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This meant that Feyenoord had to keep the win in their reach,
with a 10 man squad against 11 from Ajax. It wasn’t surprising
to see that Ajax got the upper hand the rest of the match,
so 6 minutes later there was finally an 'Ajacied' who was
able to score, his name was Charisteas. 1-2.
The Greek striker got another big chance during the 83rd
minute, but Lodewijks managed to reach out his foot and keep
Feyenoord alive. There was just 1 chance left for Ajax in
this match when Babel got a shot on goal, but it missed the
target by a metre and was not very dangerous.
The Feyenoord fans, players and staff had their fingers crossed
after the red card, but the injury time passed on and the
referee whistled after 93 minutes and 20 seconds.
The celebration was huge, Feyenoord had finally beaten Ajax
on their soil, also maybe even being the better squad by making
the chances they got and giving their 110% and fighting for
every metre.
This match is the most important one of the season and for
the fans this season might even already be called an ok season
because of this one special win. Feyenoord played a good match,
never losing real control of it, except for the last 18 minutes
when Snoijl got sent off. The team spirit was huge yesterday,
which was also shown when there was a little fight after an
accident involving Bahia (Feyenoord) and Grygera (Ajax), as
the Egyptian star Ghaly immediately stood up for his team-mate
and confronted the Ajax player his own way.
Ghaly grabbing Ajax's Grygera by the throat,
sticking up for Feyenoord's Bahia...
Now the Rotterdammers are, together with RKC and AZ, the
only squad who got 9 points out of 3 encounters. Hopefully
they are able to continue this impressive form and keep on
winning. This year Feyenoord has a system, they want to fight
for each other and maybe this year can become an unexpected
good one.
Ghaly was playing well too, praised for his team spirit in
a newspaper and again getting a good note (7 out of 10) from
highly regarded football magazine Voetbal International. People
see Ghaly that has changed as he is doing his tasks and is
still called a great talent who can become a great one in
European football. Hopefully Ghaly will continue his form
as Feyenoord have to too, and this season can not only become
good from Feyenoord's point of view, but be great for Egyptians
as well.
EP Ratings:
Feyenoord: Lodewijks 8; Ostlund 6, Greene 7, Bahia
7, Snoyl 5; Ghaly 7, Paauwe 7, Pardo 7 (46' De Graaf 6); Boussaboun
6 (75' Bosschaart ?), Kuyt 8, Kalou 7 (70' Leonardo ?).
The men of the match: Lodewijks & Kuyt:
celebrate the win...
Match Details:
Attendance: 49567; Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Referee: Van Egmond.
Yellow Cards:
Ajax: Grygera, Trabelsi
Feyenoord: Paauwe
Red Cards: 2x yellow Snoijl (73’).
Ajax – Feyenoord
Half time score: (0-1) Final score:1-2
Scoresheet:
16' 0-1 Kalou
47' 0-2 Kuyt
79' 1-2 Charisteas
So keep tuned at EgyptianPlayers.com for more Ghaly and Ekramy
news. Feyenoord’s next game is on Sunday 11th of September
at home against NEC...
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