AFC Ajax vs PAE AEK, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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- Referee Craig Pawson
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Dec PAE AEK H 3–1 W 09 Dec Sparta Rotterdam H 2–1 W 06 Dec RKC Waalwijk A 3–2 W 03 Dec NEC A 2–1 W 30 Nov Olympique de Marseille A 3–4 L 25 Nov SBV Vitesse H 5–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Dec AFC Ajax A 1–3 L 30 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L 09 Nov Olympique de Marseille H 0–2 L 26 Oct Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L 05 Oct AFC Ajax H 1–1 D 21 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–2 W Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Johan Cruijff Arena that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and PAE AEK.
- 5' Chuba Akpom puts AFC Ajax on the lead.
- 8' AFC Ajax player sees a card in front of him.
- 10' It’s a booking for AFC Ajax player. Borna Sosa gets a card.
- 11' GOAL! Levi Garcia scores on 11. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson
- 15' Nordin Amrabat is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
- 20' Kenneth Taylor puts AFC Ajax on the lead.
- 25' The travelling PAE AEK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Kristian Hlynsson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 40 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 35' Domagoj Vida was booked on 35.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jens Jonsson made 232 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Harold Moukoudi.
- 46' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 46 minute. Brian Brobbey leaves to be changed by Ar'jany Martha.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jorrel Hato on 54.
- 56' What a strike from Chuba Akpom! The score is 3-1.
- 61' It is a substitution in PAE AEK team. Nordin Amrabat is replaced by Rodolfo Pizarro on 61 minute.
- 62' Anton Gaaei has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Forbs on 62 minute.
- 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PAE AEK that had 127 games and scored 46 goals.
- 74' The whistle greets Devyne Rensch as he departs to be replaced by Tristan Gooijer.
- 76' Josip Sutalo is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
- 81' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Konstantinos Galanopoulos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 83' Time for substitution for PAE AEK. Levi Garcia is replaced by Jens Jonsson.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Georges Mikautadze. He replaces Kristian Hlynsson on 86 minute.
- 90' Another substitution for PAE AEK to replace Damian Szymanski by Milad Mohammadi on 90 minute.
- Another three points for AFC Ajax.
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AFC Ajax
Starting XI- 25
- 10
- 40
- 37
- 8
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Devyne Rensch ↓ Tristan Gooijer 74'
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9
Brian Brobbey ↓ Ar'jany Martha 46'
- 33
- 4
- 38
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11
Carlos Forbs ↓ Anton Gaaei 62'
Bench- 1
- 18
- 30
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19
Georges Mikautadze ↑ 86'
- 17
- 49
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3
Anton Gaaei ↑ 62'
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47
Tristan Gooijer ↑ 74'
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42
Ar'jany Martha ↑ 46'
- 53
Coach John van 't SchipPAE AEK
Starting XI- 19
- 2
- 10
- 21
- 4
- 28
- 20
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Levi Garcia ↓ Jens Jonsson 83'
- 12
- 30
- 5
Bench- 29
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3
Milad Mohammadi ↑ 90'
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70
Rodolfo Pizarro ↑ 61'
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6
Jens Jonsson ↑ 83'
- 99
- 24
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Coach Matias Almeyda -
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