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AMSTERDAM. Jong Ajax bested Willem II to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Jong Ajax to strike first with a goal of S. Vink at the 55′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Abdellah Ouazane gave the win to Jong Ajax in the 82′ minute with a goal. Jong Ajax made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Sportpark De Toekomst stadium in Amsterdam on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 1,067 spectators.​ The referee was Joshua Kuipers with the help of Rik ter Hoeve and David Kloekke. The 4th official was Teun van Pelt. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.72 degrees Celsius or 42.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Jong Ajax

2 - 1

Willem II

• 59 Ball Possession 41

Shots

• 11 Total 11
• 5 On Target 7
• 5 Off Target 2
• 1 Shots blocked 2

• 94 Attack 89
• 29 Dangerous attack 42
• 83 Ball safe 76

• 13 Free Kicks 10
• 0 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 4
• 3 Off Sides 6

Fouls

• 10 Total 13
• 2 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Jong Ajax had a strong ball possession 59% while Willem II was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Willem II had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Jong Ajax was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Jong Ajax shot 11 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Willem II shot 11 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Jong Ajax received 3 yellow cards (Abdellah Ouazane, and Don O’Niel). Talking about the opposition, Willem II received 2 yellow cards (Pieter van Maarschalkerwaard and Nathan Tjoe-A-On).

Standings

After playing this match, Jong Ajax has 19 points to hold in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Willem II stays with 36 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Ajax will play away with De Graafschap on the 6th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Willem II will host RKC Waalwijk on the 8th of February with a 0-0 head to head.

Jong Ajax – Formation

Jong Ajax

G

Joeri Heerkens 1.Netherlands

8.1

D

Avery Appiah 2.Netherlands

6.8

D

Mylo van der Lans 3.Netherlands

6.6

D

Jinairo Johnson 4.

7.8

D

Gerald Alders 5.Netherlands

6.6

62'

M

Don O'Niel 7.

6.8

77'

M

Damian van der Vaart 8.

6.8

88'

M

Abdellah Ouazane 10.

7.4

90' 82'

M

Zakaria Ouazane 11.Morocco

6.8

72'

M

Mohamed Abdalla 6.Sudan

6.6

62'

F

Skye Vink 9.Netherlands

7.1

55'

Substitutes

G

Aymean El Hani 12.Netherlands

D

Kennynho Kasanwirjo 15.

D

Marvyn Muzungu 16.

88'

D

Lucas Jetten 17.Netherlands

6.4

62'

D

Ryan van de Pavert 18.Netherlands

M

Tijn Peters 19.Netherlands

F

Don-Angelo Konadu 20.Netherlands

6.5

62'

F

David Kalokoh 21.Netherlands

F

Pharell Nash 22.

7.2

72'

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

The manager WIllem Weijs decided to play with the following team: Joeri Heerkens (8.1), A. Appiah (6.8), Mylo van der Lans (6.6), Jinairo Johnson (7.8), Gerald Alders (6.6), Damian van der Vaart (6.8), Mohamed Abdalla (6.6), Don O’Niel (6.8), Abdellah Ouazane (7.4), Zakaria Ouazane (6.8) and S. Vink (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Tijn Peters, Aymean el Hani, Kennynho Kasanwirjo, Marvyn Muzungu, Lucas Jetten (6.4), R. van de Pavert, Don-Angelo Konadu (6.5), D. Kalokoh and Pharell Nash (7.2).

Substitutions

Jong Ajax made 4 changes: Mohamed Abdalla for Don-Angelo Konadu (62′), Gerald Alders for Lucas Jetten (62′), Zakaria Ouazane for Pharell Nash (72′) and Damian van der Vaart for Marvyn Muzungu (88′).

Player of the match: Joeri Heerkens​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong Ajax was the goalkeeper: Joeri Heerkens. His rating is 8.11. He performed 6 saves.

Willem II – Formation

Willem II

G

Thomas Didillon-Hödl  1.France

6.7

D

Justin Hoogma 4.Netherlands

6.4

D

Amine Et-Taïbi 15.Morocco

6.4

87'

D

Nathan Tjoe-A-On 24.Netherlands

6.4

70'

D

Raffael Behounek 30.Austria

6.4

M

Gijs Besselink 6.Netherlands

7.3

M

Nick Doodeman 7.Netherlands

6.6

68'

M

Anass Zarrouk  18.Morocco

7.1

51'

M

Mounir El Allouchi 20.Morocco

6.5

46'

F

Devin Haen 9.Netherlands

6.9

71'

F

Uriël van Aalst 19.Netherlands

6.3

68'

Substitutes

G

Karst de Leeuw 31.Netherlands

D

Alessandro Ciranni 2.Belgium

D

Finn Stam 3.Netherlands

87'

D

Jens Mathijsen 14.Netherlands

M

Per van Loon  22.Netherlands

F

Samuel Bamba 17.Germany

6.9

46'

F

Lasse Abildgaard 23.Denmark

6.7

68'

F

Thomas Verheydt 28.Netherlands

7.5

68'

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

John Stegeman played with: Thomas Didillon-Hödl (6.7), Amine Et-Taïbi (6.4), Raffael Behounek (6.4), Justin Hoogma (6.4), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (6.4), Nick Doodeman (6.6), Gijs Besselink (7.3), Anass Zarrouk (7.1), Mounir El Allouchi (6.5), Devin Haen (6.9) and Uriël van Aalst (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alessandro Ciranni, Finn Stam, Jens Mathijsen, Samuel Bamba (6.9), Per van Loon, Lasse Abildgaard (6.7), Thomas Verheydt (7.5), Karst de Leeuw, Tygo Kotte and Pieter van Maarschalkerwaard (6.3).

Substitutions

Willem II made 4 changes: Nick Doodeman for Lasse Abildgaard (68′), Uriël van Aalst for Thomas Verheydt (68′), Mounir El Allouchi for Samuel Bamba (46′) and Amine Et-Taïbi for Finn Stam (87′).

Player of the match: Thomas Verheydt​

The most impressive player for Willem II was Thomas Verheydt.

His rating is 7.5 with 11 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 68′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• MVV Maastricht – Almere City – 1-1
• Vitesse – FC Eindhoven – 1-1
• Jong Ajax – Willem II – 2-1
• Jong FC Utrecht – VVV-Venlo – 2-2
• Jong PSV – SC Cambuur – 3-2