Dutch Eredivisie

Heerenveen vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Heerenveen
  • 11': Pelle van Amersfoort
  • 38': Osame Sahraoui
  • 46': Pelle van Amersfoort
FT
3 - 2
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 51': Pawel Bochniewicz (OG)
  • 79': Chuba Akpom

About

Heerenveen are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax).
  • 1': Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mats Köhlert.
  • 3': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Ajax).
  • 3': Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
  • 9': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
  • 9': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Wålemark.
  • 11': Goal! sc Heerenveen 1, Ajax 0. Pelle van Amersfoort (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 15': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mats Köhlert with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax).
  • 19': Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
  • 20': Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 21': Foul by Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen).
  • 21': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Tristan Gooijer (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
  • 26': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Borna Sosa (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 30': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Pelle van Amersfoort is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
  • 32': Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Olsson.
  • 35': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 36': Hand ball by Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen).
  • 37': Foul by Borna Sosa (Ajax).
  • 37': Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pelle van Amersfoort.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luuk Brouwers.
  • 38': Goal! sc Heerenveen 2, Ajax 0. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 45'+1': Carlos Forbs (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mickey van der Hart.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, sc Heerenveen 2, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins sc Heerenveen 2, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Carlos Forbs.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui.
  • 46': Goal! sc Heerenveen 3, Ajax 0. Pelle van Amersfoort (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 48': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen).
  • 49': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen).
  • 49': Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Own Goal by Pawel Bochniewicz, sc Heerenveen. sc Heerenveen 3, Ajax 1.
  • 51': Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Ché Nunnely replaces Patrik Wålemark.
  • 56': Chuba Akpom (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Köhlert with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mats Köhlert.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Pelle van Amersfoort (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 63': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen).
  • 65': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen).
  • 65': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
  • 68': Foul by Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen).
  • 68': Jordan Henderson (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
  • 69': Foul by Pelle van Amersfoort (sc Heerenveen).
  • 69': Jordan Henderson (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 72': Chuba Akpom (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen).
  • 72': Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Thom Haye.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
  • 79': Goal! sc Heerenveen 3, Ajax 2. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tristan Gooijer.
  • 81': Foul by Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen).
  • 81': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Pawel Bochniewicz.
  • 83': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom Haye.
  • 84': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Hussein Ali Haidar replaces Oliver Braude.
  • 85': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Syb van Ottele replaces Pelle van Amersfoort.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thom Haye following a fast break.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Nathan Tjoe-A-On replaces Osame Sahraoui because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 90'+4': Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Luuk Brouwers is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Hussein Ali Haidar.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, sc Heerenveen 3, Ajax 2.
  • 0': Match ends, sc Heerenveen 3, Ajax 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 5
66 Possession 34
12 SHOTS 17
6 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
482 Accurate Passes 221
557 Passes 282
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
19 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 47
37 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 5
22 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 8
12 Effective Clearances 32
12 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Location: Heerenveen, Netherlands
Attendance: 24,150

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 18 +46 46
2 Ajax Amsterdam 18 +22 42
3 FC Utrecht 18 +7 39
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 18 +18 35
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HEE Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Mickey van der Hart (GK)
5 Pawel Bochniewicz
4 Sven van Beek Yellow Card
7 Mats Köhlert Yellow Card
45 Oliver Braude Yellow Card
28 Luuk Brouwers
19 Simon Olsson
33 Thom Haye
11 Pelle van Amersfoort
20 Osame Sahraoui
24 Patrick Walemark
Heerenveen Substitutes:
Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Jan Bekkema, Anas Tahiri, Loizos Loizou, Espen Van Ee, Daniel Karlsbakk, Hussein Ali, Andries Noppert, Syb van Ottele, Ché Nunnely, Charlie Webster, Djenahro Nunumete.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Diant Ramaj (GK)
4 Jorrel Hato
37 Josip Sutalo
25 Borna Sosa
47 Tristan Gooijer
38 Kristian Hlynsson
8 Kenneth Taylor
6 Jordan Henderson
9 Brian Brobbey
11 Carlos Forbs
23 Steven Berghuis
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Chuba Akpom, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Gerónimo Rulli, Jaydon Banel, Jakov Medic, Ar'jany Martha, Kian Fitz-Jim, Remko Pasveer, Anton Gaaei, Benjamin Tahirovic.

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