AMSTERDAM. Jong Ajax was eventually too good for VVV-Venlo with the goal of Kristian Hlynsson (20′), Anass Salah-Eddine (32′) and Mika Godts (56′).
The match was played at the Sportpark De Toekomst stadium in Amsterdam on Friday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Wouter Wiersma with the help of Kevin Bodde and Maarten Bolwerk. The 4th official was Eric van der Vaart. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.51 degrees Celsius or 41.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Jong Ajax was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. VVV-Venlo that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Jong Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Jong Ajax won the match.
Jong Ajax shot 22 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, VVV-Venlo shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Jong Ajax received 1 yellow card (Nassef Chourak). Talking about the opposition, VVV-Venlo received 1 yellow card (Moreno Rutten).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Jong Ajax will have 5 points to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, VVV-Venlo will stay with 14 points like FC Dordrecht and De Graafschap to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Ajax will host Jong AZ on the 10th of May with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Jong AZ (3 draws).
VVV-Venlo will play away agasint MVV Maastricht on the 10th of May with a 12-4 head to head in favor of VVV-Venlo (4 draws).
Jong Ajax – Formation
Jong Ajax
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71'Jong Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dave Vos decided to play with the following team: Diant Ramaj , Anton Gaaei , Olivier Aertssen , Tristan Gooijer , ArJany Martha , Kristian Hlynsson , Julian Brandes , Anass Salah-Eddine , Jaydon Banel , David Kalokoh and Mika Godts .
The home team had on the bench: Tommy Setford, Raphaël Sarfo , Oualid Agougil , Stanis Idumbo Muzambo , Nick Verschuren, Diyae Jermoumi and Nassef Chourak .
Jong Ajax could not rely on the presence of Nassef Chourak (injured).
Substitutions
Jong Ajax made 5 changes: Anass Salah-Eddine for Stanis Idumbo Muzambo (61′), ArJany Martha for Nassef Chourak (61′), Anton Gaaei for Diyae Jermoumi (46′), David Kalokoh for Raphaël Sarfo (74′) and Mika Godts for Oualid Agougil (74′).
Best player: Diant Ramaj
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong Ajax was the goalkeeper: Diant Ramaj. His rating is 8.67. He performed 7 saves.
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo
VVV-Venlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rick Kruijs played with: Jan de Boer , Moreno Rutten , Rick Ketting , Dylan Timber , Simon Janssen , Elias Sierra , Joep Kluskens , Magnus Kaastrup , Levi Smans , Soulyman Allouch and Michalis Kosidis .
They had on the bench: Robin Lathouwers , Richard Sedláček , Stan Henderikx , Robert Klaasen , Martijn Berden , Pepijn Doesburg, Tim Schrick, Jens Craenmehr, Mohamed Hegi and Sem Dirks.
VVV-Venlo could not rely on the presence of Stan Henderikx (injured).
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: Joep Kluskens for Robert Klaasen (53′), Magnus Kaastrup for Martijn Berden (53′), Dylan Timber for Stan Henderikx (69′), Moreno Rutten for Robin Lathouwers (58′) and Levi Smans for Richard Sedláček (53′).
Best player: Michalis Kosidis
The player that probably impressed the most for VVV-Venlo was Michalis Kosidis.
His rating is with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- FC Dordrecht – SC Cambuur – 5-2
- Jong PSV – MVV Maastricht – 2-3
- Roda JC Kerkrade – Jong AZ – 3-1
- NAC Breda – FC Groningen – 3-2
- Jong Ajax – VVV-Venlo – 3-0
- Helmond Sport – Jong Utrecht – 4-0
- FC Emmen – Telstar – 2-0
- FC Den Bosch – FC Eindhoven – 0-1
- Willem II – De Graafschap – 4-2
- ADO Den Haag – TOP Oss – 2-1
