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

· Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam

58': Anton Gaaei
74': Anton Gaaei
85': Oliver Valaker Edvardsen

FT
2 - 2

AZ Alkmaar

52': Zico Buurmeester
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

AZ		AJA
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	31	+36	74
2	PSV Eindhoven	30	+55	67
3	Feyenoord Rotterdam	30	+36	62
4	FC Utrecht	31	+19	62

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
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 Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
5	Alexandre Penetra
3	Wouter Goes
18	David Wolfe
30	Denso Kasius
14	Kristijan Belic
8	Jordy Clasie
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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