Dutch Eredivisie

Heerenveen vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Heerenveen
    FT
    0 - 2
    Ajax Amsterdam
    • 20': Josip Sutalo
    • 82': Chuba Akpom

    About

    Heerenveen are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, 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': Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
    • 3': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
    • 8': Offside, Ajax. Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Smans.
    • 9': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Amara Condé (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Brobbey following a fast break.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Dimitris Rallis (sc Heerenveen).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Offside, Ajax. Mika Godts is caught offside.
    • 17': Dimitris Rallis (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax).
    • 18': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
    • 19': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sam Kersten.
    • 20': Goal! sc Heerenveen 0, Ajax 1. Josip Sutalo (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen).
    • 25': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Ajax).
    • 25': Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remko Pasveer.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 28': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Ilias Sebaoui replaces Dimitris Rallis because of an injury.
    • 28': Foul by Sam Kersten (sc Heerenveen).
    • 28': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Offside, Ajax. Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
    • 32': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mats Köhlert.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Gaaei.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
    • 34': Offside, Ajax. Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
    • 35': Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen).
    • 36': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Offside, Ajax. Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
    • 39': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax).
    • 41': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Jacob Trenskow is caught offside.
    • 42': Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Mika Godts (Ajax).
    • 44': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax).
    • 44': Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Sebaoui.
    • 45': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, sc Heerenveen 0, Ajax 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins sc Heerenveen 0, Ajax 1.
    • 49': Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen).
    • 50': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Gaaei.
    • 51': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
    • 51': Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
    • 56': Offside, Ajax. Anton Gaaei is caught offside.
    • 56': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 58': Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Bertrand Traoré.
    • 58': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Kian Fitz-Jim.
    • 58': VAR Decision: No Goal sc Heerenveen 0-1 Ajax.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Levi Smans (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amara Condé.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
    • 67': Offside, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
    • 68': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mats Köhlert with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Trenskow.
    • 70': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Davy Klaassen.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Espen van Ee following a corner.
    • 71': Delay in match (sc Heerenveen).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Ilias Sebaoui is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Brian Brobbey.
    • 73': Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Mika Godts.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Ajax. Devyne Rensch replaces Anton Gaaei.
    • 80': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Ché Nunnely replaces Hussein Ali.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
    • 81': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nikolai Hopland.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
    • 82': Goal! sc Heerenveen 0, Ajax 2. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) header from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
    • 83': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Levi Smans (sc Heerenveen).
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Ilias Sebaoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Köhlert.
    • 86': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen).
    • 86': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Köhlert with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Alireza Jahanbakhsh is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mickey van der Hart.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Baas with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, sc Heerenveen 0, Ajax 2.
    • 0': Match ends, sc Heerenveen 0, Ajax 2.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    7 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 7
    41.9 Possession 58.1
    21 SHOTS 11
    9 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    343 Accurate Passes 487
    413 Passes 580
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 51
    24 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    8 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    14 Interceptions 8
    35 Effective Clearances 28
    35 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion
    Location: Heerenveen, Netherlands
    Attendance: 25,248

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 19 +44 46
    2 Ajax Amsterdam 19 +24 45
    3 FC Utrecht 19 +7 40
    4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 19 +18 36
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    HEE Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Mickey van der Hart (GK)
    17 Nikolai Hopland
    4 Sam Kersten
    11 Mats Köhlert
    15 Hussein Ali
    14 Levi Smans
    6 Amara Conde
    21 Espen Van Ee
    26 Dimitris Rallis
    20 Jacob Trenskow
    30 Alireza Jahanbakhsh Yellow Card
    Heerenveen Substitutes:
    Ilias Sebaoui, Isaiah Ahmed, Ties Oostra, Mateja Milovanovic, Hristiyan Petrov, Ché Nunnely, Jordy de Wijs, Andries Noppert, Eser Gürbüz, Bernt Klaverboer, Xavi Woudstra.

    AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Remko Pasveer (GK)
    15 Youri Baas
    37 Josip Sutalo
    4 Jorrel Hato
    3 Anton Gaaei
    6 Jordan Henderson
    8 Kenneth Taylor
    28 Kian Fitz-Jim Yellow Card
    9 Brian Brobbey
    11 Mika Godts
    20 Bertrand Traoré
    Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
    Christian Rasmussen, Jay Gorter, Branco van den Boomen, Davy Klaassen, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Wout Weghorst, Devyne Rensch, Chuba Akpom, Steven Berghuis, Jorthy Mokio, Diant Ramaj, Daniele Rugani.

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