AMSTERDAM. Jong Ajax prevailed over FC Den Bosch to win 2-1. A goal from A. Martha was decisive in the 86min. It was Jong Ajax to strike first with a goal of C. Rasmussen at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Martha gave the win to Jong Ajax in the 86′ minute with a goal. Jong Ajax was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sportpark De Toekomst stadium in Amsterdam on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesse Rozendal assisted by Remco Miedema and Luc de Koning. The 4th official was Joshua Kuipers. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 8 On Target 7
- 10 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 117 Attack 98
- 86 Dangerous attack 64
- 74 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Jong Ajax had a strong ball possession 61% while FC Den Bosch was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Jong Ajax was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Jong Ajax won the match.
Jong Ajax shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Den Bosch shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Jong Ajax received 2 yellow cards (N. Musampa Nordin and N. Unuvar). On the other side, FC Den Bosch received 3 yellow cards (S. van der Heijden, J. Hornkamp and T. van Grunsven).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Jong Ajax will have 43 points like Excelsior to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, FC Den Bosch will stay with 26 points like VVV-Venlo to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Ajax will play away against Telstar on the 23rd of January with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Jong Ajax (4 draws).
FC Den Bosch will host FC Eindhoven on the 21st of January with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of FC Eindhoven (9 draws).
Jong Ajax – Formation
Jong Ajax
74'
78'
24'
Jong Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Johnny Heitinga decided to play with the following team: Jay Gorter , Liam Van Gelderen , Enric Llansana , Nordin Musampa , Youri Baas , Donny Warmerdam , Kristian Hlynsson , Kian Fitz Jim , Amourricho van Axel-Dongen , Christian Kjelder Rasmussen and Naci Ünüvar .
The home team had on the bench: Steven Van Der Sloot, Terrence Douglas, Gibson Yah , ArJany Martha , Charlie Setford, Rio Hillen, Sontje Hansen , Jaydon Banel and Anass Salah-Eddine .
Substitutions
Jong Ajax made 5 changes: A. van Axel Dongen for S. Hansen (46′), K. Hlynsson for A. Martha (61′), K. Fitz-Jim for G. Yah (78′), Y. Baas for A. Salah-Eddine (78′) and N. Unuvar for J. Banel (82′).
Best player: Christian Kjelder Rasmussen
The most impressive player for Jong Ajax was Christian Kjelder Rasmussen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
FC Den Bosch – Formation
FC Den Bosch
Also FC Den Bosch adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jack de Gier played with: Wouter Van der Steen , Rik Mulders , Teun van Grunsven , Jordy van der Winden , Mike van Beijnen , Dino Halilović , Ryan Lejten , Steven van der Heijden , Jeremy Cijntje , Jizz Hornkamp and Soufyan Ahannach .
They had on the bench: Linus Jakob Zimmer, Mohamed Berte, Kevin Felida , Sebastiaan van Bakel , Konrad Sikking, Victor van den Bogert , Nick de Groot and Preben Stiers.
FC Den Bosch could not rely on the presence of V. van den Bogert (injured).
Substitutions
FC Den Bosch made 5 changes: D. Halilovic for K. Felida (62′), M. van Beijnen for N. de Groot (63′), J. Cijntje for S. van Bakel (63′), R. Mulders for V. van den Bogert (85′) and T. van Grunsven for P. Stiers (90′).
Best player: Soufyan Ahannach
The most impressive player for FC Den Bosch was Soufyan Ahannach.
His rating is with 42 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- FC Dordrecht – Jong AZ – 2-0
- Jong Ajax – FC Den Bosch – 2-1
