Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam vs AZ Alkmaar, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 58': Anton Gaaei
  • Red Card 74': Anton Gaaei
  • 85': Oliver Valaker Edvardsen
FT
2 - 2
AZ Alkmaar
  • 52': Zico Buurmeester
  • Red Card 74': Alexandre Penetra
  • 83': Ibrahim Sadiq

About

Ajax Amsterdam are hosting AZ Alkmaar 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 missed. Zico Buurmeester (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Gaaei.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 12': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Ajax).
  • 12': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
  • 20': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 20': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
  • 22': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 22': Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 32': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Alexandre Penetra (AZ).
  • 32': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Mika Godts (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
  • 37': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
  • 40': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
  • 41': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 41': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 44': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristijan Belic.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Ajax 0, AZ 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 0, AZ 0.
  • 48': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
  • 48': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  • 52': Goal! Ajax 0, AZ 1. Zico Buurmeester (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
  • 54': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Kristijan Belic (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor with a cross.
  • 57': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Kian Fitz-Jim.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
  • 58': Goal! Ajax 1, AZ 1. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
  • 58': Wouter Goes (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Ajax).
  • 62': Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Mika Godts (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 68': Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Kristijan Belic.
  • 68': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Troy Parrott.
  • 68': Substitution, AZ. Elijah Dijkstra replaces Denso Kasius.
  • 70': Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Mika Godts (Ajax).
  • 72': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
  • 72': Zico Buurmeester (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
  • 73': Delay in match (Ajax).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Anton Gaaei (Ajax) is shown the red card.
  • 74': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Alexandre Penetra (AZ).
  • 74': Second yellow card to Alexandre Penetra (AZ) for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Sadiq.
  • 80': Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Mika Godts.
  • 80': Substitution, Ajax. Lucas Rosa replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  • 80': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces David Møller Wolfe.
  • 81': Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 82': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lucas Rosa.
  • 83': Goal! Ajax 1, AZ 2. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Goal! Ajax 2, AZ 2. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Substitution, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi replaces Zico Buurmeester.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Kenneth Taylor.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Ajax. Don-Angelo Konadu replaces Brian Brobbey.
  • 90'+3': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
  • 90'+5': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ajax 2, AZ 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Ajax 2, AZ 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 0
45.9 Possession 54.1
6 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 464
461 Passes 540
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 61
23 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 8
24 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 8
25 Effective Clearances 21
25 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,215

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Ajax Amsterdam 27 +37 67
2 PSV Eindhoven 27 +46 58
3 FC Utrecht 27 +9 52
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 26 +26 50
Full Table

Line-Ups

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Matheus (GK)
15 Youri Baas
37 Josip Sutalo
4 Jorrel Hato
3 Anton Gaaei
6 Jordan Henderson
8 Kenneth Taylor Yellow Card
28 Kian Fitz-Jim
9 Brian Brobbey
11 Mika Godts
20 Bertrand Traoré
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Branco van den Boomen, Steven Berghuis, Don-Angelo Konadu, Charlie Setford, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Oliver Valaker Edvardsen, Jay Gorter, Lucas Rosa, Davy Klaassen, Dies Janse, Daniele Rugani, Jorthy Mokio.

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
5 Alexandre Penetra Yellow Card
3 Wouter Goes Yellow Card
18 David Wolfe
30 Denso Kasius
14 Kristijan Belic Yellow Card
8 Jordy Clasie Yellow Card
6 Peer Koopmeiners
9 Troy Parrott
28 Zico Buurmeester
21 Ernest Poku
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Sem van Duijn, Ibrahim Sadiq, Bruno Martins Indi, Jeroen Zoet, Julian Oerip, Elijah Dijkstra, Mees De Wit, Mexx Meerdink, Maxim Dekker, Hobie Verhulst, Wassim Bouziane.

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