Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam vs FC Groningen, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 40': Edson Álvarez
  • 57': Antony
  • 81': Noussair Mazraoui
FT
3 - 0
FC Groningen

    About

    Ajax Amsterdam are hosting FC Groningen at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
    • 6': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Daley Blind.
    • 10': Foul by Sébastien Haller (Ajax).
    • 10': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 15': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
    • 20': Offside, Ajax. Sébastien Haller tries a through ball, but Noussair Mazraoui is caught offside.
    • 22': Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
    • 27': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
    • 28': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Wessel Dammers.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 29': (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Peter Leeuwenburgh (FC Groningen).
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 34': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Yahya Kalley (FC Groningen).
    • 34': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Yahya Kalley.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 36': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 36': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Yahya Kalley (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marin Sverko.
    • 39': Foul by Marin Sverko (FC Groningen).
    • 39': Sébastien Haller (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Goal! Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
    • 49': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Ajax) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jurriën Timber following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 54': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulos Abraham.
    • 57': Goal! Ajax 2, FC Groningen 0. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
    • 58': Substitution, FC Groningen. Romano Postema replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
    • 58': Substitution, FC Groningen. Michael de Leeuw replaces Cyril Ngonge.
    • 58': Substitution, FC Groningen. Patrick Joosten replaces Paulos Abraham.
    • 59': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen).
    • 61': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 61': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
    • 61': Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
    • 65': Substitution, Ajax. Mohamed Daramy replaces Sébastien Haller.
    • 65': Substitution, FC Groningen. Bjorn Meijer replaces Yahya Kalley because of an injury.
    • 68': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
    • 68': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Offside, Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
    • 73': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
    • 73': Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Bjorn Meijer (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 74': Foul by Daley Blind (Ajax).
    • 74': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 76': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 76': Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Steven Berghuis.
    • 78': Offside, Ajax. Edson Álvarez tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
    • 81': Goal! Ajax 3, FC Groningen 0. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez with a through ball.
    • 83': Substitution, FC Groningen. Daleho Irandust replaces Marin Sverko.
    • 83': Substitution, Ajax. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Daley Blind.
    • 83': Daleho Irandust (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax).
    • 85': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
    • 85': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
    • 87': Foul by Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 87': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Mohamed Daramy (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Neres with a through ball.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daleho Irandust.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Ajax 3, FC Groningen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ajax 3, FC Groningen 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    6 Saves 2
    26.7 Possession 73.3
    5 SHOTS 23
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    122 Accurate Passes 495
    212 Passes 579
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    8 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    77 Long Balls 51
    24 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    14 Effective Tackles 11
    20 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 4
    18 Effective Clearances 12
    18 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 53,148

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 27 +43 68
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 27 +21 52
    3 NEC Nijmegen 27 +22 49
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 27 +18 47
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Remko Pasveer (GK)
    21 Lisandro Martínez
    2 Jurriën Timber
    17 Daley Blind
    12 Noussair Mazraoui
    23 Steven Berghuis
    8 Ryan Gravenberch
    4 Edson Álvarez
    22 Sébastien Haller
    10 Dusan Tadic
    11 Antony
    Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
    Charlie Setford, Devyne Rensch, Danilo, Jay Gorter, Kenneth Taylor, Mohamed Daramy, Mohammed Kudus, Zakaria Labyad, Nicolás Tagliafico, Davy Klaassen, David Neres, Perr Schuurs.

    GRO FC Groningen (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Peter Leeuwenburgh (GK)
    4 Wessel Dammers
    20 Marin Sverko
    21 Neraysho Kasanwirjo
    7 Tomás Suslov Yellow Card
    2 Damil Dankerlui
    15 Yahya Kalley
    11 Mohamed El Hankouri
    9 Jørgen Strand Larsen
    19 Paulos Abraham
    27 Cyril Ngonge
    FC Groningen Substitutes:
    Jan de Boer, Jan Hoekstra, Bjorn Meijer, Romano Postema, Elias Olsson, Michael de Leeuw, Daleho Irandust, Patrick Joosten.

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