Dutch Eredivisie

RKC Waalwijk vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk
    FT
    0 - 5
    Ajax Amsterdam
    • 17': Sébastien Haller
    • 42': Steven Berghuis
    • 57': Steven Berghuis
    • 74': Jurriën Timber
    • 83': Sébastien Haller

    About

    RKC Waalwijk are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Mandemakers Stadion, Waalwijk, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
    • 1': Sebbe Augustijns (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Luuk Wouters (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 3': Offside, Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui tries a through ball, but Steven Berghuis is caught offside.
    • 3': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Luuk Wouters tries a through ball, but Michiel Kramer is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Sebbe Augustijns (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 7': Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Luuk Wouters.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a through ball.
    • 10': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Juriën Gaari.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Ajax) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
    • 14': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Juriën Gaari (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 15': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
    • 15': Luuk Wouters (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 1. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
    • 21': Foul by Sébastien Haller (Ajax).
    • 21': Melle Meulensteen (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd Bakari.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jens Odgaard with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
    • 27': Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Antony (Ajax).
    • 28': Daley Blind (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 31': Offside, Ajax. Sébastien Haller tries a through ball, but Antony is caught offside.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vurnon Anita following a fast break.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 36': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Ajax).
    • 36': Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 2. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 44': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
    • 44': Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 45': Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
    • 45'+1': Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 2.
    • 48': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 48': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 49': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 51': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Shawn Adewoye.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
    • 52': Offside, Ajax. Steven Berghuis tries a through ball, but Antony is caught offside.
    • 53': VAR Decision: No Goal RKC Waalwijk 0-2 Ajax.
    • 54': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Dusan Tadic.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Sebbe Augustijns (RKC Waalwijk) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jens Odgaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
    • 57': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 3. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 58': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
    • 58': Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 60': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 60': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Iliass Bel Hassani replaces Saïd Bakari.
    • 62': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Melle Meulensteen (RKC Waalwijk) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Iliass Bel Hassani with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 66': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Shawn Adewoye.
    • 69': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 70': Substitution, Ajax. Mohamed Daramy replaces Dusan Tadic.
    • 70': Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
    • 72': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 73': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Shawn Adewoye.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 74': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 4. Jurriën Timber (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Daramy with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 76': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Luuk Wouters.
    • 76': Foul by David Neres (Ajax).
    • 76': Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Finn Stokkers replaces Michiel Kramer.
    • 76': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Lennerd Daneels replaces Luuk Wouters.
    • 77': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lennerd Daneels.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Daramy (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 79': Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces Steven Berghuis.
    • 79': Substitution, Ajax. Perr Schuurs replaces Jurriën Timber.
    • 80': Foul by Sébastien Haller (Ajax).
    • 80': Vurnon Anita (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 5. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Neres.
    • 85': Foul by Juriën Gaari (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 85': Mohamed Daramy (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Juriën Gaari (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Daramy.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Stokkers.
    • 90'+4': Zakaria Labyad (Ajax) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mohamed Daramy with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 5.
    • 0': Match ends, RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 5.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/139.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originAJA RKChttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/155.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    11 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 5
    68.4 Possession 31.6
    22 SHOTS 9
    10 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    585 Accurate Passes 219
    664 Passes 306
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    9 Accurate Crosses 6
    34 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    53 Long Balls 50
    40 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    16 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 17
    10 Effective Clearances 31
    10 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Mandemakers Stadion
    Location: Waalwijk, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 25 +43 65
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 25 +20 48
    3 Ajax Amsterdam 25 +16 44
    4 NEC Nijmegen 25 +18 43
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RKC RKC Waalwijk (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Etienne Vaessen (GK)
    3 Melle Meulensteen
    59 Ahmed Touba
    4 Shawn Adewoye
    34 Luuk Wouters
    2 Juriën Gaari Yellow Card
    7 Jens Odgaard
    6 Vurnon Anita
    22 Saïd Bakari
    26 Sebbe Augustijns
    29 Michiel Kramer
    RKC Waalwijk Substitutes:
    Finn Stokkers, Lars Nieuwpoort, Iliass Bel Hassani, Dario van den Buijs, Issam El Maach, Lennerd Daneels, Jens Teunckens, Hans Mulder, Achraf El Bouchataoui, Thierry Lutonda, Ayman Azhil.

    AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Remko Pasveer (GK)
    21 Lisandro Martínez
    2 Jurriën Timber
    17 Daley Blind
    12 Noussair Mazraoui
    23 Steven Berghuis
    8 Ryan Gravenberch
    4 Edson Álvarez
    22 Sébastien Haller
    10 Dusan Tadic
    11 Antony
    Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
    Jay Gorter, Kenneth Taylor, Danilo , André Onana, Devyne Rensch, David Neres, Perr Schuurs, Victor Jensen, Nicolás Tagliafico, Mohamed Daramy, Davy Klaassen, Zakaria Labyad.

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