Familiar face comes back to haunt Ajax in friendly loss | OneFootball

Ajax were beaten by Anderlecht on Saturday afternoon as a former player and late collapse all contributed to a disappointing defeat.

Scorers: Dolberg 12′, Aertssen OG 80′, Rahman 90+4′

Ahead of his likely €21m move to Fulham, defender Calvin Bassey was left out of the Ajax defence, which conceded on 12 minutes to a familiar face as former forward Kasper Dolberg came back to haunt them.

Collecting Louis Patris’ low pass from the right, he breezed past a challenge inside the area before picking out the far corner with a high finish for the only goal of the half.

Mohammed Kudus went close to an equaliser only to be denied by a heroic last ditch block which proved all the more crucial when a late Olivier Aertssen own goal put the result beyond doubt.

A miserable day at the office was compounded deep into injury-time when Benito Rahman added a third for Anderlecht.