Against the odds, Ajax took a 0-1 lead after one half. PSV had more chances, but Ajax had enough of one.
Most chances for PSV
From the first minute, PSV was on top of the game and showed that they absolutely wanted to win. In the first minute it was almost 1-0. Luuk de Jong enabled Luciano Narsingh to take a shot with a heel, but he hit Ajax goalkeeper Cillessen. He had to make several saves to keep Ajax on their feet. He parried a long-distance shot by Memphis and was in the right place when Georginio Wijnaldum headed on goal from a free kick. After half an hour, the game turned around. El Ghazi went past Willems and delivered a tight cross. Ricardo Kishna, who had shown little up to that point, got in front of his man and tapped in via Zoet: 0-1. PSV had a great chance to equalize five minutes before halftime. Andrés Guardado sent Adam Maher deep with a beautiful long pass, but again Cillessen saved.
Georginio Wijnaldum here close to the opening goal for PSV | © Pics United
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