18 APR 2021; Ajax - Vitesse; KNVB Beker

[Orange14]

Two trophies left to contend for. Will Ajax hoist the Beker Cup this Sunday by defeating Vitesse?

[Tom_]

If anyone finds a working stream can you please post it? I often struggle for cup games. Thanks.

[GangstaRiB]

The game is broadcasted by FOX NL, which is free-to-air in the Netherlands. Perhaps if you have a VPN server, you can directly stream from the source? Search on google for Live Dutch TV via VPN or something?

[Orange14]

ESPN+ is not carrying the match in the US today.

[SPL]

Rensch back for Klaiber ,Haller starts ,Neres sub. Mazraoui back as sub so Blind our only injury.

[kezme44]

If anyone finds a working stream can you please post it? I often struggle for cup games. Thanks.

livetv.sx has the stream. the browser links should work

[GangstaRiB]

Overmars was just interviewed and said that Onana will not renew his contract and negotiations have been stopped. That’s really bad news.

[kezme44]

Overmars was just interviewed and said that Onana will not renew his contract and negotiations have been stopped. That’s really bad news.

just saw in the news as well. I wonder what he was offered, cannot have been bad. If he thinks he can do better after 1.5 years of not playing and training, he can try his luck.

in other news, breakaway super league likely to be announced later today according to New York Times report. it includes 12 teams, 6 for England, 3 from Spain and Italy. UEFA already threatening expulsion from next year’s CL, domestic competition and World Cup ban for players. could be an interesting few days...

[kezme44]

1-0

[Tom_]

If anyone finds a working stream can you please post it? I often struggle for cup games. Thanks.

livetv.sx has the stream. the browser links should work

Thanks

[Orange14]

Nice goal by Gravenberch and the first mistake Martinez has made in a lot of games to concede the equalizer. Vitesse playes look like they are running on fumes.

[SPL]

A mistake yet again lets in a goal all to play for.

[GangstaRiB]

We got him!!

Dreadful game by the way, but who cares.

[SPL]

A lovely goal by Neres just as I was thinking extra time and we lose on penalties. A really aweful game but we won the cup and now just beat Utrecht on Thursday and the league is almost ours.

PS Bad news about Onana lets hope he gets his sentence reduced to 6 months and we sell him this summer.

[Orange14]

Ajax come back after a short rest to win the Beker 2-1 on a added time goal by Neres after Vitesse went down to 10 men just before the 90th minute. Ajax were the more dangerous of the two teams and Stekelenburg was not challenged much but did make a nice save on a free kick from our old friend Bazoer on the final play of the match. Vitesse looked the more tired of the two clubs in the second half and had difficulty in mounting any kind of offense. Ajax conceded another junk goal in the first half on a poor play by the normally reliable Martinez.

Player Ratings:

Stekelenburg (6.5) - maybe one difficult save on the Bazoer free kick and his kicking was exemplary on the day
Tagliafico (6.5) - constantly going down the flank and delivered a couple of good balls into the box
Martinez (6.5) - at fault on the Vitesse goal but otherwise good
Timber (7) - rock solid both in the center and at RB when Rensch was subbed off
Rensch (6.5) - good match from a young player who gets better each week
Alvarez (7) - I think he won pretty much every ball in his area and had one very good clearance when it looked like a pass was going through to a striker
Gravenberch (7) - my MOTM on the day as he finally came out the funk he was in with a nice goal and good ball hawking
Klaassen ( 6.5) - put in his usual hard working shift
Tadic (7) - saw a lot of the ball today and had some good interior passing
Haller (6.5) - didn't score but won almost every long ball headed his way
Antony (6.5) - solid both in attack and tracking back
Schuurs (6) - on when Rensch came off and made no errors
Neres (NR) - on late; one touch, one goal and it was the game winner
Ekkelenkamp (NR) - on late for Klaassen

One trophy down and only the league to play for now. It's another week with two games (what else is new?); the make up game with Utrecht is on Thursday in Amsterdam and home to AZ on Sunday. Two wins and the crown is theirs!!