Professional ShotsBranco van den Boomen
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Ajax narrowly defeated Vojvodina Novi Unhappy from Serbia within the second qualifying spherical of the Europa League. The Amsterdam staff was the superior staff for nearly your entire match, however failed to attain for a very long time.
Two substitutes finally made the distinction. From a cross by Mika Godts, Branco van den Boomen headed in properly simply earlier than the tip of normal taking part in time. His objective was the one one of many match: 1-0.
The debut of head coach Francesco Farioli introduced a optimistic consequence. The return leg can be performed subsequent Thursday in Serbia.
Doable subsequent opponents
If Ajax survives the two-legged tie with Vojvodina, it can play towards Panathinaikos (Greece) or Botev Plovdiv (Bulgaria) within the subsequent spherical.
The primary leg between these groups in Greece led to a 2-1 victory for Panathinaikos. Former Feyenoord gamers Tonny Vilhena and Bart Schenkeveld had been within the beginning line-up for the Greeks.
Ajax didn’t begin towards Vojvodina with the strongest potential line-up. Internationals Brian Brobbey and Steven Bergwijn got longer holidays, Owen Wijndal was not match sufficient and new signing Bertrand Traoré was not but eligible to play. Steven Berghuis was additionally not totally match and got here on instead.
Ajax subsequently entered with a youthful line-up, through which a 40-year-old defended the objective. Remko Pasveer was most popular below the bar and thus turned the oldest Ajax participant ever in an official match.
The goalkeeper had little to do within the first half. Ajax was dominant and managed eight pictures on the enemy objective earlier than half-time. Chuba Akpom, Carlos Forbs and Christian Rasmussen, amongst others, tried just a few occasions, whereas Kenneth Taylor hit the crossbar with a tough shot.
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After the break Ajax did get into bother just a few occasions. The longer the match lasted, the extra usually Pasveer needed to come into motion. After about 70 minutes of play the Amsterdammers even received away with it when striker Aleksa Vukanovic shot an enormous likelihood onto the put up.
Farioli then introduced in just a few substitutes, who needed to attempt to pull a victory out of the fireplace. He succeeded: the younger winger Godts gave a decent cross in direction of the penalty space, the place Van den Boomen was prepared.
The latter headed the ball nicely into the far nook, the place the keeper may now not attain. Van den Boomen thus turned the match winner and Ajax will go to Serbia with a lead for the return match, which can be performed in precisely one week.
