Eredivisie: Go Ahead Eagles beats Ajax 2-1
DEVENTER. Go Ahead Eagles prevailed over Ajax to win 2-1.
DEVENTER. Go Ahead Eagles overcame Ajax to win 2-1. It was Go Ahead Eagles to strike first with a goal of I. Cordoba at the 18′. Then P. Rommens scored again for Go Ahead Eagles in the 45′ minute with a goal. Eventually, S. Berghuis reduced the distance for Ajax with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Ajax was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the De Adelaarshorst stadium in Deventer on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis with the assistance of Cristian Dobre and Richard Polman. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.21 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 57%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 71% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 101 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Go Ahead Eagles was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Go Ahead Eagles shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target.
Cards
Go Ahead Eagles received 1 yellow card (C. Martina). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Ajax.
After playing this contest, Go Ahead Eagles will have 23 points like RKC Waalwijk to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Ajax will stay with 57 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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18'18'
I. Cordoba
I. Lidberg
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41'41'
C. Martina
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45'45'
P. Rommens
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46'46'
N. Mazraoui
D. Rensch
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59'59'
Danilo
E. Alvarez
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59'59'
R. Gravenberch
D. Klaassen
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64'64'
S. Berghuis
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70'70'
O. Heil
I. Cordoba
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71'71'
G. Botos
I. Lidberg
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71'71'
B. Lucassen
J. Idzes
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82'82'
M. Kudus
Antony
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90'90'
E. Linthorst
O. Heil
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Go Ahead Eagles will host FC Utrecht on the 5th of March with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (2 draws).
Ajax will host RKC Waalwijk on the 6th of March with a 15-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
Go Ahead Eagles: Formation and Lineups
Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Kees van Wonderen chose to play with the following team: Andries Noppert , Cuco Martina , Gerrit Nauber , Joris Kramer , Mats Deijl , Jay Idzes , Philippe Rommens , Luuk Brouwers , Ragnar Oratmangoen , Iñigo Cordoba and Isac Lidberg .
Substitutes
Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: I. Cordoba for O. Heil (70′), I. Lidberg for G. Botos (71′), J. Idzes for B. Lucassen (71′) and O. Heil for E. Linthorst (90′).
Top player: Philippe Rommens
Probably the most impressive player in Go Ahead Eagles was Philippe Rommens.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (38% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana , Devyne Rensch , Perr Schuurs , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Davy Klaassen , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
Substitutes
Ajax made 4 changes: D. Rensch for N. Mazraoui (46′), E. Alvarez for Danilo (59′), D. Klaassen for R. Gravenberch (59′) and Antony for M. Kudus (82′).
Top player: Lisandro Martínez
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Lisandro Martínez.
His rating is with 100 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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