Eredivisie: Ajax prevails over FC Volendam 4-2
VOLENDAM. Ajax defeats FC Volendam 4-2.
VOLENDAM. Ajax tops FC Volendam 4-2. Ajax was vastly superior ball possession (72%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout who had the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 72% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the match.
FC Volendam shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Ajax shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
FC Volendam received 2 yellow cards (C. Eiting and B. Plat). On the other side, Ajax received 3 yellow cards (F. Conceicao, D. Klaassen and B. Brobbey).
After playing this match, FC Volendam will stay with 5 points like Vitesse and FC Emmen to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Ajax will have 19 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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17'17'
D. Tadic (Penalty)
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39'39'
C. Bassey
S. Berghuis
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46'46'
B. Benamar
O. Buur
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60'60'
H. Veerman
R. Muhren
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60'60'
D. van Mieghem
A. Douiri
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61'61'
B. Brobbey
M. Kudus
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61'61'
D. Klaassen
D. Tadic
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64'64'
B. Brobbey
J. Timber
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70'70'
L. Zeefuik
G. Oristanio
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73'73'
F. Grillitsch
D. Rensch
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73'73'
F. Conceicao
S. Bergwijn
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74'74'
L. Zeefuik
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81'81'
F. Conceicao
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82'82'
Y. Baas
K. Taylor
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84'84'
C. Eiting
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86'86'
C. Eiting
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87'87'
D. Klaassen
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88'88'
B. Plat
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90'90'
B. Brobbey
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90'90'
D. Klaassen
F. Conceicao
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, FC Volendam will play away against FC Emmen on the 14th of October with a 0-0 head to head.
Ajax will host Excelsior on the 16th of October with a 14-1 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (3 draws).
FC Volendam: Formation and Lineups
FC Volendam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Wim Jonk chose to play with the following team: Filip Stanković , Brian Plat , Xavier Mbuyamba , Damon Mirani , Derry Murkin , Oskar Buur , Gaetano Oristanio , Carel Eiting , Achraf Douiri , Robert Mühren and Ibrahim El Kadiri .
Substitutes
FC Volendam made 4 changes: O. Buur for B. Benamar (46′), R. Muhren for H. Veerman (60′), A. Douiri for D. van Mieghem (60′) and G. Oristanio for L. Zeefuik (70′).
Top player: Carel Eiting
Probably the most impressive player in FC Volendam was Carel Eiting.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer , Devyne Rensch , Jurriën Timber , Daley Blind , Calvin Bassey , Steven Bergwijn , Edson Álvarez , Kenneth Taylor , Steven Berghuis , Mohammed Kudus and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: M. Kudus for B. Brobbey (61′), D. Tadic for D. Klaassen (61′), D. Rensch for F. Grillitsch (73′), S. Bergwijn for F. Conceicao (73′) and K. Taylor for Y. Baas (82′).
Top player: Steven Berghuis
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Steven Berghuis even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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