Benfica 1-0 Ajax: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Nunez
AMSTERDAM. Benfica defeats Ajax 1-0 after D. Nunez scored just 1 goal (77').
AMSTERDAM. Benfica beats Ajax 1-0 after D. Nunez scored just 1 goal (77′). Ajax was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande with the assistance of Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez and Roberto Alonso Fernández. The 4th official was José Luis Munuera Montero. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 7 degrees Celsius or 44.65 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 71% while Benfica was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 119 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Benfica succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Ajax shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Benfica shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 3 yellow cards (J. Timber, D. Blind and R. Gravenberch). On the other side, Benfica received 1 yellow card (G. Ramos).
After playing this match, Ajax will stay with 18 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Benfica will have 8 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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46'46'
S. Meite
A. Taarabt
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67'67'
G. Ramos
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72'72'
R. Yaremchuk
Everton
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77'77'
D. Nunez
A. Grimaldo
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81'81'
Brian Brobbey
Edson Álvarez
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82'82'
D. Klaassen
S. Berghuis
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81'81'
Diogo Gonçalves
Darwin Núñez
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83'83'
J. Timber
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90'90'
P. Bernardo
G. Ramos
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90'90'
Paulo Bernardo
Gonçalo Ramos
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90'90'
D. Blind
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90'90'
R. Gravenberch
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90'90'
M. Kudus
J. Timber
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Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag chose to play with the following team: André Onana , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Ryan Gravenberch , Edson Álvarez , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
Substitutes
Ajax made 3 changes: S. Berghuis for D. Klaassen (82′), E. Alvarez for B. Brobbey (82′) and J. Timber for M. Kudus (90′).
Top player: Edson Álvarez
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Edson Álvarez.
His rating is with 50 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18.
Benfica: Formation and Lineups
Also Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Nelson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Gilberto , Nicolás Otamendi , Jan Vertonghen , Alejandro Grimaldo , Adel Taarabt , Julian Weigl , Rafa Silva , Gonçalo Ramos , Everton and Darwin Núñez .
Substitutes
Benfica made 5 changes: A. Taarabt for S. Meite (46′), Everton for R. Yaremchuk (72′), D. Nunez for D. Goncalves (81′), G. Ramos for P. Bernardo (90′) and Gilberto for V. Lazaro (90′).
Top player: Alejandro Grimaldo
The player who no doubt impressed Benfica the most was Alejandro Grimaldo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 16 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
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