Ajax recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Beşiktaş 2-1 with S. Haller scoring a double
İSTANBUL. Ajax manages to find the solution against Beşiktaş to win 2-1. S. Haller was the key to score 2 goals.
İSTANBUL. Ajax manages to find the solution against Beşiktaş to win 2-1. S. Haller was the key to score 2 goals. It was Beşiktaş to strike first with a penalty of R. Ghezzal at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Haller gave the win to Ajax in the 69′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was held at the Vodafone Park (İstanbul) Stadium in İstanbul on Wednesday and this began at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Irfan Peljto who was helped by Senad Ibrišimbegović and Davor Beljo. The 4th official was Miloš Gigović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.54 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 55% while Beşiktaş was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the match.
Beşiktaş shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Beşiktaş received 1 yellow card (C. Larin). On the opposite side, Ajax received 1 yellow card (S. Haller).
After this match, Beşiktaş will stay with 0 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Ajax will have 15 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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22'22'
R. Ghezzal (Penalty)
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46'46'
S. Haller
M. Daramy
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54'54'
S. Haller
N. Tagliafico
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59'59'
C. Bozdogan
A. Teixeira
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67'67'
M. Batshuayi
R. Ghezzal
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69'69'
S. Haller
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72'72'
J. Timber
N. Mazraoui
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77'77'
D. Blind
N. Tagliafico
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77'77'
D. Rensch
P. Schuurs
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81'81'
S. Ucan
M. Pjanic
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81'81'
N. Uysal
F. Montero
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81'81'
A. Hutchinson
M. Topal
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83'83'
K. Taylor
S. Berghuis
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85'85'
S. Haller
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89'89'
C. Larin
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Beşiktaş will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (0 draws).
Ajax will host Sporting CP on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Beşiktaş: Formation and Lineups
Beşiktaş adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ali Rıza Sergen Yalçın chose to play with the following team: Mert Günok , Valentin Rosier , Domagoj Vida , Francisco Montero , Cengiz Umut Meraş , Miralem Pjanić , Mehmet Topal , Rachid Ghezzal , Alex Teixeira , Georges-Kévin N’Koudou and Cyle Larin .
Substitutes
Beşiktaş made 5 changes: A. Teixeira for C. Bozdogan (59′), R. Ghezzal for M. Batshuayi (67′), M. Pjanic for S. Ucan (81′), F. Montero for N. Uysal (81′) and M. Topal for A. Hutchinson (81′).
Top player: Miralem Pjanić
Probably the most impressive player in Beşiktaş was Miralem Pjanić.
His rating is with 48 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Also Ajax adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana , Noussair Mazraoui , Perr Schuurs , Lisandro Martínez , Nicolás Tagliafico , Davy Klaassen , Ryan Gravenberch , David Neres , Steven Berghuis , Mohammed Daramy and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: M. Daramy for S. Haller (46′), N. Mazraoui for J. Timber (72′), N. Tagliafico for D. Blind (77′), P. Schuurs for D. Rensch (77′) and S. Berghuis for K. Taylor (83′).
Top player: Sébastien Haller
Probably the most impressive player in Ajax was Sébastien Haller.
His rating is with 2 goals, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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