| Competition | UEFA Cup |
| Season | 1997-98 |
| Round | 2 |
| Date | |
| Home | Udinese |
| Away | Ajax |
| Final Score (regular time) | 2 - 1 |
| Halftime Score | 2 - 0 |
| Referees | Paul Durkin |
| Spectators | 38,912 |
| Average age of starting lineup | 26.27 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 1747 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin van der Sar | Start | Keeper | |
| Ole Tobiasen | Start | Defender | |
| Danny Blind | Start | Defender | |
| Sunday Oliseh | Start | Defender | |
| Frank de Boer | Start | Defender | |
| Ronald de Boer | Start | Midfielder | |
| Jari Litmanen | Start | Midfielder | |
| Richard Witschge | Start | Midfielder | |
| Dani | Start | Forward | |
| Shota Arveladze | Start | Forward | |
| Peter Hoekstra | Start | Forward | |
| Andrzej Rudy | Bench | ||
| Gerald Sibon | Bench | ||
| Dean Gorré | Bench |
| Udinese | Minute | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| Goal Poggi | 25 | |
| Goal Bierhof | 33 | |
| 34 | Substistuted Richard Witschge out, in Andrzej Rudy | |
| Second half | ||
| 58 | Substistuted Peter Hoekstra out, in Gerald Sibon | |
| 81 | Goal Shota Arveladze | |
| 89 | Substistuted Dani out, in Dean Gorré | |
| Unknown | ||
| Yellow card Edwin van der Sar | ||
| Yellow card Sunday Oliseh | ||
| Yellow card Bertotto | ||
| Yellow card Pierini | ||
| Yellow card Gargo |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/1997 | UEFA Cup | 2 | Ajax - Udinese 1 - 0 (1 - 0) |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
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