Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, April 9, 2022
Sparta Rotterdam WLWDD 1
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Ajax Amsterdam WWLWW 2
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SPA101
AJA022
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Team Stats

12
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
5
Corner Kicks
12
4
Saves
0
30.1
Possession
69.9
11
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
180
Accurate Passes
578
291
Passes
682
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
9
19
Crosses
36
0.2
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
44
21
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
15
Interceptions
11
40
Effective Clearances
10
40
Clearances
10

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 3Perr SchuursCD-R
  4. 31Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 2Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 4Edson ÁlvarezCM
  7. 8Ryan GravenberchLM
  8. 6Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 22Sébastien HallerF
  10. 10Dusan TadicLF
  11. 23Steven BerghuisRF

SPA · 5-4-1

  1. 1Maduka OkoyeG
  2. 4Bart VriendsCD
  3. 6Adil AuassarCD-L
  4. 2Dirk AbelsCD-R
  5. 5Mica PintoLB
  6. 7Laurent JansRB
  7. 8Joeri de KampsCM-L
  8. 3Jeremy Van MullemCM-R
  9. 11Vito van CrooijLM
  10. 10Arno VerschuerenRM
  11. 9Mario EngelsF

Timeline

  1. 30' Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Nicolás Tagliafico because of an injury.
  2. 33' Goal! Ajax 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Vito van Crooij because of an injury.
  4. 49' Goal! Ajax 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  5. 50' Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  7. 62' Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 62' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Lennart Thy replaces Arno Verschueren.
  9. 63' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Tom Beugelsdijk replaces Adil Auassar.
  10. 64' Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Younes Namli replaces Joeri de Kamps.
  12. 76' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Adrián Dalmau replaces Mario Engels.
  13. 80' Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Sébastien Haller.
  14. 90' Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Davy Klaassen.

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