AMSTERDAM. Jong Ajax was eventually too strong for MVV Maastricht with the goal of Julian Rijkhoff (18′), Julian Rijkhoff (31′) and Nassef Chourak (65′).
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 589 spectators. The referee was Kevin Puts who had the assistance of Freek Vandeursen and . The 4th official was .
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 23 Total 10
- 9 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 100 Attack 84
- 50 Dangerous attack 34
- 65 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Jong Ajax was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. MVV Maastricht that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Jong Ajax was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Jong Ajax won the match.
Jong Ajax shot 23 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht shot 10 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Jong Ajax has 30 points like Helmond Sport to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, MVV Maastricht will stays with 35 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Ajax will play away against TOP Oss on the 16th of February with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Jong Ajax (4 draws).
MVV Maastricht will host Jong PSV on the 19th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Jong PSV (10 draws).
Jong Ajax – Formation
Jong Ajax
46'
18', 31'
Jong Ajax adopted the 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 , ArJany Martha , Kian Fitz-Jim , Sivert Mannsverk , David Kalokoh , Silvano Vos , Jaydon Banel and Julian Rijkhoff .
The home team had on the bench: Sten Kremers, Raphaël Sarfo , Nick Verschuren , Oualid Agougil , Julian Brandes , Rida Chahid, Olaf Gorter and Nassef Chourak.
Substitutions
Jong Ajax made 5 changes: Sivert Mannsverk for Julian Brandes (62′), Ahmetcan Kaplan for Nick Verschuren (46′), Julian Rijkhoff for Raphaël Sarfo (78′), Silvano Vos for Oualid Agougil (82′) and David Kalokoh for Nassef Chourak (63′).
Player of the match: Julian Rijkhoff
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong Ajax was Julian Rijkhoff.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.
MVV Maastricht – Formation
MVV Maastricht
Also MVV Maastricht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Maurice Verberne played with: Romain Matthys , Tim Zeegers , Özgür Aktas , Wout Coomans , Leroy Labylle , Nicky Souren , Marko Kleinen , Ferre Slegers , Bryan Smeets , Mart Remans and Dailon Rocha Livramento .
These were the players on the bench: Thijs Lambrix , Nabil El Basri , Rayan Buifrahi , Saul Penders, Andréa Librici , Camil Mmaee , Bryant Nieling, Lars Schenk and Niels Martens.
Substitutions
MVV Maastricht made 4 changes: Dailon Rocha Livramento for Camil Mmaee (62′), Marko Kleinen for Nabil El Basri (72′), Tim Zeegers for Andréa Librici (73′) and Mart Remans for Rayan Buifrahi (82′).
Player of the match: Romain Matthys
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for MVV Maastricht was the goalkeeper: Romain Matthys. His rating is 7.45. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong Utrecht – Jong AZ – 1-2
- Jong Ajax – MVV Maastricht – 3-0
