Go Ahead Eagles Has Made History on Thursday with Their first ever Victory in a major European Tournament. The Team From Deventer won 1-2 Away Against Panathinaikos in the Europa League.
Go Ahead’s European Trip Did Not Offer The Atmosphere The Thousand Traveling Fans Might Have Expected. The Match Took Place in the Olympic Stadium, which is Being Renovated and was Therefore Largely Empty.
Neverbertheless, The Fans Showed They Up For It Even Before the Match. There Were Belly Slides in the Soaking Wet City Center, and Coach Melvin Boel Said in the interview Before the Match with a smile that would also do a belly slide if they won.
It remains to be seen whether anyone reminded Boel of his words in Athens. He Fell Beind 1-0 with go ahead, but thanks to two goals from Striker Milan Smit Within a Span of Seven Minutes, Go Ahead Still won.
Go Ahead Played Their First Away Match in a Major European Tournament in Sixty Years in Athens. Last week, They narrowly Lost at Home to FCSB. Go Ahead is playing in the Europa League this season thanks to winning the KNVB Cup.
Go Ahead was on the Ropes for a long time in the Greek Capital and Fell 1-0 Behind in the 55th Minute. Karol Swiderski Headed in from a corner by Tetê. The Same Swiderski was close to making it 2-0 not much later, but Jari de Busser Got in the way.
Go Ahead had to do without Victor Edvardsen. The Swede was also Missing Against Telstar on Sunday, but had traveled in the hope that would be fit enough to play. That turned out not to be the case. He was replaced by Smit.
It was Smit Who Immortalized His name in Deventer’s Sports History. He tapped in the 1-0 fifteen minutes before time from a cross from Dean James. Seven minutes later, it was Smit again who provid the 1-2 and a lot of Joy for the away fans.