Eight goals after the break: FC Volendam hands over a private exhibition game with Ajax

There was no room for curious spectators and the press at Sportpark De Toekomst. The match was played in atmospheric conditions. And that was a pity, because both teams played with a pretty strong team. Maarten Stekelenburg was under the crossbar with the team from Amsterdam, Calvin Bassey and Owen Wijndal in the back and World Cup dropouts Devyne Rensch and Brian Brobbey also started.

At Volendam, Diego Gustavo had a basic place in midfield. However, the Brazilian, who did not make any official minutes in the first, opened the score after seven minutes: 1-0. The game then swung up and down without any great opportunities. After half an hour of play, Christian Rasmussen became dangerous with a header from a cross from Youri Regeer. Shortly afterwards, trainers Alfred Schreuder and Wim Jonk made a number of substitutions.

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Mexican Jorgé Sanchez, who was eliminated with his country in the group stage of the World Cup, came in as right back. Five minutes before the break, Volendam keeper Filip Srankovic was important, as he grabbed Kristian Hlynsson’s header with a feline save.

Rain of goals

Volendam started the second half with eleven new players. That paid off after 36 seconds. Daryl van Mieghem put Joey Antonioli away and he shot the ball past Stekelenburg: 0-2. Two minutes later it happened again The New Orange. Brian Plat picked up the ball and fired impeccably hard into the corner to make it 0-3. Ten minutes later, Jorrel Hato did something in return on behalf of Ajax by running into a corner ball: 1-3.

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Made two minutes later Francisco Conceicao the connection goal for Ajax on a request from Brian Brobbey. Suddenly things started to run at Ajax. The pace went up and Volendam was put with its back against the wall. In the 65th minute, Ajax made up for the three goals difference via Brobbey. After a nice attack over the right side, he shot the 3-3 against the ropes.

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Three minutes later, Ajax even took the lead. Brobbey held the ball for the overlapping Bassey who put the ball ready on the head of Conceicao: 4-3. However, Volendam did not give in, because Antonioli scored 4-4 and his second of the afternoon fifteen minutes before the end. The game seemed to be heading for a draw, but in the last minute Brobbey headed in the 5-4.

Basic line-up Ajax: Stekelenburg; Rensch, Bassey, Kaplan, Wijndal; Fitz–Jim; Reign, Hlynsson; Conceicao, Brobbey, Rasmussen

Basic line-up FC Volendam: Stankovic, Neighbor, Mbuyamba, Benamar, James; Gustavo, Eiting, Oristanio; B. Ould-Chikh, Muhren, Blom