Overview

• Sparta overturned a 0-1 deficit to lead 3-1 within ten minutes after halftime through strikes from Mitchell van Bergen and Joshua Kitolano.
• Wout Weghorst scored twice for Ajax, opening the scoring and later making it 3-2 to set up a tense finish.
• Oscar Gloukh made it 3-3 in the final minute of eight minutes added time to secure a point for the visitors.
• Before the break, Tobias Lauritsen equalized from a VAR-awarded penalty after a handball by Ajax’s Baas, yet Sparta’s leaky defense could not see out the win at Het Kasteel.
• The result extends Ajax’s faltering run and increases scrutiny on Heitinga, with local reports noting this as a fourth straight league draw after the midweek 4-0 European defeat.