Welcome to our live blog! The ball will also roll into the cup tonight. Ajax visits the amateurs of Excelsior Maassluis. Will the Amsterdam team manage to reach the last sixteen? Follow it in our live blog. Tips or questions? Email to [email protected].
LIVE: Excelsior Maassluis – Ajax 0-2
There is the second goal for Ajax! Anton Gaaei steams up the right side and shoots the ball hard and low into the far corner. Ajax quickly rose to fame against the amateurs of Excelsior Maassluis.
A rehearsed corner poses a danger to Excelsior Maassluis. The ball gets stuck in front of Remko Pasveer’s goal. Moments later, a ball is shot wide via Aaron Bouwman’s leg.
Mika Godts with a good action on the left. He pulls the ball forward with a sliding slide and Owen Wijndal shoots the opening goal for Ajax against the ropes.
A cautious opening phase from both sides. Ajax has a lot of the ball, but has not yet fired a shot towards the goal. Excelsior Maassluis is waiting for a counter.
After half a minute of play, the game stops for a moment. Plank bumps into Rayane Bounida and has a nosebleed. The Excelsior Maassluis player is now back in action.
The ball rolls during the cup match between Excelsior Maassluis and Ajax.
Ajax has been in good form in recent weeks. Under coach Fred Grim, the last four games have all been won. Feyenoord, Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen were defeated in the competition and Ajax also beat Qarabag in the Champions League.
For Ajax it is the first match in the cup tournament of the 2025/26 season. Last year the adventure ended in the eighth finals. AZ won 2-0 in Alkmaar. In 2022 and 2023, Ajax reached the final, but lost to PSV in both editions.
Ajax’s last cup win dates back to the 2020/21 season. Vitesse was defeated 2-1 in the final thanks to goals from Ryan Gravenberch and David Neres.
Ajax previously played in the cup against Excelsior Maassluis. In the 2021/22 season, the Amsterdam team won 9-0. Danilo scored four goals that evening in the Johan Cruijff Arena. Mohamed Daramy (2), Nico Tagliafico, Youri Regeer and Kristian Hlynsson were the other goalscorers.
In this live blog we will keep you informed of everything surrounding the Excelsior Maassluis – Ajax match.