Midtjylland vs AFC Ajax

Ajax won 6-1 at Midtjylland in the Conference League, and five of the goals came after the interval once the hosts were down to ten men. Tolu Arokodare headed Ajax ahead from a corner on 10 minutes. Friday Etim levelled on 28 after a duel with Thilo Kehrer, with the Ajax defender appearing to be pushed before the ball came through. The referee played on and VAR stayed out of it. Then Kjell Wätjen was sent off on 44 for a second yellow card, after fouling Abdellah Ouazane on a counter. The second half belonged to the visitors. Arokodare got his second on 52 and set up Owen Wijndal, who volleyed in on 59. Davy Klaassen headed in a Wijndal cross on 67, Oscar Gloukh scored from the edge of the box on 75, and substitute Marcos Leonardo finished it on 82. For Ajax it was a big away win in this competition. Their next league phase game is at home to FC Thun on 26 November. Midtjylland lost a man before the break and conceded five times with ten players.