Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, February 21, 2021
Sparta Rotterdam LLDDL 2
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Ajax Amsterdam WWWWW 4
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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Maarten StekelenburgG
  2. 21Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 3Perr SchuursCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindLB
  5. 2Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 4Edson ÁlvarezCM
  7. 8Ryan GravenberchLM
  8. 20Mohammed KudusRM
  9. 22Sébastien HallerF
  10. 10Dusan TadicLF
  11. 39AntonyRF

SPA · 5-4-1

  1. 1Maduka OkoyeG
  2. 3Bart VriendsCD
  3. 6Michaël HeylenCD-L
  4. 4Tom BeugelsdijkCD-R
  5. 5Mica PintoLB
  6. 2Dirk AbelsRB
  7. 10Bryan SmeetsCM-L
  8. 7Jeffry FortesCM-R
  9. 11Deroy DuarteLM
  10. 8Abdou HarrouiRM
  11. 9Lennart ThyF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Laros Duarte replaces Dirk Abels.
  5. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mario Engels replaces Bart Vriends.
  6. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Danzell Gravenberch replaces Bryan Smeets.
  7. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Deroy Duarte.
  8. 45' Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 55' Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 59' Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  13. 60' Substitution, Ajax. Oussama Idrissi replaces Dusan Tadic.
  14. 75' Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces Edson Álvarez.
  15. 75' Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Sébastien Haller.
  16. 78' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Wouter Burger replaces Lennart Thy.
  17. 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.

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