VOLENDAM. Ajax had a comfortable win over FC Volendam. The hero of the match was K. Taylor who scored in the 25th and 77th minute. Ajax was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with K. Taylor (25′), Chuba Akpom (59′), Brian Brobbey (70′) and K. Taylor (77′). FC Volendam reduced the distance with a goal (80′) by Benaissa Benamar, but there was not much to do for them. Ajax was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 7,000 spectators. The referee was Alex Bos who was helped by Erik Koopman and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.04 degrees Celsius or 59.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 8 Total 17
- 2 On Target 11
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 47 Attack 64
- 39 Dangerous attack 60
- 56 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 61% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
FC Volendam shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 17 times, 11 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, FC Volendam stays with 19 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Ajax will has 52 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will play away against FC Twente on the 12th of May with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (0 draws).
Ajax will host Almere City on the 12th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam
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FC Volendam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Regillio Simons decided to play with the following team: Zach Booth, Robin Maulun, B. van Duijl, Mio Backhaus , Brian Plat , Damon Mirani , J. Flint , George Cox , M. de Haan , Luke Le Roux , Calvin Twigt , Zach Booth , Vivaldo Semedo and D. Johnson .
The home team had on the bench: Oskar Buur , Benaissa Benamar , Imran Nazih , K. van Oevelen, B. Lauwers, Achraf Douiri , D. Payne, Q. Hoeve, Safouane Karim, Caner Demircioglu, Axel Guessand and M. Mau-Asam .
FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of Benaissa Benamar (injured).
Substitutions
FC Volendam made 5 changes: D. Johnson for Achraf Douiri (76′), M. de Haan for Imran Nazih (66′), Vivaldo Semedo for Oskar Buur (66′), Damon Mirani for Benaissa Benamar (76′) and Luke Le Roux for Myron Mau-Asam (82′).
Player of the match: Benaissa Benamar
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was Benaissa Benamar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 76′.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
John van ‘t Schip played with: Carlos Forbs, Gerónimo Rulli , D. Rensch , Josip Sutalo , A. Kaplan , J. Hato , Jordan Henderson , S. Mannsverk , K. Taylor , Chuba Akpom , Brian Brobbey , M. Godts .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Branco van den Boomen , A. Gaaei, Jay Gorter, J. Medić, J. Rijkhoff, Remko Pasveer, Steven Berghuis , S. Vos , Borna Sosa and Kian Fitz-Jim .
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: S. Mannsverk for Steven Berghuis (72′), M. Godts for Branco van den Boomen (72′), Jordan Henderson for S. Vos (81′), Chuba Akpom for J. Rijkhoff (88′) and Brian Brobbey for Kian Fitz-Jim (81′).
Player of the match: K. Taylor
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was K. Taylor.
His rating is with 2 goals, 37 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Volendam – Ajax – 1-4
- Heracles Almelo – RKC Waalwijk – 0-5
- FC Utrecht – Vitesse – 1-0
- AZ – FC Twente – 2-1
- Feyenoord – PEC Zwolle – 5-0
- PSV – Sparta Rotterdam – 4-2
