2021 Johan Cruyff Shield

The 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield was the 25th edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. The match was contested by the winners of the 2020–21 Eredivisie and the 2020–21 KNVB Cup on 7 August 2021.[1][2]

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Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam hosted the match.
Ajax PSV Eindhoven
0 4
Date7 August 2021
VenueJohan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
RefereeBjörn Kuipers
Attendance25,000

As Ajax won both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup, the Eredivisie runners-up, PSV Eindhoven, participated in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield.[3]

The defending champions were Ajax, who won the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield. The 2020 Johan Cruyff Shield was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.

PSV Eindhoven won the match 4–0 for their record twelfth Johan Cruyff Shield.

It was also the last match for referee Björn Kuipers.

Match

Details
Ajax0–4PSV Eindhoven
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Ajax
PSV Eindhoven
GK32Netherlands Remko Pasveer
RB12Morocco Noussair Mazraoui
CB2Netherlands Jurriën Timber
CB21Argentina Lisandro Martínezdownward-facing red arrow 86'
LB31Argentina Nicolás TagliaficoRed card 40'
RM8Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch
CM6Netherlands Davy KlaassenYellow card 31'downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM17Netherlands Daley Blinddownward-facing red arrow 74'
RF23Netherlands Steven Berghuisdownward-facing red arrow 74'
CF22Ivory Coast Sébastien Hallerdownward-facing red arrow 61'
LF10Serbia Dušan Tadić (c)
Substitutes:
GK1Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg
GK16Netherlands Jay Gorter
DF15Netherlands Devyne Renschupward-facing green arrow 46'
DF28Argentina Lisandro Magallánupward-facing green arrow 86'
DF35Netherlands Youri Baas
MF4Mexico Edson Álvarez
MF18Netherlands Jurgen Ekkelenkampupward-facing green arrow 74'
MF25Netherlands Kenneth Taylor
MF26Denmark Victor Jensen
FW7Brazil David Neresupward-facing green arrow 61'
FW9Brazil Daniloupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW42Netherlands Ar'jany Martha
Manager:
Netherlands Erik ten Hag
GK16Netherlands Joël Drommel
RB29Austria Phillipp Mwenedownward-facing red arrow 46'
CB5Brazil André Ramalho
CB28France Olivier Boscagli
LB31Germany Philipp Maxdownward-facing red arrow 81'
RM8Netherlands Marco van Ginkel (c)
CM27Germany Mario Götze
LM6Ivory Coast Ibrahim Sangarédownward-facing red arrow 61'
RF23England Noni Maduekedownward-facing red arrow 73'
CF7Israel Eran ZahaviYellow card 31'downward-facing red arrow 46'
LF11Netherlands Cody Gakpo
Substitutes:
GK38Switzerland Yvon Mvogo
DF3Netherlands Jordan TezeYellow card 73'upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF4Netherlands Nick Viergever
DF24Netherlands Armando Obispoupward-facing green arrow 73'
DF35Norway Fredrik Oppegårdupward-facing green arrow 81'
MF14Netherlands Davy Pröpperupward-facing green arrow 61'
MF17Brazil Mauro Júnior
FW19Portugal Bruma
FW42Netherlands Fodé Fofana
FW53Belgium Yorbe Vertessenupward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Germany Roger Schmidt

See also

References
  1. "Sport Calendar in Amsterdam and the Netherlands". AmsterdamTips.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Wedstrijdschema 2021/'22 bekend" (in Dutch). Eredivisie. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. "Inter Milan clinch first Serie A title in 11 years; Ajax win Eredivisie". CBS Sports. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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