Match Information
Competition UEFA Cup
Season 1997-98
Round Quarter Final
Date
Home Ajax
Away Spartak Moscow
Final Score (regular time) 1 - 3
Halftime Score 0 - 1
Referees Gunther Benko
Stadium
ArenA (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Average age of starting lineup 28.59
Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup 1710
Soccer player Richard Witschge
Ajax (match selection)
Player Active Position Remark
Edwin van der Sar Start Keeper
Andrzej Rudy Start Defender
Danny Blind Start Defender
Sunday Oliseh Start Defender
Frank de Boer Start Defender
Ronald de Boer Start Midfielder
Dean Gorré Start Midfielder
Richard Witschge Start Midfielder
Tijjani Babangida Start Forward
Shota Arveladze Start Forward
Michael Laudrup Start Forward
Dani Bench
Benni McCarthy Bench
Mario Melchiot Bench
Ajax (unavailable)
Player Active Remark
Jari Litmanen Injured Gescheurd spiertje in kuit
Ole Tobiasen Injured Voorste kruisband van linkerknie ingescheurd.
Ajax Minute Spartak Moscow
First half
26 Goal Shirko
Second half
53 Goal Shirko
Goal Shota Arveladze 57
Substistuted Dean Gorré out, in Dani 69
Substistuted Tijjani Babangida out, in Benni McCarthy 76
Substistuted Andrzej Rudy out, in Mario Melchiot 81
84 Goal Kechinov
Unknown
Yellow card Shota Arveladze
Yellow card Ananko
Yellow card Gorlukovich
Yellow card Shirko
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