Highlights: Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam | Eredivisie 2023/2024

Welcome from the Johan Cruijff Arena We see both teams come onto the field led by Danny Makkeli the referee Starting today Ajax is currently sixth in the Eredivisie just ahead of Sparta Rising to sixth place thus below John van der Schip sixteen out of six Nice to see the mental strength of Sparta with Veldhuis and Vriends the central duo Of course also with Lauritsen one of the best goalkeepers in the Eredivisie There he is Ramai's quick reflex prevents a 0-1 goal Lauritsen is just close That is the work of the 22-year-old German Berghuis is pulled back in then Linsson takes his position as the right forward Linsson gets the ball now and also gets it from Taylor Ajax is making moves Linsson takes 16 meters of space Taylor a small step that's very nice Clever Brobby out of the move Ajax also plays the most beautiful football Through Brobby the home team goes up 1-0 A chaotic Amsterdam attack with many position changes and a turning point with a decisive shift He ultimately concludes it with cold calculation Movement by Taylor who set up the attack himself and then also experiences it Brobby among four men eventually knows whether it was worth the effort this baseball Between the reunion evening at the Johan Cruijff Arena and the Angels' Pit with the former players of the first team Well-known faces with hats Simon Tahamata Réli Maan among others Berghuis chairman of Berghuis near the second post just nodded No copper no pure singing that's an understatement Berghuis that's very little difference It's a chance a huge chance for Berghuis from very close up Weer back to the standard situation Lauwitsen in the opening phase Now when the ball is extended by Vriends Berghuis fails to get the ball in Sparta becomes stronger John van den Schip has not found a single moment of rest on the sidelines Titolano meets the cross and Veldhuis is again quite free as he was at Ajax A little eye contact a serious chance for Sparta Brobbi first assumption of Brobbi moved away and Marta launched Linsson is in Bergwijn is also in Berghuis that will be the final stop a nice attack by Ajax Van Olijver scores the 2-0 The left-wing attack is set up and eventually the right-back completes it Meanwhile the corner is taken outside foot and completely free there Bergwijn It's amazing that it's only 1-0 The phone slips away Using a pass in the game comes from Berghuis and Bergwijn and there is the next opportunity and now it's again Linsson who is upset Today it went quickly too quickly for the Sparta defense Bergwijn's pass Brobbi tries to make something of it He put his foot between the goalkeeper and the defense and eventually Makkeli placed the ball on the strip He does it in his sleep Brobbi because there wasn't much more to it For the Ajax goal except for trying touch the ball the ball that falls between Look that's exactly what he does and then the collision indeed follows Olay stopped the last two penalties he used the last five Bergwijn an interesting duel then Olay just before halftime and Olay is in there Ah but it's 2-0 for Ajax Fourth penalty kick of the season taken by Bergwijn but it was just wide of the mark Very little because he had a hand against it Bergwijn a pass from Berghuis seen by Bergwijn and then the cross and there was not 3-0 thanks to an excellent sliding by Van der Kust in which Linsse They probably thought it was already a celebration but it is prevented by the left-back of Sparta Negli Verschuren once again appearing freely Verschuren returning to Negli yes She has a good shot that's a beautiful goal Ajax has really brought that upon themselves In the first ten minutes of the second half but what a fine goal from the right striker of Sparta He is back having scored his second goal of the season in the Eredivisie De Guzman directs the second post and then it is ultimately Ramai who can pick up the ball When the ball hits the foot of Lauwitsen Marta in his old style as a forward Here is Taylor Taylor verdechtschot saw Olay coming the attempt of Kenneth Ekbom Berghuis back to Chouba and that's his chance sworn in by Olay Finally a serious opportunity for Ajax Rens now he can go straight Rens still ball from the direction of the beautiful But the ball rolls right in front of Rens but he completely misses it Is this the breakthrough moment for Sparta Negli good cups are also involved with Eerdhuizen Lauwitsen will try to make it difficult for Ramai He can manage that easily Hatho good ball from Hatho Ekbom that 's a good pass and also a good shot You can at least explain it as a relief in the Jelle Kruijf Arena Look also at the face of John van den Schip But Ajax eventually makes it through and then everything starts to go somewhat awkwardly here and there The queue for the elevator will therefore continue for now