watched by a crowd of 55,722, ajax took the lead in the third minute when cees de wolf scored. they extended their lead in the 17th minute courtesy of a johan cruyff goal. two more goals scored by forward klaas nuninga meant ajax had a 4–0 lead at half-time. liverpool responded late in the game when defender chris lawler scored in the 89th minute; however, ajax scored a minute later through henk groot to win the match 5–1. the spectators could not really see much of the match due to the fog's density and at times could only tell by the celebration of the team when a goal was scored.