Sporting vs Ajax 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Ajax's Sebastien Haller nets four in 5-1 Champions League win vs. Sporting CP in Lisbon
Sebastien Haller scored four goals as Ajax Amsterdam picked apart Portuguese hosts Sporting CP for a one-sided 5-1 victory.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Ajax 1. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 9': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Ajax 2. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
- 21': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Gonçalo Inácio because of an injury.
- 33': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 2. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 39': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 3. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 40': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Rúben Vinagre.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pablo Sarabia replaces Jovane Cabral.
- 49': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 4. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Tiago Tomás replaces Nuno Santos.
- 63': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 5. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui with a through ball.
- 70': Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
- 70': Substitution, Ajax. Devyne Rensch replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
- 77': Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Paulinho.
- 80': Substitution, Ajax. Perr Schuurs replaces Daley Blind.
- 83': Tiago Tomás (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Zouhair Feddal (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 5.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 20,382
Statistics
AJA |
SCP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 387 | Accurate Passes | 319 |
| 459 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 18 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 16 | Clearances | 8 |
Sporting CP (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 3 | Zouhair Feddal |
| 13 | Luís Neto |
| 8 | Matheus Nunes |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 16 | Ruben Vinagre |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 21 | Paulinho |
| 11 | Nuno Santos |
| 10 | Jovane Cabral |
Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Remko Pasveer (GK) |
| 21 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 2 | Jurriën Timber |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 12 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 23 | Steven Berghuis |
| 8 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller |
| 10 | Dusan Tadic |
| 11 | Antony |
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