Ajax Amsterdam vs Arsenal
Final score
Ajax Amsterdam and Arsenal drew 0-0 on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at Johan Cruijff Arena.
Play by play
- 90'
With Roma, previously pointless, thrashing Valencia 3-0 in Spain the group is no clearer. This group could go right to the wire.
- 90'
Honours even between the two teams for the second week running. Arsenal didn't deserve the win but neither did Ajax in a game of no clear cut chances.
- 90'
A long Lobont hoof is the end of it.
- 90'
Arsenal's last chance? They encroach. And then waste a free-kick.
- 90'
Maxwell and Chivu combine to get the ball clear.
- 90'
Pienaar comes off for Sneijder, an 18-year-old.
- 90'
Mido fouls Vieira. van Bronckhorst takes the kick. Knocked away and nearly at the feet of Van Der Meyde from Witschge.
- 90'
Panic in the Ajax defence. Henry nods down. van Bronckhorst fires across but Jeffers cannot get there. Nearly a golden goal.
- 88'
Mido shrugs off Keown and shoots from nearly forty yards. Ambition.
- 87'
Henry's kick is headed away by Mido. He gets it back but gives away a goal-kick.
- 87'
Pires is replaced by van Bronckhorst, not a popular man in the ArenA considering his Feyenoord past.
- 85'
Henry wins a free kick.
- 85'
Ajax again hold the ball. Arsenal chase shadows. But Pires wins it back.
- 84'
Van Der Meyde's kick is very poor and Cole, in the wall, knocks it away.
- 83'
Free-kick to Ajax. Zlatan comes off to be replaced by Mido, the Egyptian starlet.
- 82'
Chivu's ball to Trabelsi is poor. But he makes up for it by stopping Jeffers.
- 81'
Henry drops his shoulder and shoots. Lobont claims with scant trouble.
- 80'
Arsenal keep the ball after some Ajax pressing. Witschge fouls Gilberto.
- 78'
Subs for Arsenal: Wiltord and Bergkamp replaced by Parlour and Jeffers.
- 77'
Zlatan showed brilliant skill. Pienaar forces Keown into a mistake. But Zlatan fouls on the one-two.
- 76'
Van Der Meyde beat Lauren and Gilberto came across well.
- 76'
Free-kick will be bent in. Witschge misses everybody with his effort.
- 75'
Vieira is carded for a foul on De Jong. Harshly.
- 74'
Zlatan bears down on goal - he threads it to Van Der Meyde, seemingly in on goal but his feet let him down.
- 74'
Chivu gets a towering header in to clear away. De Jong completes the job.
