- Date:17 Feb 2011
- Kick-off:18:00
- Venue:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
- Attendance:24,000
- Alderweireld (32) Eriksen (58)
El Hamdaoui (66)
Live Commentary
- 68mins
Roland Juhasz goes into the book.
- 91mins
Short corner worked by Vurnon Anita.
- 88mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by da Rocha Kanu on Gregory Van Der Wiel. Free kick taken by Aras Ozbiliz.
- 87mins
Matias Suarez concedes a free kick for a foul on Vurnon Anita. Vurnon Anita restarts play with the free kick.
- 86mins
Tom De Sutter is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Jan Vertonghen.
- 85mins
Foul by Jan Lecjaks on Aras Ozbiliz, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Aras Ozbiliz, Headed effort from inside the area by Toby Alderweireld misses to the left of the target.
- 81mins
Roland Juhasz concedes a free kick for a foul on Mounir El Hamdaoui. Christian Eriksen takes the free kick.
- 80mins
Cheikhou Kouyate comes on in place of Guillaume Gillet. Miralem Sulejmani goes off and Aras Ozbiliz comes on.
- 76mins
Vurnon Anita is brought on as a substitute for Daley Blind.
- 76mins
The ball is crossed by Matias Suarez, Header from deep inside the area by Marcin Wasilewski goes over the bar.
- 74mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mbark Boussoufa from the left by-line, Lorenzo Ebecilio manages to make a clearance.
- 72mins
Inswinging corner taken by Mbark Boussoufa from the right by-line.
- 71mins
Centre by Mbark Boussoufa, save by Maarten Stekelenburg.
- 69mins
Lucas Biglia gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Siem De Jong. Miralem Sulejmani crosses the ball, Effort from deep inside the area by Lorenzo Ebecilio misses to the left of the goal.
- 68mins
Tom De Sutter joins the action as a substitute, replacing Romelu Lukaku.
- 66mins
Mounir El Hamdaoui fires in a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Anderlecht 0-3 Ajax.Assist on the goal came from Christian Eriksen.
- 64mins
Jan Vertonghen crosses the ball, Mounir El Hamdaoui takes a shot. Silvio Proto gets a block in.
- 63mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Mbark Boussoufa, Romelu Lukaku takes a shot. Gregory Van Der Wiel makes a clearance.
- 63mins
Unfair challenge on Mbark Boussoufa by Lorenzo Ebecilio results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Guillaume Gillet.
- 58mins
Goal scored by Christian Eriksen from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Anderlecht 0-2 Ajax.Assist on the goal came from Siem De Jong.
- 57mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by da Rocha Kanu, Eyong Enoh manages to make a clearance.
- 56mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mbark Boussoufa by Toby Alderweireld. The referee shows Toby Alderweireld a yellow card. Free kick crossed left-footed by Jan Lecjaks from left wing, clearance made by Jan Vertonghen.
- 52mins
Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Mbark Boussoufa by Eyong Enoh. Penalty missed by Marcin Wasilewski.
- 51mins
The ball is sent over by Matias Suarez, Headed effort from inside the area by Guillaume Gillet misses to the right of the goal.
- 48mins
Corner taken by Christian Eriksen from the left by-line, clearance made by da Rocha Kanu.
- 47mins
Inswinging corner taken by Miralem Sulejmani.
- 45mins
Lorenzo Ebecilio fouled by Guillaume Gillet, the ref awards a free kick. Christian Eriksen restarts play with the free kick.
- 35mins
Daley Blind is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
- 44mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Mbark Boussoufa on Daley Blind. Booking for Mbark Boussoufa for unsporting behaviour. Daley Blind takes the free kick.
- 43mins
Miralem Sulejmani fouled by Marcin Wasilewski, the ref awards a free kick. Christian Eriksen takes the free kick.
- 39mins
Mbark Boussoufa fouled by Jan Vertonghen, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Mbark Boussoufa.
- 38mins
Mbark Boussoufa takes a shot. Maarten Stekelenburg makes a save.
- 35mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mbark Boussoufa from the left by-line, Header from deep inside the area by Roland Juhasz goes over the bar.
- 33mins
Mbark Boussoufa takes a shot. Save by Maarten Stekelenburg.
- 34mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Mbark Boussoufa, Toby Alderweireld makes a clearance.
- 31mins
Corner taken by Christian Eriksen from the left by-line to the near post, Toby Alderweireld finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the box. Anderlecht 0-1 Ajax.Christian Eriksen provided the assist for the goal.
- 30mins
Miralem Sulejmani takes a shot. Save by Silvio Proto.
- 26mins
Da Rocha Kanu gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Miralem Sulejmani. Free kick taken by Gregory Van Der Wiel.
- 23mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Daley Blind on Matias Suarez. Free kick taken by Marcin Wasilewski.
- 21mins
Eyong Enoh gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on da Rocha Kanu. Mbark Boussoufa has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, Maarten Stekelenburg makes a save.
- 19mins
Matias Suarez produces a cross, da Rocha Kanu takes a shot. Save by Maarten Stekelenburg.
- 17mins
Corner taken by Siem De Jong.
- 17mins
Inswinging corner taken by Mbark Boussoufa from the right by-line, Toby Alderweireld makes a clearance.
- 16mins
Matias Suarez takes a shot. Save by Maarten Stekelenburg.
- 15mins
Shot by Mounir El Hamdaoui from outside the box goes over the target.
- 11mins
Foul by Jan Vertonghen on Romelu Lukaku, free kick awarded. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Mbark Boussoufa from right wing, clearance by Gregory Van Der Wiel.
- 9mins
Mounir El Hamdaoui has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 6mins
Lorenzo Ebecilio has a shot and went wide right of the net.
- 6mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Mbark Boussoufa. Free kick taken by Jan Vertonghen.
- 4mins
Romelu Lukaku takes a shot. Maarten Stekelenburg makes a save.
- 3mins
Foul by Mbark Boussoufa on Lorenzo Ebecilio, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jan Vertonghen.
Match Preview
Vertonghen gearing up for repeat clash Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen is looking forward to renewing old rivalries with Anderlecht in the last 32 of the Europa League. The Amsterdam club will make the trip to Belgium for Wednesday's opening leg at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. The pair are no strangers to each other having met in the group stage of last season's competition. Both progressed to the last 32 then, but Ajax's adventure ended there against Juventus while Anderlecht progressed before being knocked out in the next round by Hamburg. Ajax will be keen to go one step further this year, while there is added impetus for Belgium international Vertonghen to succeed against the team many of his family follow. "Last year it was very special to play against Anderlecht," he said. "So I was delighted with the draw this time around. "It will be a good game and the best opponents for us. "Many friends and relatives are supporters of Anderlecht. Last week we had a family party and it was funny because of everything that was said. They now find it a bit difficult choosing who to support." While Vertonghen is thrilled to be facing Anderlecht, he is not so comfortable coming up against their frontline of Romelu Lukaku and Mbark Boussoufa, who have 20 league goals between them so far. "Lukaku is a very strong and very quick player," said Vertonghen. "We'll have to find a good way of stopping him and Boussoufa. They are the spearheads for Anderlecht." Anderlecht are the team to beat in Belgium at the moment, and retained their three-point lead at the top of the Jupiler League with Saturday's 1-0 victory over Cercle Brugge. They had to rely on a last-minute goal from Boussoufa, however, and midfielder Guillame Gillet knows they will have to do better against their Dutch visitors - if only to keep the home support on side. "We have to admit we didn't play well," he said. "The crowd were dissatisfied with that they saw and I can understand that. "Perhaps we weren't so well rested, but we have to handle that as we have a busy week. "The match with Ajax is another important one on our schedule and I think it will be a different kind of match. "Ajax will try to score a goal here and we will also have home advantage. That should make it more enjoyable for the spectators."
Anderlecht
Ajax
- Silvio Proto
- Marcin Wasilewski
- Ondrej Mazuch
- Roland Juhasz
- Jan Lecjaks
- Guillaume Gillet
- Lucas Biglia
- da Rocha Kanu
- Mbark Boussoufa
- Matias Suarez
- Romelu Lukaku
- SUBS
- Davy Schollen
- Ablaye Seck
- Cheikhou Kouyate
- Lukas Marecek
- Sacha Kljestan
- Tom De Sutter
- Christophe Diandy
Home
Away
- Maarten Stekelenburg
- Gregory Van Der Wiel
- Toby Alderweireld
- Jan Vertonghen
- Daley Blind
- Eyong Enoh
- Siem De Jong
- Christian Eriksen
- Miralem Sulejmani
- Mounir El Hamdaoui
- Lorenzo Ebecilio
- SUBS
- Jeroen Verhoeven
- Vurnon Anita
- Andre Ooijer
- Rasmus Lindgren
- Demy De Zeeuw
- Presas Oleguer
- Aras Ozbiliz
Match Report
Vertonghen gearing up for repeat clash Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen is looking forward to renewing old rivalries with Anderlecht in the last 32 of the Europa League. The Amsterdam club will make the trip to Belgium for Thursday's opening leg at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. The pair are no strangers to each other having met in the group stage of last season's competition. Both progressed to the last 32 then, but Ajax's adventure ended there against Juventus while Anderlecht progressed before being knocked out in the next round by Hamburg. Ajax will be keen to go one step further this year, while there is added impetus for Belgium international Vertonghen to succeed against the team many of his family follow. "Last year it was very special to play against Anderlecht," he said. "So I was delighted with the draw this time around. "It will be a good game and the best opponents for us. "Many friends and relatives are supporters of Anderlecht. Last week we had a family party and it was funny because of everything that was said. They now find it a bit difficult choosing who to support." While Vertonghen is thrilled to be facing Anderlecht, he is not so comfortable coming up against their frontline of Romelu Lukaku and Mbark Boussoufa, who have 20 league goals between them so far. "Lukaku is a very strong and very quick player," said Vertonghen. "We'll have to find a good way of stopping him and Boussoufa. They are the spearheads for Anderlecht." Anderlecht are the team to beat in Belgium at the moment, and retained their three-point lead at the top of the Jupiler League with Saturday's 1-0 victory over Cercle Brugge. They had to rely on a last-minute goal from Boussoufa, however, and midfielder Guillame Gillet knows they will have to do better against their Dutch visitors - if only to keep the home support on side. "We have to admit we didn't play well," he said. "The crowd were dissatisfied with that they saw and I can understand that. "Perhaps we weren't so well rested, but we have to handle that as we have a busy week. "The match with Ajax is another important one on our schedule and I think it will be a different kind of match. "Ajax will try to score a goal here and we will also have home advantage. That should make it more enjoyable for the spectators."
advertisement
