Dominant Ajax score five again and comfortably see off Willem II
Ajax secured a dominant 5-1 victory over Willem II in a rearranged football match at the Johan Cruyff ArenA. The win keeps Ajax within three points of league leaders PSV.
Why it matters
The result significantly impacts the competitive standings in the Dutch football league.
Ajax cruised through the rearranged fixture with Willem II on Tuesday. The Amsterdam crowd at the Johan Cruyff ArenA were treated to dominant football as the score climbed to 5-1. The gap to leaders PSV is now 3 points.Coach Míchel Sánchez made six changes to Ajax's starting line-up in a slightly surprising call. Maarten Paes came in for Marc ter Stegen in goal, while Owen Wijndal, Thilo Kehrer, Lucas Rosa, Jorthy Mokio and Kasper Dolberg also started. Willem II were unchanged from the previous match against AZ.Right from the start, the pattern was obvious: Ajax attacked and Willem II dropped deep into their own half. The home side created chance after chance. Dolberg shot wide after Brandt pulled the ball back well, then Steven Berghuis just failed to connect with a cross from Gloukh.
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