Ajax vs Apoel Nicosia — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
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28.08.19 19:002 – 0FinishedAgg: 2 – 0
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Match Events
- 25′Ajax, yellow card:
- 30′Apoel Nicosia, yellow card:Dragan Mihajlović
- 34′Apoel Nicosia, yellow card:Giorgos Merkis
- 43′Ajax, goal:1–0assist
- 45′Ajax, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 0
- 56′Apoel Nicosia, yellow card:
- 62′Apoel Nicosia, yellow card:Antonio Jakoliš
- 64′Apoel Nicosia, substitution:A. Jakoliš
- 69′Apoel Nicosia, yellow card:
- 72′Apoel Nicosia, substitution:off
- 73′Apoel Nicosia, yellow card:
- 78′Apoel Nicosia, substitution:offU. Matić
- 80′Ajax, goal:2–0assist
- 87′Ajax, substitution:off
- 89′Ajax, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
Lineups
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Ajax
4-2-3-1
7.32
Average match ratingAjax +0.89
6.43
Apoel Nicosia
4-5-1
Referee
Felix Zwayer
Johan Cruijff Arena
Key Stats
68%Possession32%
–Expected Goals–
23Shots2
9Shots on Target0
6Corners0
83%Pass Accuracy61%
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Match report
Ajax vs Apoel Nicosia — the facts
Ajax beat Apoel Nicosia 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Ajax met Apoel Nicosia in the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 19:00 UTC at Johan Cruijff Arena. Referee: Felix Zwayer.
Team pages: Ajax · Apoel Nicosia · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 43' Goal: Edson Álvarez (assist: Hakim Ziyech) — 1–0
- 80' Goal: Dušan Tadić (assist: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
Ajax (4-2-3-1)
Apoel Nicosia (4-5-1)
- 27 Vid Belec
- 91 D. Mihajlovic
- 44 Nicholas Ioannou
- 23 Joãozinho
- 30 G. Merkis
- 89 Roman Bezjak
- 11 Musa Al-Taamari
- 8 Lucas Souza
- 14 U. Matić
- 17 A. Jakoliš
- 20 Andrija Pavlović
About this match
On this page: the Ajax vs Apoel Nicosia final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Ajax and Apoel Nicosia team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.