Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam vs FC Groningen, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 4': Steven Bergwijn
  • 28': Antony
  • 45': Steven Bergwijn
  • 57': Steven Bergwijn
  • 66': Kenneth Taylor
  • 88': Steven Berghuis (P)
FT
6 - 1
FC Groningen
  • 10': Cyril Ngonge

About

Ajax Amsterdam are hosting FC Groningen 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.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 4': Goal! Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Devyne Rensch with a cross.
  • 10': Goal! Ajax 1, FC Groningen 1. Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen following a fast break.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Steven Bergwijn is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
  • 26': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
  • 28': Goal! Ajax 2, FC Groningen 1. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
  • 30': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  • 32': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Devyne Rensch.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Tomás Suslov.
  • 39': Foul by Isak Määttä (FC Groningen).
  • 39': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Owen Wijndal (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 45': Goal! Ajax 3, FC Groningen 1. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
  • 45'+1': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Devyne Rensch (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 45'+4': Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': Offside, FC Groningen. Radinio Balker tries a through ball, but Tomás Suslov is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Ajax 3, FC Groningen 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 3, FC Groningen 1.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Paulos Abraham replaces Ramon Pascal Lundqvist.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Ragnar Oratmangoen replaces Tomás Suslov.
  • 46': Offside, Ajax. Owen Wijndal tries a through ball, but Steven Bergwijn is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 50': Joey Pelupessy (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Daley Blind (Ajax).
  • 53': Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Joey Pelupessy (FC Groningen).
  • 55': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Radinio Balker.
  • 56': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Isak Määttä (FC Groningen).
  • 57': Goal! Ajax 4, FC Groningen 1. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 61': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Radinio Balker.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antony with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, FC Groningen. Patrick Joosten replaces Cyril Ngonge.
  • 66': Goal! Ajax 5, FC Groningen 1. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 69': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Kenneth Taylor.
  • 69': Substitution, Ajax. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Brian Brobbey.
  • 70': Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
  • 75': Offside, Ajax. Steven Berghuis tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Lucca is caught offside.
  • 76': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen).
  • 77': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Lucca (Ajax) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Daley Blind.
  • 79': Substitution, FC Groningen. Luciano Valente replaces Laros Duarte.
  • 81': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Dusan Tadic.
  • 84': Substitution, Ajax. Perr Schuurs replaces Devyne Rensch.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Isak Määttä (FC Groningen) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 87': VAR Decision: Penalty Ajax.
  • 88': Goal! Ajax 6, FC Groningen 1. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Neraysho Kasanwirjo (FC Groningen).
  • 90'+1': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, FC Groningen. Liam van Gelderen replaces Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
  • 90'+2': Isak Määttä (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Offside, FC Groningen. Isak Määttä tries a through ball, but Paulos Abraham is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ajax 6, FC Groningen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ajax 6, FC Groningen 1.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/145.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originGRO AJAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/139.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
6 Fouls 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 1
31.1 Possession 68.9
4 SHOTS 24
2 ON GOAL 11
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
206 Accurate Passes 516
260 Passes 581
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.4
56 Long Balls 49
32 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 13
20 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 4
24 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,060

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AZ Alkmaar 4 +10 12
2 PSV Eindhoven 4 +10 10
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 +4 8
4 Ajax Amsterdam 3 +6 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Remko Pasveer (GK)
17 Daley Blind
2 Jurriën Timber
5 Owen Wijndal
15 Devyne Rensch
4 Edson Álvarez
8 Kenneth Taylor
10 Dusan Tadic Yellow Card
9 Brian Brobbey
7 Steven Bergwijn
11 Antony
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Steven Berghuis, Jay Gorter, Lorenzo Lucca, Mohammed Kudus, Perr Schuurs, Sean Klaiber, Maarten Stekelenburg, Lisandro Magallán, Davy Klaassen, Youri Baas.

GRO FC Groningen (4-5-1)

No. Name
20 Michael Verrips (GK)
12 Radinio Balker
5 Mike te Wierik
18 Isak Dybvik Määttä
21 Neraysho Kasanwirjo
6 Laros Duarte
22 Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
4 Joel Pelupessy
7 Tomás Suslov
27 Cyril Ngonge
9 Jørgen Strand Larsen
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Patrick Joosten, Wessel Dammers, Peter Leeuwenburgh, Liam van Gelderen, Romano Postema, Luciano Valente, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Damil Dankerlui, Yahya Kalley, Jan de Boer, Paulos Abraham, Daleho Irandust.

Eredivisie News

Man United loan teen striker Chido Obi to Dutch side Willem II
Man United loan teen striker Chido Obi to Dutch side Willem II

Manchester United striker Chido Obi has joined Dutch side Willem II on a season-long loan deal

Weekend predictions: Pressure on Man United, Carrick already? Wrexham to beat Birmingham?
Weekend predictions: Pressure on Man United, Carrick already? Wrexham to beat Birmingham?

Late August is no time to hit the panic button, but another loss against a promotion side may well send Manchester United into crisis. PLUS: We head to Germany for the start of the Bundesliga, and Wrexham vs. Birmingham face-off.

USMNT's Ricardo Pepi, Sergiño Dest score in PSV 5-1 rout
USMNT's Ricardo Pepi, Sergiño Dest score in PSV 5-1 rout

United States duo Ricardo Pepi and Sergiño Dest were on the scoresheet for PSV Eindhoven who continued their Eredivisie season with a 5-1 hammering of Groningen on Sunday.

Temwa, Salah, CR7 - 16 footballers to watch on ESPN Africa and Disney+
Temwa, Salah, CR7 - 16 footballers to watch on ESPN Africa and Disney+

Subject to transfers and broadcast schedules, here are 16 of the many star players to look out for on ESPN 1 and ESPN 2 in Africa, as well as Disney +, which is available in South Africa.

Weekend predictions: Liverpool or Newcastle? Can Mourinho win first match of Madrid return?
Weekend predictions: Liverpool or Newcastle? Can Mourinho win first match of Madrid return?

Julien Laurens makes his predictions for the opening weekend of Premier League action and beyond, including Liverpool's stiff test vs. Newcastle.