FC Midtjylland vs Ajax 1-6

Ajax came back from 1-1 at half-time to beat FC Midtjylland 6-1 in Herning, taking control after the break once the home side were reduced to 10 men.

Ajax had opened the scoring through T. Arokodare in the 9th minute, with O. Gloukh supplying the assist, before F. Etim levelled for FC Midtjylland on 28 minutes. FC Midtjylland then lost K. Watjen to a second yellow and a red card in the 43rd minute, after he had been booked on 35 minutes, and D. Castillo was also booked in first-half stoppage time. The sides went in at 1-1.

A triple change on 46 minutes brought J. Emefile on for Etim, D. Beni on for Cho Gue-Sung and P. Bravo on for Castillo, but Ajax struck again six minutes after the restart when Arokodare scored his second of the match from A. Ouazane's pass. O. Wijndal made it 3-1 on 59 minutes, D. Klaassen added the fourth on 67 minutes from T. Kehrer's assist, and Ajax then made two more changes at 68 minutes and two more on 70 minutes before O. Gloukh set up Marcos Leonardo, who had come on in the 70th minute, for the sixth on 82 minutes. Gloukh, who had also assisted the first goal, then made it 5-1 on 74 minutes from R. Bounida's pass.

The numbers backed Ajax's lead. They had 71% possession, 672 passes at 92% accuracy and 23 shots, with 10 on target, compared with FC Midtjylland's 29% of the ball, 277 passes at 75%, 10 shots and 4 on target. Ajax also finished with 8 corners to 1, while FC Midtjylland's 1.68 xG fell short of Ajax's 3.41.

K. Watjen was booked in the 35th minute and sent off in the 43rd minute. D. Castillo was booked in first-half stoppage time. FC Midtjylland's yellow cards totalled 3, with Ajax shown none.