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Ajax suffered one of the worst defeats in their history as they were eliminated from the KNVB Cup by fourth-tier Dutch club Hercules. Ajax have won the competition a record 20 times but were stunned by the amateur side — who are 10th in the fourth division of Dutch football — in the last 32 stage of the competition. Tim Pieters netted twice for the home side in Utrecht to put them on course for a stunning victory, but quickfire goals from Brian Brobbey and Chuba Akpom in the 83rd and 89th minutes had appeared to save Ajax from a humiliating exit. However, Mats Grotenberg scored in the...

Ajax lost to amateur team USV Hercules in the second round of the Dutch Cup, the KNVB Beker, on Thursday in one of the biggest shock results in Dutch football. The amateurs went 2-0 up before the Amsterdammers scored twice in the last ten minutes to level it before Mats Grotenberg scored a dramatic late winning goal in the 93rd minute. Ajax manager John Van't Schip rotated his side to give youngster Tristan Gooijer his first start and gave Georgian big-money signing Georges Mikautadze a rare start.