LIVE premier league | Ajax in serious trouble at halftime: duel with Excelsior in the balance after Bergwijn was sent off | Football

Look and judge for yourself, is the red print that Bergwijn received justified?

By the way, the Dutch international has not previously received a red card in his professional career. For Ajax is the third direct red card of this season. Devyne Rensch (against FC Utrecht) on March 3 and Ahmetcan Kaplan (against Sparta) on March 17 were also sent off prematurely this Premier League season.

Ajax enters the dressing room with ten men and a 1-1 score on the scoreboard. What is John van ‘t Schip going to come up with to win the match after all?

A back pass from Taylor is too short and Rulli shoots hard against an incoming Excelsior attacker. The leather disappears just short of the target. The duel remains in balance.

A counter by Ajax via substitute Akpom and Godts ends in the hands of Van Gassel. The Belgian winger only produces one roller.

Kaplan does not properly assess a situation with Benita and so Excelsior becomes dangerous again. However, the man marker recovers and turns it into a corner. The people of Rotterdam should know not to cause any danger with this.

Brobbey leaves the field and heads to the locker room. Is the striker injured? It doesn’t look that way, but maybe there is something going on. We will certainly hear more about that after the match. Akpom is his replacement.

Baas takes the penalty and Ajax has to continue with ten men.

Yes, it’s a penalty and it gets even worse for Ajax. Bergwijn gets red. The referee judges that Benita had broken through and so the attacker is sent away.

Penalty Excelsior? Referee Van der Eijk points to the dot. Benita storms into the penalty area and Bergwijn holds him. The VAR will take a look and now calls the referee to the side.

Taylor passes the ball from the left side and Rensch finishes when Zagré does not intervene adequately and the ball hangs. The team from Amsterdam are ahead at home without playing well.

The pace briefly increases at Ajax after a combination between Godts and Tahirovic. The ball ends up with Bergwijn, but then the speed is immediately lost from the attack. Excelsior is well organized and gives away virtually nothing.

Ajax looked very awkward in the 4-3-3 formation in the first quarter of the match. Can the home team find an extra gear?

Excelsior gets the biggest chance in the match so far. Baas gets the ball at his feet after a great pass from Sanches Fernandes. The midfielder takes a hard shot from about fifteen meters and Rulli has to take action.

It is Godts who passes his man and reaches the back line. He lashes out, but finds Excelsior goalkeeper Van Gassel on his way. The rebound was not spent on any of the other Ajax players in the sixteen.

Sanches Fernandes is sent off and seems to be able to provide some threat. However, Ajax’s defense is good and so there is no danger from Excelsior’s side. We have to wait for the first chance in the match.

A cautious start for the home team. Ajax cannot keep the ball in the team for long, so Excelsior is doing well for the time being.

There Excelsior comes close to the Ajaxgoal for the first time. However, Hato intervenes well by providing back cover and thus ensures that Rulli can take the goal kick.

The ball has started rolling in Amsterdam.

The players from Ajax and Excelsior appear there. In a few moments we will start in Amsterdam. We do this on a wet lawn, because there has just been a heavy shower in the stadium.