
Ajax Amsterdam vs Celtic, 2015-16 UEFA Europa League, 2015 First Round
· UEFA Europa League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Celtic squander lead twice, settle for draw at Ajax
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A late goal from Lasse Schone gave Ajax a 2-2 draw against Celtic at the Amsterdam ArenA where Hoops left-back Emilio Izaguirre was sent off.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Celtic).
- 3': Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Hand ball by Leigh Griffiths (Celtic).
- 7': Offside, Ajax. Nemanja Gudelj tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
- 8': Goal! Ajax 0, Celtic 1. Nir Bitton (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kris Commons.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Daley Sinkgraven (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny Tete.
- 13': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jozo Simunovic.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks.
- 17': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Ajax).
- 17': Stefan Johansen (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
- 20': Attempt saved. Amin Younes (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 23': Foul by Daley Sinkgraven (Ajax).
- 23': Stefan Johansen (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Goal! Ajax 1, Celtic 1. Viktor Fischer (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 28': Attempt missed. Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 31': Attempt missed. Daley Sinkgraven (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
- 33': Foul by Amin Younes (Ajax).
- 33': Kris Commons (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Mikael Lustig (Celtic).
- 37': Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax).
- 38': Foul by Amin Younes (Ajax).
- 38': Mikael Lustig (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Offside, Ajax. Jasper Cillessen tries a through ball, but Davy Klaassen is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Forrest.
- 40': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jozo Simunovic (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Kris Commons with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mitchell Dijks.
- 42': Goal! Ajax 1, Celtic 2. Mikael Lustig (Celtic) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kris Commons with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mitchell Dijks.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Ajax 1, Celtic 2.
- 0': Match ends, Ajax 2, Celtic 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Ajax 1, Celtic 2.
- 49': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Emilio Izaguirre.
- 49': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nemanja Gudelj with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Offside, Celtic. Emilio Izaguirre tries a through ball, but James Forrest is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Ajax).
- 53': Mikael Lustig (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mitchell Dijks.
- 55': Attempt missed. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 55': Foul by Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic).
- 55': Kenny Tete (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 57': Attempt missed. Mikael Lustig (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kris Commons with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kris Commons with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Ajax. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Amin Younes.
- 62': Substitution, Ajax. Thulani Serero replaces Daley Sinkgraven.
- 63': Foul by Mikael Lustig (Celtic).
- 63': Thulani Serero (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Mikael Lustig (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt missed. Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 66': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Thulani Serero.
- 66': Offside, Celtic. Kris Commons tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nir Bitton.
- 67': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Celtic).
- 67': Jasper Cillessen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Stefan Johansen (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Delay in match Mikael Lustig (Celtic) because of an injury.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Celtic. Efe Ambrose replaces Mikael Lustig.
- 71': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax).
- 71': Scott Brown (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic).
- 73': Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic).
- 73': Second yellow card to Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Ajax. Lasse Schöne replaces Viktor Fischer.
- 75': Substitution, Celtic. Tyler Blackett replaces James Forrest.
- 76': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 77': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 78': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks with a cross.
- 80': Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
- 81': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
- 83': Hand ball by Kris Commons (Celtic).
- 83': Substitution, Celtic. Saidy Janko replaces Kris Commons.
- 84': Goal! Ajax 2, Celtic 2. Lasse Schöne (Ajax) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Thulani Serero (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax).
- 86': Nir Bitton (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 89': Efe Ambrose (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Thulani Serero (Ajax).
- 89': Thulani Serero (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Offside, Celtic. Scott Brown tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks with a cross.
- 90'+3': Delay in match Nir Bitton (Celtic) because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ajax 2, Celtic 2.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 2 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
37.1 | Possession | 62.9 |
9 | SHOTS | 18 |
4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
244 | Accurate Passes | 482 |
336 | Passes | 560 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
11 | Crosses | 33 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
78 | Long Balls | 56 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 23 |
15 | Tackles | 30 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
24 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 47,455
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 47,455
UEFA Europa League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lazio | 8 | +12 | 19 |
2 | Athletic Club | 8 | +8 | 19 |
3 | Manchester United | 8 | +7 | 18 |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | +8 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
22 | Jairo Riedewald |
3 | Joël Veltman |
35 | Mitchell Dijks |
23 | Kenny Tete |
7 | Viktor Fischer |
8 | Daley Sinkgraven |
27 | Nemanja Gudelj |
10 | Davy Klaassen |
11 | Amin Younes |
21 | Anwar El Ghazi |
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Craig Gordon (GK) |
5 | Jozo Simunovic |
20 | Dedryck Boyata |
3 | Emilio Izaguirre ![]() |
23 | Mikael Lustig |
25 | Stefan Johansen ![]() |
6 | Nir Bitton |
8 | Scott Brown |
9 | Leigh Griffiths |
15 | Kris Commons |
49 | James Forrest |
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