The Dutch facet required an astonishing 34 penalties to safe a 13-12 win, setting a brand new UEFA competitors document.
Regardless of profitable the primary leg 1-Zero in Greece final week, Ajax conceded a late aim within the 89th minute in Amsterdam, forcing the match right into a shootout.
The earlier document for essentially the most penalties taken in a UEFA competitors was 32, which occurred through the European U-21 Championship semi-final in 2007 when the Netherlands defeated England 13-12.
Nonetheless, the world document for the longest shootout was established in Could when Israeli third-tier golf equipment SC Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv wanted an unbelievable 56 penalties to find out the winner of their semi-final promotion playoff tie.
Within the Ajax-Panathinaikos shootout, Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer performed an important position, making 5 saves and scoring on his personal try. Dutch worldwide Brian Brobbey, then again, missed two penalties through the shootout.
“5 is rather a lot, sure. I save a penalty now and again, however I do not assume you typically expertise one thing as loopy as this,” Pasveer was quoted as saying by Reuters. “Each time I assumed we’d do it. Brobbey behind the ball, we’ll do it. However he missed, whereas he at all times scores throughout coaching.”
Defender Anton Gaaei in the end delivered the profitable penalty for Ajax. The Eredivisie membership will now face Polish facet Jagiellonia Bialystok within the playoff spherical later this month.