AMSTERDAM. Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam to win 2-1. It was Ajax to strike first with an early goal of Brian Brobbey at the 8′. Then Steven Bergwijn scored again for Ajax in the 42′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Camiel Neghli reduced the distance for Sparta Rotterdam (55′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Ajax capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 54,526 spectators. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who was helped by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Martin Perez.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Ajax has 24 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam will stays with 21 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will host PEC Zwolle on the 17th of December with a 16-1 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (3 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will host FC Twente on the 17th of December with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (6 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
78'
42'
Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager John van ‘t Schip decided to play with the following team: Anton Gaaei, Diant Ramaj , Devyne Rensch , Josip Sutalo , Jorrel Hato , ArJany Martha , Kristian Hlynsson , Benjamin Tahirovic , Kenneth Taylor , Steven Berghuis , Brian Brobbey and Steven Bergwijn .
The home team had on the bench: Gerónimo Rulli , Chuba Akpom , Carlos Forbs , Ahmetcan Kaplan , Anass Salah-Eddine, Jakov Medic, Georges Mikautadze, Borna Sosa , Gastón Ávila, Tristan Gooijer, Jaydon Banel and Tom de Graaff.
Substitutions
Ajax made 4 changes: Brian Brobbey for Chuba Akpom (65′), Kristian Hlynsson for Jaydon Banel (65′), Steven Bergwijn for Carlos Forbs (78′) and ArJany Martha for Borna Sosa (78′).
Player of the match: Steven Bergwijn
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Steven Bergwijn.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (83% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
68'
Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Agustin Anello, N. Olij , Saïd Bakari , Bart Vriends , Tijs Velthuis , Djevencio van der Kust , Arno Verschueren , Jonathan de Guzmán , Joshua Kitolano , Camiel Neghli , Tobias Lauritsen and Charles-Andreas Brym .
These were the players on the bench: Metinho , Rick Meissen, Sergi Rosanas, Mike Eerdhuijzen , Django Warmerdam, Hamza el Dahri, Rayvien Rosario, Jesse Bal, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Pedro Alemañ Serna and Kaylen Jermaine Danny Reitmaier.
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 2 changes: Jonathan de Guzmán for Metinho (79′) and Charles-Andreas Brym for Mike Eerdhuijzen (87′).
Player of the match: Camiel Neghli
The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Camiel Neghli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-1
- AZ – Almere City – 4-1
- PEC Zwolle – NEC – 1-3
