Dutch Eredivisie

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

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

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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

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 26 +44 68
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 26 +20 49
3 NEC Nijmegen 26 +21 46
4 FC Twente 26 +18 44
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Line-Ups

AJA 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

HEE 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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