Tolu Arokodare came off the bench to score the opening goal and set up the second as Ajax beat Atalanta 2-0 in the Conference League. The win was Ajax’s first points of the league phase.
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Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare came off the bench to score the opening goal and set up the second as Ajax beat Atalanta 2-0 in the UEFA Conference League at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Thursday evening. The win gave Ajax their first points of the league phase.
Arokodare was introduced in the 66th minute with the game goalless, and he made his mark in the 87th. He collected a long ball from Youri Baas and finished calmly past goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi. Fans following Nigerian strikers in Europe can check Bet9ja promo code today in brief.
Seventeen-year-old substitute Abdellah Ouazane then sealed the win in the third minute of stoppage time, with Arokodare providing the assist. The Moroccan youngster dribbled past his marker on the left and drilled the ball in off the underside of the crossbar.
The goal was reportedly Arokodare’s 100th in his career, according to Pulse Sports, and it took his tally to eight goals in nine appearances for Ajax across all competitions.
Ajax dominated for long spells but struggled to take their chances, with 11 shots in the first half, a shot off the post early on and several tests for Carnesecchi. Atalanta created opportunities of their own, including a wide effort from Gianluca Scamacca after a corner.
The result ended an eight-game winless run for Ajax against Italian opposition, stretching back to April 2019. New Bet9ja users can claim the YOHAIG Bet9ja new-customer deal.
Ajax lost 2-1 at Hajduk Split in their opening league-phase match, so this win was badly needed. Atalanta, who also have three points, dropped to 15th.
Michel preferred Marcos Leonardo up front, but Arokodare changed the game from the bench. That is a good problem for a coach to have.
Ajax’s next game is in the Eredivisie on Sunday, October 25, after a 5-2 win in the league last weekend.
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📌 Did You Know?
- Ouazane replaced Oscar Gloukh in the 62nd minute, four minutes before Arokodare came on.
- Atalanta are coached by Maurizio Sarri, who started Charles De Ketelaere behind striker Scamacca in a 4-2-3-1.
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen kept goal for Ajax and made the clean sheet.
- Ajax kept ten of the same players from their league win the previous weekend, with Baas replacing Dies Janse in central defence.
- Arokodare is 25 years old.
