Baas brace lifts Ajax into second | OneFootball

Ajax beat Volendam 2-0 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA to move up to second in the Eredivisie.

In the thirteenth minute, Youri Baas glanced in a header from Rayane Bounida's corner. The left-back then doubled the lead with another close-range header (36.).

Kayne van Oevelen kept the score down with 11 saves as Volendam faced sustained pressure. Vitezslav Jaros made two stops to secure the clean sheet for Godenzonen.

After the interval, Godenzonen continued to create, with Davy Klaassen denied by van Oevelen from the centre of the box (71.). Anton Gaaei also drew a low save late on.

Play paused for treatment to Bounida late in the first half, and Lucas Oliveira Rosa also required attention after the restart before continuing.

Godenzonen registered 31 attempts, 14 on target, and had 64.5% possession. Volendam managed five attempts and did not win a corner.

Next, Godenzonen host Olympiacos in the Champions League. Volendam host Go Ahead Eagles next in the league.