Ajax wins in the run-up to Johan Cruijff Schaal benefit duel with Shakhtar | Football

sport">Shakhtar is touring several European clubs, playing benefit matches to raise money for Ukraine. That was no different in the Johan Cruijff Arena, where several thousand Ukrainian refugees were present by invitation.

sport">After an impressive minute of silence and the national anthem, the match started. Alfred Schreuder sent a strong formation into the field with almost all the big names, such as Antony, Dusan Tadic, Steven Berghuis, Steven Bergwijn and Daley Blind. For many of them it was crucial to make minutes, after last week’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt was canceled at the last minute due to a few corona cases within the Amsterdam selection.

sport">Although Ajax was better, Shakhtar grabbed the lead after half an hour. Deveyne Rensch didn’t look good when Mykhaylo Mudryk thundered past him and made the 0-1. On the stroke of half-time it was 1-1 by Dusan Tadic, who was on the verge of offside. But since there was no VAR present, the hit stood.

sport">After the break Ajax had many great opportunities, but in the end the team managed to score its goal. A shot by Steven Berghuis was deflected, misdirecting Andriy Pyatov. The goalkeeper had previously prevented Berghuis from making the 2-1 in a great way. Although he also turned a bang from Edson Alvarez moments later, he was passed for a third time. Substitute Mohammed Kudus scored another goal in the preparation with a nice shot.

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