Matip gives Liverpool a dramatic win over Ajax

Liverpool dramatically achieved a crucial victory over Ajax by 2-1 after the debacle suffered on the first day of the Champions League in Naples. An 89th minute goal from central defender Joel Matip from a corner rewarded the ‘reds’ complete dominance in the second half. He had the best chance, mostly neutralized by the veteran Remko Pasveer, although the ‘ajacied’ had a clear one from Daley Blind with 1-1.

Waiting for tomorrow’s Napoli-Rangers, the Italians, Liverpool and Ajax are tied on three points in the close group A of the Champions League. The Dutch conceded their first defeat of the season after seven consecutive wins. Today the excellent goal of Mohammed Kudus’ team did not get points at Anfield because in the second half they could not develop their football due to constant pressure from the ‘reds’.

The first part is entertaining and energetic. After Liverpool’s attack, Ajax tried to put the game to sleep with long possessions, but after the first quarter of an hour it was 1-0.

Alisson’s goal kick and Salah’s goal

Liverpool’s goal came from a long goal kick by Alisson. Luis Díaz handled the ball with his head, it fell to Diogo Jota, who assisted Mohamed Salah so, alone, he beat Pasveer.

A defensive positioning error put Ajax 1-0 up, Liverpool took the lead and had a second goal with a point-blank shot by Luis Díaz, after a clearance, which skimmed the post and another by Salah, a center by Diogo Jota, who did. can’t find a goal either by too little.

Kudus equates to a great cause

But a possible 2-0 went to 1-1 in the first shot between the three sticks of this first half. Steven Berghuis put in a ball from the right that found Kudus in the area, who took control and created space for Virgil van Dijk, to turn and nail his spectacular shot into the top corner. A good goal

From there until the break, Pasveer, at the age of 38, made several decisive interventions to preserve 1-1, with a shot by Van Dijk in a corner and a double chance by Trenet Alexander-Arnold, despite the fact that Ajax showed personality and disputed possession with the ‘reds’.

‘Red’ monologue after the break

The second part is another history. Liverpool, although sometimes hasty and short-sighted, took the game and never stopped pressing in search of victory. Pasveer failed Salah in the one-on-one and Klopp played it up by subbing in two more forwards, Roberto Firmino and Darwin Núñez for Harvey Elliott and Diogo Jota, who played with four and two midfielders respectively.

Ajax dwarfed the balls as best they could but in their only chance of the second half they sent Dusan Tadic’s cross from the right to the far post and Daley Blind’s cross header hit the post ( 73′).

Liverpool, however, returned to the fray. Darwin Nüñez, after a backheel pass from Salah, did not connect well with his shot and crossed his shot too much. Salah himself watched as his shot hit the post, deflected by prominent centre-back Calvin Bassey.

tough, savior

Although the resulting corner made it 2-1. Kostas Tsimikas bounced it, Matip headed it and Tadic kicked under the sticks, but the referee awarded the goal as the ball crossed the line.

Liverpool finished each of the corners in the Ajax goal and thus found victory. Matip, who did not start in the debacle in Naples (4-1), gave the ‘reds’ three golden points.