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·15 September 2026

Ajax hit stride to climb to fourth with second half surge

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Ajax beat Willem II 5-1 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Tuesday to climb from eighth to fourth in the Eredivisie.

In the 41st minute, Davy Klaassen guided in from Kasper Dolberg's pass to break the deadlock. Julian Brandt doubled the lead (45.).

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Maxime Delanghe made eight saves to keep Willem II in it before the interval. Godenzonen kept pushing after the restart.

Substitute Viktor Tsygankov finished low from Oscar Gloukh's cut-back (69.). Gloukh then swept home from a Dolberg lay-off (74.). Alessandro Ciranni replied for the visitors (76.) from Uriel van Aalst's cross, before Dolberg nodded in late (87.).

Godenzonen registered 33 attempts, 12 on target, with 69.9% possession and 14 corners. Willem II produced 10 attempts and two corners.

Next, Godenzonen host Excelsior. Willem II host Fortuna Sittard.

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