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Young Ajax reaches next round Amstel Cup
19 September: Young Ajax has reached the next round of the
Amstel Cup by beating satellite club Haarlem 4-0. It was
shocking to see how easily the Ajax-reserves could compete with
these players from the first division. In the first half
Haarlem might have dreamed of some success, but in the second
half Ajax was by far the better team.
Young Ajax played with John O'Brien and Andy Van der Meyde
in the starting line-up. They were the only players with
significant first team experience. And although these
youngsters were far the better team, they couldn't create any
danger in the first half and had to wait until the 58th minute
to score their first goal. After a beautiful solo move, Stefano
Seedorf scored the important opener, 1-0.
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| John O'Brien returned from injury,
starting and playing 76 minutes for Young Ajax before being
substituted. [Photo: Louis van de Vuurst / Ajax.nl] |
After that first strike, the Ajax goals came very fast. In a
period of a less than 10 minutes Bechan, Van der Meijde and
Quansah scored their goals for Ajax, each one even more
beautiful than the last. Bechan scored after a nice and fast
combination with Mofokeng, Van der Meyde and Quansah
supporting. Two minutes later Van der Meyde volleyed the ball
out of a corner from a difficult angle into the goal. Another
five minutes later Quansah fired the ball from 30 meters over
Haarlem goalie (and Ajax loan-out) Serge van der Ban.
The draw for the next round will take place when all other
games have been played. Top teams like Ajax-1, PSV and
Feyenoord still won't show up in that round. But other
Eredivisie teams like Willem II and Roda JC have already been
eliminated from the Amstel Cup, while the reserves of Ajax are
still there. A extremely nice success for the club. (BV)
Goals:
- 58. 1-0 Stefano Seedorf
- 72. 2-0 Kiran Bechan
- 74. 3-0 Andy van der Meyde
- 79. 4-0 Kwame Quansah
Line-up Ajax: Verbist, Mofokeng, Kras, Walker, Valencia,
Seedorf, Van der Meyde (76. Culina), O'Brien (76. Obodai),
Quansah, Pienaar, Pique (46. Bechan)
Line-up Haarlem: Van den Ban, Groot, Hooijboer, Greene,
Piket, Longuet, Douglas, Tol, Kemper (64. Molenaar), Tamerus
(74. Turay), Mulders
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