| Competition | UEFA Cup |
| Season | 1997-98 |
| Round | 3 |
| Date | |
| Home | VfL Bochum |
| Away | Ajax |
| Final Score (regular time) | 2 - 2 |
| Halftime Score | 0 - 0 |
| Referees | Claude Colombo |
| Spectators | 24,500 |
| Average age of starting lineup | 27.16 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 1559 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin van der Sar | Start | Keeper | |
| Mario Melchiot | Start | Defender | |
| Danny Blind | Start | Defender | |
| Sunday Oliseh | Start | Defender | |
| Frank de Boer | Start | Defender | |
| Ronald de Boer | Start | Midfielder | |
| Dani | Start | Midfielder | |
| Andrzej Rudy | Start | Midfielder | |
| Tijjani Babangida | Start | Forward | |
| Shota Arveladze | Start | Forward | |
| Michael Laudrup | Start | Forward | |
| Tom Sier | Bench | ||
| Jari Litmanen | Bench | ||
| Peter Hoekstra | Bench |
| Player | Active | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Ole Tobiasen | Injured | Voorste kruisband van linkerknie ingescheurd. |
| VfL Bochum | Minute | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| 44 | Substistuted Andrzej Rudy out, in Tom Sier | |
| Second half | ||
| 52 | Goal Shota Arveladze | |
| Goal Hofmann | 59 | |
| 64 | Substistuted Michael Laudrup out, in Jari Litmanen | |
| Goal Mamic | 70 | |
| 73 | Goal Dani | |
| 74 | Substistuted Dani out, in Peter Hoekstra | |
| Unknown | ||
| Yellow card Schreiber |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/1997 | UEFA Cup | 3 | Ajax - VfL Bochum 4 - 2 (4 - 2) |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
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