A brace from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Vertonghen-c17814 defeated the relegation candidates with ease.
In Eredivisie round-23, Ajax Amsterdam cruised to a comfortable 4-1 win over SBV Excelsior at Stadion Woudestein on Sunday, February 26.
The Amsterdammers commenced proceedings away from home brightly and enjoyed lion's share of possession in the opening stages. They were rewarded for their good play in the 22nd minute through Aras Ozbiliz. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-c30950 van Rhijn sent a good cross from the left flank and the youngster’s volley found the back of the net.
Two minutes later, Van Rhijn was lucky not to receive his marching orders when he brought down http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Edwin-de-Graaf-c12117 stepped up to take the resulting penalty, but the Amsterdammers goalkeeper, Kenneth Vermeer, made a good save to deny the Kralingers’ captain from hitting the back of the net.
The reigning Eredivisie champions encountered difficulties moving forward after the save. However, they managed to double their lead in the stoppage time of the opening half. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Eriksen-c9074’s corner was headed perfectly by Siem de Jong into the top-left corner of the net.
After the half-time break, both sides took plenty of time to settle. In the 62nd minute, Ozbiliz’s curling effort rattled the post, much to the dismay of Ajax head coach, Frank de Boer.
Five minutes later, the Kralingers pulled one back through Jurgen Mattheij. The midfielder headed home a Samuel Scheimann corner to make the score-line 1-2.
The Amsterdam giants continued to assert their authority despite conceding the goal. Lorenzo Ebicilio fired wide of the target and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-de-Ruiter-c36797.
In the 87th minute, Eriksen played a neat ball to De Jong inside the box, who took his time before unleashing a powerful shot that found the top right corner of the net.
Moments before the full time whistle, De Jong set up Jan Vertonghen yards out from the edge of the box. The Belgian stopper raced towards the box before rolling the ball home past De Ruiter with ease to seal the game 4-1.
All three points ensured that Ajax climb up in the league standings to the fifth spot, five points behind the current Eredivisie leaders, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven.
SBV Excelsior remain unmoved at the bottom of the table, a mammoth nine points adrift from the safety zone.
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