Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam

4': Dusan Tadic
28': Dusan Tadic (P)
35': Mohammed Kudus
72': Davy Klaassen (P)
87': Antony

FT
5 - 1

Heerenveen

66': Henk Veerman

About

Ajax Amsterdam are hosting Heerenveen 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.
4': Goal! Ajax 1, sc Heerenveen 0. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
6': Attempt blocked. Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
6': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Daley Blind.
12': David Neres (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Lucas Woudenberg (sc Heerenveen).
13': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Erwin Mulder.
14': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
14': Mitchell van Bergen (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Lassina Traoré (Ajax).
17': Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Perr Schuurs (Ajax).
18': Oliver Batista Meier (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt saved. Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
19': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by André Onana.
19': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
19': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
20': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Lassina Traoré.
20': Foul by Mitchell van Bergen (sc Heerenveen).
20': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen).
21': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
23': Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Penalty conceded by Sherel Floranus (sc Heerenveen) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
26': VAR Decision: Penalty Ajax.
28': Goal! Ajax 2, sc Heerenveen 0. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
31': Attempt missed. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
31': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
35': Goal! Ajax 3, sc Heerenveen 0. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
38': Attempt blocked. Sherel Floranus (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Woudenberg with a cross.
38': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
41': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Erwin Mulder tries a through ball, but Mitchell van Bergen is caught offside.
42': Attempt saved. Oliver Batista Meier (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
44': Foul by Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen).
44': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
45': David Neres (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Lucas Woudenberg (sc Heerenveen).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
45'+3': Offside, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Ajax 3, sc Heerenveen 0.
45': Second Half begins Ajax 3, sc Heerenveen 0.
45': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Benjamin Nygren replaces Oliver Batista Meier.
48': Daley Blind (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen).
48': Foul by Rodney Kongolo (sc Heerenveen).
48': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Lucas Woudenberg (sc Heerenveen).
51': Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
53': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
53': Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (sc Heerenveen).
53': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt blocked. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
54': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jan-Paul van Hecke.
56': Foul by Lassina Traoré (Ajax).
56': Ibrahim Dresevic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by David Neres (Ajax).
56': Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
61': Attempt blocked. Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henk Veerman.
61': Substitution, Ajax. Sean Klaiber replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
61': Substitution, Ajax. Antony replaces Dusan Tadic.
63': Attempt saved. Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.
65': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
66': Goal! Ajax 3, sc Heerenveen 1. Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
67': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.
69': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Henk Veerman.
70': Penalty Ajax. Lassina Traoré draws a foul in the penalty area.
70': Penalty conceded by Rodney Kongolo (sc Heerenveen) after a foul in the penalty area.
70': VAR Decision: Penalty Ajax.
71': Rodney Kongolo (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Goal! Ajax 4, sc Heerenveen 1. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
73': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
73': Jan-Paul van Hecke (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (sc Heerenveen).
75': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antony.
79': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ibrahim Dresevic.
80': Substitution, Ajax. Quincy Promes replaces David Neres.
81': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Joey Veerman tries a through ball, but Mitchell van Bergen is caught offside.
81': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Sieben Dewaele replaces Rodney Kongolo.
82': Substitution, Ajax. Lisandro Martínez replaces Daley Blind.
82': Substitution, Ajax. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces Lassina Traoré.
83': Foul by Perr Schuurs (Ajax).
83': Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
84': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen).
85': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
85': Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt missed. Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
86': Benjamin Nygren (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax).
87': Goal! Ajax 5, sc Heerenveen 1. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus following a fast break.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico with a cross.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sieben Dewaele.
90'+3': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Lucas Woudenberg (sc Heerenveen).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Ajax 5, sc Heerenveen 1.
0': Match ends, Ajax 5, sc Heerenveen 1.

Statistics

HEE		AJA
14	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	4
30.7	Possession	69.3
9	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
229	Accurate Passes	630
307	Passes	712
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	50
35	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	10
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
18	Interceptions	6
23	Effective Clearances	13
23	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	31	+49	77
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	30	+21	55
3	NEC Nijmegen	30	+24	54
4	FC Twente	30	+19	53

Full Table

Line-Ups

Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	André Onana (GK)
17	Daley Blind
3	Perr Schuurs
31	Nicolás Tagliafico
12	Noussair Mazraoui
20	Mohammed Kudus
8	Ryan Gravenberch
6	Davy Klaassen
23	Lassina Traoré
10	Dusan Tadic
7	David Neres

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Lisandro Martínez, Antony, Kjell Scherpen, Sean Klaiber, Edson Álvarez, Quincy Promes, Maarten Stekelenburg, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.

Heerenveen (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Erwin Mulder (GK)
3	Jan Paul van Hecke
25	Pawel Bochniewicz
14	Ibrahim Dresevic
5	Lucas Woudenberg
2	Sherel Floranus
20	Joey Veerman
21	Rodney Kongolo
10	Oliver Batista Meier
11	Mitchell van Bergen
9	Henk Veerman

Heerenveen Substitutes:

Jaimy Kroesen, Benjamin Nygren, Ulysses Llanez, Joaquín Fernández, Jan Bekkema, Sieben Dewaele, Rami Al Hajj, Couhaib Driouech.

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