Match Information
Competition Eredivisie
Season 1979-80
Round 16
Date
Home Sparta Rotterdam
Away Ajax
Final Score (regular time) 3 - 4
Halftime Score 1 - 2
Referees Henny Weerink
Spectators 12,500
Stadium
Kasteel (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Average age of starting lineup 27.32
Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup 1398
Sparta Rotterdam (match selection)
Player Active Position Remark
Louis van Gaal Start
Ruud Geels Start
Ajax (match selection)
Player Active Position Remark
Piet Schrijvers Start Keeper
Wim Meutstege Start Defender
Ruud Krol Start Defender
Kees Zwamborn Start Defender
Jan Everse Start Defender
Dick Schoenaker Start Midfielder
Henning Jensen Start Midfielder
Søren Lerby Start Midfielder
Karel Bonsink Start Forward
Tscheu La Ling Start Forward
Simon Tahamata Start Forward
Guido Pen Bench
Ajax (unavailable)
Player Active Remark
Frank Arnesen Injured
Ton Blanker Injured
Pim van Dord Injured
Piet Wijnberg Injured
Sparta Rotterdam Minute Ajax
First half
7 Goal Dick Schoenaker, assist: Henning Jensen
Goal Louis van Gaal 18
23 Goal Tscheu La Ling, from free kick (indirect)
34 Yellow card Søren Lerby
Second half
Goal Ruud Geels 54
74 Substistuted Henning Jensen out, in Guido Pen
76 Goal Karel Bonsink, from free kick (indirect)
87 Goal Karel Bonsink
Goal Ruud Geels 90
Last 10 confrontations with Sparta
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Full Video Match Report
5/12/1979 Eredivisie 29 Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
11/5/1978 Eredivisie 12 Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/16/1978 Eredivisie 32 Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
4/13/1978 Dutch Cup Semi Final Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 (0 - 0)
3/22/1978 Dutch Cup Semi Final Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 1)
11/27/1977 Eredivisie 15 Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
2/13/1977 Eredivisie 23 Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 1)
9/11/1976 Eredivisie 6 Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 3 (1 - 2)
1/11/1976 Eredivisie 17 Ajax - Sparta 2 - 0 (2 - 0)
8/26/1975 Eredivisie (Playoffs) 3 Sparta - Ajax 0 - 5 (0 - 3)
Last 10 matches refereed by Henny Weerink
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Full Video Match Report
10/28/1979 Eredivisie 11 Ajax - PEC Zwolle 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
9/29/1979 Eredivisie 8 Feyenoord - Ajax 4 - 0 (3 - 0)
5/19/1979 Eredivisie 30 Roda JC - Ajax 1 - 3 (0 - 0)
4/24/1979 Dutch Cup Semi Final Ajax - FC Volendam 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
4/16/1979 Eredivisie 25 HFC Haarlem - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
12/17/1978 Eredivisie 17 FC Twente - Ajax 2 - 3 (1 - 0)
9/9/1978 Eredivisie 5 Ajax - PSV 2 - 0 (0 - 0)
8/26/1978 Eredivisie 1 NAC - Ajax 1 - 7 (0 - 5)
8/18/1978 Amsterdam 7x Semi Final Ajax - Fluminense 2 - 2
(penalties: 5 - 4)
4/13/1978 Dutch Cup Semi Final Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 (0 - 0)