Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, December 12, 2021
AZ Alkmaar DDWWW 2
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Ajax Amsterdam WWWWW 1
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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
1
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
1
34
Possession
66
5
SHOTS
23
3
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
243
Accurate Passes
576
351
Passes
673
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
5
Crosses
31
0.4
Cross %
0.2
84
Long Balls
50
28
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
6
8
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
3
Interceptions
7
33
Effective Clearances
5
33
Clearances
5

Head to Head

AJA leads series 3-2

Lineups

AJA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Remko PasveerG
  2. 21Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 2Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindLB
  5. 15Devyne RenschRB
  6. 23Steven BerghuisAM
  7. 8Ryan GravenberchLM
  8. 4Edson ÁlvarezRM
  9. 22Sébastien HallerF
  10. 10Dusan TadicAM-L
  11. 11AntonyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Jay GorterSUB
  2. 9DaniloSUB
  3. 31Nicolás TagliaficoSUB
  4. 6Davy KlaassenSUB
  5. 26Victor JensenSUB
  6. 3Perr SchuursSUB
  7. 44Youri RegeerSUB
  8. 30Mohamed DaramySUB
  9. 7David NeresSUB
  10. 25Kenneth TaylorSUB
  11. 24André OnanaSUB

AZ · 4-3-3

  1. 1Peter Vindahl JensenG
  2. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 3Pantelis HatzidiakosCD-R
  4. 5Owen WijndalLB
  5. 15Aslak WitryRB
  6. 10Dani de WitCM
  7. 20Jordy ClasieLM
  8. 6Fredrik MidtsjoRM
  9. 9Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 11Jesper KarlssonLF
  11. 2Yukinari SugawaraRF

Substitutes

  1. 36Ernest PokuSUB
  2. 28Albert GudmundssonSUB
  3. 24Tijjani ReijndersSUB
  4. 23Mohamed TaabouniSUB
  5. 16Beau ReusSUB
  6. 31Sam BeukemaSUB
  7. 12Hobie VerhulstSUB
  8. 14Peer KoopmeinersSUB
  9. 34Zico BuurmeesterSUB
  10. 44Yusuf BarasiSUB
  11. 7Zakaria AboukhlalSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 50' Goal! Ajax 0, AZ 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
  3. 58' Substitution, Ajax. Perr Schuurs replaces Devyne Rensch.
  4. 58' Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Edson Álvarez.
  5. 64' Substitution, AZ. Sam Beukema replaces Aslak Fonn Witry.
  6. 64' Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  7. 69' Owen Wijndal (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Goal! Ajax 1, AZ 1. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  9. 77' Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Fredrik Midtsjø.
  10. 83' Goal! Ajax 1, AZ 2. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  11. 86' Substitution, Ajax. Danilo replaces Steven Berghuis.
  12. 86' Substitution, AZ. Albert Gudmundsson replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  13. 90'+2' Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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