Ajax humbles PSV 4-1

Ajax climbs to the top of the Eredivisie table with an emphatic 4-1 victory over PSV at Amsterdam Arena. The loss sends the defending champions PSV to sixty place in the table a full seven points behind their rival. In combination with the recent loss in the KNVB Cup, this marks the fourth consecutive loss for Hubb Stevens club and further evidence that the situation around Eindhoven is far from stable.

Ajax started fast in-front of their home supporters and came close to opening the score-sheet early but it wasn't till the twenty-seventh minute that they had the lead when Luis Suárez' goal found the back of the net. Prior to that point the match was decidedly one-sided and except for a brief tease, it continued as such. Serbian international Danko Lazović entered the match for PSV seven minutes after the break and immediately responded with a flourish. Only four minutes later his cross to Otman Bakkal went askew but Ibrahim Afelley poached on it and netted a timely goal to level the match at one. However that seemed to wake Marco van Basten's force and with sixteen minutes remaining, nineteen year-old Miralem Sulejmani, a White Eagel himself, gave Ajax the lead as he jumped on a rebound to slot it home. Four minutes later, thirsting for more, Ajax made it 3-1 as Erik Pieters was the unfortunate victim of an own goal as Luis Suárez deflected off him into the goal. As time wound down Leonardo added the fourth of the afternoon to the delight of the home crowd.

Ajax Amsterdam

4 - 1

PSV

27'	Luis Suárez		1 - 0
56'			1 - 1		Ibrahim Afelley
74'	Miralem Sulejmani		2 - 1
78'	Erik Pieters (og)		3 - 1
90'	Leonardo		4 - 1