BODø. Ajax beat Bodø / Glimt to win 2-1. A goal from K. Taylor was decisive in the 114min. It was Ajax to strike first with a goal of Steven Berghuis at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kenneth Taylor gave the win to Ajax in the 114′ minute with a goal. Bodø / Glimt was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%).
Ajax remained with 10 players after Josip Sutalo received a red card in the 48′. Nevertheless, Ajax still was capable to win this match competing only in 10.
The match was played at the Aspmyra Stadion stadium in Bodø on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos who had the assistance of Polychronis Kostaras and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Vasilis Fotias. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 0.44 degrees Celsius or 32.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 25 Total 9
- 8 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 176 Attack 92
- 123 Dangerous attack 18
- 90 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bodø / Glimt had a superior ball possession 64% while Ajax was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bodø / Glimt was more aggressive with 123 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Ajax succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Bodø / Glimt shot 25 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Ajax shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Bodø / Glimt received 5 yellow cards (Nino Zugelj, Albert Grønbæk, Håkon Evjen, Jostein Gundersen and Jostein Gundersen). On the opposite side, Ajax received 2 yellow cards (Devyne Rensch and Diant Ramaj).
Also, Ajax didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Josip Sutalo (Ajax) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (48′).
Match Timeline
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Bodø / Glimt – Formation
Bodø / Glimt
90'
90'
83'
Bodø / Glimt adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Kjetil Knutsen decided to play with the following team: Kjetil Haug , Brice Wembangomo , Brede Moe , Jostein Gundersen , Fredrik Bjørkan , Ulrik Saltnes , Patrick Berg , Albert Grønbæk , Sondre Sørli , Håkon Evjen and Jens Petter Hauge .
The home team had on the bench: Isak Helstad Amundsen , Daniel Bassi, Fredrik Sjøvold , Tobias Gulliksen , Oscar Forsmo Kapskarmo , Adam Sørensen , Magnus Brøndbo, Isak Sjong, Nino Zugelj and Marius Lode.
Substitutions
Bodø / Glimt made 6 changes: Sondre Sørli for Nino Zugelj (72′), Håkon Evjen for Tobias Gulliksen (105′), Ulrik Saltnes for Oscar Forsmo Kapskarmo (90′), Brice Wembangomo for Fredrik Sjøvold (90′), Jostein Gundersen for Isak Helstad Amundsen (90′) and Fredrik Bjørkan for Adam Sørensen (105′).
Player of the match: Patrick Berg
The player that probably impressed the most for Bodø / Glimt was Patrick Berg.
His rating is with 1 goal, 83 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork twice times.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
48'
Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
John van ‘t Schip played with: Jordan Henderson, Tristan Gooijer, Diant Ramaj , Devyne Rensch , Josip Sutalo , Jorrel Hato , Borna Sosa , Benjamin Tahirovic , Branco van den Boomen , Steven Berghuis and Kristian Hlynsson , Carlos Forbs , Brian Brobbey .
They had on the bench: Gerónimo Rulli , Anton Gaaei , Jay Gorter, Ahmetcan Kaplan , Sivert Mannsverk , Julian Rijkhoff , Kian Fitz-Jim, Jaydon Banel, Kenneth Taylor and Chuba Akpom .
Ajax could not rely on the presence of Chuba Akpom (injured) and Kenneth Taylor (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: Carlos Forbs for Anton Gaaei (53′), Brian Brobbey for Chuba Akpom (43′), Benjamin Tahirovic for Julian Rijkhoff (112′), Steven Berghuis for Sivert Mannsverk (105′) and Kristian Hlynsson for Kenneth Taylor (83′).
Player of the match: Diant Ramaj
The most impressive player for Ajax was the goalkeeper: Diant Ramaj. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Ludogorets – Servette – 0-1
- Dinamo Zagreb – Real Betis – 1-1
- Bodø / Glimt – Ajax – 1-2
- Slovan Bratislava – Sturm Graz – 0-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-2
- Ferencváros – Olympiakos Piraeus – 0-1
- Legia Warszawa – Molde – 0-3
