Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 49': Davy Klaassen
  • 62': Dusan Tadic (P)
FT
2 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 33': Joeri de Kamps

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

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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

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 13 +36 36
2 FC Utrecht 12 +10 31
3 Ajax Amsterdam 12 +16 29
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 13 +18 28
Full Table

Line-Ups

AJA 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
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Enric Llansana, Liam van Gelderen, Danilo, Mohammed Kudus, Maarten Stekelenburg, Brian Brobbey, Jay Gorter, Mohamed Daramy, Kenneth Taylor.

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Maduka Okoye (GK)
4 Bart Vriends
6 Adil Auassar Yellow Card
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 Yellow Card
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Adrián Dalmau, Riza Durmisi, Sven Mijnans, Aaron Meijers, Michaël Heylen, Giannis Masouras, Younes Namli, Benjamin van Leer, Tim Coremans, Lennart Thy, Tom Beugelsdijk.

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