VVV-Venlo vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

VVV-Venlo

51': Christian Kum

FT
0 - 13

Ajax Amsterdam

12': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
17': Lassina Traoré
32': Lassina Traoré
44': Dusan Tadic
54': Lassina Traoré
55': Antony
57': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
59': Daley Blind
65': Lassina Traoré
74': Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (P)
76': Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
78': Lisandro Martínez
87': Lassina Traoré

Ajax thrash VVV Venlo 13-0 to break Eredivisie record

Tadic of Ajax has scored the 4-0 during the Dutch Eredivisie match between VVV Venlo and Ajax [1296x729]

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo).
2': Foul by Daley Blind (Ajax).
2': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Klaiber.
4': Attempt blocked. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
7': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
9': Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
9': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
9': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Sean Klaiber (Ajax).
10': Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
11': Lassina Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
11': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Arjan Swinkels.
12': Attempt blocked. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico with a headed pass.
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.
14': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
15': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
15': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
15': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Delano van Crooij.
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.
18': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
18': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Danny Post (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
21': Attempt blocked. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
21': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
23': Attempt missed. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
24': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
27': Danny Post (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax).
28': Foul by Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo).
28': Sean Klaiber (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Sean Klaiber (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
32': Foul by Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo).
32': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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.
33': Foul by Sean Klaiber (Ajax).
33': Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo).
34': Lassina Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Christian Kum.
35': Attempt blocked. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lukas Schmitz.
36': Foul by Perr Schuurs (Ajax).
36': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Attempt missed. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vito van Crooij following a set piece situation.
39': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
42': Attempt saved. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
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.
45': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
45': Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': First Half ends, VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 4.
45': Second Half begins VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 4.
45': Substitution, Ajax. Lisandro Martínez replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
45': Substitution, Ajax. Quincy Promes replaces Dusan Tadic.
45': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Simon Janssen replaces Zinedine Machach.
45': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Yahcuroo Roemer replaces Danny Post.
46': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by André Onana.
47': Foul by Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo).
47': Perr Schuurs (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Arjan Swinkels (VVV-Venlo).
48': Lassina Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo).
51': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo).
51': Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
53': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
54': Attempt saved. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
54': Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 5. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
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.
55': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Roy Gelmi replaces Torino Hunte.
55': Attempt saved. Quincy Promes (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
56': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Delano van Crooij.
56': Attempt blocked. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
56': Attempt blocked. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
57': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lukas Schmitz.
57': Attempt blocked. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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.
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.
60': Attempt missed. Sean Klaiber (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
61': Attempt saved. Quincy Promes (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daley Blind.
61': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Delano van Crooij.
64': Attempt saved. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lassina Traoré.
64': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Ajax).
64': Simon Janssen (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Stan van Dijck replaces Evert Linthorst.
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.
67': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Quincy Promes.
69': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daley Blind.
69': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Delano van Crooij.
70': Substitution, Ajax. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
70': Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces Antony.
70': Substitution, Ajax. Edson Álvarez replaces Daley Blind.
71': Attempt saved. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad.
72': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
72': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Penalty Ajax. Sean Klaiber draws a foul in the penalty area.
74': Penalty conceded by Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo) after a foul in the penalty area.
74': Goal! VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 10. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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.
77': Attempt missed. Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yahcuroo Roemer.
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.
79': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Wassim Essanoussi replaces Georgios Giakoumakis.
80': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Arjan Swinkels.
81': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad with a cross following a corner.
81': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
82': Offside, Ajax. Lisandro Martínez tries a through ball, but Quincy Promes is caught offside.
83': Attempt saved. Quincy Promes (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad.
84': Attempt saved. Zakaria Labyad (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quincy Promes.
85': Hand ball by Sean Klaiber (Ajax).
86': Attempt missed. Quincy Promes (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lassina Traoré.
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.
88': Foul by Yahcuroo Roemer (VVV-Venlo).
88': Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt blocked. Quincy Promes (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
89': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Tobias Pachonik.
89': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lukas Schmitz.
89': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Wassim Essanoussi.
90'+1': Second Half ends, VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 13.
0': Match ends, VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 13.
0': Match ends, VVV-Venlo 0, Ajax 13.

Statistics

AJA		VVV
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

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Seacon Stadion – De Koel –
Location: Venlo, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	30	+44	74
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	30	+21	55
3	NEC Nijmegen	30	+24	54
4	FC Twente	30	+19	53

Full Table

Line-Ups

VVV-Venlo (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Delano van Crooij (GK)
3	Arjan Swinkels
14	Christian Kum
26	Lukas Schmitz
2	Tobias Pachonik
6	Danny Post
27	Torino Hunte
21	Evert Linthorst
11	Giorgos Giakoumakis
10	Vito van Crooij
8	Zinédine Machach

VVV-Venlo Substitutes:

Guus Hupperts, Jens Craenmehr, Ante Coric, Wassim Essanoussi, Yahcuroo Roemer, Jafar Arias, Simon Janssen, Roy Gelmi, Steffen Schäfer, Tristan Dekker, Stan Van Dijck, Bram Verbong.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	André Onana (GK)
17	Daley Blind
3	Perr Schuurs
31	Nicolás Tagliafico
5	Sean Klaiber
18	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
8	Ryan Gravenberch
6	Davy Klaassen
23	Lassina Traoré
10	Dusan Tadic
39	Antony

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Maarten Stekelenburg, Kenneth Taylor, Zakaria Labyad, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dominik Kotarski, Quincy Promes, Noussair Mazraoui, Lisandro Martínez, Edson Álvarez, David Neres.

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