (usually following an injury)
var - beginning and end of a VAR review and the decisions it yielded
cnc - cancelled event (usually following a var review)
ht - the event takes place during the half-time break
br - the event takes place during the break between extra time periods
pen - the event takes place during the penalty shoot-out
ft - the event takes place after full time
stp - the match is stopped
res - the match is resumed
abd - the match is abandoned
+ X min. - there have been X minutes of added time played for that half
about penalty kick direction notes - the point of view of the penalty taker is always considered, with the goal being divided into 6 areas,
in which the ball can be directed to - upper left, upper middle, upper right, lower left, lower middle and lower right;
while the penalty kick might be either placed (i.e. weaker shot) or taken with force.
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