Ajax Amsterdam vs FC Groningen, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Conference League Playoffs - Semifinals
· Dutch EredivisieAbout
Ajax Amsterdam are hosting FC Groningen
at Kras Stadion, Volendam, 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.
- 4': Delay in match (FC Groningen).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen).
- 8': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 10': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Sean Steur.
- 10': Offside, FC Groningen. Thom van Bergen is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Aaron Bouwman (Ajax).
- 12': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Offside, Ajax. Mika Godts is caught offside.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
- 19': Offside, Ajax. Mika Godts is caught offside.
- 24': Goal! Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mika Godts with a cross.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Godts.
- 27': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Dies Janse.
- 28': Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
- 28': Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Thom van Bergen because of an injury.
- 32': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Dies Janse (FC Groningen).
- 33': Foul by Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen).
- 33': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Sean Steur (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Gaaei.
- 35': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Dies Janse (FC Groningen).
- 36': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen).
- 37': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
- 37': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen).
- 40': Foul by Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen).
- 40': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Offside, Ajax. Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
- 42': Offside, Ajax. Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Anton Gaaei.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0.
- 47': Foul by Aaron Bouwman (Ajax).
- 47': David van der Werff (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mika Godts with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Tika de Jonge.
- 53': Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
- 53': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land.
- 55': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Steur.
- 57': Goal! Ajax 2, FC Groningen 0. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 59': Attempt blocked. David van der Werff (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land.
- 59': Handball by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
- 60': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by David van der Werff (FC Groningen).
- 61': Dies Janse (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Steur (Ajax).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Ajax. Youri Regeer replaces Sean Steur because of an injury.
- 64': Foul by Youri Regeer (Ajax).
- 64': David van der Werff (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Mika Godts (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, FC Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces Travis Hernes.
- 67': Substitution, FC Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Marvin Peersman.
- 67': Substitution, FC Groningen. Mats Seuntjens replaces David van der Werff.
- 68': Offside, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson is caught offside.
- 68': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 70': VAR Decision: No Goal Ajax 2-0 FC Groningen.
- 71': Substitution, Ajax. Maher Carrizo replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 71': Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 72': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
- 72': Tygo Land (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Maher Carrizo (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mika Godts following a fast break.
- 75': Attempt saved. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
- 75': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Etienne Vaessen.
- 76': Attempt missed. Aaron Bouwman (Ajax) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mika Godts with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Marco Rente (FC Groningen).
- 76': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, FC Groningen. Rui Mendes replaces Tygo Land.
- 78': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Dies Janse (FC Groningen).
- 80': Attempt missed. Mats Seuntjens (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thijmen Blokzijl.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Rente (FC Groningen).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Mats Seuntjens (FC Groningen).
- 83': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Ajax. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Davy Klaassen because of an injury.
- 86': Foul by Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
- 86': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Maarten Paes (Ajax). Assisted by Rui Mendes.
- 87': Foul by Youri Regeer (Ajax).
- 87': Mats Seuntjens (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
- 88': Dies Janse (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
- 89': Ryan Metu (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
- 89': Attempt missed. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Metu with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Mika Godts (Ajax).
- 90': Marco Rente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Rui Mendes (FC Groningen).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).
- 90'+1': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Mats Seuntjens (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
- 90'+3': Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Wouter Prins (FC Groningen).
- 90'+4': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ajax 2, FC Groningen 0.
- 0': Match ends, Ajax 2, FC Groningen 0.
Statistics
GRO |
AJA![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 255 | Accurate Passes | 449 |
| 339 | Passes | 544 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 16 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Kras Stadion
Location: Volendam, Netherlands
Attendance: 6,776
Venue: Kras Stadion
Location: Volendam, Netherlands
Attendance: 6,776
Line-Ups
Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Maarten Paes (GK) |
| 15 | Youri Baas |
| 30 | Aaron Bouwman |
| 2 | Lucas Rosa |
| 3 | Anton Gaaei |
| 24 | Jorthy Mokio |
| 48 | Sean Steur |
| 18 | Davy Klaassen |
| 25 | Wout Weghorst |
| 11 | Mika Godts |
| 23 | Steven Berghuis |
FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Etienne Vaessen (GK) |
| 4 | Dies Janse |
| 3 | Thijmen Blokzijl |
| 43 | Marvin Peersman |
| 5 | Marco Rente |
| 17 | David Van Der Werff |
| 8 | Tika De Jonge |
| 18 | Tygo Land |
| 26 | Thom Van Bergen |
| 14 | Jorg Schreuders |
| 7 | Travis Hearnes |
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