Tolu Arokodare don show say say na serious business be him matter for Ajax.
After e score one and create another goal against FC Sion for the first leg, the Super Eagles striker come start the return leg and still make serious noise, na weytin Hitvibz dey yan be dat.
Arokodare score two goals as Ajax beat Sion 5-3 for Johan Cruijff ArenA, making Ajax qualify for the UEFA Conference League phase with 9-5 aggregate win.
Tolu Arokodare Don Start, E No Waste Time — Two Goals for Ajax!
This one na the first time the 25-year-old go start competitive match for Ajax, but instead make e take time settle, the Nigerian waste no time at all.
He put ball for net twice before Ajax coach carry am commot for 60th minute.
Ajax start the match like person wey wan finish matter quick quick. Youri Baas score just one minute after kick-off to put Ajax ahead.
But Sion no come Amsterdam come play. Winsley Boteli answer with two goals and suddenly Sion dey lead 2-1 after 36 minutes.
Davy Klaassen later bring Ajax level three minutes after, making the game even hotter.
Then na Arokodare time.
For the 45th minute, Abdellah Ouazane send dangerous cross enter the box. Arokodare position himself well, meet the ball and hammer am into the roof of the net.
Ajax don turn am around — 3-2! And the Nigerian striker never finish. Only six minutes after second half start, Arokodare strike again.
Ouazane once again play important role for the build-up before Arokodare receive the ball and send one fine finish straight into the top corner.
4-2 to Ajax!
Na exactly the kind performance Ajax dey hope say their new striker go give dem after finally handing him a starting shirt. Oliver Edvardsen later make am five for Ajax in the 55th minute.
Boteli complete him hat-trick for Sion during stoppage time, but Ajax hold body well and finish with 5-3 win. With the first leg result added, Ajax win the tie 9-5 on aggregate.
The crazy thing be say Arokodare never spend plenty time for Amsterdam, but e don already dey make serious impact.
Since e join Ajax on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Nigerian striker don play just five matches, but e don already record:
⚽ 4 goals
🎯 2 assists
👕 5 appearances
Na serious return.
Even for the first leg against Sion, Arokodare enter as substitute for the 72nd minute when the match dey 2-2.
Just two minutes later, he score him first competitive goal for Ajax. He later assist Davy Klaassen make Ajax win the game 4-2.
Now that Ajax finally give am starting opportunity, the striker answer with two more goals.
Although he only spend 60 minutes for pitch before Marcos Leonardo replace am, the damage don already happen.
Four goals. Two assists. Five games.
Na numbers wey fit make any coach think twice before leaving this guy for bench. More importantly, Arokodare dey score when Ajax really need am.
Against Sion, his goals help Ajax escape serious wahala and secure their place for the Conference League phase.
Now coach John Heitinga get another serious headache:
Who suppose start — Arokodare or who?
After showing say he fit change game from bench, the Nigerian don now prove say he fit deliver from the first whistle too.
Dessers Don Do Am Again! Super-Sub Enter, Score Two, Send Panathinaikos Europe!
Cyriel Dessers don turn late-game specialist for Panathinaikos.
The Nigerian striker start the match for bench, but when e finally enter, he waste no time make impact.
Dessers score two goals, including one crazy penalty for extra time, as Panathinaikos beat Hradec Králové 2-1 for Czech Republic on Thursday night.
The result give Panathinaikos 4-3 aggregate victory, after both teams play 2-2 draw for the first leg in Athens.
With everything still open before the second leg, Panathinaikos know say dem no fit afford another late collapse.
For the first leg, the Greek side lead Hradec 2-0, but the Czech team fight back to level things at 2-2.
Despite that, Dessers still find himself among the substitutes for the decisive return match.
The 31-year-old finally enter the game for the 59th minute, replacing Andreas Tetteh. And e take am only 13 minutes to make the difference.
Vicente Taborda swing one dangerous free-kick into the box. Dessers rise above the defenders and power header the ball past goalkeeper Adam Zadražil.
72nd minute — goal! Panathinaikos don lead 1-0. The goal put the visitors in strong position to book their place for the Conference League phase. But Hradec refuse to give up.
When everybody dey think say Panathinaikos don nearly finish the job, Vladimír Darida score for the 90th minute to make am 1-1.
That one force the match enter another 30 minutes of extra time. Tension full everywhere.
120th Minute Drama! As the game dey reach the end, e look like say another crazy twist dey come. Then VAR enter matter. After review, referee confirm say Dessers don suffer foul inside the penalty area.
Penalty to Panathinaikos! Time? 120th minute. Who go take am? Na Dessers.
The Super Eagles striker step forward with all the pressure on him. No shaking. No panic. He send the goalkeeper one way and calmly put the ball inside the net for the 120th+5 minute.
GOOOOOAL! Dessers don score again! Brace complete. Panathinaikos don win 2-1.
The final whistle bring serious celebration from the Panathinaikos fans, as their team survive one serious European battle for Hradec Králové and qualify for the Conference League phase.
For Dessers, na another big performance from the bench. After em return from long injury layoff, the Nigerian striker don continue where he stop with another match-winning display.
This time, two goals from the bench carry Panathinaikos enter the competition proper. And the message clear:
Anytime Panathinaikos need goal, Dessers dey find way. The Nigerian striker don already score three goals so far since returning to action. Na Super-Sub wey dey turn into Super-Hero every time opportunity land for him hand.
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Last Updated on August 27, 2026 10:37 pm by Hitvibz Media
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