UEFA Europa League

Ajax Amsterdam vs Young Boys, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 62': Davy Klaassen
  • 82': Dusan Tadic
  • 90'+2': Brian Brobbey
FT
3 - 0
1st Leg
Young Boys

    About

    Ajax Amsterdam are hosting Young Boys at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
    • 1': Meschak Elia (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
    • 5': Attempt saved. Antony (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Silvan Hefti (Young Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Pierre Nsame.
    • 6': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Young Boys).
    • 6': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Fabian Lustenberger.
    • 9': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Silvan Hefti.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Attempt missed. David Neres (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 19': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
    • 21': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Miralem Sulejmani (Young Boys).
    • 22': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Miralem Sulejmani.
    • 28': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Fabian Lustenberger (Young Boys).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Neres.
    • 32': Hand ball by Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
    • 34': Substitution, Young Boys. Cédric Zesiger replaces Mohamed Ali Camara because of an injury.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Neres.
    • 40': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
    • 40': Miralem Sulejmani (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
    • 42': Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Ajax 0, Young Boys 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 0, Young Boys 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Young Boys. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu replaces Miralem Sulejmani.
    • 47': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Young Boys).
    • 48': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
    • 48': Meschak Elia (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': David Neres (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Sandro Lauper (Young Boys).
    • 49': Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico with a headed pass.
    • 53': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax).
    • 53': Meschak Elia (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
    • 56': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Cédric Zesiger.
    • 57': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
    • 57': Jordan Lefort (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Fabian Lustenberger (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
    • 59': Cédric Zesiger (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
    • 62': Goal! Ajax 1, Young Boys 0. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 63': Foul by Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys).
    • 63': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Young Boys).
    • 64': Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Ajax. Perr Schuurs replaces Devyne Rensch.
    • 68': Substitution, Ajax. Oussama Idrissi replaces Antony.
    • 70': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Fabian Lustenberger.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
    • 71': Substitution, Young Boys. Vincent Sierro replaces Sandro Lauper.
    • 71': Substitution, Young Boys. Felix Mambimbi replaces Meschak Elia.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
    • 76': Fabian Lustenberger (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
    • 77': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Vincent Sierro (Young Boys).
    • 77': Vincent Sierro (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Goal! Ajax 2, Young Boys 0. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 83': Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces David Neres.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 83': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Fabian Lustenberger.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Oussama Idrissi with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Young Boys. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Christian Fassnacht.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
    • 86': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
    • 88': Jordan Lefort (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Ajax 3, Young Boys 0. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Ajax 3, Young Boys 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ajax 3, Young Boys 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 0
    33.5 Possession 66.5
    1 SHOTS 21
    0 ON GOAL 9
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    247 Accurate Passes 620
    355 Passes 715
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 21
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    74 Long Balls 55
    35 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    4 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 15
    0.2 Tackle % 0.7
    22 Interceptions 20
    19 Effective Clearances 9
    19 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Line-Ups

    AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Maarten Stekelenburg (GK)
    21 Lisandro Martínez
    2 Jurriën Timber
    31 Nicolás Tagliafico Yellow Card
    15 Devyne Rensch
    4 Edson Álvarez
    8 Ryan Gravenberch
    6 Davy Klaassen
    10 Dusan Tadic
    7 David Neres
    39 Antony
    Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
    Zakaria Labyad, Lassina Traoré, Kenneth Taylor, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Perr Schuurs, Sean Klaiber, Brian Brobbey, Kjell Scherpen, Dominik Kotarski, Oussama Idrissi, Mohammed Kudus.

    YB Young Boys (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    91 Guillaume Faivre (GK)
    28 Fabian Lustenberger
    4 Mohamed Ali Camara
    25 Jordan Lefort
    36 Silvan Hefti
    30 Sandro Lauper Yellow Card
    20 Michel Aebischer Yellow Card
    10 Miralem Sulejmani
    16 Christian Fassnacht
    18 Jean-Pierre Nsame
    15 Meschack Elia
    Young Boys Substitutes:
    Vincent Sierro, Nico Maier, Cédric Zesiger, Leandro Zbinden, Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu, Marvin Spielmann, Félix Mambimbi, Quentin Maceiras, Jordan Pefok, Gianluca Gaudino, Fabian Rieder, Joschua Neuenschwander.

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