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Ajax
FT
1–0
HT 1–0
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie Sat 31 Oct, 20:00London Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam Allard Lindhout 53,331 attendance

Timeline

  1. 9' Tolu Arokodare assist Abdellah Ouazane
  2. 26' Weslley Patati Yellow Card
  3. 30' Abdellah Ouazane Yellow Card
  4. 38' Oscar Gloukh for Julian Brandt
  5. 44' Mees De Wit Yellow Card
  6. 45' Wesley Hoedt for Wouter Goes
  7. 60' Marcos Leonardo for Abdellah Ouazane
  8. 60' Yves Bissouma for Davy Klaassen
  9. 60' Calvin Stengs for Valdemar Byskov
  10. 74' Steven Berghuis for Tolu Arokodare
  11. 74' Daley Blind for Jorthy Mokio
  12. 78' Mateo Chávez for Mees De Wit
  13. 78' Denso Kasius for Elijah Dijkstra
  14. 85' Bendegúz Kovács for Lewis Schouten

Match stats

48.2% Possession 51.8%
9 Shots 19
2 On target 5
12 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Saves 1
420 Accurate passes 454

Lineups

Ajax 4-3-3
1 Stegen
5 Wijndal 15 Baas 30 Bouwman 2 Rosa
8 Brandt 4 Amrabat 24 Mokio
68 Ouazane 99 Arokodare 18 Klaassen
AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1
28 De Busser
34 De Wit 4 Schouten 3 Goes 22 Dijkstra
21 Kwakman 6 Koopmeiners
11 Daal 17 Byskov 7 Patati
9 Meerdink
Ajax 4-3-3
  1. 1 Marc-André ter Stegen G
  2. 15 Youri Baas CD-L
  3. 30 Aaron Bouwman CD-R
  4. 5 Owen Wijndal LB
  5. 2 Lucas Rosa RB
  6. 4 Sofyan Amrabat CM
  7. 8 Julian Brandt ▼ LM
  8. 24 Jorthy Mokio ▼ RM
  9. 99 Tolu Arokodare ▼ F
  10. 68 Abdellah Ouazane ▼ LF
  11. 18 Davy Klaassen ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 17 Daley Blind ▲ SUB
  2. 10 Oscar Gloukh ▲ SUB
  3. 28 Yves Bissouma ▲ SUB
  4. 38 Marcos Leonardo ▲ SUB
  5. 23 Steven Berghuis ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 49 Diego Pugno SUB
  2. 26 Maarten Paes SUB
  3. 43 Rayane Bounida SUB
  4. 36 Dies Janse SUB
  5. 6 Thilo Kehrer SUB
  6. 67 Mohamed Abdalla SUB
  7. 21 Jofre Torrents SUB
AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1
  1. 28 Jari De Busser G
  2. 4 Lewis Schouten ▼ CD-L
  3. 3 Wouter Goes ▼ CD-R
  4. 34 Mees De Wit ▼ LB
  5. 22 Elijah Dijkstra ▼ RB
  6. 17 Valdemar Byskov ▼ AM
  7. 21 Dave Kwakman LM
  8. 6 Peer Koopmeiners RM
  9. 9 Mexx Meerdink F
  10. 11 Ro-Zangelo Daal AM-L
  11. 7 Weslley Patati AM-R

Came on

  1. 29 Wesley Hoedt ▲ SUB
  2. 30 Denso Kasius ▲ SUB
  3. 18 Bendegúz Kovács ▲ SUB
  4. 14 Calvin Stengs ▲ SUB
  5. 5 Mateo Chávez ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 8 Jordy Clasie SUB
  2. 2 Seiya Maikuma SUB
  3. 75 Hessel De Wit SUB
  4. 27 Wassim Bouziane SUB
  5. 54 Jerolldino Bergraaf SUB
  6. 20 Andrea Natali SUB
  7. 1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Ajax 1, AZ 0.
  2. 90'+5' Second Half ends, Ajax 1, AZ 0.
  3. 90'+4' Attempt saved. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax). Assisted by Mateo Chávez with a cross.
  4. 90'+4' Attempt missed. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Chávez.
  5. 90'+3' Corner, AZ. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
  6. 90'+2' Attempt saved. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax). Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross.
  7. 90'+1' Handball by Bendegúz Kovács (AZ).
  8. 90'+1' Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  9. 90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  10. 90' Attempt missed. Dave Kwakman (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  11. 89' Attempt blocked. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  12. 89' Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Weslley Patati with a cross following a corner.
101 earlier entries
  1. 89' Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lucas Rosa.
  2. 88' Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jari De Busser (AZ). Assisted by Daley Blind.
  3. 85' Substitution, AZ. Bendegúz Kovács replaces Lewis Schouten.
  4. 85' Attempt missed. Mateo Chávez (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
  5. 82' Offside, AZ. Wesley Hoedt is caught offside.
  6. 81' Foul by Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
  7. 81' Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  8. 81' Foul by Yves Bissouma (Ajax).
  9. 81' Dave Kwakman (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. 80' Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 80' Foul by Calvin Stengs (AZ).
  12. 80' Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a cross.
  13. 79' Attempt missed. Marcos Leonardo (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a fast break.
  14. 78' Corner, AZ. Conceded by Daley Blind.
  15. 78' Attempt blocked. Wesley Hoedt (AZ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Weslley Patati with a cross.
  16. 78' Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Elijah Dijkstra.
  17. 78' Substitution, AZ. Mateo Chávez replaces Mees de Wit.
  18. 77' Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Ajax).
  19. 77' Weslley Patati (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  20. 75' Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  21. 75' Foul by Lewis Schouten (AZ).
  22. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Daley Blind replaces Jorthy Mokio.
  23. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Tolu Arokodare.
  24. 74' Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Ajax).
  25. 74' Weslley Patati (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  26. 73' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
  27. 72' Corner, AZ. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
  28. 70' Foul by Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
  29. 70' Dave Kwakman (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  30. 68' Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
  31. 66' Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lucas Rosa.
  32. 64' Corner, AZ. Conceded by Youri Baas.
  33. 62' Corner, AZ. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
  34. 62' Corner, AZ. Conceded by Aaron Bouwman.
  35. 60' Substitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Valdemar Byskov.
  36. 60' Substitution, Ajax. Yves Bissouma replaces Davy Klaassen.
  37. 60' Substitution, Ajax. Marcos Leonardo replaces Abdellah Ouazane.
  38. 59' Foul by Tolu Arokodare (Ajax).
  39. 59' Wesley Hoedt (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 59' Attempt saved. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax). Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  41. 58' Foul by Lewis Schouten (AZ).
  42. 58' Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  43. 57' Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  44. 57' Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  45. 57' Attempt missed. Mees de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Valdemar Byskov.
  46. 56' Attempt blocked. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolu Arokodare.
  47. 53' Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  48. 53' Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
  49. 51' Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Baas with a cross.
  50. 49' Foul by Lewis Schouten (AZ).
  51. 49' Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  52. 49' Attempt blocked. Valdemar Byskov (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  53. 48' Attempt blocked. Dave Kwakman (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  54. 46' Attempt saved. Valdemar Byskov (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax). Assisted by Weslley Patati.
  55. 45' Second Half begins Ajax 1, AZ 0.
  56. 45' Substitution, AZ. Wesley Hoedt replaces Wouter Goes.
  57. 45'+3' First Half ends, Ajax 1, AZ 0.
  58. 45'+3' Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  59. 45'+3' Foul by Dave Kwakman (AZ).
  60. 45'+1' Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
  61. 45'+1' Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  62. 45'+1' Attempt blocked. Weslley Patati (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Dijkstra.
  63. 45'+1' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  64. 45' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  65. 45' Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
  66. 44' Mees de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  67. 38' Substitution, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh replaces Julian Brandt because of an injury.
  68. 37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  69. 35' Delay in match because of an injury Julian Brandt (Ajax).
  70. 33' Foul by Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax).
  71. 33' Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  72. 31' Attempt missed. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dave Kwakman.
  73. 30' Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  74. 30' Foul by Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax).
  75. 30' Dave Kwakman (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  76. 30' Attempt missed. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  77. 30' Attempt missed. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  78. 26' Weslley Patati (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  79. 26' Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
  80. 26' Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  81. 25' Attempt blocked. Weslley Patati (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dave Kwakman.
  82. 20' Offside, AZ. Elijah Dijkstra is caught offside.
  83. 18' Attempt saved. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax).
  84. 17' Offside, AZ. Weslley Patati is caught offside.
  85. 14' Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  86. 14' Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  87. 14' Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  88. 14' Foul by Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
  89. 12' Offside, AZ. Mexx Meerdink is caught offside.
  90. 9' Goal! Ajax 1, AZ 0. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdellah Ouazane with a cross.
  91. 6' Dave Kwakman (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  92. 6' Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
  93. 5' Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  94. 5' Foul by Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax).
  95. 5' Jari De Busser (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  96. 5' Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
  97. 3' Attempt missed. Aaron Bouwman (Ajax) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a set piece situation.
  98. 2' Foul by Dave Kwakman (AZ).
  99. 2' Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  100. First Half begins.
  101. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Ajax W W W L D

  • D NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Eredivisie
  • L at Hajduk Split 2-1 UEFA Conference League
  • W at FC Groningen 5-2 Eredivisie
  • W Atalanta 2-0 UEFA Conference League
  • W at Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar L W D W L

  • L at Feyenoord 2-0 Eredivisie
  • W Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-1 UEFA Europa League
  • D at SC Cambuur 2-2 Eredivisie
  • W at Ararat-Armenia 4-0 UEFA Europa League
  • L FC Twente 2-0 Eredivisie

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