Ajax fight back to defeat FC Twente
Ajax came from behind to defeat FC Twente 2-1 in Amsterdam. Ajax were boosted by the return to the starting line-up of Brian Brobbey but they did lose Kristian Hlynsson in the warm-up, meaning Mika Godts started. FC Twente were searching for an impor
Ajax came from behind to defeat FC Twente 2-1 in Amsterdam.
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Ajax were boosted by the return to the starting line-up of Brian Brobbey but they did lose Kristian Hlynsson in the warm-up, meaning Mika Godts started.
FC Twente were searching for an important win in their battle for a Champions League spot and they took the lead after 31 minutes as Ricky van Wolfswinkel finished a Daan Rots cross.
Before the hour mark, Ajax were awarded a spot kick for a foul on Brobbey but after reviewing VAR it was decided the foul was outside the box. From the resulting free-kick Brobbey headed in and it was 1-1.
Brobbey was then replaced by Chuba Akpom as Ajax went in search of the winning goal. It came from the penalty spot after ex-Ajax defender Anass Salah-Eddine fouled Devyne Rensch and Steven Bergwijn made it 2-1.
The win moves Ajax back to fifth in the table, while Twente are now only five points ahead of AZ.