Eerste Divisie: Jong Ajax overcomes Almere City 3-2
ALMERE. Jong Ajax bested Almere City.
ALMERE. Jong Ajax beat Almere City. Almere City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Yanmar Stadion stadium in Almere on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Puts with the help of Mark Janssen and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Boyd van Kommer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.15 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
Almere City was in firm control of the ball 57% while Jong Ajax was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Almere City was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Jong Ajax was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Almere City shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Jong Ajax shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Almere City received 2 yellow cards (A. Pena and T. Barbet). On the opposite side, Jong Ajax received 1 yellow card (C. Rasmussen).
After this match, Almere City will stay with 16 points like Jong AZ to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Jong Ajax will have 12 points like Jong PSV and Telstar to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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21'21'
C. Rasmussen
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28'28'
M. Royo
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37'37'
L. Lucca
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51'51'
J. Hilterman
Pascu
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53'53'
A. Pena
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61'61'
S. Cliff Robbie Vos
D. Jermoumi
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61'61'
A. Martha
L. Lucca
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65'65'
T. Barbet
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71'71'
I. Alhaft
A. Limbombe
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75'75'
M. Milovanovic
S. Hansen
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78'78'
A. Martha
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84'84'
B. Van Hoeven
T. Poll
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89'89'
C. Rasmussen
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90'90'
P. Delgado
K. Hlynsson
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90'90'
M. Pouwels
Pascu
Next match
In the upcoming Eerste Divisie match, Almere City will play away with Willem II on the 21st of October with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Willem II (0 draws).
Jong Ajax will host VVV-Venlo on the 24th of October with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Jong Ajax (1 draw).
Almere City: Formation and Lineups
Almere City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Alex Pastoor chose to play with the following team: Nordin Bakker , Hamdi Akujobi , Damian van Bruggen , Theo Barbet , Manel Royo , Pascu , Álvaro Peña , Thomas Poll , Lance Duijvestijn , Jeredy Hilterman and Anthony Limbombe .
Substitutes
Almere City made 2 changes: A. Limbombe for I. Alhaft (71′) and T. Poll for B. Van Hoeven (84′).
Top player: Pascu
Probably the most impressive player in Almere City was Pascu.
His rating is with 25 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.
Jong Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Jong Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Johnny Heitinga played with: Tom de Graaff , Diyae Jermoumi , Olivier Aertssen , Donny Warmerdam , Kik Pierie , Youri Regeer , Kian Fitz-Jim , Kristian Hlynsson , Christian Kjelder Rasmussen , Lorenzo Lucca and Sontje Hansen .
Substitutes
Jong Ajax made 4 changes: D. Jermoumi for S. Cliff Robbie Vos (61′), L. Lucca for A. Martha (61′), S. Hansen for M. Milovanovic (75′) and K. Hlynsson for P. Delgado (90′).
Top player: Kian Fitz-Jim
The player who no doubt impressed Jong Ajax the most was Kian Fitz-Jim even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 49 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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