Read back: Ajax slips through the eye of the needle against Bodø, but reaches the next round

Kenneth Taylor, of all people, shot Ajax to the eighth finals of the Conference League in extra time of the away match with Bodø/Glimt (1-2). The midfielder, vilified by the Amsterdam public in recent weeks, is honest enough to admit that he wanted to give a cross. But to his delight the ball sails into the corner of the goal.

“If the ball goes into the goal, the ball goes into the goal,” the midfielder laughed at a press conference after the match. “But it was indeed just a cross. It was a very difficult match, but in the end it’s about continuing. We succeeded.”