Ajax Suffers Historic Defeat to Amateur Club Hercules in Dutch Cup

In a shocking upset, fourth-tier club USV Hercules eliminates record 20-time winner Ajax, marking their first loss to an amateur team in the competition.

• Ajax, a record 20-time winner of the Dutch Cup, suffered a shocking defeat to amateur fourth-tier club USV Hercules.
• Hercules' Tim Pieters scored twice, with Mats Grotenbreg securing the victory in stoppage time.
• Ajax's coach, John van 't Schip, was absent from the game due to his son's wedding in Australia.
• This defeat marks the first time Ajax has lost to an amateur team in the Dutch Cup.
• Ajax is currently fifth in the Eredivisie, 23 points behind leaders PSV Eindhoven, following a difficult season.

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