Ajax and Telstar are in action tonight in the Premier League. After five consecutive wins, Ajax now also wants to tie NEC to the victory cart. Telstar can move from last place in the Premier League if they win against NAC tonight.
NEC – Ajax: 2-2 (Final score)
NAC – Telstar: 0-1 (Final score)
We are closing the live blog for now. We will be back tomorrow with a blog. Then about the match Fortuna Sittard – AZ and FC Volendam – Sparta.
Telstar beats NAC 1-0! Patrick Brouwer is the match winner.
The responses will be online shortly.
Four minutes of extra time are added.
Patrick Brouwer with the goal! He manages to tap the ball in behind his supporting leg!
Immediately after the goal, Telstar makes a substitution. Zonneveld and Ritmeester van de Kamp go to the side. Tejan and Mertens enter.
Patrick Brouwer one on one on the goalkeeper. He knows how to shoot the ball wide. What an opportunity!
Suddenly it is Telstar with the opportunities, because after that Zonneveld is also dangerous.
Owusu with a shot that is just saved. Zonneveld then nods the ball just wrong, causing it to go over.
A few minutes later, Ritmeester van de Kamp shoots high.
The home crowd is now calling for Sydney van Hooijdonk.
Tyrone Owusu is booked for commenting on the referee.
Telstar is having a hard time in the second half and is under heavy pressure. The North Hollanders have not yet succeeded in playing football.
Telstar also makes a first change. Tyrese Noslin goes to the sideline. Adil Lechkar is his replacement.
A dangerous corner. Ronald Koeman Jr. knows how to punch the ball away. The crowd gets behind the home team. Telstar is under pressure.
NAC has kicked off the second half. The home team made three substitutions. No switches yet at Telstar.
Ajax cannot beat NEC. It remains at 2-2. Despite a surplus situation, Ajax is unable to score in the last half hour.
With this result, Ajax ends the calendar year as number three in the Premier League. NEC follows in fourth place, one point behind.
Fred Grim brings Don-Angelo Konadu into the team as an extra attacker. Can Konadu still force something in the final phase of this match?
NEC easily remains standing after Ouaissa’s red card. The Nijmegen team even got the most dangerous opportunities in the last ten minutes.
Milan Zonneveld with a shot from 25 meters. It is boxed away by NAC keeper Daniel Bielica.
Ajax is pushing now that it has one more man than NEC. Davy Klaassen puts it back to Kenneth Taylor, who has walked along, but Taylor shoots the ball into the side net.
Actually a nice attack from Telstar. Brouwer is just unable to reach Zonneveld. The falling ball is for Owusu, but he shoots wide.
Juho Talvitie with a nice pair of scissors. He shoots at goal, but Koeman Jr. manages to save with one hand. For the time being, it is the home team that has the most ball possession.
Sami Ouaissa, the man of the beautiful 2-2, can take a shower. Ouaissa wants to shield the ball, but stands on Davy Klaassen’s leg. Referee Lindhout immediately gives the red card. NEC still has more than half an hour to play with ten men.
NEC goalkeeper Crettaz sends Basar Onal into the depths with a deep ball. Onal easily puts Anton Gaaei aside, but then fails to finish. Ajax does well here.
Patrick Brouwer with a shot from outside the box. However, the quick winger’s shot is much too soft and ends up in the hands of NAC keeper Daniel Bielica.
Once again Ajax concedes a goal right after the start of the half. Sami Ouaissa gets the ball on the edge of the box, moves in from the left and curls the ball beautifully around Ajax goalkeeper Jaros. So NEC comes out of the dressing room strong for the second time in this match.
In the first two minutes Telstar is immediately under pressure. NAC gets two corners, but there is no danger from that yet.
For a long time it seemed that Ajax would go to the changing rooms behind. However, goals from Mika Godts and Kasper Dolberg have ensured that Fred Grim’s team goes to tea with a good feeling.
NEC defender Philippe Sandler makes a horrible mistake in the build-up. Youri Regeer takes the ball from Sandler, places it wide on Mika Godts who then simply shoots the ball around the goalkeeper. Ajax completely turns things around in Nijmegen before half time.
Out of nowhere there is the equalizer! Sean Steur sends Anton Gaaei into the depths. The Danish full-back passes the ball to his compatriot Kasper Dolberg, who coolly passes the NEC goalkeeper. What a nice boost for Ajax, this before half time.
Things are not going well for Ajax, which is trailing 1-0 after half an hour of play. Only Mika Godts became dangerous once on behalf of the Amsterdam team, but otherwise it is mainly NEC that does the talking.
No, the NEC goalscorer does well there. Referee Lindhout was called to the side for a potential red card, but he left it at yellow.
Ajax is having a very hard time in Nijmegen. The home team is stronger and Ajax barely crosses the halfway line.
The score is 1-0 very quickly. Bryan Linssen scored the opening goal. First Ogawa failed to score, but Linssen was attentive in the rebound. The goal was initially not given, but based on the video footage it was determined that Linssen’s effort had crossed the goal line.
The match has kicked off between NEC and Ajax.
The Amsterdammers have had a good few weeks. Taking into account all competitions, no fewer than five consecutive victories were won.
Last five matches:
Ajax – FC Groningen: 2-0 (Eredivisie)
Fortuna Sittard – Ajax: 1-3 (Eredivisie)
Qarabag – Ajax: 2-4 (Champions League)
Ajax – Feyenoord: 2-0 (Eredivisie)
Excelsior Maassluis – Ajax: 2-7 (KNVB Cup)
Last Thursday, Ajax secured a place in the last sixteen of the cup tournament with a 2-7 victory over the amateurs of Excelsior Maassluis. Two days earlier, Telstar did the same. In Zeeland they won 1-4 against second division team HSV Hoek. AZ and FC Volendam also won their matches, leaving four North Holland teams in the tournament.
KNVB Cup eighth final draw:
sc Heerenveen – RKC Waalwijk
AZ – Ajax
FC Utrecht – FC Twente
Sparta Rotterdam – FC Volendam
FC Den Bosch – PSV
Almere City – Telstar
The Hits – NEC
Heracles Almelo – Go Ahead Eagles