Ajax Amsterdam 4-0 Dinamo Zagreb: Frank de Boer satisfied with the win – UEFA Champions League news
In the latest round of UEFA Champions League, Ajax Amsterdam hammered Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 at Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday, November 2.
Following the win, the Amsterdammers boss, Frank de Boer, expressed satisfaction on his troops’ performance at home. He revealed that his side’s chances of progressing through to the next phase of the competition have received a hefty boast after the win.
De Boer said while talking to the journalists in the post-match press conference:
“We managed to put the pressure on them from the start. The way we played is how I like to see my team play. We were dominant and commanding and scored four goals. Besides that, we hardly gave away a chance”.
The Amsterdam giants dominated proceedings at home right from the kick-off. In the 20th minute, the home side broke the deadlock through Gregory van der Wiel. Five minutes later, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miralem-Sulejmani-c25985 doubled the lead following a neat strike.
Ajax almost added another goal in the closing stages of the first period, but Toby Alderweireld’s header went wide of the target after hitting the post.
The Croatian outfit commenced the second-half impressively but failed to put consistent pressure on the hosts’ back-line, while the Amsterdam giants gained control again. In the 56th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Siem-de-Jong-c33482 added his name to the score-sheet.
Nicolas Lodeiro sealed the match in the injury time following an impressive strike that found the bottom left corner of the net. When the referee blew the whistle to end proceedings at Amsterdam Arena, the score-line read 4-0 in favour of Ajax.
The Amsterdammers occupy the second spot in the Group D with seven points from four matches, following their latest win. The Dutch giants have ensured that they secure at least a place in Europa League after the winter although they would now be looking
to progress through to the round-of-16.
On the other hand, Dinamo are yet to secure a point in Europe’s primary club competition and sit bottom last in the Group. The Croatian outfit will lock horns against Real Madrid in their next Champions League encounter while Ajax will battle against Olympique
Lyonnais on November 22.
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