Marseille vs Ajax Amsterdam, 1st Leg

Champions League
2-1
Final
Ajax
AJA
1st Leg
Stade Vélodrome
TV: DAZN

Match pulse

OLMAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'AJA
57%Possession43%
6Shots5
3On target1
5Corners2
2Saves4
3Fouls7
27'Thomas VermaelenAJA32'Benoit CheyrouOLM37'Taye Ismaila TaiwoOLM38'Gregory van der WielAJA42'Gregory van der WielAJA56'Modeste M'BamiOLM87'Santiago Vitor LeonardoAJA

Who won: Marseille 2-1

Marseille beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 in 1st Leg on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Stade Vélodrome. Goals for Marseille: Benoit Cheyrou (19') and Mamadou Niang (33'). Goals for Ajax: Luis Suárez (36' pen).

Play by play

  1. 90'+3'

    Throw-in: Renato Civelli takes it (Defending)

  2. End of the game
  3. The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  4. 87'

    Santiago Vitor Leonardo is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

  5. GOAL87'

    Kenneth Vermeer takes a long goal kick

    OLM 7 - 10 AJA
  6. 87'

    Benoit Cheyrou crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

  7. 86'

    Thomas Vermaelen blocks the shot

  8. 85'

    Boudewijn Zenden curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked

  9. 83'
    Sub

    Ajax Amsterdam makes a sub: Santiago Vitor Leonardo enters for Luis Suarez. Reason: Tactical

  10. 83'

    Boudewijn Zenden takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play

  11. 83'

    Bruno Ramon Barone Silva commits a foul on Boudewijn Zenden resulting on a free kick for Marseille

  12. 82'

    Mathieu Valbuena takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

  13. 80'

    Boudewijn Zenden takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

  14. 80'

    Kenneth Vermeer makes a very good save (Tip Over)

  15. 80'

    Modeste M'Bami hits a good header. Outcome: save

  16. 80'

    Boudewijn Zenden crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

  17. GOAL77'

    Kenneth Vermeer takes a long goal kick

    OLM 7 - 9 AJA
  18. 77'

    Miralem Sulejmani clears the ball from danger.

  19. 77'

    Boudewijn Zenden takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

  20. 76'

    Throw-in: Mathieu Valbuena takes it (Attacking)

  21. GOAL76'

    Kenneth Vermeer takes a long goal kick

    OLM 7 - 8 AJA
  22. 75'

    Boudewijn Zenden takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

  23. 75'
    Sub

    Marseille makes a sub: Mamadou Samassa enters for Bakari Kone. Reason: Tactical

  24. 74'

    Mathieu Valbuena takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

  25. 73'

    Thomas Vermaelen takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play