Côte d’Ivoire striker Sebastien Haller was in the room when Ajax Feyenoord suffered a 3-2 defeat in the Eredivisie on Sunday.
The former West Ham striker scored the visitors’ first goal on game day 27 before captain Dusan Tadic and Antony added two more strokes to make little of Luis Sinisterra’s opener and Guus Til’s effort away.
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The Lancers sit at the top of the table, two points above second-placed PSV Eindhoven, while Feyenoord occupy third place.
Haller, who has now scored 20 goals in 24 league appearances so far, was one of three African players in the Ajax line-up.
Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana manned the post for Erik ten Hag’s outfit, while Moroccan defender Noussair Mazraoui, who did not make himself available for the Atlas Lions’ next 2022 World Cup qualifier play-off against DR. Congo, started on the right back.
Ghana goalie Brian Brobbey was brought into the game in the second half, but Black Stars playmaker Mohammed Kudus and Morocco striker Zakaria Labyad were unused substitutes.
For Feyenoord, Nigeria striker Cyriel Dessers started before the start.
Sinisterra broke the deadlock for the away side in the eighth minute, pulling back a rebound after Onana blocked Til’s effort.
Haller equalized for Ajax with a rebound in the 24th minute after goalkeeper Ofir Marciano saved Ryan Gravenberch’s shot.
Four minutes later Til Feyenoord restored his lead with a finish from close range, Dessers provided the assistant.
It was only in the 78th minute before the home side equalized once again, this time through Tadic’s last free kick.
Four minutes before full time, Antony registered a sensational winner, shot low into the left corner after Nicolas Tagliafico delivered a cut back over the face of the goal.
Antony, however, did not finish the game on a high note as he was sent off for a second bookable offense due to time wasted deep in stoppage time.
Haller, Onana and Mazraoui all lasted the entire duration of the game.
While Haller will not be in World Cup qualifier action but friendly matches against France and England, Onana is expected to join the Cameroon National Setup for their World Cup play-offs against Algeria.
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