Ajax come from behind to defeat Heracles
Maurice Steijn’s official debut as Ajax’s head coach ended in victory as they came from behind to defeat Heracles Almelo 4-1. Jakov Medic, Branco van den Boomen and Benjamin Tahirovic all began in the Ajax eleven, along with Mohamed Kudus, who had no
Maurice Steijn’s official debut as Ajax’s head coach ended in victory as they came from behind to defeat Heracles Almelo 4-1.
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Jakov Medic, Branco van den Boomen and Benjamin Tahirovic all began in the Ajax eleven, along with Mohamed Kudus, who had not yet completed a move away from Amsterdam.
After half an hour, Gerónimo Rulli was brought off with a shoulder issue and Jay Gorter came on. Ajax had a lot of the ball, but Heracles led when Mario Engels took advantage of some sloppy defending.
Ajax equalised, though, in the eight-minute of injury time as Medic fired past Michael Brouwer to mark his debut with a goal.
Brouwer kept out Ajax in the second half before he was eventually beaten by Kudus in the 75th minute. New Ajax captain Steven Bergwijn then added a third in the 85th minute following a fine individual move.
Deep into injury time a penalty was awarded to Ajax following a handball and Bergwijn netted his second from the spot.