Ajax Amsterdam vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch Eredivisie
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
About
Ajax Amsterdam are hosting Sparta Rotterdam
at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on
. The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt missed. Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a headed pass.
- 5': Offside, Ajax. Nicolás Tagliafico tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
- 6': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Daley Blind.
- 7': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 11': Perr Schuurs (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
- 13': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
- 14': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
- 20': Offside, Ajax. Nicolás Tagliafico tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
- 22': Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
- 26': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 28': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 29': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
- 30': Offside, Ajax. Jurriën Timber tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
- 30': Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Nicolás Tagliafico because of an injury.
- 32': Hand ball by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
- 33': Goal! Ajax 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Engels.
- 34': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 36': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 36': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
- 41': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 42': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
- 44': Attempt missed. Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+2': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 45'+4': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 45'+4': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Adil Auassar.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Ajax 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Ajax 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Vito van Crooij because of an injury.
- 47': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a through ball.
- 49': Goal! Ajax 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 50': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 50': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
- 54': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Adil Auassar.
- 59': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 59': Sébastien Haller (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Penalty conceded by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 61': Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 62': Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 62': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Lennart Thy replaces Arno Verschueren.
- 63': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Tom Beugelsdijk replaces Adil Auassar.
- 63': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
- 63': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 64': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Perr Schuurs following a corner.
- 67': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jeremy Van Mullem.
- 67': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Attempt missed. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 71': Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 75': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Younes Namli replaces Joeri de Kamps.
- 76': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Adrián Dalmau replaces Mario Engels.
- 76': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Michael Pinto.
- 77': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Attempt missed. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Younes Namli with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Sébastien Haller.
- 81': Foul by Daley Blind (Ajax).
- 81': Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Younes Namli with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
- 83': Hand ball by Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 86': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Younes Namli.
- 90': Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Davy Klaassen.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
- 90'+5': Offside, Ajax. André Onana tries a through ball, but Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
- 0': Match ends, Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
Statistics
 SPA |
AJA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 30.1 | Possession | 69.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 180 | Accurate Passes | 578 |
| 291 | Passes | 682 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 19 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 40 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,254
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,254
Eredivisie Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 10 | +29 | 30 |
| 2 | FC Utrecht | 9 | +5 | 22 |
| 3 | Ajax Amsterdam | 8 | +11 | 19 |
| 4 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 9 | +13 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 3 | Perr Schuurs |
| 31 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 2 | Jurriën Timber |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez |
| 8 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 6 | Davy Klaassen |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller |
| 10 | Dusan Tadic |
| 23 | Steven Berghuis |
Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maduka Okoye (GK) |
| 4 | Bart Vriends |
| 6 | Adil Auassar  |
| 2 | Dirk Abels |
| 5 | Mica Pinto |
| 7 | Laurent Jans |
| 8 | Joeri de Kamps |
| 3 | Jeremy Van Mullem |
| 11 | Vito van Crooij |
| 10 | Arno Verschueren |
| 9 | Mario Engels |
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