[Wally]

Wednesday 8pm

Not sure if there'll be any rotating. Knowing Slot, probably not.

Ajax can crown themselves as league champions if they can overcome Heerenveen tonight.

 

[Teak]

Midweek match? Of this, I was unaware.

 

[Teak]

Starting lineup:
Marciano
Pedersen, Trauner, Geertruida, Hendriks
Aursnes, Hendrix
Toornstra
Jahanbakhsh, Linssen, Walemark

 

[Teak]

25' Jahanbakhsh makes a bad challenge just outside the penalty area. Makkelie calls a PK and then waits for VAR .... who tells Makkelie that Jahanbakhsh got the ball so no PK. And it was outside the box anyway. Whew! Makkelie = wrong and rash decision that would have stood in the absence of VAR.

 

[Teak]

0-0 at the half. Pretty even in statistics, shots on goal, possession, and etc.

 

[Teak]

45' Sandler on for Trauner, Hall for Aursnes, and Bassett for Geertruida. Doesn't make sense. Bassett is a midfielder and Hall a left or right back. Maybe Hendriks moves to CB and Hall plays LB. Bassett for Aursnes is my guess.

 

[Teak]

71' Jahanbakhsh nicks the ball off a GAE defender into the path of Linssen, who slots past the goalkeeper on the right side, 0-1.

 

[Teak]

84' Dermane and Senesi on for Toornstra and Sandler.

 

[Teak]

And it ends 0-1.

 

[Wally]

Thankfully got the points with largely a reserve side. Jahanbakhsh with an interception and assist in one move.

Sunday will see the first team play. Training session to keep fit before the Portuguese training camp prior to the final.

 

[Teak]

Sunday will see the first team play. Training session to keep fit before the Portuguese training camp prior to the final.

Why are they going to Portugal? The final is in Tirana, Albania. There aren't that many days between Sunday and Thursday to be hanging out in Portugal.