AZ overcomes Ajax 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

AMSTERDAM. AZ beat Ajax to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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AZ overcomes Ajax 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

AMSTERDAM. AZ conquered Ajax to win 2-1. It was AZ to strike first with a goal of Vangelis Pavlidis at the 45′. Then Dani de Wit scored again for AZ in the 57′ minute. Eventually, Branco van den Boomen reduced the distance for Ajax (73′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Ajax lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 6:30 am local time. In front of 54,028 spectators.​ The referee was Allard Lindhout who had the assistance of Rogier Honig and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ajax

1 - 2

Team 1

AZ

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 6 Total 12
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 126 Attack 105
  • 53 Dangerous attack 46
  • 110 Ball safe 107
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Ajax had a superior ball possession 56% while AZ was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, AZ succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Ajax shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, AZ shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Ajax received 2 yellow cards (Silvano Vos and Steven Bergwijn). On the other side, AZ received 1 yellow card (Bruno Martins Indi ).

Match Timeline

41'
45'
Vangelis Pavlidis(goal)Mayckel Lahdo
A. Gaaei- sub ->Devyne Rensch
46'
Steven Bergwijn - Yellow
50'
57'
D. de Wit(goal)Sven Mijnans
S. Vos- Yellow
65'
Branco van den Boomen- sub ->Silvano Vos
68'
71'
Bruno Martins Indi - sub ->Riechedly Bazoer
72'
I. Sadiq- sub ->Mayckel Lahdo
Branco van den Boomen(goal)
73'
80'
87'
Bruno Martins Indi - Yellow
88'
Denso Kasius- sub ->David Møller Wolfe
Chuba Akpom- sub ->Jakov Medic
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this match, Ajax will stay with 5 points to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, AZ will have 22 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away with FC Volendam on the 5th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (3 draws).

AZ will host FC Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head stats in favor of AZ (9 draws).

Ajax – Formation

Ajax
G
Jay Gorter 12.Netherlands
6.4
D
J. Hato 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Josip Sutalo  37.Croatia
D
D. Rensch 2.Netherlands
6.7
46'
D
J. Medić 18.Croatia
6.7
90'
D
Gastón Ávila  30.Argentina
7.0
M
Steven Bergwijn  7.Netherlands
6.8
50'
M
K. Taylor 8.Netherlands
7.0
M
Steven Berghuis  23.Netherlands
M
S. Vos 24.Netherlands
6.6
68' 65'
F
Brian Brobbey  9.Netherlands
7.1
F
Carlos Forbs 11.Portugal
7.0
F
Amourricho van Axel Dongen 27.Netherlands
6.7
41'
Substitutes
G
Remko Pasveer 22.Netherlands
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
D
A. Gaaei 3.Denmark
7.0
46'
D
Borna Sosa 25.Croatia
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 17.Netherlands
M
Benjamin Tahirovic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
Branco van den Boomen 21.Netherlands
7.3
68' Goals73'
M
Kristian Hlynsson 38.Iceland
F
Chuba Akpom 10.England
90'
F
Georges Mikautadze 19.Georgia
6.6
41'
F
M. Godts 39.Belgium
F
J. Banel 49.Netherlands

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

The manager Maurice Steijn decided to play with the following team: Steven Berghuis , Josip Sutalo, Jay Gorter (6.4), Devyne Rensch (6.7), Jakov Medic (6.7), Gastón Ávila (7.0), Jorrel Hato (7.1), Silvano Vos (6.6), Steven Bergwijn (6.8), Kenneth Taylor (7.0), Carlos Forbs (7.0), Brian Brobbey (7.1) and Amourricho van Axel Dongen  (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Anton Gaaei (7.0), Borna Sosa, Benjamin Tahirovic, Chuba Akpom, Anass Salah-Eddine, Georges Mikautadze (6.6), Branco van den Boomen (7.3), Remko Pasveer , Kristian Hlynsson, Mika Godts, Diant Ramaj and Jaydon Banel.

Ajax could not rely on the presence of Georges Mikautadze (injured) and Chuba Akpom (injured).

Substitutions

Ajax made 4 changes: Amourricho van Axel Dongen  for Georges Mikautadze (41′), Devyne Rensch for Anton Gaaei (46′), Silvano Vos for Branco van den Boomen (68′) and Jakov Medic for Chuba Akpom (90′).

Best player: Branco van den Boomen​

The most impressive player for Ajax was Branco van den Boomen.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 68′.

AZ – Formation

AZ
G
Mathew Ryan  1.Australia
6.8
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
7.0
D
Alexandre Penetra 5.Portugal
7.0
D
David Møller Wolfe 18.Norway
7.1
88'
D
Riechedly Bazoer 25.Netherlands
7.0
71'
M
Jordy Clasie 8.Netherlands
7.0
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
7.5
Goals57'
M
Sven Mijnans 16.Netherlands
7.8
M
M. van Brederode 19.Netherlands
7.0
M
Mayckel Lahdo 23.Sweden
7.7
72'
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
7.9
80' Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Hobie Verhulst  12.Netherlands
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 20.Netherlands
D
W. Goes 33.Netherlands
D
Bruno Martins Indi  4.Netherlands
6.3
71' 87'
D
Denso Kasius 30.Netherlands
6.4
88'
M
Tiago Dantas 6.Portugal
M
Djordje Mihailovic 14.United States
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 28.Netherlands
F
Jens Odgaard 7.Denmark
7.1
80'
F
I. Sadiq 11.Ghana
6.7
72'
F
R. van Bommel 15.Netherlands
F
Ernest Poku 21.Netherlands

AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Pascal Jansen played with: Mathew Ryan (6.8), Yukinari Sugawara (7.0), Riechedly Bazoer (7.0), Alexandre Penetra (7.0), David Møller Wolfe (7.1), Sven Mijnans (7.8), Jordy Clasie  (7.0), Mayckel Lahdo (7.7), Dani de Wit (7.5), Myron van Brederode  (7.0), Vangelis Pavlidis (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Wouter Goes , Bruno Martins Indi  (6.3), Tiago Dantas , Jens Odgaard (7.1), Ibrahim Sadiq (6.7), Hobie Verhulst, Djordje Mihailovic, Ruben van Bommel, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro , Ernest Poku, Kenzo Goudmijn and Denso Kasius (6.4).

AZ could not rely on the presence of Bruno Martins Indi  (injured).

Substitutions

AZ made 4 changes: David Møller Wolfe for Denso Kasius (88′), Vangelis Pavlidis for Jens Odgaard (80′), Mayckel Lahdo for Ibrahim Sadiq (72′) and Riechedly Bazoer for Bruno Martins Indi  (71′).

Best player: Vangelis Pavlidis​

The most impressive player for AZ was Vangelis Pavlidis.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​