Dutch Eredivisie

Excelsior vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
  • 36': Redouan El Yaakoubi
FT
1 - 4
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 15': Dusan Tadic (P)
  • 45': Davy Klaassen
  • 61': Mohammed Kudus
  • 83': Devyne Rensch

About

Excelsior are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 8': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Sven Nieuwpoort (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Redouan El Yaakoubi.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sven Nieuwpoort following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lazaros Lamprou.
  • 13': Penalty Ajax. Davy Klaassen draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Penalty conceded by Sven Nieuwpoort (Excelsior) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 15': Goal! Excelsior 0, Ajax 1. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 19': Hand ball by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
  • 22': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners following a fast break.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
  • 27': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 29': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sven Nieuwpoort.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Hand ball by Owen Wijndal (Ajax).
  • 32': Attempt saved. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan.
  • 32': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 33': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
  • 35': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
  • 35': Maxime Awoudja (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
  • 36': Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 1. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior).
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.
  • 44': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 2. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Excelsior 1, Ajax 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 1, Ajax 2.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Ajax).
  • 54': Maxime Awoudja (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
  • 56': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
  • 58': Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Maxime Awoudja (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lazaros Lamprou with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
  • 59': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 3. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 62': Substitution, Ajax. Francisco Conceição replaces Davy Klaassen.
  • 64': Foul by Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior).
  • 64': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Offside, Ajax. Edson Álvarez tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
  • 66': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 69': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
  • 71': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
  • 74': Substitution, Excelsior. Nathangelo Markelo replaces Siebe Horemans.
  • 74': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Lazaros Lamprou.
  • 75': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
  • 77': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Maxime Awoudja (Excelsior).
  • 79': Substitution, Ajax. Calvin Bassey replaces Steven Berghuis.
  • 83': Goal! Excelsior 1, Ajax 4. Devyne Rensch (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
  • 84': Substitution, Excelsior. Reda Kharchouch replaces Marouan Azarkan.
  • 85': Foul by Nathangelo Markelo (Excelsior).
  • 85': Owen Wijndal (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
  • 86': Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Offside, Excelsior. Redouan El Yaakoubi tries a through ball, but Couhaib Driouech is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Owen Wijndal (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
  • 88': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Nathangelo Markelo (Excelsior).
  • 89': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, Ajax 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 1, Ajax 4.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, Ajax 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 1, Ajax 4.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 5
79.4 Possession 20.6
19 SHOTS 12
9 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
789 Accurate Passes 137
879 Passes 214
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
5 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.1
45 Long Balls 63
29 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 15
11 Effective Clearances 13
11 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Stadion Woudestein
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 4,400

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 +7 9
2 NEC Nijmegen 4 +10 9
3 FC Utrecht 4 +8 9
4 PSV Eindhoven 4 +7 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EXC Excelsior (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
17 Maxime Awoudja
4 Redouan El Yaakoubi
16 Sven Nieuwpoort
28 Nathan Tjoe-A-On
2 Siebe Horemans
23 Peer Koopmeiners
8 Kenzo Goudmijn
22 Lazaros Lamprou
14 Couhaib Driouech
10 Marouan Azarkan
Excelsior Substitutes:
Norbert Alblas, Nathangelo Markelo, Nikolas Agrafiotis, Mike van Duinen, Joshua Eijgenraam, Adrian Fein, Serano Seymor, Reda Kharchouch, Pascal Kuiper.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4 Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
2 Jurriën Timber
8 Kenneth Taylor
5 Owen Wijndal
15 Devyne Rensch
23 Steven Berghuis
6 Davy Klaassen
7 Steven Bergwijn
20 Mohammed Kudus
10 Dusan Tadic
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Remko Pasveer, Calvin Bassey, Brian Brobbey, Maarten Stekelenburg, Kian Fitz-Jim, Jorge Sánchez, Youri Regeer, Lorenzo Lucca, Olivier Aertssen, Francisco Conceição, Victor Jensen, Jorrel Hato.

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