Ajax in a dramatic fight with Lyon snatched a place in the Europa League final.
Home win with the score 4:1 did the “Ajax” the undisputed favorite for the finals. Lyon had to go ahead and rely on the craftsmanship of its star attack.
The French from the first seconds of the match expected rushed forward, but very creative attack, “Lyon” were noted. It soon became clear that in the protection of the owners is not all good – “the Ajax” became regularly acute attacks naturally and soon opened the scoring. In the 27th minute Dolberg once again broke through the gate and spectacularly lobbed the goalkeeper “Lyons”.
When hope for a comeback almost died, she suddenly double strike revived Lacazette. The best scorer of Lyon on 45-th minute penalty, and in the next attack completed a pass at the far post.
In the second half, Lyon continued to attack, but all attempts of the hosts to score another smash on his failure moments.
In the 81st minute the score is still getting 3:1 is a fresh Ghezzal locked shed to the Stadium, also substitute. Moreover, three minutes later
Viergever is shown a second yellow card. Only a miracle saved Ajax from a fourth conceded goal and certainly deadly overtime. The climax of the match came on 88 minutes, when Fundamentally there is enough matter of moments to score the saving goal.
Lyon — Ajax 3:1 (first match – 1:4)
Goals: Lacazette, 45, pen, 45+1, Ghezzal, 81 — Dolberg, 27.
Lyon: Lopes — Rafael Da Silva, Nkulu, Diarabi, Morel (Rybus, 74) Is Tolisso, Gonalons — Root, Fekir, Valbuena (Ghezzal, 77) — Lacazette.
Ajax: Onan — Veltman (Aunt, 65), Sanchez, De Ligt, Viergever — Klaassen, schöne (van de Beek, 59), Sieh — traoré, Dolberg, Younes (Kluivert, 82).
Warning: Morel, Tolisso, Diarabi, Fekir, Nkulu — Veltman, Klaassen, Viergever.
Removal: Viergever, 84, repeated the warning.
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