In 1988, during the final of the Euro against the USSR, Marco Van Basten scored a volley that would give victory to the Netherlands. A spectacular and magnificent goal. However, years later, the Dutch center-forward was convinced that it was not his greatest achievement. "I succeeded with a chisel returned with Ajax Amsterdam against Den Bosch in 1986. Technically, the gesture was more pure," he declared.
A pure and sumptuous gesture
That day, November 9, 1986, Marco Van Basten dazzled the meeting and wrote his legend. On an Ajax Amsterdam offensive, the ball is sent to the right side. The Dutch international is in the penalty area, ready to appear. His teammate Jan Wouters decides to serve him thanks to aerial center. Ajax's center forward feels the ball is going to come back. He takes a few small steps aside, moves away from the defenders and rises to make an inverted chisel with his right foot.
152 goals in 172 matches with Ajax
His attempt is sublime. She takes Jan van Grinsven, the doorman of Den Bosch, who remains static. The ball rises and strikes the goalkeeper's left post before entering. A masterpiece. Ajax Amsterdam by Johan Cruyff won 3-1. But above all, Van Basten has just scored one of the most beautiful goals in the history of football. He goes even further into the history of the Dutch club with which he scored, between 1981 and 1987, no less than 152 goals in 172 matches.
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