Ajax dazzle in first match under Michel to outclass Vojvodina in Conference League

[p]Michel was appointed in June after leaving Girona, with whom he was relegated from LaLiga.[/p][p]With the returning [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/blind-daley/U5mPqlh6/"]Daley Blind[/a] as the only new face in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a]'s starting XI, the Amsterdam outfit started on the front foot through veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/klaassen-davy/GpcTW1L2/"]Davy Klaassen[/a], who stood on the receiving end of an inviting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dolberg-kasper/C8C5vSB8/"]Kasper Dolberg[/a] cross. Klaassen hit goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rosic-dragan/ARt1Bym4/"]Dragan Rosic[/a] with his volley, but tapped in the rebound to get Ajax in front after three minutes.[/p][embed guid="a54f59e4-6199-4afd-af32-d78c070d7f85" url="https://x.com/AFCAjax/status/2080357862732181947?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Ajax didn't stop the pressure then and there, with Dolberg, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gloch-oscar/fL2jPPPb/"]Oscar Gloukh[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/regeer-youri/fB0UN6SA/"]Youri Regeer[/a] testing Rosic several times in the opening 20 minutes.[/p][p]Despite being overrun in the opening phases, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vojvodina/8pVJab5C/"]Vojvodina[/a] responded aptly through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sukacev-petar/6V4Xl9kG/"]Petar Sukacev[/a]'s classy header in the 28th minute.[/p][p]The game remained one-way traffic despite the level scoreline, which was quickly toppled again by the visitors when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berghuis-steven/8vVtUw90/"]Steven Berghuis[/a] fired the ball in past Rosic's near post after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/godts-mika/CIrbY1Ml/"]Mika Godts[/a]' corner sailed to the back of the penalty area.[/p][p]Ajax were in control and further extended their lead shortly after half-time - Mika Godts played around with three Vojvodina players before serving Oscar Gloukh in the box, and the midfielder hammered it past Rosic for the 3-1 after 52 minutes.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="85a4d7eb-f2f5-4ef0-aa7d-a136250581e0" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="6cc67198-3c4b-4e46-aca8-1d4f07f1b97d" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Michel's men treated the final 30 minutes as a fitness test, controlling possession and letting Vojvodina barely get the opportunity to form a threat.[/p][p]Ajax's evening was given the cherry on top when 16-year-old debutant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abdalla-mohamed/nF5LxiJF/"]Mohamed Abdalla[/a] scored his first goal for Ajax, tapping the ball underneath Rosic after a delightful assist from fellow youngster [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ouazane-abdellah/SGcSVy7E/"]Abdellah Ouazane[/a].[/p][p]Ajax take a 4-1 lead home to Amsterdam, where they'll host Vojvodina for the away leg on Thursday, July 30th, in a sold-out Johan Cruyff ArenA.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ajax-8UOvIwnb/vojvodina-8pVJab5C/?mid=x2O6O7d4"]Check out the full match statistics on Flashscore[/a][/h2]