Ajax convincingly won the home match against RKC. Strikes by Dusan Tadic, Zakaria Labyad and Lisandro Martínez clinched a 3-0 victory. With 6 points out of 2 matches, Ajax now shares the lead in the Eredivisie. Looking at the goal difference, Heerenveen is the frontrunner, but PSV and Vitesse still have all the spoils.
Erik ten Hag was pleased with the victory. "I'm certainly pleased with the field play, I think we phased the game well."
Mohammed Kudus could count on personal compliments from his trainer. Ten Hag: "It's fantastic to see Kudus' self-confidence. We have to see what's best for the balance, but Kudus could be very useful for Ajax." Kudus was declared King of the Match.
Ajax – RKC Waalwijk 3-0 (2-0)
10. Tadic 1-0
34. Labyad 2-0
73. Martínez 3-0
Ajax: Onana, Mazraoui, Schuurs, Blind (79. Dest), Martínez, Álvarez, Kudus, Antony (70. Neres), Promes (83. Lang), Tadic (83. Huntelaar), Labyad (70. Traoré).
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