Dortmund Vs Ajax: Hits 10 Die Borussen Players, God's Son Escapes To Win Group C

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JAKARTA - Ajax qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League as winners of Group C by beating Borussia Dortmund 3-1 after the hosts had to finish the match with 10 men at the Signal Iduna Park Stadium, Germany, Wednesday local time.

Launching Antara, Dortmund lost old defender Mats Hummels since the 29th minute after dropping Antony Matheus from behind which was immediately greeted by referee Michael Oliver by showing a red card which was later confirmed by VAR.

Before the red card, Dortmund appeared so aggressive in bombarding the visitors' defense and should have taken the lead from the eighth minute if only Jude Bellingham could have headed the ball against the Ajax goal that goalkeeper Remko Pasveer had left.

After playing with ten men, Die Borussen had an early lead when Bellingham was brought down by Noussair Mazraoui in the box. The referee initially ignored the incident, but he got input from the VAR officials and reversed his decision.

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The penalty kick was met by Dortmund captain Marco Reus whose run was within reach of Pasveer but an unstoppable run into the net and the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute.

Son of God or De Godenzonen tried to reply but the two dangerous opportunities they created through Antony's shot could still be countered by goalkeeper Gregor Kobel who forced Dortmund's advantage to last until halftime.

After the break, Dortmund looked unaffected by the gap in numbers and twice came close to doubling the lead, but Bellingham and Julian Brandt's shots missed the mark.

With only ten men, the stamina of Dortmund's players slowly drained and Ajax managed to equalize through the calm of Dusan Tadic who completed Antony's cross in the 72nd minute.

Five minutes later Dortmund came close to restoring their lead but Donyell Malen's decision to finish on his own only ended with a shot that went straight into Pasveer's arms.

Dortmund's fortunes reversed in the 83rd minute when their defense was troubled by Antony's thrust from the right flank who followed up with a measured cross for Sebastien Haller's sharp header. Ajax turned 2-1 ahead over Dortmund.

In the third minute of injury time, Ajax's victory was completed to 3-1 by Davy Klaassen who pushed into the penalty box to complete the pull bait sent by Antony.

Victory made Ajax only the fourth team to clear four group stage matches after Bayern Munich, Juventus and Liverpool.

Erik ten Hag's team are at the top of Group B and are confirmed to be group winners with 12 points, while Dortmund are not moving from second place with six points, according to the UEFA website.

In the next match two weeks from now, Ajax will travel to Turkey against Besiktas and Dortmund will look to seal a place in the last 16 when they visit the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Portugal against Sporting CP.