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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 6 (setup 3, season 12)
Ajax
v.
Benfica
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Jasper CILLESSEN1Anthony LOPES
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Gregory VAN DER WIEL72Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez
Jetro WILLEMS36ELISEU Pereira dos Santos
Davy KLAASSEN84ANDRÉ Gomes Magalhães de ALMEIDA
Jeffrey Van Homoet BRUMA657RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO
Joël VELTMAN76Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Quincy PROMES87Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Daley SINKGRAVEN78Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX
Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR9Didier DROGBA
Wesley SNEIJDER7107ALAN Patrick Lourenço
Jeremain LENS611Óscar René CARDOZO Marín
Manager
Anwar EL GHAZI12Miguel Arturo LAYÚN Prado
Jeroen ZOET13EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho
Ricardo KISHNA14Yoann GOURCUFF
Ron VLAAR6156CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER
Rai VLOET16WELLITON Soares de Morais

Ajax 3 Benfica 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 45,574, Stadium: Amsterdam Arena, Referee: Alan WILKIE 7, TV: highlights)
17 Sinkgraven, 23 Sinkgraven, 90+1 HuntelaarScorers45 Drogba, 88 Drogba
88 Willems <=> VlaarSubstitutions69 Alan <=> Cleiton Xavier
Sendings off
Bookings54 Ricardo Carvalho
5Corners3
4Fouls3
3Offsides12
10Shots on2
9Shots off0
19Total shots2
7Shots saved0
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Davy KLAASSEN
8A weak shot from HUNTELAAR trickled agonisingly wide.
13SINKGRAVEN headed wide.
17GOAL!! A wonderful shot from SNEIJDER was palmed away by the 'keeper only as far as SINKGRAVEN who shot the ball past the stranded Benfica 'keeper. (1-0 Ajax)
20LENS worked the ball to PROMES, HUNTELAAR latched onto his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
23GOAL!! A nice run by SNEIJDER on the left was capped by a great cross which SINKGRAVEN touched in at the far post. (2-0 Ajax)
27A cross from PROMES left SINKGRAVEN in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
35A neatly crafted cross from HUNTELAAR, was tapped goalbound by SINKGRAVEN only for the 'keeper to palm clear.
40The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from PROMES.
41SNEIJDER ran onto a great ball from PROMES but fired his shot wide.
42The hapless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from ANDRÉ ALMEIDA fell just over.
44KLAASSEN made space on the left and dragged the ball to SINKGRAVEN who rasped the ball over.
45GOAL!! The Ajax 'keeper got into a muddle with a backpass from WILLEMS and DROGBA managed to squeeze the ball into the back of the net. (2-1 Ajax)
 
54RICARDO CARVALHO booked by the ref for a bad tackle.
62A free-kick from SNEIJDER went over.
68WILLEMS's shot beat the Benfica 'keeper but rebounded off the Benfica upright.
71SINKGRAVEN was put clear by WILLEMS and he dummied LOPES but rammed his shot wide.
76The Benfica 'keeper parried a lovely shot from HUNTELAAR.
78SINKGRAVEN shot over.
79A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing LOPES.
81A header from SINKGRAVEN was kicked off the line by CLEITON XAVIER.
88GOAL!! Benfica's DROGBA beat a number of defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's far post. (2-2)
90+1GOAL!! A brilliant ball from SNEIJDER left KLAASSEN in the clear, he made the Benfica 'keeper commit himself before squaring the ball to HUNTELAAR to score. (3-2 Ajax)