Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam vs NAC Breda, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 32': Kenneth Taylor (P)
  • 35': Steven Berghuis
  • 76': Jorthy Mokio
FT
3 - 1
NAC Breda
  • 9': Leo Sauer

About

Ajax Amsterdam are hosting NAC Breda at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, 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': Don-Angelo Konadu (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda).
  • 3': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
  • 3': Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Don-Angelo Konadu (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 5': Foul by Jan Van den Bergh (NAC Breda).
  • 5': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Goal! Ajax 0, NAC Breda 1. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Van den Bergh.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leo Greiml.
  • 13': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda).
  • 14': Don-Angelo Konadu (Ajax).
  • 14': Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 21': Foul by Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
  • 21': Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Delay in match (Ajax).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 26': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Roy Kortsmit.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Sauer.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 30': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 30': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Penalty Ajax. Don-Angelo Konadu draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Penalty conceded by Roy Kortsmit (NAC Breda) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Roy Kortsmit (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Goal! Ajax 1, NAC Breda 1. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leo Sauer from a direct free kick.
  • 35': Goal! Ajax 2, NAC Breda 1. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Don-Angelo Konadu.
  • 37': Offside, NAC Breda. Kamal Sowah is caught offside.
  • 38': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 41': Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Don-Angelo Konadu (Ajax).
  • 42': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 42': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Don-Angelo Konadu (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda).
  • 43': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Ajax 2, NAC Breda 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 2, NAC Breda 1.
  • 46': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Boy Kemper.
  • 47': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 50': Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 53': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
  • 54': Offside, NAC Breda. Jan Van den Bergh is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Don-Angelo Konadu.
  • 55': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Max Balard.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 59': Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 60': Substitution, Ajax. Jorthy Mokio replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  • 60': Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Don-Angelo Konadu.
  • 62': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 62': Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Foul by Clint Leemans (NAC Breda).
  • 62': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Foul by Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 66': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorthy Mokio.
  • 67': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Josip Sutalo (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jan Van den Bergh.
  • 69': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
  • 69': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enes Mahmutovic.
  • 72': Foul by Max Balard (NAC Breda).
  • 72': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Max Balard (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Ajax. Christian Rasmussen replaces Steven Berghuis.
  • 73': Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Mika Godts.
  • 73': Substitution, NAC Breda. Kacper Kostorz replaces Clint Leemans.
  • 73': Substitution, NAC Breda. Adam Kaied replaces Cherrion Valerius.
  • 74': Substitution, NAC Breda. Saná Fernandes replaces Leo Sauer.
  • 74': Substitution, NAC Breda. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Elías Már Ómarsson.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leo Greiml with a cross.
  • 76': Goal! Ajax 3, NAC Breda 1. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor with a cross.
  • 78': Foul by Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 78': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 85': Foul by Kacper Kostorz (NAC Breda).
  • 85': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Kenneth Taylor.
  • 86': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda).
  • 87': Foul by Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda).
  • 87': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Saná Fernandes (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kamal Sowah.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Ajax 3, NAC Breda 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ajax 3, NAC Breda 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 8
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 9
1 Saves 2
37.4 Possession 62.6
8 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
285 Accurate Passes 527
353 Passes 603
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 26
26 Accurate Long Balls 10
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 7
19 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
15 Interceptions 7
21 Effective Clearances 28
21 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 53,420

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 NEC Nijmegen 2 +8 6
2 PSV Eindhoven 2 +7 6
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 +3 6
4 PEC Zwolle 2 +3 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Matheus (GK)
13 Ahmetcan Kaplan
37 Josip Sutalo
4 Jorrel Hato
2 Lucas Rosa
18 Davy Klaassen
8 Kenneth Taylor
23 Steven Berghuis
59 Don-Angelo Konadu
11 Mika Godts
20 Bertrand Traoré
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Owen Wijndal, Jordan Henderson, Nick Verschuren, Jorthy Mokio, Christian Rasmussen, Dies Janse, Jay Gorter, Daniele Rugani, Wout Weghorst, Paul Reverson, Kian Fitz-Jim, Oliver Valaker Edvardsen.

NAC NAC Breda (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Roy Kortsmit (GK) Yellow Card
15 Enes Mahmutovic
5 Jan Van den Bergh
12 Leo Greiml Yellow Card
4 Boy Kemper
25 Cherrion Valerius
8 Clint Leemans Yellow Card
16 Maximilien Balard Yellow Card
77 Leo Sauer
55 Kamal Sowah Yellow Card
10 Elías Már Ómarsson
NAC Breda Substitutes:
Kacper Kostorz, Daniel Bielica, Dominik Janosek, Terence Kongolo, Kostas Lamprou, Lars Mol, Adam Kaied, Saná Fernandes, Fredrik Jensen, Casper Staring, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Roy Kuijpers.

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