Dutch Eredivisie

RKC Waalwijk vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk
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    Ajax Amsterdam
    • 14': 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.
    • 2': Hand ball by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
    • 6': Foul by Paul Quasten (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 6': Sébastien Haller (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 11': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 11': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edson Álvarez with a through ball.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 14': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 1. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
    • 19': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Nicolás Tagliafico is caught offside.
    • 22': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Ahmed Touba tries a through ball, but Thijs Oosting is caught offside.
    • 22': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Davy Klaassen is caught offside.
    • 24': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Sébastien Haller (Ajax).
    • 27': Paul Quasten (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 31': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
    • 31': Richard van der Venne (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Ola John (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Said Bakari with a cross.
    • 33': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
    • 36': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 36': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 38': Dangerous play by Anas Tahiri (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 38': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
    • 39': Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 41': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
    • 44': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 45': First Half ends, RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 1.
    • 46': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Paul Quasten tries a through ball, but Thijs Oosting is caught offside.
    • 48': Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Devyne Rensch.
    • 53': Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Davy Klaassen.
    • 54': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Devyne Rensch (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
    • 60': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Cyril Ngonge replaces Lennerd Daneels.
    • 60': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Sylla Sow replaces Thijs Oosting.
    • 62': Substitution, Ajax. Sean Klaiber replaces Devyne Rensch because of an injury.
    • 62': Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
    • 64': Cyril Ngonge (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
    • 65': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Ahmed Touba tries a through ball, but Sylla Sow is caught offside.
    • 66': Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
    • 67': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 68': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 71': Hand ball by Sébastien Haller (Ajax).
    • 71': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 72': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Ajax).
    • 72': Ola John (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Cyril Ngonge (RKC Waalwijk) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Melle Meulensteen (RKC Waalwijk) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 74': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Sebbe Augustijns replaces Richard van der Venne.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 78': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sebbe Augustijns.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sean Klaiber with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 82': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
    • 82': Sylla Sow (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Finn Stokkers replaces Ola John.
    • 83': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Vitalie Damascan replaces Anas Tahiri.
    • 83': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Sean Klaiber.
    • 85': Foul by Vitalie Damascan (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 85': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Paul Quasten (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 85': Sébastien Haller (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 90'+1': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Ajax. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 1.
    • 0': Match ends, RKC Waalwijk 0, Ajax 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 3
    7 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 3
    63.2 Possession 36.8
    13 SHOTS 3
    4 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    498 Accurate Passes 234
    597 Passes 345
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    25 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    48 Long Balls 85
    32 Accurate Long Balls 43
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 9
    10 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 16
    12 Effective Clearances 17
    12 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Mandemakers Stadion
    Location: Waalwijk, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 28 +41 68
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 28 +21 53
    3 NEC Nijmegen 28 +22 50
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 28 +18 48
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RKC RKC Waalwijk (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Kostas Lamprou (GK)
    59 Ahmed Touba
    3 Melle Meulensteen
    5 Paul Quasten
    28 Saïd Bakari
    10 Richard van der Venne
    8 Anas Tahiri
    16 Ayman Azhil
    25 Thijs Oosting
    11 Ola John
    21 Lennerd Daneels
    RKC Waalwijk Substitutes:
    Vitalie Damascan, Hans Mulder, Shawn Adewoye, Sylla Sow, Cyril Ngonge, Juriën Gaari, Etienne Vaessen, Mike Grim, Lars Nieuwpoort, Finn Stokkers, Thierry Lutonda, Sebbe Augustijns.

    AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Kjell Scherpen (GK)
    21 Lisandro Martínez Yellow Card
    2 Jurriën Timber
    31 Nicolás Tagliafico
    15 Devyne Rensch
    6 Davy Klaassen
    8 Ryan Gravenberch
    4 Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
    22 Sébastien Haller
    10 Dusan Tadic
    39 Antony
    Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
    David Neres, Quinten Timber, Mohammed Kudus, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Sean Klaiber, Lassina Traoré, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Dominik Kotarski, Oussama Idrissi, Daan Reiziger, Kenneth Taylor.

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