Shelbourne 2-2 AFC Ajax · Conference League
Shelbourne drew 2-2 with AFC Ajax in the Conference League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Shelbourne and AFC Ajax met in the Conference League at Tolka Park in Dublin on Thursday, 13 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Shelbourne: R. Freitas 24'; S. Moore 85'. AFC Ajax: J. Brandt 20'; A. Gaaei 39'.
How the match went
AFC Ajax saw more of the ball, 72% of it. Shelbourne had 12 shots with 5 on target, AFC Ajax 19 with 7 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 4 to Shelbourne and 11 to AFC Ajax. Shelbourne conceded 10 fouls, AFC Ajax 12. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (4 for Shelbourne, 2 for AFC Ajax).
Line-ups
Shelbourne started in a 3-5-2: Eddie Beach, Sam Bone, Odhran Casey, Kameron Ledwidge, Milan Mbeng, Evan Caffrey, Jonathan Lunney, Kerr McInroy, James Norris, Daniel Kelly, Rodrigo Freitas.
AFC Ajax started in a 4-3-3: Maarten Paes, Anton Gaaei, Aaron Bouwman, Daley Blind, Owen Wijndal, Julian Brandt, Youri Regeer, Jorthy Mokio, Maher Carrizo, Marcos Leonardo, Oliver Valaker Edvardsen.
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Minute by minute
- 20'Goal! Shelbourne 0-1 AFC Ajax. J. Brandt (AFC Ajax) scores, assisted by J. Mokio.
- 24'Goal! Shelbourne 1-1 AFC Ajax. R. Freitas (Shelbourne) scores, assisted by E. Caffrey.
- 39'Goal! Shelbourne 1-2 AFC Ajax. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Shelbourne 1-2 AFC Ajax.
- 65'VAR check complete: the goal for Shelbourne stands.
- 85'Goal! Shelbourne 2-2 AFC Ajax. S. Moore (Shelbourne) scores, assisted by E. Caffrey.
- 90'Full-time. Shelbourne 2-2 AFC Ajax.
Full commentary (75 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Shelbourne vs AFC Ajax.
- 2'Offside, Shelbourne.
- 4'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 4'Attempt saved. Y. Regeer (AFC Ajax), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 4'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 5'Attempt missed. K. McInroy (Shelbourne), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.31.
- 5'Attempt blocked. M. Carrizo (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 5'Corner, Shelbourne.
- 7'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 9'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 9'Attempt blocked. J. Mokio (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 10'Attempt blocked. M. Carrizo (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 11'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 11'Attempt blocked. M. Carrizo (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 16'Attempt blocked. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 16'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 19'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 20'Goal! Shelbourne 0-1 AFC Ajax. J. Brandt (AFC Ajax) scores, assisted by J. Mokio.
- 23'Yellow card for A. Bouwman (AFC Ajax) for foul.
- 24'Goal! Shelbourne 1-1 AFC Ajax. R. Freitas (Shelbourne) scores, assisted by E. Caffrey.
- 24'Attempt blocked. E. Caffrey (Shelbourne), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 25'Yellow card for M. Leonardo (AFC Ajax) for foul.
- 26'Attempt saved. K. McInroy (Shelbourne), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.09.
- 27'Yellow card for R. Freitas (Shelbourne) for foul.
- 30'Corner, Shelbourne.
- 30'Attempt missed. E. Caffrey (Shelbourne), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 30'Attempt blocked. R. Freitas (Shelbourne), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 33'Attempt saved. O. Wijndal (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 33'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 37'Offside, Shelbourne.
- 39'Goal! Shelbourne 1-2 AFC Ajax. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax) scores.
- 39'Attempt missed. M. Carrizo (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 41'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 43'Attempt saved. O. Wijndal (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 43'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 44'Attempt missed. J. Mokio (AFC Ajax), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 45'Attempt missed. M. Carrizo (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Shelbourne 1-2 AFC Ajax.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, AFC Ajax: Y. Baas comes on for D. Blind.
- 48'Corner, Shelbourne.
- 49'Attempt missed. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 51'Attempt missed. K. McInroy (Shelbourne), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 53'Attempt missed. E. Caffrey (Shelbourne), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 55'Attempt saved. M. Mbeng (Shelbourne), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 55'Corner, Shelbourne.
- 56'Attempt missed. O. Casey (Shelbourne), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 57'Substitution, AFC Ajax: T. Arokodare comes on for M. Leonardo.
- 57'Substitution, AFC Ajax: A. Ouazane comes on for J. Brandt.
- 59'Corner, Shelbourne.
- 60'Substitution, Shelbourne: S. Gannon comes on for S. Bone.
- 63'Attempt missed. A. Ouazane (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 65'VAR check complete: the goal for Shelbourne stands.
- 68'Offside, Shelbourne.
- 69'Substitution, AFC Ajax: C. Henrique comes on for O. Wijndal.
- 70'Substitution, AFC Ajax: D. Janse comes on for M. Carrizo.
- 70'Yellow card for J. Lunney (Shelbourne) for foul.
- 72'Substitution, Shelbourne: J. Roche comes on for J. Lunney.
- 72'Substitution, Shelbourne: D. Ring comes on for R. Freitas.
- 74'Yellow card for J. Roche (Shelbourne) for foul.
- 81'Substitution, Shelbourne: W. Jarvis comes on for J. Norris.
- 81'Substitution, Shelbourne: S. Moore comes on for M. Mbeng.
- 82'Attempt missed. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), header. xG 0.40.
- 85'Goal! Shelbourne 2-2 AFC Ajax. S. Moore (Shelbourne) scores, assisted by E. Caffrey.
- 86'Offside, Shelbourne.
- 87'Attempt saved. K. McInroy (Shelbourne), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 90'Corner, AFC Ajax.
- 90'Attempt saved. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), header. xG 0.12.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Offside, Shelbourne.
- 90+2'Yellow card for S. Gannon (Shelbourne) for foul.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. A. Ouazane (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. O. Edvardsen (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 90'Full-time. Shelbourne 2-2 AFC Ajax.