In the early morning of April 18, Beijing time, the dutch cup final staged a showdown, the two sides are the top two in the league, Eindhoven and Ajax. In the end, thanks to the goals of Eric Gutierrez and Gakpo, Eindhoven magically reversed his opponents and won the championship. Coupled with last year's Dutch Super Cup, Eindhoven has pushed his opponent to the top by 2 degrees this season.
As the two most consistent Dutch A teams in recent years, the two former Champions League winners (1 time in Eindhoven and 4 times in Ajax) will once again meet in the final of the domestic cup. In August last year, Eindhoven beat Ajax 4-0 to win the Dutch Super Cup. But in this season's league, Ajax won twice and got a six-point advantage, while the current league gap between the two sides is 4 points.
Although they did not win the Dutch Super Cup, Ajax's performance at the beginning of the season was still remarkable, they won six consecutive champions league games in the group, and head coach Tenhag basically booked the position of Manchester United next season. Recently, however, Ajax's performance has been continuous crotch pulling. The first is the Champions League fixtures, an unexpected defeat to Benfica. And in the early hours of this morning, Ajax finally lost the title while leading.
Just 11 minutes into the match, Eindhoven took the lead in scoring, but Zahavi's goal was ruled invalid. Coming to the 23rd minute, Ajax managed to break the deadlock on the field. Gravenberg showed his personal ability, forcibly defending the ball in the penalty area to play with his teammates, and finally shooting from a distance. Before half-time, Ajax scored again, but was also ruled invalid, which laid the groundwork for a reversal in the second half.
Back in the second half, Eindhoven equalised. In the 48th minute, Gutierrez's jumping header broke the net and the two sides returned to the same 1-1 running line. And after a minute, Gackpo snatched a shot in one go, and Eindhoven instantly rebounded to a 2-1 score, and all Ajax on the sidelines were stunned.
Come to the 55th minute. Ajax's goal was once again blown away and luck was clearly not on his side. In the 77th minute, Bruma was thinking about missing a one-handed opportunity in front of goal, but it did not prevent Eindhoven from winning the game in the end. At the end of the match, Eindhoven won 3-2 and won the cup for the second time of the season.
It is worth mentioning that this is also the second trophy won by German coach Schmidt for the club, and it is more gold-rich. For nearly 40 years, he was the only German head coach to win the Dutch Cup. Schmidt, who will sign for Benfica next season, will need time to answer whether he can lead Eindhoven in the league counterattack before leaving.
Ajax, who lost the final, has only a fig leaf left in the league this season. In the good prospects, Ajax dropped the chain one after another, and the favorability of head coach Tenghag in the hearts of fans was also decreasing, and he was also regarded as the biggest reason for Ajax's loss of 2 finals this season, and was criticized by the fans.