Sports editorial, April 4 (EFE).- Ajax took a step back in its desperate race to reach the Europa League positions after drawing 1-1 at home this Thursday with a Go Ahead Eagles, who did not waste an error in the extension time for the local goalkeeper, the German Diant Ramaj, to take a point from his visit to the Johan Cruyff Arena.
The young German goalkeeper, who had not only been tremendously solid throughout the match, but had prevented the visitors from taking the lead after twenty-two minutes with a save from a shot by the Norwegian Oliver Edvardsen, failed at the most inopportune moment.
When two minutes of regulation time had passed, Ramaj, bothered by visiting forward Finn Stokkers, failed to catch an aerial ball and let the ball loose inside the area for Bas Kuipers to establish the final 1-1.
A tie that overshadowed the sensational goal from the Dane Anton Gaaei who opened the scoring for Ajax in the twenty-fourth minute (1-0) by culminating a cross from the Belgian Mika Godts with a spectacular volley.
An advantage that John van’t Schip’s men were able to double with one minute remaining in the first half when a shot by the young Belgian winger, only 18 years old, hit the post.
A circumstance that did not prevent Ajax from continuing to try in a second half in which the Bosnian Benjamin Tahirovic, first, and the attacker Steven Bergwijn, later, had two good chances to score the second goal for the Amsterdam team.
A lack of success that the locals ended up paying for with Ramaj’s ruling that condemned Ajax to a draw (1-1) that made it difficult for them to reach fourth place, which grants the right to play in the Europa League, from which they are already separated. seven points.EFE
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