Ajax Amsterdam vs Heracles Almelo, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam

45'+8': Jakov Medic
75': Mohammed Kudus
85': Steven Bergwijn
90'+6': Steven Bergwijn (P)

FT
4 - 1

Heracles Almelo

45'+5': Mario Engels

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Ajax Amsterdam are hosting Heracles Almelo 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. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine with a cross.
4': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
4': Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
4': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Anas Ouahim.
6': Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
9': Abed Nankishi (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax).
9': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels tries a through ball, but Justin Hoogma is caught offside.
10': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo).
10': Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
11': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
12': Attempt saved. Jakov Medic (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross.
13': Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
15': Abed Nankishi (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax).
15': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
15': Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker.
17': Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
18': Attempt blocked. Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Abed Nankishi.
21': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jorrel Hato with a headed pass following a corner.
23': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker.
26': Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
26': Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Delay in match because of an injury Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Substitution, Ajax. Jay Gorter replaces Gerónimo Rulli because of an injury.
33': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sven Sonnenberg.
33': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
39': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
39': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
45': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
45': Jakov Medic (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns replaces Jizz Hornkamp because of an injury.
45'+2': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sven Sonnenberg.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45'+3': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Jakov Medic (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
45'+5': Goal! Ajax 0, Heracles Almelo 1. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
45'+8': Goal! Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 1. Jakov Medic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
45'+9': Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax).
45'+9': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+10': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Michael Brouwer tries a through ball, but Abed Nankishi is caught offside.
45'+10': Attempt missed. Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
45'+12': First Half ends, Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 1.
45': Second Half begins Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 1.
47': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sven Sonnenberg.
48': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax).
48': Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
49': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
50': Abed Nankishi (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Ajax).
52': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
54': Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine.
54': Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Branco van den Boomen (Ajax).
56': Foul by Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo).
56': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic.
58': Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
58': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo).
60': Abed Nankishi (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax).
60': Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax).
60': Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Kenneth Taylor.
62': Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
63': Attempt blocked. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63': Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax).
63': Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Anass Salah-Eddine.
64': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine.
65': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
67': Foul by Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo).
67': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic.
68': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Bryan Limbombe replaces Abed Nankishi.
69': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Marko Vejinovic replaces Anas Ouahim.
69': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Ruben Roosken replaces Jetro Willems.
71': Attempt saved. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
72': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
73': Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax).
73': Attempt blocked. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
73': Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Sven Sonnenberg (Heracles Almelo).
74': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
74': Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
75': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
75': Goal! Ajax 2, Heracles Almelo 1. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic.
77': Attempt missed. Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bryan Limbombe.
78': Attempt missed. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
82': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
83': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
85': Goal! Ajax 3, Heracles Almelo 1. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine.
86': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Benjamin Tahirovic.
88': Foul by Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo).
88': Jakov Medic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Anass Salah-Eddine.
89': Substitution, Ajax. Carlos Forbs replaces Brian Brobbey.
89': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Diego van Oorschot replaces Emil Hansson.
89': Attempt saved. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn with a cross.
90': Attempt blocked. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
90': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Thomas Bruns.
90'+1': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sven Sonnenberg.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
90'+3': Penalty conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
90'+4': Delay in match (Ajax). VAR checking.
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': VAR Decision: Penalty Ajax.
90'+6': Goal! Ajax 4, Heracles Almelo 1. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Ajax 4, Heracles Almelo 1.
0': Match ends, Ajax 4, Heracles Almelo 1.

Statistics

HER		AJA
14	Fouls	11
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	13
9	Saves	1
29.7	Possession	70.3
7	SHOTS	31
2	ON GOAL	13
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
152	Accurate Passes	455
217	Passes	515
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	12
10	Crosses	31
0.1	Cross %	0.4
56	Long Balls	40
26	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	8
18	Tackles	9
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
9	Interceptions	2
29	Effective Clearances	15
29	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,029

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	10	+29	30
2	Ajax Amsterdam	9	+13	22
3	FC Utrecht	9	+5	22
4	Feyenoord Rotterdam	10	+11	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4	Jorrel Hato
18	Jakov Medic
17	Anass Salah-Eddine
2	Devyne Rensch
8	Kenneth Taylor
21	Branco van den Boomen
33	Benjamin Tahirovic
9	Brian Brobbey
7	Steven Bergwijn
20	Mohammed Kudus

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Mika Godts, Silvano Vos, Christian Rasmussen, Kristian Hlynsson, Jorge Sánchez, Diant Ramaj, Owen Wijndal, Carlos Forbs, Jay Gorter, Davy Klaassen, Olivier Aertssen.

Heracles Almelo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Brouwer (GK)
21	Justin Hoogma
4	Sven Sonnenberg
15	Jetro Willems
19	Navajo Bakboord
8	Mario Engels
10	Anas Ouahim
14	Brian De Keersmaecker
23	Jizz Hornkamp
29	Emil Hansson
24	Abdenego Nankishi

Heracles Almelo Substitutes:

Sava-Arangel Cestic, Antonio Satriano, Sem Scheperman, Bryan Limbombe Ekango, Marko Vejinovic, Jannes Wieckhoff, Thomas Bruns, Ruben Roosken, Robin Jalving, Diego Van Oorschot, Timo Jansink, Stijn Bultman.

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