Fortuna Women down hard on debut in Amsterdam
Fortuna Women’s debut season has officially kicked off. The team of head coach Roger Reijners crossed swords in the historic meeting with Ajax, who were still runner-up last season. Unfortunately there was no stunt. In the end, the team from Amsterdam was 4-0 too strong for the ladies in yellow-green, although the outcome was flattering.
Fortuna showed from the kick-off that they have no respect for the Amsterdam top club. In the opening phase Tessa Wullaert was sent off twice, but the distance to the goal was too great to put any danger. It therefore remained with a shot in the hands of Lize Kop and a dropout. After fifteen minutes Ajax started and the capitals became more threatening. The home team saw that in more than twenty minutes via Victoria Pelova Diede Lemey through the goal: 1-0.
A few minutes later, the perfect opportunity to equalize again. Amber van Heeswijk beautiful Alieke Tuin away, who shot the ball eye-to-eye with the Amsterdam goalie along the beautiful side of the post. On the other hand, Ajax kept looking for the second goal. The defense managed to keep the damage limited, although this sometimes required some art and flying work. Honorable Mentions: Anna Knol returned two balls on the goal line.
The first chance of rest was for Charlotte Hulst. The substitute on Fortuna’s side forced Kop into action with a disguised shot. continue to lie Ajax also in the second company the parent party. The chances were therefore for the team from Amsterdam, created in a doubling of the score. Although it took a Fortunees for that. Moïsa van Koot unluckily worked the ball behind teammate Lemey.
Fortuna did initiate a final offensive, but it was repulsed. In fact, Ajax takes full advantage of the spaces and saw the margin to four. Pelova scored her second of the evening and Soraya Verhoeve also killed on the scoresheet. the first start in the Eredivisie in minor for Fortuna Women.
Setup:
Lemey, Van Koot, Van Diemen, Knol, Erman (34′ Hulst), Antonsdottir, Van Heeswijk, Delacauw (74′ Huizenga), Tuin, Wullaert and Teulings (85′ Wolters).