Ajax Vs Besiktas: Dominant Show, De Godenzonen Wins Convincingly 2-0

Steven Berghuis scoring against Besiktas (Twitter @championsleague)

JAKARTA - Ajax Amsterdam won 2-0 over Besiktas in the Champions League Group C continued at the Amsterdam Arena, Tuesday night.

Ajax appeared dominant throughout the game by recording 22 shots, seven of which were on target. While Besiktas were only able to record four kicks and never once led to the goal.

The home team managed to open the scoring when the game had only been running for 17 minutes. Steven Berghuis fired home from close range after receiving Dusan Tadic's good pass to put the hosts 1-0 up.

Ajax doubled their lead in the 43rd minute. Berghuis crossed into the center of the box, which Sebastien Haller finished with a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner of the net. The 2-0 position lasted until the first half was over.

After the break, Besiktas tried to get up. They even had time to reduce the lag in the 62nd minute, but Kenan Karaman's goal was disallowed by the referee because it was considered a foul first.

Ajax began to lower the tempo of the game and tried to minimize Besiktas' counter-attack. As a result, they were able to maintain a 2-0 lead until the referee blew the long whistle.

Launching Antara, this victory makes Ajax top the standings in Group C with six points from two matches. Meanwhile, Besiktas are in third position with two defeats from two matches.

Lineup:

Ajax (4-2-3-1): Pasveer; Mazraoui, Timber, Martinez, Blind; Alvarez, Gravenberch; Antony (Neres 71'), Berghuis (Klaasen 72'), Tadic; Haller

Besiktas (4-1-4-1): Destanoglu; Rosier, Saatci, N'Sakala, Meras (Vardar 73'); Souza; Karaman, Bozdogan, Ucan (Ozyakup 45'), Yilmaz (Tore 45'); Bayshuayi