Dutch Eredivisie

NAC Breda vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
NAC Breda
  • 58': Matthew Garbett
  • 90'+1': Jan Van den Bergh
FT
2 - 1
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 63': Jorrel Hato

About

NAC Breda are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, 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.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a headed pass.
  • 4': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 4': Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Jan Van den Bergh (NAC Breda).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 9': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Daniel Bielica.
  • 10': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Casper Staring.
  • 11': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Ajax).
  • 13': Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 19': Dominik Janosek (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 20': Foul by Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda).
  • 20': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sivert Mannsverk with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda).
  • 21': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Van den Bergh.
  • 26': Offside, NAC Breda. Matthew Garbett is caught offside.
  • 27': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dies Janse.
  • 29': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 31': Boyd Lucassen (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Mika Godts (Ajax).
  • 34': Anton Gaaei (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Casper Staring (NAC Breda).
  • 39': Foul by Jan Van den Bergh (NAC Breda).
  • 39': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jan Van den Bergh.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, NAC Breda 0, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins NAC Breda 0, Ajax 0.
  • 47': Dominik Janosek (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Dies Janse (Ajax).
  • 48': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
  • 48': Matthew Garbett (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Boyd Lucassen (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
  • 50': Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 50': Offside, NAC Breda. Jan Van den Bergh is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
  • 56': Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  • 56': Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Branco van den Boomen.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Goal! NAC Breda 1, Ajax 0. Matthew Garbett (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elías Már Ómarsson following a fast break.
  • 59': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Cherrion Valerius.
  • 61': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim following a corner.
  • 62': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Jan Van den Bergh (NAC Breda).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 63': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jan Van den Bergh.
  • 63': Goal! NAC Breda 1, Ajax 1. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Hand ball by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 65': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda).
  • 65': Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Brian Brobbey.
  • 66': Substitution, NAC Breda. Martin Koscelník replaces Cherrion Valerius because of an injury.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Substitution, NAC Breda. Raul Paula replaces Matthew Garbett.
  • 66': Substitution, NAC Breda. Kacper Kostorz replaces Elías Már Ómarsson.
  • 68': Dies Janse (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Boyd Lucassen (NAC Breda).
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Boyd Lucassen (NAC Breda).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Anton Gaaei (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Casper Staring (NAC Breda).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  • 75': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Kian Fitz-Jim.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Jan Van den Bergh (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Koscelník.
  • 76': Foul by Boyd Lucassen (NAC Breda).
  • 76': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Ajax. Steven Bergwijn replaces Mika Godts.
  • 77': Foul by Dominik Janosek (NAC Breda).
  • 77': Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Dominik Janosek (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
  • 79': Substitution, NAC Breda. Roy Kuijpers replaces Boyd Lucassen.
  • 80': Dominik Janosek (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Chuba Akpom (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 84': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 85': Delay in match (Ajax).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor with a cross.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 89': Substitution, NAC Breda. Lars Mol replaces Dominik Janosek.
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! NAC Breda 2, Ajax 1. Jan Van den Bergh (NAC Breda) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raul Paula with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Kacper Kostorz (NAC Breda).
  • 90'+6': Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax).
  • 90'+7': Kacper Kostorz (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Roy Kuijpers (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, NAC Breda 2, Ajax 1.
  • 0': Match ends, NAC Breda 2, Ajax 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 4
75.1 Possession 24.9
16 SHOTS 6
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
626 Accurate Passes 159
703 Passes 232
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 4
0.3 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 50
20 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 0
3 Effective Tackles 8
7 Tackles 20
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 13
4 Effective Clearances 44
4 Clearances 44

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Location: Breda, Netherlands
Attendance: 19,000

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 12 +31 33
2 FC Utrecht 11 +9 28
3 Ajax Amsterdam 11 +14 26
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 +15 25
Full Table

Line-Ups

NAC NAC Breda (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Daniel Bielica (GK)
5 Jan Van den Bergh
12 Leo Greiml
4 Boy Kemper
25 Cherrion Valerius
39 Dominik Janosek
6 Casper Staring
16 Maximilien Balard
10 Elías Már Ómarsson
7 Matthew Garbett
2 Boyd Lucassen
NAC Breda Substitutes:
Royo, Daan Van Reeuwijk, Tein Troost, Roy Kuijpers, Saná Fernandes, Raul Paula, Adam Kaied, Martin Koscelnik, Lars Mol, Kacper Kostorz, Roy Kortsmit.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Remko Pasveer (GK)
36 Dies Janse
37 Josip Sutalo
4 Jorrel Hato
3 Anton Gaaei
16 Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk Yellow Card
21 Branco van den Boomen
38 Kristian Hlynsson
9 Brian Brobbey
39 Mika Godts
20 Bertrand Traoré
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Kenneth Taylor, Jordan Henderson, Carlos Forbs, Youri Baas, Kian Fitz-Jim, Diant Ramaj, Devyne Rensch, Jakov Medic, Steven Bergwijn, Chuba Akpom, Steven Berghuis, Jay Gorter.

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