Slavia Praha beats Ajax in an exciting match
Prague, Czech Republic – Slavia Praha defeated Ajax 2-1 in a UEFA Europa League group stage match played at the Fortuna Arena in Prague. The match was marked by intensity and cards, with a total of 10 yellows and one red.
Ajax took the lead in the 18th minute when B. van den Boomen scored a penalty. However, Slavia Praha equalized the match in the 67th minute with a goal by T. Chory. The winning goal came in the 75th minute when Y. Baas received his second yellow card and was sent off, leaving Ajax with one man fewer.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Ajax tried to find the equalizer but couldn’t get past Slavia Praha’s defense. The match ended with a convincing victory for the Czechs.
Statistics:
* Slavia Praha: 54% possession, 20 shots (8 on target, 6 off target), 8 corners, 20 fouls, 3 yellows, 0 reds
* Ajax: 46% possession, 6 shots (2 on target, 4 off target), 3 corners, 15 fouls, 7 yellows, 1 red
Key events:
* 9′: Slavia Praha – Yellow card for T. Holes
* 18′: Ajax – Goal by B. van den Boomen (penalty)
* 27′: Slavia Praha – Yellow card for F. Prebsl
* 35′: Ajax – Yellow card for J. Hato
* 47′: Ajax – Yellow card for Y. Baas
* 66′: Slavia Praha – Yellow card for D. Doudera
* 67′: Slavia Praha – Goal by T. Chory
* 69′: Ajax – Yellow card for K. Taylor
* 75′: Ajax – Red card for Y. Baas (double yellow)
* 78′: Ajax – Yellow card for B. van den Boomen
* 90′: Ajax – Yellow cards for A. Gaaei and O. Wijndal
Slavia Praha sits in first place in the group, while Ajax is in third place.
Substitutions ajax: at minute 42 B. Tahirovic came in and K. Hlynsson went out., at minute 56 A. Gaaei came in and M. Godts went out., at minute 56 C. Akpom came in and B. Brobbey went out., at minute 56 O. Wijndal came in and C. Rasmussen went out., at minute 78 D. Rugani came in and K. Taylor went out.
Substitutions slavia praha: at minute 61 M. Diouf came in and C. Wallem went out., at minute 61 L. Provod came in and O. Lingr went out., at minute 61 M. Jurasek came in and S. Michez went out., at minute 61 T. Chory came in and M. Chytil went out., at minute 74 C. Zafeiris came in and F. Prebsl went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Slavia Praha
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