AMSTERDAM. FC Groningen tops Jong Ajax 1-0 after T. van scored just 1 goal (17′). Jong Ajax was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Sportpark De Toekomst stadium in Amsterdam on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 962 spectators. The referee was Thomas Hardeman assisted by Maarten Bolwerk and Bram Vervoorn. The 4th official was Niels Boel.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 6 Total 11
- 2 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 10 Attack 9
- 7 Dangerous attack 7
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Jong Ajax was in firm control of the ball 68% while FC Groningen was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Jong Ajax was putting more pressure with 7 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, FC Groningen was able to find the solution to win this match.
Jong Ajax shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, FC Groningen shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Jong Ajax received 3 yellow cards (Nick Verschuren, David Kalokoh and Nick Verschuren). Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Jong Ajax stays with 23 points to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen will has 35 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Ajax will host FC Dordrecht on the 29th of January with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Jong Ajax (3 draws).
FC Groningen will host Jong AZ on the 26th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of FC Groningen (0 draws).
Jong Ajax – Formation
Jong Ajax
46'
60'
Jong Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dave Vos decided to play with the following team: Tom de Graaff , Anton Gaaei , Olivier Aertssen , Ahmetcan Kaplan , Anass Salah-Eddine , Kian Fitz-Jim , Silvano Vos , Raphaël Sarfo , Gabriel Misehouy , Jaydon Banel and David Kalokoh .
The home team had on the bench: Sten Kremers, Nick Verschuren , Olaf Gorter , Rico Speksnijder, Oualid Agougil, Julian Brandes and Skye Vink .
Substitutions
Jong Ajax made 3 changes: Silvano Vos for Julian Brandes (46′), Raphaël Sarfo for Nick Verschuren (84′) and David Kalokoh for Olaf Gorter (81′).
Player of the match: Ahmetcan Kaplan
The player that probably impressed the most for Jong Ajax was Ahmetcan Kaplan .
His rating is with 99 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
17'
FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Dick Lukkien played with: Hidde Jurjus , Marco Rente , Thijmen Blokzijl , Marvin Peersman , Wouter Prins , Jorg Schreuders , Joey Pelupessy , Johan Hove , Luciano Valente , Thom van Bergen and Romano Postema .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nick Bakker, Kristian Stromland Lien, Isak Dybvik Määttä , Noam Emeran, Daniël Beukers, Maxim Mariani, Kian Slor , Fofin Turay , Jasper Meijster, Dirk Baron, Tika de Jonge and Sven Bouland.
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 3 changes: Thom van Bergen for Fofin Turay (78′), Jorg Schreuders for Isak Dybvik Määttä (83′) and Luciano Valente for Kian Slor (84′).
Player of the match: Luciano Valente
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Luciano Valente even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong AZ – FC Dordrecht – 5-1
- VVV-Venlo – ADO Den Haag – 2-1
- Jong Ajax – FC Groningen – 0-1
- Roda JC Kerkrade – FC Eindhoven – 3-0
- De Graafschap – Jong PSV – 4-2
