Eredivisie: AZ overcomes Ajax 2-1
AMSTERDAM. AZ conquered Ajax to win 2-1.
AMSTERDAM. AZ conquered Ajax to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was AZ to strike first with a goal of V. Pavlidis at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Z. Aboukhlal gave the win to AZ in the 83′ minute with a goal. Ajax was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was who was helped by Sander van Roekel and Rens Bluemink. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.15 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 64% while AZ was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, AZ was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Ajax shot 22 times, 8 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, AZ shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (L. Martinez and R. Gravenberch). On the other side, AZ received 1 yellow card (O. Wijndal).
After this match, Ajax will stay with 36 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, AZ will have 23 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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33'33'
L. Martinez
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50'50'
V. Pavlidis
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58'58'
P. Schuurs
D. Rensch
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58'58'
D. Klaassen
E. Alvarez
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64'64'
S. Beukema
A. F. Witry
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64'64'
Z. Aboukhlal
V. Pavlidis
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69'69'
O. Wijndal
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73'73'
S. Haller
D. Tadic
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77'77'
T. Reijnders
F. Midtsjo
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83'83'
Z. Aboukhlal
O. Wijndal
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86'86'
Albert Gudmundsson
Jesper Karlsson
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87'87'
A. Gudmundsson
J. Karlsson
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90'90'
R. Gravenberch
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90'90'
P. Schuurs (Goal Disallowed)
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Ajax will play away with Feyenoord on the 19th of December with a 21-4 head to head record in favor of Ajax (8 draws).
AZ will host Willem II on the 18th of December with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (4 draws).
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag chose to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Devyne Rensch , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
Substitutes
Ajax made 3 changes: D. Rensch for P. Schuurs (58′), E. Alvarez for D. Klaassen (58′) and S. Berghuis for Danilo (86′).
Top player: Dušan Tadić
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Dušan Tadić.
His rating is with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 17 crosses.
AZ: Formation and Lineups
AZ started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Pascal Jansen played with: Peter Vindahl Jensen , Aslak Fonn Witry , Pantelis Chatzidiakos , Bruno Martins Indi , Owen Wijndal , Fredrik Midtsjø , Dani De Wit , Jordy Clasie , Yukinari Sugawara , Vangelis Pavlidis and Jesper Karlsson .
Substitutes
AZ made 4 changes: A. F. Witry for S. Beukema (64′), V. Pavlidis for Z. Aboukhlal (64′), F. Midtsjo for T. Reijnders (77′) and J. Karlsson for A. Gudmundsson (87′).
Best player: Peter Vindahl Jensen
The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was the goalkeeper: Peter Vindahl Jensen. His rating is 7.64. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
