Go Ahead Eagles steals a draw against Ajax. HIGHLIGHTS

AMSTERDAM. Go Ahead Eagles succeeded in snatch a late draw against Ajax with a late goal from B. Kuipers .

Go Ahead Eagles steals a draw against Ajax. HIGHLIGHTS

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AMSTERDAM. Go Ahead Eagles was capable to capture a draw against Ajax with a late goal from B. Kuipers  scored in the (90′) after Ajax got a lead with a goal from A. Gaaei (24′). Ajax was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%)​

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 Marc Nagtegaal with the support of Joost van Zuilen and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.08 degrees Celsius or 55.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 21 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 151 Attack 85
  • 58 Dangerous attack 37
  • 82 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ajax had a strong ball possession 63% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Ajax to win the match​.

Ajax shot 21 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Ajax received 1 yellow card (J. Hato). On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

A. Gaaei(goal)M. Godts
24'
J. Hato- Yellow
57'
Kian Fitz-Jim- sub ->M. Godts
60'
68'
Jamal Amofa- sub ->Gerrit Nauber
68'
Victor Edvardsen- sub ->Bobby Adekanye
68'
Finn Stokkers- sub ->Enric Llansana
68'
Søren Tengstedt- sub ->Evert Linthorst
Carlos Forbs- sub ->Kristian Hlynsson
77'
J. Rijkhoff- sub ->Steven Bergwijn 
77'
S. Vos- sub ->S. Mannsverk
77'
82'
J. Breum- sub ->Thibo Baeten
T. Gooijer- sub ->A. Gaaei
89'
90'
Bas Kuipers (goal)Finn Stokkers

Standings

After playing this contest, Ajax has 45 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles will has 41 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away with Feyenoord on the 7th of April with a 26-5 head to head record in favor of Ajax (9 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles will host Almere City on the 7th of April with a 18-4 head to head in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (8 draws).

Ajax – Formation

Ajax
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
6.7
D
A. Kaplan 13.Turkey
7.9
D
D. Rensch 2.Netherlands
7.5
D
J. Hato 4.Netherlands
6.7
57'
M
A. Gaaei 3.Denmark
8.7
89' Goals24'
M
K. Taylor 8.Netherlands
8.2
M
S. Mannsverk 16.Norway
7.3
77'
M
Benjamin Tahirovic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.7
M
Kristian Hlynsson 38.Iceland
7.0
77'
M
M. Godts 39.Belgium
7.3
60'
F
Steven Bergwijn  7.Netherlands
7.1
77'
F
Chuba Akpom 10.England
Substitutes
G
Gerónimo Rulli 1.Argentina
G
Remko Pasveer 22.Netherlands
D
J. Medić 18.Croatia
D
Josip Sutalo  37.Croatia
D
T. Gooijer 47.Netherlands
6.3
89'
M
S. Vos 24.Netherlands
6.6
77'
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 28.Netherlands
7.0
60'
M
Branco van den Boomen 21.Netherlands
F
Carlos Forbs 11.Portugal
6.3
77'
F
J. Rijkhoff 19.Netherlands
6.6
77'

Ajax started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager John van ‘t Schip decided to play with the following team: Chuba Akpom, Diant Ramaj (6.7), D. Rensch (7.5), A. Kaplan (7.9), J. Hato (6.7), A. Gaaei (8.7), Benjamin Tahirovic (7.7), S. Mannsverk (7.3), K. Taylor (8.2), Kristian Hlynsson (7.0), M. Godts (7.3) and Steven Bergwijn  (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Branco van den Boomen, Gerónimo Rulli, Carlos Forbs (6.3), J. Medić, J. Rijkhoff (6.6), Remko Pasveer, S. Vos (6.6), Kian Fitz-Jim (7.0), Josip Sutalo  and T. Gooijer (6.3).

Substitutions

Ajax made 5 changes: M. Godts for Kian Fitz-Jim (60′), Kristian Hlynsson for Carlos Forbs (77′), Steven Bergwijn  for J. Rijkhoff (77′), S. Mannsverk for S. Vos (77′) and A. Gaaei for T. Gooijer (89′).

Player of the match: A. Gaaei​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was A. Gaaei.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 64 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He performed 8 crosses.

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles
G
Jeffrey de Lange 1.Netherlands
7.9
D
Mats Deijl 2.Netherlands
7.5
D
Gerrit Nauber 3.Germany
7.0
68'
D
Joris Kramer 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Bas Kuipers  5.Netherlands
7.8
Goals90'
M
Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands
6.7
68'
M
Evert Linthorst 8.Netherlands
7.0
68'
M
Bobby Adekanye 11.Netherlands
6.6
68'
M
7.5
M
7.0
F
Thibo Baeten 32.Belgium
6.4
82'
Substitutes
G
Erwin Mulder 22.Netherlands
G
Sven Jansen 30.Netherlands
D
Dean James 15.Netherlands
D
Luca Everink 24.Netherlands
D
Jamal Amofa 25.Netherlands
7.0
68'
D
Pim Saathof 28.Netherlands
M
Xander Blomme 20.Belgium
F
Søren Tengstedt 7.Denmark
6.8
68'
F
Victor Edvardsen 16.Sweden
6.4
68'
F
Finn Stokkers 27.Netherlands
7.3
68'
F
J. Breum 29.Denmark
6.4
82'

Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

René Hake played with: Jeffrey de Lange (7.9), Mats Deijl (7.5), Gerrit Nauber (7.0), Joris Kramer (7.3), Bas Kuipers  (7.8), Evert Linthorst (7.0), Enric Llansana (6.7), Bobby Adekanye (6.6), Willum Thór Willumsson (7.5), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (7.0), Thibo Baeten (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Xander Blomme, Søren Tengstedt (6.8), Dean James, Victor Edvardsen (6.4), Erwin Mulder, Luca Everink, Jamal Amofa (7.0), Finn Stokkers (7.3), Pim Saathof, J. Breum (6.4) and Sven Jansen.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 5 changes: Enric Llansana for Finn Stokkers (68′), Gerrit Nauber for Jamal Amofa (68′), Bobby Adekanye for Victor Edvardsen (68′), Evert Linthorst for Søren Tengstedt (68′) and Thibo Baeten for J. Breum (82′).

Player of the match: Jeffrey de Lange​

The most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was the goalkeeper: Jeffrey de Lange. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​