Francesco Farioli stood in front of the camera with a smile this Friday. The coach spoke about his team's fitness, the upcoming match against NAC, and a special night in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. "The match reminded me of Super Mario."
After a nerve-wrecking penalty series, Ajax have made it to the play-offs of the UEFA Europa League. Anto Gaaei scored the 34th penalty of the shoot-out: 13-12. After 120 minutes of playing, the score was 0-1. Ajax won with the same numbers in Greece last week. In the next round, the Polish Jagiellonia Białystok.
Remko Pasveer played a heroic role on Thursday evening in the second leg against Panathinaikos, saving five penalties in the shootout. According to the experienced goalkeeper, the relief was immense after the match against the Greeks. "These kinds of games are really great for team morale."
Ajax have won the home match against Panathinaikos after a series of nerve-wracking penalties in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. After ninety minutes of playing, the score was 0-1. A total of 34 penalties were needed to determine tonight’s winner. The final score after penalties was 13-12.