KNVB Beker: Ajax defeats AZ 2-0 on Thursday

ALKMAAR. Ajax conquers AZ with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Berghuis (11') and a goal from D. Klaassen (89').

ALKMAAR. Ajax conquers AZ with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Berghuis (11′) and a goal from D. Klaassen (89′). Ajax took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the assistance of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Sander van der Eijk. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.7 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 68%.​

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  AZ

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  Ajax

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  3 Mar 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Ajax was in firm control of the ball 58% while AZ was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Ajax was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the match.​

AZ shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Ajax shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

AZ received 2 yellow cards (P. Chatzidiakos and J. Clasie). On the other side, Ajax received 2 yellow cards (S. Haller and D. Blind).

Match Events

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AZ: Formation and Lineups

AZ started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Pascal Jansen chose to play with the following team: Peter Vindahl Jensen (6.2), Aslak Fonn Witry (6.4), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (6.8), Bruno Martins Indi (7.5), Owen Wijndal (6.4), Yukinari Sugawara (6.4), Dani De Wit (6.4), Jordy Clasie (7.0), Jesper Karlsson (6.3), Vangelis Pavlidis (6.2) and Zakaria Aboukhlal (6.6).

Substitutes

AZ made 3 changes: Z. Aboukhlal for T. Reijnders (46′), P. Chatzidiakos for S. Beukema (58′) and A. F. Witry for K. Sowah (58′).

Top player: Bruno Martins Indi

Probably the most impressive player in AZ was Bruno Martins Indi.

His rating is (7.5) with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11.

Ajax: Formation and Lineups

Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana (7.0), Jurriën Timber (7.1), Perr Schuurs (7.0), Lisandro Martínez (7.4), Daley Blind (6.9), Steven Berghuis (7.5), Edson Álvarez (7.0), Ryan Gravenberch (7.1), Antony (7.5), Sébastien Haller (6.4) and Dušan Tadić (7.1).

Substitutes

Ajax made 3 changes: J. Timber for D. Rensch (75′), D. Blind for N. Tagliafico (75′) and S. Berghuis for D. Klaassen (81′).

Top player: Antony

The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Antony even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 36 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.