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Coverage of the Eredivisie clash between Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam.
Ajax
Eredivisie | Gameweek 23
Feb 21, 2021 at 7pm UK
Amsterdam Arena
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Ajax
4 - 2
Sparta

Haller (14', 37'), Schuurs (45+4'), Kudus (50')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Gravenberch (53', 90+1')
Heylen (55')

Live Updates: Ajax 4-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 23:49 UK

'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
'First Half begins.
1'Attempt blocked. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lennart Thy with a headed pass.
1'Corner,Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
12'Attempt missed. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mica Pinto with a headed pass.
12'Attempt blocked. Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
12'Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Deroy Duarte.
14'Goal!Ajax 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
17'Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
20'Hand ball by Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam).
21'Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a set piece situation.
22'Foul by Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam).
22'Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23'Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
24'Corner,Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
24'Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Antony is caught offside.
24'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dusan Tadic (Ajax) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
26'VAR Decision: No GoalAjax 1-0 Sparta Rotterdam.
27'Foul by Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam).
27'Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'Corner,Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
33'Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
34'Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Deroy Duarte tries a through ball, but Lennart Thy is caught offside.
36'Corner,Ajax. Conceded by Michael Heylen.
42'Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box.
42'Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
43'Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross.
43'Corner,Ajax. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
43'Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
44'Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
45+3'Foul by Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam).
45+3'Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45+4'Goal!Ajax 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a set piece situation.
45+5'First Half ends, Ajax 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
45'Second Half begins Ajax 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
45'Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
45'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Danzell Gravenberch replaces Bryan Smeets.
45'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Laros Duarte replaces Dirk Abels.
45'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mario Engels replaces Bart Vriends.
45'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Deroy Duarte.
50'Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).
50'Goal!Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
53'Goal!Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
54'Foul by Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam).
54'Sébastien Haller (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55'Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59'Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
59'Jurriën Timber (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59'Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Mohammed Kudus.
59'Substitution, Ajax. Oussama Idrissi replaces Dusan Tadic.
61'Offside, Ajax. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
64'Attempt saved. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
66'Attempt missed. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeffry Fortes with a cross.
69'Corner,Ajax. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
70'Foul by Oussama Idrissi (Ajax).
70'Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'Offside, Ajax. Lisandro Martínez tries a through ball, but Daley Blind is caught offside.
72'Foul by Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam).
72'Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
75'Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces Edson Álvarez.
75'Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Sébastien Haller.
76'Hand ball by Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam).
77'Zakaria Labyad (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77'Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'Corner,Ajax. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
78'Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad with a cross following a corner.
78'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Wouter Burger replaces Lennart Thy.
80'Attempt saved. Oussama Idrissi (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
80'Attempt saved. Oussama Idrissi (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zakaria Labyad.
83'Attempt missed. Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box.
85'Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
86'Foul by Zakaria Labyad (Ajax).
86'Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'Attempt missed. Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
88'Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).
90'Hand ball by Oussama Idrissi (Ajax).
90+1'Goal!Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from very close range.
90+2'Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
90+2'Second Half ends, Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
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