Mixed fortunes for Ajax and FC Twente in Europe | OneFootball

Ajax and FC Twente got their European qualification campaigns up and running on Thursday evening. After a poor Eredivisie season, Ajax find themselves having to go through the Conference League qualifiers, while FC Twente are in the Europa League qualification rounds.

FC Twente hosted Hungarian giants Ferencvaros and came undone at the hands of Hattian forward Lenny Joseph. After around 15 minutes, Joseph had given the away side the lead. Twente did get back into the game before half-time, with defender Aske Adelgaard scoring on his debut for the club. However, with 10 minutes to go, Joseph grabbed his second. Twente now have to travel to Hungary and turn things around, by no means an easy task. However, should they lose, they will drop into the Conference League.

Ajax will likely be in the same round should Twente fail to make it through. The Amsterdam club travelled to Serbia to face Vojvodina and came away with a resounding victory. Davy Klaassen gave Ajax an early lead, only for Peter Sukacev to equalise before the half hour mark. Parity did not last long, with Steven Berghuis giving Ajax the lead. Oscar Gloukh and teenager Mohamed Abdalla made it 4-1 to Ajax, who will be confident of seeing the tie out back at home next week.

GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson