Ajax 1-1 FC Volendam: Draw on Thursday
AMSTERDAM. FC Volendam and Ajax draw 1-1. D. Mirani scored the first goal (59') for FC Volendam. M. Kudus settled the score 1-1 (80').
AMSTERDAM. FC Volendam and Ajax draw 1-1. D. Mirani scored the first goal (59′) for FC Volendam. M. Kudus settled the score 1-1 (80′). Ajax was far superior when it came to possession ball (83%)
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the collaboration of Rens Bluemink and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Robin Gansner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.45 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 83% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 17% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 149 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Ajax to win the match.
Ajax shot 27 times, 4 on target, 23 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Volendam shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Ajax. On the other side, FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (Filip Stankovic).
After this match, Ajax will have 34 points to stay in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam will have 13 points to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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59'59'
Damon Mirani
Carel Eiting
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60'60'
Mohammed Kudus
Calvin Bassey
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60'60'
Francisco Conceição
Steven Bergwijn
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70'70'
Oskar Buur
Brian Plat
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70'70'
Filip Stankovic
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76'76'
L. Lucca
Devyne Rensch
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77'77'
Henk Veerman
D. James
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77'77'
Daryl van Mieghem
C. Twigt
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80'80'
Mohammed Kudus
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90'90'
Walid Ould-Chikh
G. Oristanio
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Ajax will play away with Excelsior on the 29th of January with a 15-1 head to head record in favor of Ajax (3 draws).
FC Volendam will host FC Groningen on the 29th of January with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Groningen (1 draw).
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Alfred Schreuder chose to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli , Devyne Rensch , Edson Álvarez , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Davy Klaassen , Kenneth Taylor , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić , Brian Brobbey and Steven Bergwijn .
Substitutes
Ajax made 3 changes: Calvin Bassey for Mohammed Kudus (60′), Steven Bergwijn for Francisco Conceição (60′) and Devyne Rensch for L. Lucca (76′).
Top player: Dušan Tadić
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Dušan Tadić.
His rating is with 64 passes (79% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 20 crosses.
FC Volendam: Formation and Lineups
FC Volendam started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Wim Jonk played with: Filip Stanković , Brian Plat , Xavier Mbuyamba , Damon Mirani , Josh Flint , Dean James , Calvin Twigt , Florent Sanchez Da Silva , Carel Eiting , Derry Murkin and Gaetano Oristanio .
Substitutes
FC Volendam made 4 changes: Brian Plat for Oskar Buur (70′), D. James for Henk Veerman (77′), C. Twigt for Daryl van Mieghem (77′) and G. Oristanio for Walid Ould-Chikh (90′).
Top player: Damon Mirani
Probably the most impressive player in FC Volendam was Damon Mirani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jake Osgathorpe
In the 1990s, I grew up watching the Premier League and idolised Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Later, I expanded my football horizons to include European and South American teams. Covered Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for several years in Spain; currently covering Marcus Rashford and Erling Haaland in Manchester. worked for Reuters, UEFA, FIFA, The Telegraph, and The Daily Mail until joining LOOTRS in 2022. usually spotted sporting a waterproof jacket at The Etihad or Old Trafford.
