Ajax manages to draw 2-2 with Bodø / Glimt after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

AMSTERDAM. Ajax recovers against Bodø / Glimt with 2 goals from A. Grønbæk from a goal on the 63' and a goal on the 16'.

Luke Meyer

February 16, 2024

AMSTERDAM. Ajax manages to recover against Bodø / Glimt with 2 goals from A. Grønbæk from a goal on the 63′ and a goal on the 16′. Ajax was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%)

The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre who was helped by Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás and Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins. The 4th official was Hélder Carvalho.

Match Statistics

Ajax

2 - 2

Bodø / Glimt

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

14 Total 4
5 On Target 3
6 Off Target 1
3 Shots blocked 0

147 Attack 59
73 Dangerous attack 29
69 Ball safe 84

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 0
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ajax had a strong ball possession 62% while Bodø / Glimt was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Ajax to win the match.

Ajax shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Bodø / Glimt shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Ajax received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Henderson and Tristan Gooijer). Talking about the opposition, Bodø / Glimt received 1 yellow card (Brede Moe).

Also, Bodø / Glimt didn’t end the match with 11 players after Odin Bjørtuft (Bodø / Glimt) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

16'

A. Grønbæk(goal)Jens Petter Hauge

25'

Ulrik Saltnes - sub ->Sondre Brunstad Fet

37'

Brede Moe - Yellow

46'

Borna Sosa- sub ->Devyne Rensch

46'

63'

A. Grønbæk(goal)Håkon Evjen

Carlos Forbs- sub ->Chuba Akpom

63'

Branco van den Boomen- sub ->Kenneth Taylor

71'

74'

Odin Bjørtuft- sub ->Jostein Gundersen

74'

Nino Zugelj- sub ->Jens Petter Hauge

81'

Oscar Kapskarmo- sub ->Albert Grønbæk

T. Gooijer- Yellow

85'

Jordan Henderson- Yellow

87'

90'

Odin Bjørtuft- Red

Branco van den Boomen(penalty)

90'

Odin Bjørtuft(VAR_CARD)

A. Gaaei- sub ->Tristan Gooijer

Ajax

Diant Ramaj 40.Germany

6.6

J. Hato 4.Netherlands

7.5

Josip Sutalo 37.Croatia

7.0

T. Gooijer 47.Netherlands

6.1

90'

85'

D. Rensch 2.Netherlands

6.7

46'

Jordan Henderson 6.England

7.5

87'

K. Taylor 8.Netherlands

6.7

71'

Steven Berghuis 23.Netherlands

7.9

90'

Kristian Hlynsson 38.Iceland

7.3

90'

Brian Brobbey 9.Netherlands

7.3

Chuba Akpom 10.England

7.0

63'

Substitutes

Gerónimo Rulli 1.Argentina

Jay Gorter 12.Netherlands

Borna Sosa 25.Croatia

6.4

46'

A. Gaaei 3.Denmark

90'

A. Kaplan 13.Turkey

J. Medić 18.Croatia

Ar'jany Martha 42.Netherlands

Branco van den Boomen 21.Netherlands

7.5

71'

90'

Kian Fitz-Jim 28.Netherlands

Benjamin Tahirovic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina

Carlos Forbs 11.Portugal

6.7

63'

J. Rijkhoff 19.Netherlands

90'

Ajax started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager John van ‘t Schip decided to play with the following team: Diant Ramaj (6.6), Tristan Gooijer (6.1), Devyne Rensch (6.7), Josip Sutalo (7.0), Jorrel Hato (7.5), Steven Berghuis (7.9), Jordan Henderson (7.5), Kenneth Taylor (6.7), Kristian Hlynsson (7.3), Chuba Akpom (7.0) and Brian Brobbey (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Gerónimo Rulli , Anton Gaaei, Carlos Forbs (6.7), Jay Gorter, Ahmetcan Kaplan , Jakov Medic, Julian Rijkhoff, Branco van den Boomen (7.5), Kian Fitz-Jim, Benjamin Tahirovic, ArJany Martha and Borna Sosa (6.4).

Substitutions

Ajax made 5 changes: Chuba Akpom for Carlos Forbs (63′), Devyne Rensch for Borna Sosa (46′), Kenneth Taylor for Branco van den Boomen (71′), Tristan Gooijer for Anton Gaaei (90′) and Kristian Hlynsson for Julian Rijkhoff (90′).

Player of the match: Steven Berghuis

The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Steven Berghuis .

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Bodø / Glimt – Formation

Bodø / Glimt

Kjetil Haug 24.Norway

7.3

Brice Wembangomo 5.Norway

6.6

Fredrik Bjørkan 15.Norway

6.7

Brede Moe 18.Norway

6.3

37'

Jostein Gundersen 16.Norway

7.0

74'

A. Grønbæk 8.Denmark

8.9

81'

16', 63'

Patrick Berg 77.Norway

7.1

Sondre Brunstad Fet 19.Norway

6.8

25'

Jens Petter Hauge 23.Norway

7.0

74'

Håkon Evjen 26.Norway

7.0

Sondre Sørli 27.Norway

6.4

46'

Substitutes

Magnus Brøndbo 44.Norway

I. Sjong 45.Norway

Marius Lode 2.Norway

Odin Bjørtuft 4.Norway

5.3

74'

90'

Isak Helstad Amundsen 6.Norway

Adam Sørensen 30.Denmark

Ulrik Saltnes 14.Norway

6.6

25'

Daniel Bassi 10.Norway

F. Sjøvold 20.Norway

T. Gulliksen 25.Norway

6.4

46'

Oscar Kapskarmo 28.Norway

6.6

81'

Nino Zugelj 99.Slovenia

6.4

74'

Bodø / Glimt started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Kjetil Knutsen played with: Kjetil Haug (7.3), Brice Wembangomo (6.6), Brede Moe (6.3), Jostein Gundersen (7.0), Fredrik Bjørkan (6.7), Sondre Brunstad Fet (6.8), Patrick Berg (7.1), Albert Grønbæk (8.9), Sondre Sørli (6.4), Håkon Evjen (7.0) and Jens Petter Hauge (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Marius Lode, Odin Bjørtuft (5.3), Isak Helstad Amundsen, Daniel Bassi, Fredrik Sjøvold, Tobias Gulliksen (6.4), Oscar Forsmo Kapskarmo (6.6), Adam Sørensen, Magnus Brøndbo, Isak Sjong, Nino Zugelj (6.4) and Ulrik Saltnes (6.6).

Bodø / Glimt could not rely on the presence of Ulrik Saltnes (injured), Odin Bjørtuft (injured) and Oscar Forsmo Kapskarmo (injured).

Substitutions

Bodø / Glimt made 5 changes: Sondre Brunstad Fet for Ulrik Saltnes (25′), Sondre Sørli for Tobias Gulliksen (46′), Jens Petter Hauge for Nino Zugelj (74′), Jostein Gundersen for Odin Bjørtuft (74′) and Albert Grønbæk for Oscar Forsmo Kapskarmo (81′).