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
GK32 Remko Pasveer
RB12 Noussair Mazraoui
CB2 Jurriën Timber
CB21 Lisandro Martínez 86'
LB31 Nicolás Tagliafico 40'
RM8 Ryan Gravenberch
CM6 Davy Klaassen 31' 46'
LM17 Daley Blind 74'
RF23 Steven Berghuis 74'
CF22 Sébastien Haller 61'
LF10 Dušan Tadić (c)
Substitutes:
GK1 Maarten Stekelenburg
GK16 Jay Gorter
DF15 Devyne Rensch 46'
DF28 Lisandro Magallán 86'
DF35 Youri Baas
MF4 Edson Álvarez
MF18 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 74'
MF25 Kenneth Taylor
MF26 Victor Jensen
FW7 David Neres 61'
FW9 Danilo 74'
FW42 Ar'jany Martha
Manager:
Erik ten Hag
GK16 Joël Drommel
RB29 Phillipp Mwene 46'
CB5 André Ramalho
CB28 Olivier Boscagli
LB31 Philipp Max 81'
RM8 Marco van Ginkel (c)
CM27 Mario Götze
LM6 Ibrahim Sangaré 61'
RF23 Noni Madueke 73'
CF7 Eran Zahavi 31' 46'
LF11 Cody Gakpo
Substitutes:
GK38 Yvon Mvogo
DF3 Jordan Teze 73' 46'
DF4 Nick Viergever
DF24 Armando Obispo 73'
DF35 Fredrik Oppegård 81'
MF14 Davy Pröpper 61'
MF17 Mauro Júnior
FW19 Bruma
FW42 Fodé Fofana
FW53 Yorbe Vertessen 46'
Manager:
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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