Ajax Amsterdam won 20 August 2026 at Stade de Tourbillon with FC Sion 4:2 in the first UEFA Conference League play-off match. The goals for the Dutch were scored by Julian Brandt, Marcos Leonardo, Tolu Arokodare and Davy Klaassen. Rematch on 27 August in Amsterdam will settle the promotion.
Ajax reversed the game after the break
Ajax Amsterdam won in Switzerland 4:2 and took a large step towards the UEFA League league league stage. The club's Amsterdam side reported that all 4 Ajax goals fell after the break, and the hitrs were Julian Brandt, Marcos Leonardo, Tolu Arokodare and Davy Klaassen. This is the consequence that gives Dutch real comfort before the rematch, although it does not relieve them of their work to work.
By Sky Sports coverage Sion led after the goal of Franck Surdez in the 34th minute. Ajax leveled in the 53rd minute after Brandt was hit, and 7 minutes later Marcos Leonardo gave the guests the lead. The hosts responded in the 71st minute with the punishment kick of Ilyas Chouaref. However, the tip belonged to the squad from Amsterdam.
The changers have given the advantage
The key was Tolu Arokodare. The assailant entered from the bench, scored a goal at 3:2 in the 74th minute, and then assisted in the hit of Davy Klaassen in the 87th minute. It was the consequence of a squad that had to make its own mistakes through long passages, but had more quality at decisive moments.
ESPN in the match evidence confirmed score 2:4 and order of goals. For Sion they hit Surdez and Chouaref, for Ajax Brandt, Marcos Leonardo, Arokodare and Klaassen. With specified a scope of shots, the most crucial is not just the victory, but the way it came: after the break, under force and on the way out.
DN has already described how in Conference League Qualifications 1 weaker night can put a favourite against a wall. Ajax in Sion avoided specified a scenario, due to the fact that after losing the goal he did not break mentally. In European eliminations, it is frequently the boundary between a serious club and a club only loud by name.
Rematch in Amsterdam
The second match was scheduled for 27 August 2026 in Amsterdam. Ajax has 2 advance goals and his own stadium, so he controls the situation. Sion has to play bravely due to the fact that there's nothing left to calculate. For a neutral fan it is simply a good arrangement: the consequence does not close the 2 games completely, but powerfully indicates the favourite.
The European ball is besides a lesson of the organization today. Clubs from smaller league countries can break the blood of richer rivals, but in the ends comes the depth of composition, bench and opposition to pressure. Ajax just won in the Sion. Not just the communicative and the name, but the quality reserve that the coach could throw on the field.
For the Polish fan it is besides a reminder of what the game requires in Europe. It's not adequate just a one-off shot or a good part of the game. You request a staff, a pace, a cold head and players able to get off the bench to settle the meeting. This is how you build an advantage that then gives money, ranking points and league prestige.
Source: Ajax, Sky Sports, ESPN.
