Dutch Eredivisie

Willem II vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Willem II
  • 41': Emilio Kehrer
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Ajax Amsterdam
  • 74': Oliver Edvardsen
  • 78': Wout Weghorst

About

Willem II are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, 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.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jesse Bosch.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jesse Bosch.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Jens Mathijsen (Willem II).
  • 8': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Jens Mathijsen (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Erik Schouten.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  • 10': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jeremy Bokila.
  • 12': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 12': Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ahmetcan Kaplan.
  • 17': Foul by Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
  • 17': Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Tommy St. Jago (Willem II).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Tommy St. Jago.
  • 28': Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 32': Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax).
  • 35': Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Ringo Meerveld (Willem II).
  • 37': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Thomas Didillon-Hödl.
  • 39': Foul by Emilio Kehrer (Willem II).
  • 39': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Goal! Willem II 1, Ajax 0. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Bokila with a cross.
  • 44': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
  • 45': Offside, Willem II. Rúnar Sigurgeirsson is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Tommy St. Jago.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Willem II 1, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Willem II 1, Ajax 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 50': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Erik Schouten.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Offside, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila is caught offside.
  • 55': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Erik Schouten (Willem II).
  • 57': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Tommy St. Jago.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Brian Brobbey.
  • 59': Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Davy Klaassen.
  • 61': Foul by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II).
  • 61': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy St. Jago (Willem II).
  • 69': Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Mika Godts.
  • 69': Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Jorrel Hato.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
  • 71': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Josip Sutalo (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Willem II. Youssuf Sylla replaces Jeremy Bokila.
  • 73': Offside, Willem II. Cisse Sandra is caught offside.
  • 74': Goal! Willem II 1, Ajax 1. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Jens Mathijsen (Willem II).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, Willem II. Rob Nizet replaces Jens Mathijsen because of an injury.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youssuf Sylla.
  • 78': Goal! Willem II 1, Ajax 2. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Willem II. Amar Fatah replaces Rúnar Sigurgeirsson because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Willem II. Nick Doodeman replaces Ringo Meerveld.
  • 84': Substitution, Willem II. Miodrag Pivas replaces Cisse Sandra.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Amar Fatah (Willem II) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Thomas Didillon-Hödl.
  • 88': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
  • 90': Substitution, Ajax. Daniele Rugani replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amar Fatah.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Josip Sutalo (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Amar Fatah (Willem II) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Willem II 1, Ajax 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Willem II 1, Ajax 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
11 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 4
67.6 Possession 32.4
29 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
519 Accurate Passes 230
587 Passes 294
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 1
43 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 59
33 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
14 Blocked Shots 0
10 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
3 Interceptions 6
13 Effective Clearances 60
13 Clearances 60

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 14,000

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 32 +49 78
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 32 +24 61
3 NEC Nijmegen 32 +24 56
4 Ajax Amsterdam 32 +22 55
Full Table

Line-Ups

WIL Willem II (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
4 Erik Schouten
33 Tommy St. Jago
5 Runar Sigurgeirsson
48 Jens Mathijsen Yellow Card
14 Cisse Sandra
34 Amine Lachkar
8 Jesse Bosch
18 Jeremy Bokila
16 Ringo Meerveld
11 Emilio Kehrer
Willem II Substitutes:
Patrick Joosten, Miodrag Pivas, Connor van den Berg, Amar Ahmed, Rob Nizet, Dennis Kaygin, Nick Doodeman, Youssuf Sylla, Maarten Schut.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Matheus (GK)
13 Ahmetcan Kaplan
37 Josip Sutalo
4 Jorrel Hato
3 Anton Gaaei
6 Jordan Henderson
8 Kenneth Taylor
18 Davy Klaassen
9 Brian Brobbey
11 Mika Godts
20 Bertrand Traoré
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Wout Weghorst, Jay Gorter, Nick Verschuren, Kian Fitz-Jim, Daniele Rugani, Steven Berghuis, Lucas Rosa, Christian Rasmussen, Youri Regeer, Charlie Setford, Dies Janse, Oliver Edvardsen.

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