Scoring a screamer of a free kick in a massive game is the stuff daydreams are made of – for Ajax’s Lasse Schone it’s very much a reality.
The 30-year-old blasted this 40-yard effort into the Feyenoord goal just 53 seconds into Dutch football’s biggest game – De Klassieker.
53 seconds…
Highlights #Klassieker ?? https://t.co/mzq6YnbWSm#ajafey pic.twitter.com/SMN5biCOzt
— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) April 2, 2017
No, we don’t know what the Dutch commentators are saying either, but we’re quietly confident it’s nothing but wonderment.
The Feyenoord goalkeeper, ex-Liverpool man Brad Jones, had no chance of reaching the scorching effort and can perhaps be forgiven for not having instructed his players to make a wall with Schone so far out – despite the Ajax man making a name for himself as something of a free-kick specialist over the years.
As you can imagine, fans’ appreciation of the goal was overwhelmingly positive – but varied.
Just saw Schone's goal….WOW
— Matt Craig (@MattHDGamer) April 2, 2017
Lasse Schone scored the goal of the weekend.
— Waithaka (@DennisWaithaka_) April 3, 2017
OH MY GOD LASSE SCHONE BEST GOAL IVE SEEN ALL SEASON
— ????Foz ???? (@FozJunior96) April 2, 2017
The Ajax man’s early screamer, casually dispatched, led the team on to a 2-1 victory at the Amsterdam Arena – closing the gap between them and Feyenoord to just three points at the top of the Eredivisie.
With a tighter title battle than the Premier League and screamers like Schone’s – perhaps Dutch football is the one to watch this season?
