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FT Thursday, December 21, 2023
Ajax Amsterdam WWWWD 2
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USV Hercules WWWLW 3
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Stadion Galgenwaard · 5,400 att.

Match Report

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Ajax suffer shock Dutch Cup loss to 4th-tier amateurs Hercules

Ajax Amsterdam's poor season went from bad to worse after they suffered one of the biggest shocks in their history with a 3-2 loss to fourth-tier amateur side USV Hercules in the last 32 of the Dutch Cup on Thursday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
6
75.6
Possession
24.4
28
SHOTS
14
10
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
618
Accurate Passes
125
702
Passes
223
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
3
32
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
34
Long Balls
67
20
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
7
Blocked Shots
4
5
Effective Tackles
4
9
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
47
12
Clearances
47

Lineups

HER · 4-4-1-1

  1. 18Pepijn VonkG
  2. 14Mitchell ZwartCD-L
  3. 3Valentijn BeckCD-R
  4. 15Deveron FonvilleLB
  5. 20Shanon CarmeliaRB
  6. 6Nathan BijlCM-L
  7. 8Christiaan Van HussenCM-R
  8. 7Tim PietersLM
  9. 10Oussama LahriRM
  10. 9Lars VermeulenF
  11. 22Jordi PaulinaRCF

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 40Diant RamajG
  2. 30Gastón ÁvilaCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 4Jorrel HatoLB
  5. 47Tristan GooijerRB
  6. 8Kenneth TaylorCM
  7. 19Georges MikautadzeLM
  8. 38Kristian HlynssonRM
  9. 10Chuba AkpomF
  10. 27Amourricho van Axel DongenLF
  11. 11Carlos ForbsRF

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! USV Hercules 1, Ajax 0. Tim Pieters (USV Hercules) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Paulina.
  2. 42' Deveron Fonville (USV Hercules) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Gastón Ávila (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 44' Christiaan van Hussen (USV Hercules) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Benjamin Tahirovic replaces Amourricho van Axel Dongen.
  6. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Ar'Jany Martha replaces Gastón Ávila.
  7. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Carlos Forbs.
  8. 60' Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Tristan Gooijer.
  9. 66' Goal! USV Hercules 2, Ajax 0. Tim Pieters (USV Hercules) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oussama Lahri.
  10. 72' Substitution, USV Hercules. Max Fichtinger replaces Christiaan van Hussen.
  11. 72' Substitution, USV Hercules. Franslyn Nsingi replaces Tim Pieters.
  12. 75' Brian Brobbey (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 77' Anton Gaaei (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 80' Substitution, USV Hercules. Storm Steng replaces Lars Vermeulen.
  15. 83' Goal! USV Hercules 2, Ajax 1. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic with a through ball.
  16. 85' Substitution, USV Hercules. Mats Grotenbreg replaces Oussama Lahri because of an injury.
  17. 89' Goal! USV Hercules 2, Ajax 2. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Gaaei.
  18. 90'+3' Goal! USV Hercules 3, Ajax 2. Mats Grotenbreg (USV Hercules) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.

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