- 34′ – Geel – Jorge Sánchez
- 27′ – Yellow – Kenneth Taylor
- 16′ – Goal – Giacomo Raspadori (2 – 0)
- 4′ – Goal – Hirving Lozano (1 – 0)
- 90 + 2 ‘- Geel – Matteo Politano
- 90+1′ – Geel – Victor Osimhen
- 89′ – Goal – Victor Osimhen (4 – 2)
- 89 ‘- Verv. Piotr Zielinski door Gianluca Gaetano
- 87′ – Yellow – Juan Jesus
- 84′ – Verv. Steven Berghuis door Francisco Conceição
- 84′ – Cont. Steven Bergwijn by Lucas Ocampos
- 83′ – Goal penalty kick – Steven Bergwijn (3 – 2)
- 77′ – Verv. Chvitsja Kvaratschelia door Eljif Elmas
- 77 ‘- Verv. Hirving Lozano door Matteo Politano
- 76′ – Yellow – Steven Bergwijn
- 66′ – Yellow – Calvin Bassey
- 65′ – Cont. Jorge Sánchez by Youri Baas
- 65′ – Cont. Mohammed Kudus by Brian Brobbey
- 64′ – Verv. Kenneth Taylor door Florian Grillitsch
- 62′ – Goal penalty kick – Khvitsja Kvaratschelia (3 – 1)
- 61′ – Yellow – Jurriën Timber
- 52′ – Geel – Edson Alvarez
- 51′ – Verv. Giacomo Raspadori door Victor Osimhen
- 50′ – Verv. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa wears Tanguy N’Dombele
- 49′ – Goal – Davy Klaassen (2 – 1)
UEFA Champions League
Another embarrassment avoided. Last week Ajax was swept off the mat by Napoli with 1-6. And after fifteen minutes today it was again 2-0 in debt. Panic in the kitchen. Fortunately for Alfred Schreuder, his squad recovered and fought back in an animated second half. This time it was ‘only’ 4-2. Damage limited, but an imminent crisis not avoided.
With the nightmare of last week still fresh in their minds, Ajax went to the lion’s den today.
Alfred Schreuder’s team has been on the loose in recent weeks. An identity crisis that painfully reached its boiling point last week when the Amsterdammers were ridiculed by Napoli in their own home with 1-6.
Also today the Dutch were doomed. Ajax was already blown off the mat in the first fifteen minutes by the Neapolitan joy of life. Hirving Lozano and Giacomo Raspadori quickly secured a comfortable 2-0 lead.
The alarm bells went off again. It won’t, won’t it again?
Yet Schreuder and co did not throw in the towel. In an animated second half, Davy Klaassen quickly took care of the connecting goal. The visitors took a breath.
But despite a lot of good will, Napoli was simply too strong for the Dutch today. Seasonal revelation Chvitsja Kvaratschelia put an end to the visitors’ overtaking maneuver from the spot. Osimhen later proved that Napoli has become an attacking superpower in Europe this year – against all odds.
In the absolute final Steven Bergwijn also converted an eleven meter. Just an honor savior. Another embarrassment avoided. But Ajax did not convince again today.
