Mohammed Kudus personally helped Ajax past Shaktar Donetsk on Tuesday afternoon. It became 3-0. The Ghanaian, who may leave Amsterdam, scored twice and provided an assist.
The Ukrainians had the better of the game in the first phase, but Ajax still took the lead. Devyne Rensch was knocked out in the penalty area. Kudus got behind the ball and converted the penalty kick: 1-0. After just over half an hour, Ajax doubled the score via Steven Bergwijn on a pass from Kudus. It then went quickly with the score, because the Ghanaian scored the 3-0 two minutes later. Moments later he even thought he could make it 4-0. This goal was disallowed for offside.
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As exciting as the first half was, the second was boring. Remko Pasveer made sure that a blunder by Calvin Bassey did not lead to a goal. The defender handed in the ball. Pasveer, however, was sharp and was able to save. Mohamed Daramy was still close to 4-0, but it was not for him.
Ajax will practice against RSC Anderlecht on Saturday. The kick-off is at 13:30 in Brussels. There will then be practice against FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund.
Line-up Ajax (first half): Gorter; Rensch, Hato, Aertssen, Salah-Eddine; Tahirović, Klaassen, Van den Boomen; Kudus, Rasmussen, Bergwijn
Ajax line-up (second half): feather key; Gooijer, Hato (Milovanovic/61), Bassey, Wijndal; Taylor, Klaassen (Hlynsson/61), Van den Boomen (Vos/61); Daramy, Brobbey, Godts