Super-sub tilts the tie for Heerenveen at Ajax | OneFootball

Maxence Rivera equalised in the 82nd minute with a right-footed finish into the top left corner, earning Heerenveen a 2-2 draw at Ajax.

Introduced on the 58th minute, the substitute immediately offered penetration between the lines. A low effort from the left channel forced a save as Heerenveen began to advance (74.).

He then found the decisive pocket to level, arriving centrally to sweep home after the visitors sustained pressure (82.). Moments earlier, a blocked attempt had kept the move alive, and Rivera reacted quickest in the six-yard traffic.

Rivera finished with three attempts, two on target, and seven touches in the box, numbers that underlined how his movement repeatedly stretched the home defence. He also attempted three dribbles, constantly asking questions in the inside-left lane.

Because he attacked the space between centre-backs and timed his runs across the line, Heerenveen always had a late threat, with his introduction shifting momentum in the closing stages.

Heerenveen host PEC Zwolle next in the Eredivisie. The Godenzonen visit FC Sion in the Conference League before returning to league duty.