“Mika Godts opens the scoring with a brilliant right-footed strike from the left side of the box into the top corner, assisted by Jorthy Mokio”
Pivotal“Steven Berghuis doubles Ajax's lead just one minute later, finishing from the center of the box with assistance from Wout Weghorst”
Pivotal“Steven Berghuis completes his brace immediately after half-time, converting Oscar Gloukh's through ball with a left-footed finish into the left corner”
Pivotal“Takehiro Tomiyasu receives a straight red card for a professional foul as the last man, reducing Ajax to ten players”
Heracles Almelo
Ajax
Outstanding performance
Ajax•AttackerAjax delivered a clinical display at Heracles Almelo, effectively killing the contest with two quickfire goals in the opening 20 minutes. Steven Berghuis was the standout performer with a superb brace, first combining with Wout Weghorst for the second goal before adding a third just after the restart. The visitors controlled proceedings with 60% possession and superior passing accuracy (87% vs 82%), though the match was marred by Takehiro Tomiyasu's late dismissal for a professional foul. This comprehensive victory underlines Ajax's quality and maintains their strong form, while Heracles will be disappointed by their inability to capitalize on 44 dangerous attacks despite creating few clear-cut chances.
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Missed chance. Erik Ahlstrand from Heracles Almelo shot with his left foot from the right side of the box.
Damon Mirani from Heracles Almelo committed a foul.
Lucas Rosa from Ajax won a free kick in defense.
Heracles Almelo wins a corner after Anton Gaaei concedes.
Substitution for Ajax: Aaron Bouwman replaces Mika Godts due to injury.
There is a delay in the match due to an injury to Mika Godts from Ajax.
Luka Kulenovic from Heracles Almelo missed a chance with a header from the center of the box.
Substitution for Ajax: Sean Steur replaces Oscar Gloukh.
Substitution for Ajax: Oliver Edvardsen replaces Steven Berghuis.
Missed chance. Sava-Arangel Cestic from Heracles Almelo shoots with his left foot from the left side of the box, but it goes high and wide to the left. The assist was provided by Mario Engels.
Corner awarded to Heracles Almelo after a concession by Youri Baas.
Corner awarded to Heracles Almelo after a concession by Youri Baas.
Heracles Almelo win a corner after Lucas Rosa concedes.
Lequincio Zeefuik of Heracles Almelo has his right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck of Heracles Almelo receives a yellow card.
Lequincio Zeefuik of Heracles Almelo won a free kick in an attacking position.
Takehiro TomiyasuYellow CardTakehiro Tomiyasu of Ajax receives a yellow card for a foul.
Walid Ould-ChikhYellow CardWalid Ould-Chikh from Heracles Almelo receives a yellow card.
Sava-Arangel Cestic of Heracles Almelo committed a foul.
Oscar Gloukh from Ajax won a free kick in defense.
Damon Mirani from Heracles Almelo misses a chance, shooting with his left foot from the center of the box, sending the ball high and wide to the left after a corner.
Damon Mirani's header from the center of the box is blocked. The assist came from Erik Ahlstrand's cross.
Corner awarded to Heracles Almelo after a concession by Anton Gaaei.
Walid Ould-Chikh from Heracles Almelo misses a chance with a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes high and wide to the right.
Mika Godts from Ajax hits the woodwork with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box.
Substitution for Ajax: Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ko Itakura.
Substitution for Heracles Almelo: Walid Ould-Chikh replaces Ivan Mesík due to injury.
There is a delay in the match due to an injury to Ivan Mesík from Heracles Almelo.
Lequincio Zeefuik from Heracles Almelo had a missed chance, shooting with his right foot from outside the box, but it went very close to the goal. Sem Scheperman provided the assist after a fast break.
Oscar Gloukh's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. The assist came from Steven Berghuis.
Ajax wins a corner after Luka Kulenovic concedes.
Ajax wins a corner after Remko Pasveer concedes.
Wout Weghorst from Ajax makes an attacking attempt with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but Remko Pasveer from Heracles Almelo saves it in the top left corner. The assist comes from Mika Godts.
Jorthy Mokio of Ajax missed a header from the center of the box, sending the ball to the left. The assist came from Lucas Rosa's cross.
Substitution for Heracles Almelo: Erik Ahlstrand replaces Tristan van Gilst.
Substitution for Heracles Almelo: Djevencio van der Kust replaces Jannes Wieckhoff.
Substitution for Heracles Almelo: Luka Kulenovic replaces Naci Ünüvar.
New attacking attempt. Sava-Arangel Cestic of Heracles Almelo takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the right corner by Maarten Paes of Ajax.
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck of Heracles Almelo attempts a header from inside the six-yard box on the left side, but it's saved by Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Paes, who is positioned in the center of the goal. The assist comes from Damon Mirani.
Corner awarded to Heracles Almelo after a concession by Anton Gaaei.
Steven Berghuis from Ajax won a free kick in the attacking area.
Foul committed by Ivan Mesík of Heracles Almelo.
Mika Godts of Ajax has a shot from the left side of the box with his left foot, but it is blocked. Oscar Gloukh provided the assist.
There is a delay in the match due to an injury to Mika Godts from Ajax.
assist: Oscar Gloukh
Goal! Ajax scores, making it 3-0 against Heracles Almelo. Steven Berghuis finds the left corner with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Oscar Gloukh's through ball.
Substitution for Heracles Almelo: Sava-Arangel Cestic replaces Thomas Bruns.
The second half begins with the score at Heracles Almelo 0, Ajax 2.
The first half ends with Heracles Almelo 0, Ajax 2.
The first half ends with Heracles Almelo 0, Ajax 2.
Ajax wins a corner after Ivan Mesík concedes.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
Lucas Rosa of Ajax won a free kick in defense.
Lequincio Zeefuik of Heracles Almelo commits a foul.
Missed chance. Steven Berghuis of Ajax shot with his left foot from outside the box but missed to the left. Wout Weghorst provided the assist after a fast break.
New attacking attempt. Oscar Gloukh from Ajax takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved by Remko Pasveer, the goalkeeper for Heracles Almelo, with an assist from Wout Weghorst.
Shot blocked. Ko Itakura from Ajax had a right-footed shot from outside the box that was blocked. The assist came from Mika Godts.
Jorthy Mokio from Ajax missed a chance with a left-footed shot from outside the box.
Offside called against Ajax. Anton Gaaei is in an offside position.
Mario Engels from Heracles Almelo won a free kick on the left wing.
Mario Engels from Heracles Almelo won a free kick on the left wing.
Foul committed by Anton Gaaei of Ajax.
Lequincio Zeefuik from Heracles Almelo won a free kick in the attacking area.
Missed chance. Steven Berghuis from Ajax shoots with his left foot from outside the box, but it's high and wide to the left. The assist came from Anton Gaaei's free kick.
Foul committed by Thomas Bruns of Heracles Almelo.
Mika Godts of Ajax won a free kick in an attacking position.
Offside called against Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels is offside.
Ajax wins a corner after Tristan van Gilst concedes.
There is a delay in the match due to an injury to Thomas Bruns from Heracles Almelo.
Foul committed by Damon Mirani of Heracles Almelo.
Wout Weghorst from Ajax won a free kick in defense.
assist: Wout Weghorst
Goal! Ajax lead 2-0 with Steven Berghuis scoring from the center of the box into the right corner, assisted by Wout Weghorst.
assist: Jorthy Mokio
Goal! Ajax takes the lead 1-0 against Heracles Almelo. Mika Godts scores with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box into the top right corner, assisted by Jorthy Mokio.
Offside called against Ajax. Steven Berghuis is offside.
Foul committed by Mario Engels of Heracles Almelo.
Wout Weghorst from Ajax won a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Mario Engels of Heracles Almelo.
Steven Berghuis from Ajax won a free kick in an attacking position.
Foul committed by Ivan Mesík of Heracles Almelo.
Wout Weghorst of Ajax had a missed chance, heading the ball from the center of the box just close to the goal. The assist came from Lucas Rosa's cross.
Missed chance. Jorthy Mokio from Ajax took a left-footed shot from the center of the box that went close but missed.
Ivan Mesík from Heracles Almelo missed a chance with a header from the center of the box.
Corner awarded to Heracles Almelo after a concession by Anton Gaaei.
Shot blocked. Naci Ünüvar from Heracles Almelo attempted a left-footed shot from inside the six-yard box, but it was blocked on the left side.
Ajax wins a corner after Alec Van Hoorenbeeck concedes.
Anton Gaaei's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Oscar Gloukh provided the assist.
Foul committed by Jorthy Mokio of Ajax.
Sem Scheperman from Heracles Almelo won a free kick in defense.
Foul committed by Ivan Mesík of Heracles Almelo.
Josip Sutalo of Ajax won a free kick in defense.
