Football
Ajax vs Heracles Almelo. Dutch Eredivisie.
7:00pm, Saturday 12th August 2023.
Amsterdam ArenAAttendance: Attendance54,029.
Match ends, Ajax 4, Heracles Almelo 1.
Second Half ends, Ajax 4, Heracles Almelo 1.
Goal! Ajax 4, Heracles Almelo 1. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Ajax). VAR checking.
Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
Penalty conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Sven Sonnenberg.
Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Thomas Bruns.
Attempt blocked. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
Attempt saved. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn with a cross.
Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Diego van Oorschot replaces Emil Hansson.
Substitution, Ajax. Carlos Forbs replaces Brian Brobbey.
Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Anass Salah-Eddine.
Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jakov Medic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo).
Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Benjamin Tahirovic.
Goal! Ajax 3, Heracles Almelo 1. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine.
Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Delay in match because of an injury Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
Attempt missed. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bryan Limbombe.
Goal! Ajax 2, Heracles Almelo 1. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic.
Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
Devyne Rensch (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sven Sonnenberg (Heracles Almelo).
Attempt blocked. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax).
Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
Attempt saved. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Ruben Roosken replaces Jetro Willems.
Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Marko Vejinovic replaces Anas Ouahim.
Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Bryan Limbombe replaces Abed Nankishi.
Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic.
Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo).
Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine.
Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Anass Salah-Eddine.
Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax).
Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Kenneth Taylor.
Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Abed Nankishi (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo).
Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic.
Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Branco van den Boomen (Ajax).
Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine.
Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Ajax).
Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 1.
First Half ends, Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 1.
Attempt missed. Anass Salah-Eddine (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
Offside, Heracles Almelo. Michael Brouwer tries a through ball, but Abed Nankishi is caught offside.
Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Ajax 1, Heracles Almelo 1. Jakov Medic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
Goal! Ajax 0, Heracles Almelo 1. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Jakov Medic (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns replaces Jizz Hornkamp because of an injury.
Jakov Medic (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
Delay in match because of an injury Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
Attempt saved. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine.
Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
Delay in match because of an injury Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Ajax. Jay Gorter replaces Gerónimo Rulli because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax).
Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker.
Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jorrel Hato with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Abed Nankishi.
Attempt blocked. Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker.
Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ajax).
Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jakov Medic (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross.
Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo).
Offside, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels tries a through ball, but Justin Hoogma is caught offside.
Abed Nankishi (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Anas Ouahim.
Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine with a cross.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
