Eredivisie: Ajax wipes out Excelsior 7-1 after playing a great match
AMSTERDAM. Ajax demolishes Excelsior 7-1 with goals of
AMSTERDAM. Ajax demolishes Excelsior 7-1 with goals of J. Sanchez (16′), S. Berghuis (26′), B. Brobbey (45′), B. Brobbey (60′), D. Tadic (65′), S. Bergwijn (76′) and M. Kudus (82′). On the opposite side, Excelsior scored with N. Agrafiotis (90′). Ajax was vastly superior ball possession (74%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Nagtegaal who had the assistance of Charl Schaap and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.25 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 74% while Excelsior was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 112 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 19 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 28 times, 19 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Excelsior shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Ajax. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Excelsior.
After playing this match, Ajax will have 22 points to move up in the 4th place. On the other side, Excelsior will stay with 10 points like NEC to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
J. Sanchez
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26'26'
S. Berghuis
C. Bassey
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45'45'
B. Brobbey
D. Tadic
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46'46'
O. Wijndal
D. Blind
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46'46'
J. Eijgenraam
N. Markelo
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60'60'
B. Brobbey
S. Bergwijn
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65'65'
D. Tadic
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70'70'
Lazaros Lamprou
Mike van Duinen
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70'70'
Adrian Fein
Kenzo Goudmijn
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74'74'
Francisco Conceição
Dusan Tadić
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74'74'
Mohammed Kudus
Steven Berghuis
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76'76'
S. Bergwijn
O. Wijndal
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79'79'
Y. Baas
J. Sanchez
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79'79'
M. Azarkan
C. Driouech
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82'82'
M. Kudus
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84'84'
L. Lucca
B. Brobbey
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84'84'
N. Agrafiotis
R. Kharchouch
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90'90'
N. Agrafiotis
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Ajax will play away against RKC Waalwijk on the 22nd of October with a 16-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
Excelsior will host AZ on the 23rd of October with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of AZ (7 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 , Jorge Sánchez , Jurriën Timber , Daley Blind , Calvin Bassey , Davy Klaassen , Edson Álvarez , Steven Berghuis , Steven Bergwijn , Brian Brobbey and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: D. Blind for O. Wijndal (46′), D. Tadic for F. Conceicao (75′), S. Berghuis for M. Kudus (75′), J. Sanchez for Y. Baas (79′) and B. Brobbey for L. Lucca (84′).
Top player: Dušan Tadić
Probably the most impressive player in Ajax was Dušan Tadić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (83% accurate) and 9 key passes. He performed 17 crosses.
Excelsior: Formation and Lineups
Excelsior started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Stijn van Gassel , Nathan Markelo , Siebe Horemans , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Serano Seymor , Nathan Tjoe-A-On , Couhaib Driouech , Julian Baas , Kenzo Goudmijn , Mike van Duinen and Reda Kharchouch .
Substitutes
Excelsior made 5 changes: N. Markelo for J. Eijgenraam (46′), K. Goudmijn for A. Fein (70′), M. van Duinen for L. Lamprou (70′), C. Driouech for M. Azarkan (79′) and R. Kharchouch for N. Agrafiotis (84′).
Best player: Stijn van Gassel
The player that probably impressed the most for Excelsior was the goalkeeper: Stijn van Gassel. His rating is 7.10. He performed 12 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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