AMSTERDAM. Ajax finds the way to recover against NEC with an own goal from J. Hato 61′ and a goal on the R. González 90′.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the collaboration of Roy de Nas and Franca Overtoom. The 4th official was Stan Teuben.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Ajax was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. NEC that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Ajax to win the match.
Ajax shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, NEC shot 16 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (Kristian Hlynsson and Brian Brobbey). Talking about the opposition, NEC didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ajax has 36 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, NEC will has 30 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away with AZ on the 25th of February with a 21-13 head to head record in favor of Ajax (10 draws).
NEC will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 25th of February with a 8-8 head to head record.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
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Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager John van ‘t Schip decided to play with the following team: Steven Berghuis , Diant Ramaj , Tristan Gooijer , Devyne Rensch , Josip Sutalo , Jorrel Hato , Jordan Henderson , Kenneth Taylor , Benjamin Tahirovic , Kristian Hlynsson , Brian Brobbey and Jaydon Banel .
The home team had on the bench: Chuba Akpom, Gerónimo Rulli , Anton Gaaei, Carlos Forbs , Jay Gorter, Ahmetcan Kaplan , Sivert Mannsverk, Julian Rijkhoff , Branco van den Boomen , Borna Sosa, Kian Fitz-Jim and ArJany Martha .
Ajax could not rely on the presence of Carlos Forbs (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 4 changes: Jaydon Banel for Carlos Forbs (57′), Benjamin Tahirovic for Branco van den Boomen (65′), Kenneth Taylor for ArJany Martha (65′) and Brian Brobbey for Julian Rijkhoff (90′).
Player of the match: Brian Brobbey
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Brian Brobbey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
NEC – Formation
NEC
NEC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rogier Meijer played with: Bram Nuytinck, Jasper Cillessen , Bart van Rooij , Philippe Sandler , Calvin Verdonk , Youri Baas , Mees Hoedemakers , Dirk Proper , Kodai Sano , Tjaronn Chery , Sontje Hansen and Koki Ogawa .
These were the players on the bench: Brayann Pereira , Rober González , Lars Olden Larsen , Sylla Sow , Lasse Schöne , D’Leanu Arts, Robin Roefs, Yvandro Borges Sanches and Rijk Janse.
Substitutions
NEC made 5 changes: Bart van Rooij for Sylla Sow (85′), Dirk Proper for Rober González (84′), Sontje Hansen for Lars Olden Larsen (76′), Youri Baas for Brayann Pereira (76′) and Mees Hoedemakers for Lasse Schöne (76′).
Player of the match: Rober González
The most impressive player for NEC was Rober González.
His rating is with 1 goal, 0 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 84′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Vitesse – FC Volendam – 1-1
- FC Twente – FC Utrecht – 0-1
- Ajax – NEC – 2-2
- Feyenoord – RKC Waalwijk – 1-0
