Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch Eredivisie
- 19': Nicolás Tagliafico
- 33': Steven Berghuis
- 38': Sébastien Haller (P)
- 85': Brian Brobbey
- 90': Edson Álvarez
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
Ajax smash five past Heerenveen to secure Eredivisie title
Ajax Amsterdam were crowned Dutch champions with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Heerenveen at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Daley Blind (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen).
- 4': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lucas Woudenberg.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 4': Foul by Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen).
- 4': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sydney van Hooijdonk.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
- 8': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 19': Goal! Ajax 1, sc Heerenveen 0. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 20': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
- 20': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax).
- 22': Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Erwin Mulder.
- 24': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen).
- 30': Sébastien Haller (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Offside, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
- 31': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lucas Woudenberg.
- 33': Goal! Ajax 2, sc Heerenveen 0. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 37': Penalty Ajax. Steven Berghuis draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Penalty conceded by Ibrahim Dresevic (sc Heerenveen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Goal! Ajax 3, sc Heerenveen 0. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 40': Foul by Daley Blind (Ajax).
- 40': Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': First Half ends, Ajax 3, sc Heerenveen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Ajax 3, sc Heerenveen 0.
- 45': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Anthony Musaba replaces Sydney van Hooijdonk.
- 49': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 50': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
- 52': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 52': Attempt missed. Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
- 56': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Substitution, Ajax. Devyne Rensch replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
- 57': Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Sébastien Haller.
- 60': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 61': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 62': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
- 62': Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 64': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Thom Haye.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
- 65': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Rami Kaib tries a through ball, but Anthony Musaba is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax).
- 68': Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Davy Klaassen.
- 72': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 72': Attempt saved. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anas Tahiri.
- 73': Attempt missed. Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thom Haye.
- 74': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Nicolas Madsen replaces Thom Haye.
- 74': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Siem de Jong replaces Tibor Halilovic.
- 74': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Arjen van der Heide replaces Amin Sarr.
- 75': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 76': Arjen van der Heide (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Daley Blind (Ajax).
- 79': Hand ball by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
- 81': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 81': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Rami Al Hajj replaces Anas Tahiri.
- 81': Attempt missed. Siem de Jong (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rami Al Hajj with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Ajax. Mohamed Daramy replaces Dusan Tadic.
- 82': Substitution, Ajax. Youri Regeer replaces Kenneth Taylor.
- 85': Attempt saved. Mohamed Daramy (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Devyne Rensch.
- 85': Goal! Ajax 4, sc Heerenveen 0. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Rami Al Hajj.
- 90': Attempt missed. Mohamed Daramy (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90': Goal! Ajax 5, sc Heerenveen 0. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Daramy following a corner.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Ajax 5, sc Heerenveen 0.
- 0': Match ends, Ajax 5, sc Heerenveen 0.
Statistics
 HEE |
AJA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 470 |
| 402 | Passes | 550 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 15 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,335
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,335
Eredivisie Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 31 | +49 | 77 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 31 | +23 | 58 |
| 3 | NEC Nijmegen | 31 | +24 | 55 |
| 4 | Ajax Amsterdam | 31 | +22 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maarten Stekelenburg (GK) |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 2 | Jurriën Timber |
| 31 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 12 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 10 | Dusan Tadic |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez |
| 6 | Davy Klaassen |
| 23 | Steven Berghuis |
| 25 | Kenneth Taylor |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller |
Heerenveen (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Erwin Mulder (GK) |
| 14 | Ibrahim Dresevic |
| 5 | Lucas Woudenberg |
| 4 | Sven van Beek |
| 26 | Anas Tahiri |
| 33 | Thom Haye |
| 10 | Tibor Halilovic |
| 13 | Rami Kaib |
| 27 | Milan van Ewijk |
| 9 | Amin Sarr |
| 20 | Sydney van Hooijdonk |
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