DEN BOSCH. Ajax conquers FC Den Bosch with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by D. Tadić (20′) and a goal from K. Taylor (52′). Ajax was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion De Vliert stadium in Den Bosch on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf assisted by Rens Bluemink and Adriaan Inia. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 3 Total 15
- 2 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 99 Attack 141
- 41 Dangerous attack 102
- 87 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ajax had a strong ball possession 72% while FC Den Bosch was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was putting more pressure with 102 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
FC Den Bosch shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
FC Den Bosch received 1 yellow card (Rik Mulders). On the other side, Ajax received 2 yellow cards (Kenneth Taylor and J. Sánchez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Den Bosch stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Ajax has points (0th).
Next matches
FC Den Bosch – Formation
FC Den Bosch
73'
77'
FC Den Bosch started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jack de Gier decided to play with the following team: Wouter Van der Steen , Rik Mulders , Teun van Grunsven , Victor van den Bogert , Stan Maas , Steven van der Heijden , Dino Halilović , Faris Hammouti , Danny Verbeek , Anass Ahannach and Joey Konings .
The home team had on the bench: Lars Vrolijks, Konrad Sikking, Noel Hendriks, Dylan Ryan, Jorn van Hedel, Ryan Lejten , Nikolaj Moller , Sebastiaan van Bakel , Evangelos Patoulidis and Sheddy Barglan.
Substitutions
FC Den Bosch made 4 changes: Dino Halilovic for Sebastiaan van Bakel (66′), Anass Ahannach for Nikolaj Möller (77′), Faris Hammouti for Ryan Leijten (77′) and Danny Verbeek for Evangelos Patoulidis (90′).
Best player: Teun van Grunsven
The most impressive player for FC Den Bosch was Teun van Grunsven.
His rating is with 19 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
52'
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alfred Schreuder played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Jorge Sánchez , Devyne Rensch , Calvin Bassey , Owen Wijndal , Davy Klaassen , Kian Fitz-Jim , Kenneth Taylor , Francisco Conceição , Lorenzo Lucca and Dušan Tadić .
They had on the bench: Maarten Stekelenburg, Remko Pasveer, Donny Warmerdam, Olivier Aertssen , Tristan Gooijer, Jorrel Hato, Kristian Hlynsson, Silvano Vos, Victor Jensen , Christian Kjelder Rasmussen and Jaydon Banel.
Substitutions
Ajax made 4 changes: Devyne Rensch for O. Aertssen (69′), Francisco Conceição for C. Rasmussen (69′), Kenneth Taylor for V. Jensen (69′) and Owen Wijndal for J. Hato (85′).
Best player: Dušan Tadić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Dušan Tadić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (74% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 15 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the KNVB Beker.
- SC Heerenveen – FC Volendam – 2-0
- FC Den Bosch – Ajax – 0-2
- De Treffers – SC Cambuur – 1-0
- VVV-Venlo – FC Emmen – 2-3
- Excelsior – AZ – 1-4
- Almere City – NEC – 0-4
