Liverpool 2:1 Ajax
Match report for the UEFA Champions League Matchday 2

Match Report

Goals: Salah 17′, Matip 89′ – Mutus 27′

Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson No.1; Tsimikas No.21, van Dijk No.4, Matip No.32, Alexander-Arnold No.66; Alcantara No.6 (Bajcetic No.43 90+4′), Fabinho No.3, Elliott No.19 (Firmino No.9 66′); Diaz No.23 (Milner No.7 90+2′), Jota No.20 (Nunez No.27 66′), Salah No.11
Unused Substitution: Gomez No.2, Adrian No.13, Carvalho No.28, Melo No.29, Phillips No.47, Davies No.95
Coach: Jurgen Klopp

Ajax (4-3-3): Pasveer No.22; Blind No.17, Bassey No.3, Timber No.2, Rensch No.15 (Sanchez No.19 68′); Taylor No.8 (Grillitsch No.21 80′), Alvarez No.4, Bergwijn No.7, Berghuis No.23, Tadic No.10; Kudus No.20 (Brobbey No.9 86′)
Unused Substitution: Stekelenburg No.1, Klaassen No.6, Ocampos No.11, Kaplan No.13, Gorter No.16, Lucca No.18, Baas No.25, Regeer No.26, Magallan No.29
Coach: Alfred Schreuder

Yellow cards: Matip 62′ – Alvarez 59′, Berghuis 90+1′

Referee: Artur Dias

Stadium: Anfield (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Match Highlights

17′. 1:0. GOAL! Alisson Becker’s long kick out was cutely flicked on by Luis Diaz to Jota. Once on the edge of the box against two defenders, Jota pass the right to the free Mo Salah, and the forward makes no mistake firing his left-footed strike past Pasveer into the bottom-right corner.

19′. No good strike from the edge of the box, but a good pass to Berghuis, and midfielder hits the crossbar. But Berghuis is offside.

21′. After passing Van Dijk by head in the goal area, the Ajax defender knocks the ball out to Diaz. No.23 shoots on goal close to 11 meters, but misses the post.

22′. Jota hits from outside the penalty area, but the ball runs past the post.

24′. Jota across from the left flank, but Salah misses the net.

27′. 1:1. Kudus equalises after he in space inside the Reds box and swivelled to unleash a blast, with the ball hammering off the underside of the bar.

30′. Alexander-Arnold hits from outside the Ajax box, but the ball drifted too high.

34′. Virgil van Dijk head on target from 11 meters, difficult shot from the lawn, but the Pasveer saves.

41′. No.66 was twice denied from close range by the Ajax goalkeeper.

43′. Tsimikas to van Dijk, a good shot by Virgil, but the goalkeeper saved again.

46′. Diogo Jota finds space between three Ajax defenders and shoots from the edge of the box.

53′. Elliott shoots from outside the Ajax penalty area, but the goalkeeper takes the ball into his hands.

65′. Diaz hits from the corner of the penalty area, the shot is blocked by a defender, another corner.

73′. Trent from corner to Matip, but the ball drifted too high.

74′. Cross to the far post to Blind, not a bad header but not accurate.

77′. Thiago shoots from the edge of the box, but the goalkeeper takes the ball into his hands again.

82′. Salah passes to a free Nunez in the Ajax box, No.27 hooked a chance wide of the left post.

84′. Nunez threaded a dangerous cross along the front of goal that Pasveer touched away from the waiting Diaz.

87′. No.11 firing, a ricochet from the defender and the ball hits the crossbar.

89′. 2:1. GOAL! Tsimikas from corner to Matip, No.32 to power a header home! Despite the best attempts of Tadic to keep it out, Matip scores.

The Reds won the match, took 3 points and are now occupy the second place.

Match Stats

UEFA Champions League Group A Table, Matchday 2