FC Utrecht defeats Ajax 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. FC Utrecht had a narrow win over Ajax.

By
John Ross
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FC Utrecht defeats Ajax 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. FC Utrecht had a narrow win over Ajax. Ajax lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the assistance of Mario Diks and Halis Murat Kucukerbir. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.65 degrees Celsius or 56.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Utrecht

4 - 3

Team 1

Ajax

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 6
  • 1 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 90 Attack 104
  • 44 Dangerous attack 38
  • 95 Ball safe 105
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ajax had a strong ball possession 59% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match​.

FC Utrecht shot 14 times, 8 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Mats Seuntjens). On the opposite side, Ajax received 2 yellow cards (Borna Sosa and Benjamin Tahirovic).

Match Timeline

R. Flamingo(goal)
44'
Mike van der Hoorn(goal)Zakaria Labyad
48'
52'
Kristian Hlynsson(goal)Borna Sosa
55'
Kristian Hlynsson(goal)Borna Sosa
59'
Steven Berghuis - sub ->Carlos Forbs
Marouan Azarkan- sub ->Taylor Booth 
62'
65'
Steven Bergwijn (penalty)
Jens Toornstra- sub ->Zakaria Labyad
67'
Isac Lidberg - sub ->Othmane Boussaid
68'
68'
Jens Toornstra(goal)Ryan Flamingo
71'
75'
Borna Sosa- Yellow
74'
Diant Ramaj- sub ->Jay Gorter
O. Fraulo- sub ->Mike van der Hoorn
79'
83'
Benjamin Tahirovic- Yellow
O. Fraulo(goal)Marouan Azarkan
90'
90'
90'
Chuba Akpom- sub ->Borna Sosa
90'
Branco van den Boomen- sub ->Benjamin Tahirovic
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 encounter, FC Utrecht will have 6 points to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Ajax will stay with 5 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away against AZ on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head stats in favor of AZ (9 draws).

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

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
7.0
D
Modibo Sagnan 27.France
6.8
D
Mike van der Hoorn 3.Netherlands
7.0
79' Goals48'
D
Hugo Novoa 22.Spain
6.3
D
Yannick Leliendal 36.Netherlands
6.3
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
7.1
M
Zakaria Labyad 20.Morocco
7.3
67'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
7.0
68'
M
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
8.5
Goals44'
M
T. Booth 10.United States
6.6
62'
F
Anthony Descotte  19.Belgium
6.6
68'
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
G
C. Raatsie 32.Netherlands
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
7.3
79' Goals90'
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
8.1
67' Goals71'
M
Mats Seuntjens  21.Netherlands
7.0
68' 90'
F
Isac Lidberg  37.Sweden
6.6
68'
F
Ole Romeny  77.Netherlands
F
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
7.5
62'

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

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Vasilios Barkas (7.0), Hugo Novoa (6.3), Mike van der Hoorn (7.0), Modibo Sagnan (6.8), Yannick Leliendal (6.3), Ryan Flamingo (8.5), Can Bozdogan (7.1), Taylor Booth  (6.6), Zakaria Labyad (7.3), Othmane Boussaid (7.0) and Anthony Descotte  (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Mark van der Maarel, Oscar Fraulo (7.3), Souffian El Karouani, Isac Lidberg (6.6), Ole Romeny, Hidde ter Avest, Victor Jensen, Marouan Azarkan (7.5), Jens Toornstra (8.1), Mats Seuntjens (7.0), Mattijs Branderhorst and Calvin Raatsie.

FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of Mats Seuntjens (injured).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Mike van der Hoorn for Oscar Fraulo (79′), Zakaria Labyad for Jens Toornstra (67′), Othmane Boussaid for Isac Lidberg (68′), Anthony Descotte  for Mats Seuntjens (68′) and Taylor Booth  for Marouan Azarkan (62′).

Best player: Ryan Flamingo​

The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Ryan Flamingo.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 30 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Ajax – Formation

Ajax
G
Jay Gorter 12.Netherlands
6.4
74'
D
D. Rensch 2.Netherlands
D
J. Hato 4.Netherlands
6.7
D
A. Gaaei 3.Denmark
6.3
D
Borna Sosa 25.Croatia
8.1
90' 75'
D
Josip Sutalo  37.Croatia
6.4
M
K. Taylor 8.Netherlands
6.4
90'
M
S. Vos 24.Netherlands
M
Benjamin Tahirovic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
90' 83'
M
Kristian Hlynsson 38.Iceland
8.7
Goals52', 55'
F
Steven Bergwijn  7.Netherlands
7.7
Goals65'
F
Brian Brobbey  9.Netherlands
7.1
F
Carlos Forbs 11.Portugal
6.4
59'
Substitutes
G
Remko Pasveer 22.Netherlands
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
6.7
74'
D
J. Medić 18.Croatia
D
Gastón Ávila  30.Argentina
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 17.Netherlands
D
T. Gooijer 47.Netherlands
M
Branco van den Boomen 21.Netherlands
90'
M
Julian Brandes 41.Netherlands
F
Chuba Akpom 10.England
90'
F
Georges Mikautadze 19.Georgia
90'
F
Steven Berghuis  23.Netherlands
6.4
59'
F
M. Godts 39.Belgium

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

Maurice Steijn played with: Devyne Rensch, Silvano Vos, Jay Gorter (6.4), Anton Gaaei (6.3), Josip Sutalo (6.4), Jorrel Hato (6.7), Borna Sosa (8.1), Kristian Hlynsson (8.7), Benjamin Tahirovic (6.6), Kenneth Taylor (6.4) and Carlos Forbs (6.4), Brian Brobbey (7.1), Steven Bergwijn (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jakov Medic, Gastón Ávila, Chuba Akpom, Anass Salah-Eddine, Georges Mikautadze, Branco van den Boomen, Remko Pasveer , Steven Berghuis  (6.4), Mika Godts, Diant Ramaj (6.7), Julian Brandes and Tristan Gooijer.

Ajax could not rely on the presence of Diant Ramaj (injured), Steven Berghuis  (injured) and Chuba Akpom (injured).

Substitutions

Ajax made 5 changes: Jay Gorter for Diant Ramaj (74′), Carlos Forbs for Steven Berghuis  (59′), Borna Sosa for Chuba Akpom (90′), Benjamin Tahirovic for Branco van den Boomen (90′) and Kenneth Taylor for Georges Mikautadze (90′).

Best player: Kristian Hlynsson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Kristian Hlynsson.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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