UEFA Europa League

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2014/15 UEFA Europa League, Third Round

· 1st Leg
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
  • 30': Roman Zozulya
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1 - 0
1st Leg
Ajax Amsterdam

    Dnipro control Ajax but miss chances for bigger win

    Dnipro claimed a deserved win over Ajax from the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie in Kiev, but may rue not building a bigger advantage to take to Amsterdam.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Douglas (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 2': Foul by Riechedly Bazoer (Ajax).
    • 2': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Thulani Serero (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen with a through ball.
    • 4': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Roman Bezus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 5': Foul by Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 5': Joël Veltman (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Nick Viergever.
    • 7': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Ricardo van Rhijn.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Roman Bezus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Roman Zozulya (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roman Bezus.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 11': Foul by Ricardo van Rhijn (Ajax).
    • 11': Roman Bezus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Offside, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Artem Fedetskiy tries a through ball, but Evgen Seleznyov is caught offside.
    • 14': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Lasse Schöne.
    • 15': Foul by Roman Zozulya (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 15': Thulani Serero (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roman Bezus.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 19': Foul by Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 19': Thulani Serero (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ricardo van Rhijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roman Zozulya.
    • 23': Douglas (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Nicolai Boilesen (Ajax).
    • 23': Nicolai Boilesen (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
    • 28': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Davy Klaassen.
    • 29': Offside, Ajax. Davy Klaassen tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
    • 30': Goal! Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Ajax 0. Roman Zozulya (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yevhen Konoplyanka.
    • 33': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
    • 33': Roman Bezus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Ajax. Nick Viergever tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Fedetskiy.
    • 36': Offside, Ajax. Lasse Schöne tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
    • 39': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Egidio.
    • 39': Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Nicolai Boilesen (Ajax).
    • 40': Foul by Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 40': Nick Viergever (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 41': Lasse Schöne (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
    • 42': Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Nick Viergever (Ajax).
    • 45': Foul by Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 45': Thulani Serero (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Roman Zozulya.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Ajax 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Ajax 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Ajax 0.
    • 46': Foul by Roman Bezus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 46': Riechedly Bazoer (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax).
    • 46': Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 48': Thulani Serero (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Lasse Schöne (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Foul by Riechedly Bazoer (Ajax).
    • 50': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Riechedly Bazoer (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card.
    • 52': Foul by Roman Bezus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 52': Thulani Serero (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roman Bezus.
    • 55': Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Douglas (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 58': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Bruno Gama replaces Roman Bezus.
    • 60': Offside, Ajax. Lasse Schöne tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
    • 60': Substitution, Ajax. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Thulani Serero.
    • 61': Substitution, Ajax. Ricardo Kishna replaces Lasse Schöne.
    • 61': Offside, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Evgen Cheberyachko tries a through ball, but Evgen Seleznyov is caught offside.
    • 62': Offside, Ajax. Nicolai Boilesen tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
    • 64': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax).
    • 64': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Rotan with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Roman Zozulya (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artem Fedetskiy.
    • 66': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Nicolai Boilesen.
    • 66': Foul by Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 66': Ricardo van Rhijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Artem Fedetskiy.
    • 71': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Douglas.
    • 72': Hand ball by Ricardo Kishna (Ajax).
    • 74': Foul by Bruno Gama (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 74': Joël Veltman (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Nikola Kalinic replaces Evgen Seleznyov.
    • 77': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Douglas.
    • 77': Substitution, Ajax. Richairo Zivkovic replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Bruno Gama (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Kishna (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richairo Zivkovic.
    • 80': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Douglas.
    • 81': Foul by Joël Veltman (Ajax).
    • 81': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Evgeniy Shakhov replaces Yevhen Konoplyanka.
    • 83': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Davy Klaassen.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Douglas (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruslan Rotan with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas.
    • 85': Foul by Douglas (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 85': Nicolai Boilesen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Daley Sinkgraven (Ajax).
    • 86': Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Daley Sinkgraven.
    • 88': Foul by Roman Zozulya (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 88': Nicolai Boilesen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Roman Zozulya (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Evgeniy Shakhov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
    • 89': Ricardo van Rhijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Evgeniy Shakhov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Joël Veltman (Ajax).
    • 90': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Joël Veltman (Ajax).
    • 90'+1': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Ricardo van Rhijn.
    • 90'+4': Egidio (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Ajax 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/139.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originAJA DNIP
    16 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 1
    66.7 Possession 33.3
    6 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    560 Accurate Passes 224
    641 Passes 303
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    20 Crosses 29
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 58
    27 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    14 Effective Tackles 24
    19 Tackles 29
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    24 Effective Clearances 23
    24 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Kiev Olympic Stadium
    Location: Kiev, Ukraine

    Line-Ups

    DNIP Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    71 Denys Boyko (GK)
    14 Evgeni Cheberyachko
    23 Douglas
    6 Egídio
    44 Artem Fedetskiy Yellow Card
    19 Roman Bezus
    29 Ruslan Rotan Yellow Card
    25 Valeriy Fedorchuk
    11 Yevhen Seleznyov
    10 Yevhen Konoplyanka
    18 Roman Zozulya
    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Substitutes:
    Bruno Gama, Yevhen Shakhov, Oleksandr Svatok, Valerii Luchkevich, Andriy Bliznichenko, Jan Lastuvka, Nikola Kalinic.

    AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Jasper Cillessen (GK)
    26 Nick Viergever
    3 Joël Veltman
    5 Nicolai Boilesen Yellow Card
    2 Ricardo van Rhijn
    10 Davy Klaassen
    25 Thulani Serero
    27 Riechedly Bazoer Yellow Card
    19 Arkadiusz Milik
    20 Lasse Schöne
    21 Anwar El Ghazi
    Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
    Mike van der Hoorn, Diederik Boer, Niklas Moisander, Ricardo Kishna, Daley Sinkgraven, Lucas Andersen, Richairo Zivkovic.

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