Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, March 17, 2024
Ajax Amsterdam LWDDL 2
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Sparta Rotterdam LWLDL 2
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SPA112
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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
5
70.2
Possession
29.8
13
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
609
Accurate Passes
215
693
Passes
292
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
3
32
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
67
26
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
6
16
Effective Clearances
43
16
Clearances
43

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nick OlijG
  2. 4Mike EerdhuijzenCD-L
  3. 3Rick MeissenCD-R
  4. 5Djevencio van der KustLB
  5. 2Saïd BakariRB
  6. 10Arno VerschuerenAM
  7. 8Pelle ClementLM
  8. 6MetinhoRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Koki SaitoAM-L
  11. 7Shunsuke MitoAM-R

AJA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 40Diant RamajG
  2. 13Ahmetcan KaplanCD
  3. 4Jorrel HatoCD-L
  4. 6Jordan HendersonCD-R
  5. 21Branco van den BoomenCM-L
  6. 16Sivert MannsverkCM-R
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorLM
  8. 3Anton GaaeiRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 39Mika GodtsCF-L
  11. 38Kristian HlynssonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 0. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koki Saito with a through ball.
  2. 47' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Ajax 0. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pelle Clement following a set piece situation.
  3. 56' Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
  4. 56' Substitution, Ajax. Steven Bergwijn replaces Mika Godts.
  5. 65' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Ajax 1. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  6. 65' Substitution, Ajax. Benjamin Tahirovic replaces Jordan Henderson.
  7. 68' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Camiel Neghli replaces Shunsuke Mito.
  8. 73' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Tijs Velthuis replaces Rick Meissen because of an injury.
  9. 79' Substitution, Ajax. Julian Rijkhoff replaces Brian Brobbey because of an injury.
  10. 82' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Tobias Lauritsen.
  11. 82' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Pelle Clement.
  12. 82' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Hamza El Dahri replaces Metinho.
  13. 88' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Ajax 2. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
  14. 89' Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+4' Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) is shown the red card.

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