Three more points for Young AZ and scoring Lucca at winning Young Ajax

It is more than an excellent start to the season for Jong AZ. Maarten Martens’ team shares the lead in the first division. Three games and nine points. Iman Griffith, Maxim Dekker and Fedde de Jong scored for the Alkmaar talents at Wijdewormer training complex. For the visitors, Haarlemmer Jeredy Hilterman, among others, did something back fifteen minutes before the end.

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At Jong AZ, the necessary players from AZ 1 got playing time. Sem Westerveld, Peer Koopmeiners, Maxim Dekker and Zico Buurmeester started in the base. Furthermore, Yusuf Barasi started from the first whistle. That was a long time ago for the youth international of Turkey. He was sidelined for a long time due to injuries and was his last starting spot at the beginning of February earlier this year. The striker had opportunities against Almere City, but did not score yet.

Line-up Young AZ: Westerveld; Lathouwers, Goes, Dekker, Engel; Buurmeester, Koopmeiners (Schouten/62), De Jong; Griffith, Barasi (Reverson/62), Allouch (Addai/85)

After a draw against Telstar and a defeat in Kerkrade against Roda JC, John Heitinga’s team took revenge for the mediocre opening of the season. At sports park De Toekomst, the young Amsterdammers won very convincingly with 5-1 against De Graafschap. The big man at Jong Ajax in the first half was Sontje Hansen. The attacker made the 1-0 and the 2-0. The other goals came after the break and came in the name of substitute Gabriel Misehouy, Christian Rasmussen and Lorenzo Lucca. And that means the first official hit for the Italian in Amsterdam service.

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Former Ajax player Siem de Jong started in the base for the Achterhoekers. That also applied to former Young Ajax players Rio Hillen and Robin Schouten. Furthermore, Ryan Gravenberch, recently sold by Ajax to FC Bayern Munich, was standing on the side looking at his brother Danzell Gravenberch. The elder of the two brothers formed the attack of the Superboeren together with former AZ player Charlison Benschop.

Young Ajax line-up: De Graaff; Regeer, Warmerdam, Pierie (Milovanovic/82), Baas; Hlynsson, Rasmussen, Fitz-Jim (Aertssen/46); Hansen (Martha/82), Lucca (Banel/90), Van Axel Dongen (Misehouy/46)