Heracles Almelo lost the home match once morest Ajax 2-4. The Almelo goals were scored by Jizz Hornkamp and Mario Engels.
The initial phase was very lively. Ajax had the most ball possession and also had the first opportunity. Kenneth Taylor’s shot in the eleventh minute went over the goal. A minute later, Heracles Almelo made it 1-0. Jannes Wieckhoff sent Jizz Hornkamp into the depth with a beautiful pass. The attacker came face to face with Diant Ramaj and moved in with control.
Heracles Almelo might not enjoy the lead for long. Brian Brobbey was able to score the 1-1 from the turn in the sixteenth minute. Erwin van de Looi’s formation then became dangerous through shots from distance. The attempts of Jordy Bruijn (17th minute) and Brian de Keersmaecker (25th minute) were defused by Diant Ramaj. Ajax put Michael Brouwer to work with a shot from Kenneth Taylor (33rd minute) and a bet from Steven Berghuis (34th minute). Ajax got the third opportunity in a row in the 35th minute. However, Brian Brobbey aimed into the side netting. It was also the last achievement in the first half.
Second half
The second half started with a tight shot from substitute Thomas Bruns. This was parried by Diant Ramaj. Ajax became dangerous in the 52nd minute. Brian Brobbey was unable to complete a cross from Steven Berghuis. The right winger pushed the 1-2 once morest the ropes two minutes later. Three minutes later, Sava Cestic missed a pass and Brian Brobbey scored with a volley to make it 1-3.
Bryan Limbombe and Mario Engels had now come on to provide new impetus to the game of Heracles Almelo and the latter managed to score the 2-3 following exactly an hour of play with a slightly deflected shot. Engels created the next danger three minutes later. However, the effort was parried by Diant Ramaj.
Heracles Almelo continued to look for the equalizer and Jizz Hornkamp tried in the 67th minute, but the shot was no problem for the well-positioned Ramaj. The next opportunity presented itself five minutes later. Bryan Limbombe’s cross was just unable to be completed by Stijn Bultman. Then it was Michael Brouwer’s turn to distinguish himself. He parried Kristian Hlynsson’s effort and Steven Berghuis’ shot in the 78th minute. The decision came in the 84th minute when Kristian Hlynsson scored in the far corner and set the final score at 2-4.
