“Davy Klaassen scores from close range after a corner to give Ajax the lead”
Pivotal“Steven Berghuis doubles Ajax's lead with a quick counter-attack finish”
Pivotal“Tolu Arokodare fires in from outside the box to make it 3-0”
Pivotal“Substitute Marcos Leonardo finishes from close range to complete the rout”
Telstar
Ajax
Outstanding performance
Ajax•MidfielderAjax controlled this match from start to finish, dominating possession at 58% and creating far more danger with 56 dangerous attacks to Telstar's 28. Davy Klaassen's close-range header from a corner opened the scoring just before half-time, and the visitors turned the screw after the break with two goals in four minutes through Steven Berghuis and Tolu Arokodare. Marcos Leonardo added a fourth late on after coming off the bench, capping a professional away display that saw Ajax convert 4 of their 9 shots on target while Telstar could only manage 4 despite 11 attempts. For Ajax, this result keeps them firmly in the title conversation, while Telstar's home struggles continue as they sit in mid-table with work to do to close the gap on the teams above them.
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Telstar is awarded a corner after Aaron Bouwman concedes.
Prince Aning from Telstar is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Oliver Edvardsen of Ajax.
Tyrone Owusu from Telstar is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Jorthy Mokio of Ajax.
Tyrone Owusu from Telstar misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the right. Nils Rossen provided the assist.
Attempt missed by Emirhan Demircan from Telstar with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Emirhan Demircan from Telstar wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Anton Gaaei of Ajax.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Ronald Koeman from Telstar.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Substitution for Ajax: Jofre Torrents comes on for Caio Henrique.
Gabi Caschili from Telstar wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Abdellah Ouazane of Ajax.
Attempt saved. Abdellah Ouazane from Ajax has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but Ronald Koeman from Telstar saves it in the center of the goal. The shot was assisted by Oliver Edvardsen.
Attempt saved. Marcos Leonardo from Ajax has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved.
Goal! Ajax score, making it 4-0 against Telstar. Marcos Leonardo finds the net with a left-footed shot from very close range.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Substitution for Telstar: Emirhan Demircan comes on for Marvin Peersman due to an injury.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Marvin Peersman from Telstar.
Ajax wins a corner after Gabi Caschili concedes.
Marcos Leonardo from Ajax commits a handball.
Substitution for Telstar: Gabi Caschili comes on for Gerald Alders.
Substitution for Ajax: Marcos Leonardo comes on for Steven Berghuis.
Substitution for Ajax: Oliver Edvardsen comes on for Oscar Gloukh.
Prince Aning from Telstar is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Anton Gaaei of Ajax.
Foul committed by Anton Gaaei of Ajax.
Nils Rossen from Telstar is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh from Ajax has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved.
Anton Gaaei from Ajax has a right-footed shot from over 35 yards, but it's blocked.
Prince Aning from Telstar commits a foul.
Steven Berghuis from Ajax wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for Ajax: Youri Baas comes on for Julian Brandt.
Substitution for Telstar: Prince Aning comes on for Jeff Hardeveld.
Substitution for Telstar: Fofin Turay comes on for Jelani Seedorf.
Substitution for Ajax: Abdellah Ouazane comes on for Davy Klaassen.
Substitution for Telstar: Fabiano Rust comes on for Rui Mendes.
Telstar wins a corner after Anton Gaaei concedes.
Attempt missed. Patrick Brouwer from Telstar had a header from very close range that went to the right. He was assisted by Abdelnour Soualhia, who provided a headed pass.
assist: Steven Berghuis
Goal! Ajax lead 3-0 against Telstar as Tolu Arokodare scores with a right-footed shot from outside the box.
assist: Oscar Gloukh
Goal! Ajax leads 2-0 against Telstar. Steven Berghuis scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box after a quick counter-attack.
Jeff Hardeveld from Telstar wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Anton Gaaei of Ajax.
Attempt missed. Rui Mendes from Telstar takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it goes close and misses to the left. He was assisted by Patrick Brouwer.
Dies Janse from Ajax wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jelani Seedorf from Telstar commits a foul.
Foul committed by Gerald Alders of Telstar.
Oscar Gloukh from Ajax is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen from Ajax takes a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt saved. Rui Mendes from Telstar has his right-footed shot from the right side of the box saved in the center of the goal by Marc ter Stegen of Ajax. The assist came from Gerald Alders.
Corner awarded to Telstar after a concession by Marc ter Stegen.
Foul committed by Jeff Hardeveld of Telstar.
Steven Berghuis from Ajax is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
The second half begins with the score at Telstar 0, Ajax 1.
First half ends with Ajax leading 1-0 against Telstar.
Rui Mendes of Telstar is caught offside.
Foul committed by Gerald Alders of Telstar.
Oscar Gloukh from Ajax wins a free kick in the attacking half.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of added time.
Julian Brandt is caught offside for Ajax.
Tolu Arokodare from Ajax is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Marvin Peersman from Telstar commits a foul.
Attempt saved. Marc ter Stegen (Ajax) saves a right-footed shot from outside the box by Gerald Alders (Telstar), which was assisted by Rui Mendes. The shot was aimed at the bottom left corner.
Nils Rossen from Telstar wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Oscar Gloukh of Ajax.
Marvin Peersman's header from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Patrick Brouwer's cross.
Attempt saved. Marc ter Stegen (Ajax) saves a header from Marvin Peersman (Telstar) taken from the center of the box, directed towards the top center of the goal.
Corner awarded to Telstar after Jorthy Mokio concedes.
Foul committed by Jeff Hardeveld of Telstar.
Caio Henrique from Ajax is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Jelani Seedorf from Telstar is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Foul committed by Anton Gaaei of Ajax.
assist: Steven Berghuis
Goal! Ajax takes the lead 1-0 against Telstar with Davy Klaassen scoring from very close range after a corner.
Ajax is awarded a corner after Marvin Peersman concedes.
Attempt saved. Ronald Koeman (Telstar) saves a left-footed shot from long range on the right by Steven Berghuis (Ajax), which was aimed at the bottom right corner.
Tyrone Owusu from Telstar commits a foul.
Anton Gaaei from Ajax wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Tolu Arokodare from Ajax has a left-footed shot from the center of the box that is saved.
Attempt missed. Rui Mendes from Telstar takes a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt blocked. Sem Valk's header from the center of the box is blocked. Patrick Brouwer provided the assist with a cross.
Telstar wins a corner after Aaron Bouwman concedes.
Ajax is flagged for offside as Oscar Gloukh is caught in an offside position.
Abdelnour Soualhia from Telstar wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Jorthy Mokio of Ajax.
Rui Mendes from Telstar wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dies Janse of Ajax commits a foul.
Attempt saved. Rui Mendes from Telstar has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's saved in the top center of the goal by Marc ter Stegen from Ajax.
Tyrone Owusu from Telstar wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Steven Berghuis of Ajax.
Offside called against Telstar. Patrick Brouwer is caught offside.
Sem Valk from Telstar committed a foul.
Oscar Gloukh of Ajax wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ajax wins a corner after Gerald Alders concedes.
Attempt missed. Dies Janse from Ajax takes a left-footed shot from outside the box.
Ajax have been awarded a corner after a concession by Gerald Alders.
First half begins.
