Eredivisie: Ajax and Vitesse draw 2-2 on Wednesday
AMSTERDAM. Ajax manages to recover against Vitesse with 2 goals from M. Manhoef from a goal on the 74' and a goal on the 25'.
AMSTERDAM. Ajax manages to recover against Vitesse with 2 goals from M. Manhoef from a goal on the 74′ and a goal on the 25′. Ajax was far superior when it came to possession ball (70%)
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout with the help of Rogier Honig and Rens Bluemink. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.25 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 70% while Vitesse was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 36 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Ajax to win the match.
Ajax shot 36 times, 8 on target, 28 off target. On the other side, Vitesse shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 1 yellow card (F. Conceicao). On the other side, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (D. Reiziger).
After this match, Ajax will have 28 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Vitesse will have 11 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
D. Tadic
S. Bergwijn
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25'25'
M. Manhoef
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60'60'
F. Conceicao
K. Taylor
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59'59'
B. Brobbey
M. Kudus
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59'59'
D. Blind
O. Wijndal
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64'64'
T. Hajek
G. Vidovic
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73'73'
J. Sanchez
D. Rensch
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74'74'
M. Manhoef
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75'75'
Ferro
M. Wittek
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75'75'
M. Sankoh
M. Manhoef
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75'75'
T. Domgjoni
R. Yapi
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79'79'
L. Lucca
S. Bergwijn
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79'79'
L. Lucca
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84'84'
D. Reiziger
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90'90'
F. Conceicao
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90'90'
G. de Regt
K. Kozlowski
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Ajax will play away with FC Emmen on the 12th of November with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Vitesse will play away with Go Ahead Eagles on the 13th of November with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (2 draws).
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: Remko Pasveer , Devyne Rensch , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Owen Wijndal , Steven Berghuis , Kenneth Taylor , Davy Klaassen , Dušan Tadić , Mohammed Kudus and Steven Bergwijn .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: K. Taylor for F. Conceicao (60′), M. Kudus for B. Brobbey (59′), O. Wijndal for D. Blind (59′), D. Rensch for J. Sanchez (73′) and S. Bergwijn for L. Lucca (79′).
Top player: Dušan Tadić
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Dušan Tadić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 54 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 15 crosses.
Vitesse: Formation and Lineups
Vitesse started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Phillip Cocu played with: Daan Reiziger , Carlens Arcus , Ryan Flamingo , Enzo Cornelisse , Maximilian Wittek , Kacper Kozłowski , Sondre Tronstad , Romaric Yapi , Matúš Bero , Million Manhoef and Gabriel Vidović .
Substitutes
Vitesse made 5 changes: G. Vidovic for T. Hajek (64′), M. Wittek for Ferro (75′), M. Manhoef for M. Sankoh (75′), R. Yapi for T. Domgjoni (75′) and K. Kozlowski for G. de Regt (90′).
Top player: Million Manhoef
Probably the most impressive player in Vitesse was Million Manhoef.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 5.
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