UEFA English Final: History Repeats Itself after 11 Years
Adekambi Ademola
Crazy crazy scenes within just 48 hours of football that saw Liverpool and Tottenham make a remarkable comeback to stun the giants of Spain and Netherlands respectively.
A remarkable final it will be on the 1st of june when the final kicks off between Liverpool and Tottenham for an all english final for the first time since 2008.
Ajax Vs. Tottenham
Barely 24hours after the football world witnessed one of the greatest comebacks after the Barcelona and Liverpool match,all eyes were at the Johan Cruyff Arena where Ajax hosted Tottenham hotspur. Ajax came into the game with an away goal advantage and Tottenham would need to beat Ajax by at least two goals to qualify considering that Ajax will not score up to the same number of goals in the match.
Five minutes into the encounter,Teenage sensation and captain,De Ligt put Ajax ahead with a header from a resulting corner after some good football by the Ajax attack. The game grew with Ajax pressing and creating chances which resulted into another goal after Dusan Tadic found Ziyech in the box whose powerful shot beat Hugo Lloris in the Tottenham goal. The first half ended with a 2-nil lead to Ajax
Inspirations don't come from motivational books or Quotes alone and whatever Tottenham's manger told his players at half-time should be studied in schools. Needing three goals to qualify, The Tottenham team came on the pitch for the remaining 45 minutes with little or no hope of qualifying but nobody anticipated what was coming.
In the 54th minute,A long ball from Sissoko found Dele Alli in a promising position and after some feigning,Lucas Moura came in with blistering pace to slot a goal past Andre Onana in the Ajax goal. Tottenham faithfuls started looking bright and considering a miracle like it happened between Liverpool and Barcelona.
Barely four minutes later,Ajax failed to clear their lines and Lucas Moura was in possession again and found the back of the net after a nice turn. They were still behind on the night and needed a goal to go through or crash out.
The game was tied even in terms of chances created but no goals. The fourth official signalled 5 minutes of extra time and with seconds to go,the unbelievable happened. That man,Lucas Moura found the back of the net after a sloppy defending from Ajax.
His hattrick gave Tottenham Hotspur the ticket to play in the final. Tottenham's substitute found the stadium too small to contain their excitement. Pocchettino fell on his knees with tears,fans went wild in the stands. Tottenham were given no chance to make a comeback but they did. Injured Harry Kane was spotted running around in pure ecstacy. Lucas moura was in tears as he celebrated.
Crazy crazy scenes within just 48 hours of football that saw Liverpool and Tottenham make a remarkable comeback to stun the giants of Spain and Netherlands respectively.
A remarkable final it will be on the 1st of june when the final kicks off between Liverpool and Tottenham for an all english final for the first time since 2008.
Ajax Vs. Tottenham
Barely 24hours after the football world witnessed one of the greatest comebacks after the Barcelona and Liverpool match,all eyes were at the Johan Cruyff Arena where Ajax hosted Tottenham hotspur. Ajax came into the game with an away goal advantage and Tottenham would need to beat Ajax by at least two goals to qualify considering that Ajax will not score up to the same number of goals in the match.
Five minutes into the encounter,Teenage sensation and captain,De Ligt put Ajax ahead with a header from a resulting corner after some good football by the Ajax attack. The game grew with Ajax pressing and creating chances which resulted into another goal after Dusan Tadic found Ziyech in the box whose powerful shot beat Hugo Lloris in the Tottenham goal. The first half ended with a 2-nil lead to Ajax
Inspirations don't come from motivational books or Quotes alone and whatever Tottenham's manger told his players at half-time should be studied in schools. Needing three goals to qualify, The Tottenham team came on the pitch for the remaining 45 minutes with little or no hope of qualifying but nobody anticipated what was coming.
In the 54th minute,A long ball from Sissoko found Dele Alli in a promising position and after some feigning,Lucas Moura came in with blistering pace to slot a goal past Andre Onana in the Ajax goal. Tottenham faithfuls started looking bright and considering a miracle like it happened between Liverpool and Barcelona.
Barely four minutes later,Ajax failed to clear their lines and Lucas Moura was in possession again and found the back of the net after a nice turn. They were still behind on the night and needed a goal to go through or crash out.
The game was tied even in terms of chances created but no goals. The fourth official signalled 5 minutes of extra time and with seconds to go,the unbelievable happened. That man,Lucas Moura found the back of the net after a sloppy defending from Ajax.
His hattrick gave Tottenham Hotspur the ticket to play in the final. Tottenham's substitute found the stadium too small to contain their excitement. Pocchettino fell on his knees with tears,fans went wild in the stands. Tottenham were given no chance to make a comeback but they did. Injured Harry Kane was spotted running around in pure ecstacy. Lucas moura was in tears as he celebrated.
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