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Two goals from Chuba Akpom helped Ajax to a 1-3 victory against PEC Zwolle on Sunday. It was easy for John van ’t Schip’s side, who are still missing vital players through injury.A great lobbed pass from midfielder Benjamin Tahirovic found Kristian Hlynsson, who volleyed his shot straight into the far corner to give the away side the lead in the 12th minute.Despite the mediocre performance of the Amsterdammers, they were still dominant. Captain Steven Bergwijn saw his effort headed away right before it was set to go in by Thomas Lam.
SC Heerenveen celebrated the 500th Eredivisie match in the Abe Lenstra stadium with a resounding victory over Ajax. The Friesland club triumphed 3-2 after taking a 3-0 lead after 46 minutes. Ajax had not lost in the previous 29 league matches with SC Heerenveen. The club from the capital fell further behind in the battle for third place in the Eredivisie, which provides a ticket for the preliminary rounds of the Champions League. FC Twente, the current number 3 in the rankings, has expanded to a lead of 9 points. AZ, number 4 in the competition, has 1 point more than Ajax.
Ajax and PSV played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday in the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. Steven Berghuis gave the home side the lead before Luuk de Jong equalized. Ajax manager John van ’t Schip gave Jordan Henderson his first start. Josip Sutalo passed a fitness test to start the match. The away side started the game with Ismael Saibari. The midfielder only returned from the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after getting knocked out by Morocco. A reason for the start was that midfielders Joey Veerman and Malik Tillman were injured.
Ajax won their third league match in a row after the winter break on Saturday. John van 't Schip's side defeated Heracles Almelo 2-4. With the victory, Ajax increased the pressure on FC Twente and AZ, who are third and fourth in the league table. Third place would qualify them to participate in the preliminary rounds of the Champions League next season. FC Twente, who visit Feyenoord on Sunday, has 3 points more. AZ is now closest to Ajax in points but still has the match against SC Heerenveen (also on Sunday) to play.