Ajax won the match against Qarabağ FK on Thursday evening. The match in the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium ended 0-3. The goals on behalf of Ajax were scored by Kenneth Taylor, Wout Weghorst, and Chuba Akpom.
Ajax struggled to dominate the game in the first half. The Amsterdam-based team faced immediate pressure from their opponent in the first fifteen minutes. Leondro Andrade scored an early goal on behalf of his side, but the goal was ruled offside. Ajax found more spaces as the first half proceeded but failed to create big chances. The team from Azerbaijan played with ten men from the fifteenth minute onwards when Júlio Romão received a red card after a foul on Mika Godts. Kenneth Taylor opened the score on behalf of Ajax, with Wout Weghorst responsible for the assist. Ajax went into the dressing room leading 0-1.
The second half started with a big chance for Wout Weghorst. He saw his attempt blocked. The ball bounced back to Christian Rasmussen, but his attempt ended up in the hands of the goalkeeper. Both teams created multiple chances in the following minutes but failed to find the net. A penalty was awarded to Ajax after Qarabağ FK’s Kevin Medina worked Christian Rasmussen to the floor. Wout Weghorst took the penalty and saw his attempt hit the net. A few minutes later, Chuba Akpom, who came on as a substitute, scored the third goal of the evening for Ajax, with an assist from Mika Godts. Qarabağ FK ended the match with nine players after Elvin Jafarguliyev received his second yellow card of the evening.
The next match for Ajax will take place on Sunday, October 27th, at 16:45, when they face Willem II at home. It’s the start of an intense period for Ajax, who will face Feyenoord and PSV in a time span of four days. The next Europa League match will be on Thursday, November 7th, when Ajax face Maccabi Tel Aviv at home in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. That match will kick off at 21:00.
Qarabağ FK - Ajax 0-3 (0-1)
36. Taylor 0-1
74. Weghorst 0-2 (p.)
77. Akpom 0-3
Red cards:
15. Júlio Romão (Qarabağ FK)
79. Jafarguliyev (Qarabağ FK)
Ajax: Pasveer, Rensch, Šutalo, Rugani (59. Kaplan), Hato, Henderson, Taylor (59. Akpom), Fitz-Jim (59. Van den Boomen), Rasmussen (78. Gaaei), Weghorst (86. Mokio), Godts
