Ajax struggled to gain a foothold in the match from the opening minutes and conceded an early goal through Troy Parrott. The Amsterdam side attempted to regain control but were unable to find a way past the AZ defence. Further goals from Parrott and Peer Koopmeiners saw Ajax trailing 3–0 at half-time.
Shortly after the restart, Fred Grim’s team conceded again when Kees Smit made it 4–0. Ajax were reduced to ten men in the final quarter of an hour following a red card for Owen Wijndal. Parrott completed his hat-trick to extend the lead to 5–0, before Ibrahim Sadiq added a sixth goal late on.
Ajax will now turn their focus to their next fixture. On Saturday, the Ajacieden face FC Twente away, with kick-off at 14:00.
Ajax:
Jaros; Rosa, Sutalo, Itakura (81. Bouwman), Wijndal; Klaassen (46. Bounida), Regeer, Steur (74. Mokio); Gloukh, Dolberg (74.Gaaei), Godts (46. Moro)
