Ajax crushes Fortuna Sittard in a convincing 6-0 victory
Amsterdam, September 18, 2024. Ajax demonstrated its superiority at home against Fortuna Sittard, thrashing them 6-0 in a third-round Eredivisie match.
From the start, Ajax’s dominance was evident, resulting in early goals. K. Taylor opened the scoring in the 9th minute, capitalizing on a pass from B. Traore, who in the 24th minute scored the second goal, assisted by C. Akpom.
Fortuna Sittard suffered a major blow in the 45th minute when R. Guth received a red card, leaving his team with one man down.
In the second half, Ajax didn’t let up, extending their lead with a goal from Y. Baas in the 58th minute, assisted by J. Hato. D. Rensch scored the fifth goal in the 71st minute, thanks to a pass from D. Klaassen, who joined the game in the 60th minute.
C. Akpom sealed the rout in the 88th minute, with an assist from J. Hato.
With this result, Ajax solidifies its position at the top of the table, while Fortuna Sittard remains in the bottom half.
Statistics:
* Possession: Ajax 74%, Fortuna Sittard 26%
* Shots: Ajax 24 (13 on target, 6 off target), Fortuna Sittard 4 (1 on target, 3 off target)
* Corners: Ajax 13, Fortuna Sittard 0
* Fouls: Ajax 6, Fortuna Sittard 8
* Yellow Cards: Ajax 0, Fortuna Sittard 1
* Red Cards: Ajax 0, Fortuna Sittard 1
Substitutions fortuna sittard: at minute 41 J. Dahlhaus came in and K. Peterson went out., at minute 46 M. Aiko came in and E. Bullaude went out., at minute 46 S. Adewoye came in and L. Rosier went out., at minute 70 J. Mitrovic came in and S. Bastien went out., at minute 82 A. Erceg came in and A. Halilovic went out.
Substitutions ajax: at minute 46 D. Rugani came in and J. Sutalo went out., at minute 60 B. van den Boomen came in and J. Henderson went out., at minute 60 D. Klaassen came in and K. Fitz-Jim went out., at minute 66 W. Weghorst came in and B. Traore went out., at minute 72 C. Rasmussen came in and M. Godts went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Ajax
Titulares:
Fortuna Sittard
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