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Shelbourne bring Tolka to life in entertaining Ajax draw
- On Thursday, Shelbourne drew 2-2 with Ajax at Tolka Park in Dublin during the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round, though the Dutch side advanced 5-2 on aggregate.
- Manager John Russell fielded an understrength Shelbourne squad missing key players including Harry Wood, Sean Boyd, John Martin, Mipo Odubeko, Jack Henry-Francis and Ali Coote, while defender Paddy Barrett was unavailable.
- Julian Brandt scored for Ajax on 20 minutes from a short corner, Evan Caffrey equalized within five minutes with a deflected strike, and Anton Gaaei restored the visitors' lead before half-time; VAR disallowed a Shelbourne goal for offside.
- Shelbourne substitute Sean Moore sealed the draw by curling a left-footed strike around goalkeeper Maarten Paes with five minutes remaining on his 21st birthday.
- While Ajax progressed to the UEFA Conference League playoffs, goalkeeper Eddie Beach made critical late saves to deny the visitors victory, earning widespread praise for manager Russell's severely understrength squad.
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Ajax boss reveals one quality Shelbourne have after 2-2 Tolka Classic
Shelbourne had a memorable night at Tolka Park as an outstanding goal from 21-year-old Sean Moore saw them draw 2-2 with the mighty Ajax. After a 3-1 defeat in the first leg, John Russell’s side had a mountain to climb if they were to get through from this tie, and Julian Brandt’s goal in the […]
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Center
L 25%
C 38%
R 37%
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