Ajax suffered their first defeat of 2024 on Sunday, away to SC Heerenveen. The Ajax team was beaten 3-2 in the Abe Lenstra Stadium. Ajax found themselves trailing 3-0 after 47 minutes, but did still manage to fight their way back into the game. However, the equaliser failed to materialise in the hectic closing stages.
Shortly after the final whistle in the sc Heerenveen — Ajax match, Steven Berghuis had still not yet seen the footage of the ball which might or might not have crossed the line. "If the referee has no evidence to show that it did, you can't give the goal."
Ajax have failed to win in the 21st Eredivisie playing round. The away match against sc Heerenveen ended in a 3-2 loss, despite the goals scored Chuba Akpom and Pawel Bochniewicz (own goal).
On Saturday, Ajax finished the final training session ahead of the away match against sc Heerenveen. John van 't Schip's Ajacieden will face the team from Friesland on Sunday at 14:30 in the Abe Lenstra Stadium.