Heracles Almelo vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

Heracles Almelo

12': Luka Kulenovic
28': Mario Engels
76': Luka Kulenovic
84': Brian De Keersmaecker

FT
3 - 4

Ajax Amsterdam

25': Davy Klaassen
34': Bertrand Traoré
63': Wout Weghorst
82': Wout Weghorst (P)

About

Heracles Almelo are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Asito Stadion, Almelo, 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': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
1': Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
5': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
5': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
9': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo).
9': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mika Godts.
12': Attempt blocked. Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
12': Goal! Heracles Almelo 1, Ajax 0. Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
14': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
14': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
19': Delay in match (Ajax).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Attempt saved. Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Suf Podgoreanu.
20': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
21': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo).
22': Jorrel Hato (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
25': Goal! Heracles Almelo 1, Ajax 1. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
26': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
27': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
27': Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Goal! Heracles Almelo 2, Ajax 1. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
30': Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Ruben Roosken (Heracles Almelo).
30': Hand ball by Bertrand Traoré (Ajax).
32': Attempt blocked. Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shiloh 't Zand.
32': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
32': Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor following a fast break.
34': Goal! Heracles Almelo 2, Ajax 2. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
34': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
34': Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Jorrel Hato (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Youri Baas.
36': Attempt missed. Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniël van Kaam with a cross following a corner.
36': Hand ball by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
36': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
36': Jordan Henderson (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
37': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Suf Podgoreanu is caught offside.
39': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
41': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
42': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
42': Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Daniël van Kaam (Heracles Almelo).
45': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Heracles Almelo 2, Ajax 2.
45': Second Half begins Heracles Almelo 2, Ajax 2.
47': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Devyne Rensch.
48': Foul by Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo).
48': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo).
49': Jorrel Hato (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Attempt saved. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Kulenovic with a headed pass.
51': Offside, Ajax. Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
52': Offside, Ajax. Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
54': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Ajax).
55': Attempt saved. Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
56': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Mika Godts (Ajax).
56': Delay in match because of an injury Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Kenneth Taylor.
59': Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Brian Brobbey.
60': Foul by Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo).
60': Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Goal! Heracles Almelo 2, Ajax 3. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
64': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jan Zamburek replaces Daniël van Kaam.
64': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns replaces Shiloh 't Zand.
64': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jannes Wieckhoff replaces Mimeirhel Benita.
65': Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Luka Kulenovic with a headed pass.
67': Foul by Mika Godts (Ajax).
67': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Attempt blocked. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
69': Attempt missed. Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mario Engels with a cross following a corner.
71': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
71': Attempt blocked. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
71': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Ivan Mesík is caught offside.
72': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Juho Talvitie replaces Suf Podgoreanu.
73': Substitution, Ajax. Christian Rasmussen replaces Mika Godts.
73': Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Bertrand Traoré.
76': Goal! Heracles Almelo 3, Ajax 3. Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Roosken with a cross.
80': Penalty Ajax. Wout Weghorst draws a foul in the penalty area.
80': Penalty conceded by Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) after a foul in the penalty area.
82': Goal! Heracles Almelo 3, Ajax 4. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
83': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jizz Hornkamp replaces Mario Engels.
83': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
83': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Second yellow card to Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) for a bad foul.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Wout Weghorst (Ajax).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Attempt missed. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
87': Attempt missed. Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jizz Hornkamp.
87': Substitution, Ajax. Daniele Rugani replaces Jorrel Hato.
88': Foul by Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax).
88': Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Christian Rasmussen (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
90': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wout Weghorst following a fast break.
90'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Heracles Almelo 3, Ajax 4.
0': Match ends, Heracles Almelo 3, Ajax 4.

Statistics

AJA		HER
11	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	2
0	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
67.9	Possession	32.1
18	SHOTS	14
6	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
525	Accurate Passes	202
608	Passes	276
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	4
9	Crosses	16
0.0	Cross %	0.3
44	Long Balls	70
19	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	10
11	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	7
14	Effective Clearances	22
14	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Asito Stadion
Location: Almelo, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,161

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	16	+43	42
2	Ajax Amsterdam	17	+21	39
3	FC Utrecht	16	+9	36
4	Feyenoord Rotterdam	16	+22	35

Full Table

Line-Ups

Heracles Almelo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Fabian De Keijzer (GK)
24	Ivan Mesik
4	Damon Mirani
12	Ruben Roosken
2	Mimeirhel Benita
8	Mario Engels
26	Daniel Van Kaam
14	Brian De Keersmaecker
19	Luka Kulenovic
10	Shiloh ’T Zand
29	Suf Podgoreanu

Heracles Almelo Substitutes:

Justin Hoogma, Thomas Bruns, Lorenzo Milani, Jizz Hornkamp, Jan Zamburek, Jordy Bruijn, Kelvin Leerdam, Juho Talvitie, Timo Jansink, Robin Mantel, Jannes Wieckhoff, Diego Van Oorschot.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Remko Pasveer (GK)
15	Youri Baas
37	Josip Sutalo
4	Jorrel Hato
2	Devyne Rensch
6	Jordan Henderson
8	Kenneth Taylor
18	Davy Klaassen
9	Brian Brobbey
11	Mika Godts
20	Bertrand Traoré

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Branco van den Boomen, Daniele Rugani, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Chuba Akpom, Jaydon Banel, Christian Rasmussen, Anton Gaaei, Kian Fitz-Jim, Jay Gorter, Diant Ramaj, Owen Wijndal, Wout Weghorst.

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