AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Ajax: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 17 December 2017

Result

AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Ajax

Eredivisie · Sunday 17 December 2017, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Ajax: match report

AZ Alkmaar were beaten by Ajax 1-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 17 December 2017. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh opened the scoring in the 25th minute. AZ Alkmaar's goal came from Alireza Jahanbakhsh (25', penalty). Ajax scored through Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (43') and Lasse Schöne (51', penalty).

Discipline: AZ Alkmaar received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Ajax received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game AZ Alkmaar were 3rd on 35 points from 16 and Ajax 2nd on 35 points from 16. AZ Alkmaar went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and Ajax 2nd with 79.

AZ Alkmaar lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Ajax in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lasse Schöne of Ajax (8.7), ahead of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 AZ Alkmaar wins, 1 draw and 6 for Ajax.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Yellow card · D. ZeefuikAjax
  • 25'Penalty goal · Alireza JahanbakhshAZ Alkmaar · 1-0
  • 26'Yellow card · Jonas SvenssonAZ Alkmaar
  • 43'Goal · Klaas-Jan HuntelaarAjax · 1-1
  • 50'Yellow card · Pantelis ChatzidiakosAZ Alkmaar
  • 51'Penalty goal · Lasse SchöneAjax · 1-2
  • 86'Second yellow · Jonas SvenssonAZ Alkmaar
  • 88'Yellow card · Frenkie de JongAjax

Head-to-head

10 meetings: AZ Alkmaar 3, draws 1, Ajax 6.

Team news

AZ Alkmaar line-up (4-2-3-1)

Marco Bizot, Jonas Svensson, Thomas Ouwejan, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Stijn Wuytens, Fredrik Midtsjø, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Teun Koopmeiners, Guus Til, Mats Seuntjens, Wout Weghorst

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Mitchell Dijks, Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Donny van de Beek, Hakim Ziyech, Lasse Schöne, David Neres, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Justin Kluivert