Van Koppen double gives Ajax 2-0 win over leaders Twente

Ajax beat FC Twente 2-0 in a Women’s Eredivisie top-of-the-table clash on Sunday, with substitute Mirte van Koppen scoring twice to cut the gap to the leaders to one point.

The result leaves Twente top on 22 points and Ajax second on 21. The match was played at De Toekomst in Amsterdam.

Van Koppen opened the scoring in the 65th minute, finishing from a difficult angle after being sent down the right. Two minutes later she added a second, arriving in a striker’s position and shooting high into the net.

Twente defender Leonie Carpay was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Van Koppen. Ajax had threatened before the break, including through striker Katja Snoeijs, who sent a good chance over the bar.