FC Volendam loses heavily to Ajax and is relegated from the Eredivisie after two years | Football

The opening goal in the not very high-quality match came from Kenneth Taylor. The Ajax midfielder scored nicely in the 25th minute after a nice attack.

After the break, Ajax moved further away thanks to Chuba Akpom and Brian Brobbey. Akpom scored his eleventh goal of the season from close range and Brobbey scored his eighteenth Eredivisie goal with a placed shot. The last word went to Taylor, who was sent deep and scored again nicely. Benaissa Benamar saved the Volendam honor.

The Ajax players passed the verdict on FC Volendam, which descended to the Kitchen Champion Division after a turbulent season full of administrative unrest. The also troubled Vitesse had previously been relegated from the Eredivisie.

Thanks to the victory, Ajax is one step closer to fifth place. With that final ranking, coach John van ‘t Schip’s team does not need to play play-offs to play European football. In the last two rounds, Ajax will meet Almere City (home) and Vitesse (away).

Without the suspended Steven Bergwijn and with the recovered Jordan Henderson in the starting line-up, Ajax performed sloppily in sunny Volendam, but the same applied to the home team. Apart from Taylor’s goal, the visitors did not create too many big chances.

On the other hand, Volendam thought they were entitled to a penalty after captain Damon Mirani was knocked down by goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli. However, the VAR determined that the shot had been offside.

Even after the break, FC Volendam lacked real faith to avert relegation. Ajax therefore had a fairly problem-free afternoon. Van ‘t Schip saw his team move further ahead thanks to Akpom, Brobbey and Taylor. Benamar’s goal was for the statistics.

An additional bright spot for Ajax was the appearance of Steven Berghuis. The 46-time international of the Dutch team came into the team about twenty minutes before the end after having been sidelined for almost three months with an injury.