Ten goals at De Toekomst as De Graafschap falls, Vitesse wins
Update: On Monday evening Op Sportpark De Toekomst, ten goals were shared in a thrilling encounter, while De Graafschap endured a heavy defeat and Vitesse secured its first points of the season for their respective clubs.
Spectacular ten‑goal thriller at De Toekomst
Jong Ajax opened the scoring after just one minute when Diego Pugno completed a multi‑phase attack to put the visitors ahead. FC Emmen answered two minutes later through Freddy Quispel, restoring parity at 1‑1. Emre Ünüvar, operating on the left wing, added the second Ajax goal a quarter of an hour after the start, making it 2‑1.
Pugno struck again to extend the lead to 3‑1 before goalkeeper Jack Cooper‑Love saw Joeri Heerkens deliver a pass from eleven meters, leading to a further Ajax goal. Nelson Amadin equalised for Emmen just before the break, bringing the score to 3‑3 after an earlier Ünüvar effort was ruled out for off‑side.
Technical director Jordi Cruijff of Ajax was present as the teams resumed. Na rust Emmen seized control, with Quispel heading the 3‑4 lead in the 52nd minute and later striking the post. Jong Ajax struggled to regain momentum, and Cooper‑Love completed his hat‑trick later, sealing a 4‑6 defeat for Ajax.
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The result leaves Jong Ajax on zero points after two matches. De Graafschap still await their first victory of the campaign.
De Graafschap’s loss and Vitesse’s first win
De Graafschap, coached by Thomas Duivenvoorden, fell at home to Jong AZ. Rowan Besselink created an early chance that hit the post and bar, while Julian Oerip scored after eleven minutes following an unlucky touch from Gijs Bolk.
Donny Warmerdam equalised with a fine shot from the edge of the sixteen, but after the break Bendegúz Kovács converted a penalty to give Jong AZ a 1‑2 lead. Substitute Rio Robbemond made it 1‑3 twenty minutes from time, and despite a late goal from Bjorn van Zijl, Ayoub Oufkir’s two strikes secured a hard defeat for De Graafschap.
Vitesse claimed its first season win in a near‑empty Galgenwaard, beating Jong FC Utrecht 3‑1. After a slow start, Filipe de Carvalho set up Naoufal Bannis, whose effort hit the first post before the half‑hour mark. Ayman Sellouf scored his inaugural goal for Vitesse after the break to make it 1‑2, and debutant Pontus Dahbo assisted Bannis for his second of the evening, finalising the 1‑3 scoreline. Jong Utrecht later received a red card, and Alexander Büttner missed a late penalty as the visitors comfortably saw out the match.