Ajax 5-2 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Ajax 5-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 9 November 2008, 13:30 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Ajax defeated Sparta Rotterdam 5-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 9 November 2008. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Ajax's goals came from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (16'), Luis Suárez (21'), E. Sno (42'), Kennedy Bakircioglu (74') and Leonardo (84'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Joshua John (57') and Yuri Rose (88').

Discipline: Ajax received 2 yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Ajax were 3rd on 19 points from 9 and Sparta Rotterdam 15th on 8 points from 9. Ajax went on to finish that season 3rd with 68 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 13th with 35.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Ajax wins, 1 draw and 1 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Going into the match Ajax's last five read W-W-W-W-L and Sparta Rotterdam's L-W-L-W-L.