Ajax drew 1-1 at home against Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday night. Anton Gaaei opened the scoring at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in the first half, but the away side equalised in injury time.
Ajax took control in the first half in Amsterdam. In the 24th minute, John van 't Schip's team took the lead thanks to a wonderful goal from Gaaei. The right-winger pinged a Mika Godts cross out of the air into the net: 1-0. After the goal, Ajax failed to build their lead any further. In injury time, Go Ahead Eagles retaliated through Bas Kuipers, ending the game at the Johan Cruyff ArenA with 1-1.
Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles 1-1 (1-0)
24. Gaaei 1-0
90+2. Kuipers 1-1
Diant Ramaj will not be in action for Ajax for the time being. The 22-year-old goalkeeper fell in the injury time of the home match against Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday night after an aerial duel with Finn Stokkers. This left him with a fracture in his left elbow, which means that the current season is most likely over for him.
Ajax failed to turn their home game against Go Ahead Eagles into a win on Thursday night. It ended up with 1-1 in the Johan Cruyff ArenA. Anton Gaaei had opened the scoring with a brilliant goal and seemed to be the match-winner for a long time, but in injury time the equaliser from former Ajax player Bas Kuipers followed.
Anton Gaaei appeared before the press after the end of the Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles match. "We were hoping for three points, so this a disappointing result", he commented on the 1-1 draw. "But we have to keep going and keep fighting."