Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, October 24, 2020
Ajax Amsterdam WWLWL 13
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VVV-Venlo WDLLD 0
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Match Report

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Ajax thrash VVV Venlo 13-0 to break Eredivisie record

Five goals from Lassina Traore and two from Jurgen Ekkelenkamp helped Ajax complete a stunning 13-0 win over VVV Venlo on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
0
12
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
10
75.7
Possession
24.3
45
SHOTS
3
23
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
545
Accurate Passes
119
616
Passes
199
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
8
Accurate Crosses
1
25
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.1
29
Long Balls
68
14
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
12
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
11
9
Effective Clearances
30
9
Clearances
30

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

VVV · 4-3-3

  1. 16Delano van CrooijG
  2. 3Arjan SwinkelsCD-L
  3. 14Christian KumCD-R
  4. 26Lukas SchmitzLB
  5. 2Tobias PachonikRB
  6. 6Danny PostCM
  7. 27Torino HunteLM
  8. 21Evert LinthorstRM
  9. 11Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 10Vito van CrooijLF
  11. 8Zinédine MachachRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Guus HuppertsSUB
  2. 30Jens CraenmehrSUB
  3. 9Ante CoricSUB
  4. 24Wassim EssanoussiSUB
  5. 19Yahcuroo RoemerSUB
  6. 25Jafar AriasSUB
  7. 15Simon JanssenSUB
  8. 4Roy GelmiSUB
  9. 5Steffen SchäferSUB
  10. 17Tristan DekkerSUB
  11. 18Stan Van DijckSUB
  12. 22Bram VerbongSUB

AJA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 3Perr SchuursCD-R
  4. 31Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 5Sean KlaiberRB
  6. 18Jurgen EkkelenkampAM
  7. 8Ryan GravenberchLM
  8. 6Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 23Lassina TraoréF
  10. 10Dusan TadicAM-L
  11. 39AntonyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Maarten StekelenburgSUB
  2. 25Kenneth TaylorSUB
  3. 19Zakaria LabyadSUB
  4. 9Klaas-Jan HuntelaarSUB
  5. 33Dominik KotarskiSUB
  6. 11Quincy PromesSUB
  7. 12Noussair MazraouiSUB
  8. 21Lisandro MartínezSUB
  9. 4Edson ÁlvarezSUB
  10. 7David NeresSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 1. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lassina Traoré.
  2. 17' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 2. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
  3. 18' Danny Post (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 32' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 3. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
  5. 44' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 4. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Klaiber.
  6. 45' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Yahcuroo Roemer replaces Danny Post.
  7. 45' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Simon Janssen replaces Zinedine Machach.
  8. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Lisandro Martínez replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
  9. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Quincy Promes replaces Dusan Tadic.
  10. 51' Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  11. 54' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 5. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  12. 55' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 6. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lassina Traoré.
  13. 55' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Roy Gelmi replaces Torino Hunte.
  14. 57' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 7. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a cross following a corner.
  15. 59' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 8. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lassina Traoré.
  16. 64' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Stan van Dijck replaces Evert Linthorst.
  17. 65' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 9. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
  18. 70' Substitution, Ajax. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  19. 70' Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces Antony.
  20. 70' Substitution, Ajax. Edson Álvarez replaces Daley Blind.
  21. 74' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 10. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  22. 76' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 11. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
  23. 78' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 12. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad.
  24. 79' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Wassim Essanoussi replaces Georgios Giakoumakis.
  25. 87' Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 13. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad.

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