Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 14': Sébastien Haller
  • 37': Sébastien Haller
  • 45'+4': Perr Schuurs
  • 50': Mohammed Kudus
FT
4 - 2
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 53': Danzell Gravenberch
  • 90'+1': Danzell Gravenberch

About

Ajax Amsterdam are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, 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': Attempt blocked. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lennart Thy with a headed pass.
  • 1': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mica Pinto with a headed pass.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deroy Duarte.
  • 14': Goal! Ajax 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
  • 20': Hand ball by Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 21': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Foul by Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 22': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 24': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 24': Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Antony is caught offside.
  • 24': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dusan Tadic (Ajax) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 25': VAR Decision: No Goal Ajax 1-0 Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 27': Foul by Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 27': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
  • 34': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Deroy Duarte tries a through ball, but Lennart Thy is caught offside.
  • 35': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
  • 37': Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edson Álvarez with a headed pass.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
  • 43': Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 45'+3': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Ajax 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Ajax 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
  • 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Danzell Gravenberch replaces Bryan Smeets.
  • 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Laros Duarte replaces Dirk Abels.
  • 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mario Engels replaces Bart Vriends.
  • 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Deroy Duarte.
  • 50': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 50': Goal! Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 53': Goal! Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lennart Thy following a fast break.
  • 54': Foul by Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 54': Sébastien Haller (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 59': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  • 60': Substitution, Ajax. Oussama Idrissi replaces Dusan Tadic.
  • 61': Offside, Ajax. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeffry Fortes with a cross.
  • 67': Offside, Ajax. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
  • 70': Foul by Oussama Idrissi (Ajax).
  • 70': Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Offside, Ajax. Lisandro Martínez tries a through ball, but Daley Blind is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 75': Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces Edson Álvarez.
  • 75': Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Sébastien Haller.
  • 76': Hand ball by Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 77': Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Zakaria Labyad (Ajax).
  • 78': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Wouter Burger replaces Lennart Thy.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Engels.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Oussama Idrissi (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mica Pinto.
  • 86': Foul by Zakaria Labyad (Ajax).
  • 86': Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 88': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90': Hand ball by Oussama Idrissi (Ajax).
  • 90'+1': Goal! Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Engels.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
3 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
34.5 Possession 65.5
12 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
290 Accurate Passes 653
393 Passes 745
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.3
79 Long Balls 43
38 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 9
27 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 13
19 Effective Clearances 7
19 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, 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

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Maarten Stekelenburg (GK)
21 Lisandro Martínez
3 Perr Schuurs
17 Daley Blind
2 Jurriën Timber
4 Edson Álvarez
8 Ryan Gravenberch
20 Mohammed Kudus
22 Sébastien Haller
10 Dusan Tadic
39 Antony
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Sean Klaiber, Devyne Rensch, Zakaria Labyad, Kjell Scherpen, David Neres, Brian Brobbey, Dominik Kotarski, Oussama Idrissi, Davy Klaassen, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Lassina Traoré.

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Maduka Okoye (GK)
3 Bart Vriends
6 Michaël Heylen Yellow Card
4 Tom Beugelsdijk
5 Mica Pinto
2 Dirk Abels
10 Bryan Smeets
7 Jeffry Fortes
11 Deroy Duarte
8 Abdou Harroui
9 Lennart Thy
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Sven Mijnans, Laros Duarte, Delano Vianello, Reda Kharchouch, Benjamin van Leer, Emmanuel Emegha, Danzell Gravenberch, Jason Meerstadt, Wouter Burger, Mario Engels, Michael Fabrie.

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