New setback Ajax; low flyer Vitesse takes point in Amsterdam
Tonight Ajax failed to take over the lead in the Eredivisie from PSV. The team from Amsterdam did not go further than 2-2 in the make-up match against Vitesse.
The match against Vitesse should have taken place on October 29, but was moved to tonight due to Ajax’s European obligations. In its own Johan Cruijff Arena, Ajax started without Daley Blind and Brian Brobbey. Both players were on the reserve bench.
Despite the absence of the duo, Ajax started very energetically and the team of trainer Alfred Schreuder came on energetically after five minutes. A cross from Steven Bergwijn from the right was tapped in by Dusan Tadic, just before Vitesse goalkeeper Daan Reiziger could reach the ball.
On the counter
Vitesse was waiting for the counterattack and after twenty minutes it was hit for the Arnhem team. the fast Million Manhoef uses the space on the left wing and scores the equalizer from a corner. Ajax then had plenty of opportunities in the remainder of the first half, including a shot on the post by Mohammed Kudus. In addition, the reigning national champion also encountered goalkeeper Reiziger, causing it to remain at 1-1 halfway through.
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Dusan Tadic makes the 1-0 for Ajax
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Lorenzo Lucca headed in the 2-2
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Steven Bergwijn fires Vitesse’s goal
After the break, Ajax continued to dominate and got great opportunities. Kudus (shot over), Berghuis (bar) and also in valer Francisco Conceiço (header wide) and Blind (bar) are all but to put Ajax in focus again. As time ran out the audience in Amsterdam became more and more exciting.
Goalkeeper
It is a possible defense of Vitesse to keep and Phillip’s team Once again Manhoef was the end station of a quick breakout. The attacker made a second of the evening by shooting the ball into the far corner behind Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer. In the last fifteen minutes Schreuder brought the tall Lorenzo Lucca to force something. The target man hired from the Italian AC Pisa was in the field for less than a minute and he already made the 2-2 from a cross by Blind.
The refereed quartet was very generous in giving the stoppage time. At least eight minutes were added to at least many. Despite the generous number of minutes, Ajax got no further than a shot on Brobbey’s post. Due to the draw, Ajax fails to take over the lead in the Eredivisie from PSV. After thirteen rounds of play, Ajax has 29 points. The competitor from Eindhoven has one point more. This Saturday (6.45 pm) Ajax will visit FC Emmen for the last match of 2022.
Ajax setup: feather; Rensch (Sánchez/73), Timber, Bassey, Wijndal (Blind/59); Klaassen (Conceição/59), Taylor, Berghuis; Mountain wine (Lucca/75), Kudus (Brobbey/59), Tadic
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