Ajax Triumphs Over Panathinaikos in Record-Breaking 34-Penalty Shootout
The Europa League clash saw Ajax prevail 13-12 in an unprecedented penalty shootout after a 1-1 aggregate draw.
- The shootout lasted 25 minutes with each team taking 17 penalty attempts.
- Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer made five saves and scored a penalty himself.
- The previous UEFA record for a shootout was 32 penalties in the 2007 U-21 Championship.
- Ajax will face Jagiellonia Bialystok in the playoff round next.
- Panathinaikos equalized in the 89th minute, forcing the dramatic shootout.
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