| Competition | UEFA Cup |
| Season | 1988-89 |
| Round | 1 |
| Date | |
| Home | Sporting Portugal |
| Away | Ajax |
| Final Score (regular time) | 4 - 2 |
| Halftime Score | 3 - 1 |
| Referees | Bridges |
| Spectators | 75,000 |
| Stadium | Estadio Jose Alvalade |
| Average age of starting lineup | 25.52 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 819 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Menzo | Start | Keeper | |
| Hans Werdekker | Start | Defender | |
| Peter Larsson | Start | Defender | |
| Frank Verlaat | Start | Defender | |
| Mark Verkuyl | Start | Defender | |
| Aron Winter | Start | Midfielder | |
| Arnold Scholten | Start | Midfielder | |
| Arnold Mühren | Start | Midfielder | |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Start | Forward | |
| Stefan Pettersson | Start | Forward | |
| John van 't Schip | Start | Forward | |
| Wim Jonk | Bench | ||
| Rob Witschge | Bench |
| Player | Active | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Blind | Suspension | |
| Marciano Vink | Injured | |
| Ron Willems | Injured | |
| Jan Wouters | Suspension |
| Sporting Portugal | Minute | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| Goal Oceano | 6 | |
| 18 | Goal (header) Stefan Pettersson | |
| Goal Cascavel, from penalty | 19 | |
| Goal Joao Luis | 26 | |
| Second half | ||
| 46 | Substistuted Aron Winter out, in Wim Jonk | |
| 61 | Substistuted Arnold Mühren out, in Rob Witschge | |
| Goal Litos, from penalty | 75 | |
| 80 | Goal Stefan Pettersson | |
| Unknown | ||
| Yellow card Mendes | ||
| Yellow card John van 't Schip | ||
| Yellow card Stanley Menzo | ||
| Yellow card Frank Verlaat | ||
| Yellow card Rob Witschge |
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