Veteran Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer claims unwanted record in draw with Utrecht

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·5 December 2024

Veteran Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer claims unwanted record in draw with Utrecht

Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer set a record in the Eredivisie on Wednesday night, as Voetbal International reports. In the match against FC Utrecht, the 41-year-old keeper was credited with an own goal, making him the oldest player ever to do so in the Dutch league.

Domstedelingen’s Yoann Cathline smashed the post with a rock-hard shot just over ten minutes from time, yet the ball ricocheted rather unkindly and struck the back of Pasveer to find the net.

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As a result, the Ajax goalkeeper is now the oldest player ever in the Eredivisie to have scored an own goal.

Pech voor Pasveer: Utrecht via de doelman op 2-2! #ajautr
– Wednesday, 4 December 2024

Although the Amsterdam club managed to hold on to pull a 2-2 draw out of the fire in their own Johan Cruyff Arena, in a solid second-half showing, it was admittedly Ron Jans’ team that perhaps deserved the win.

41 - Against FC Utrecht, Remko Pasveer (41 years old) became the oldest player ever to score an own goal in an Eredivisie match, taking the record off of Rinus Israel (39 in 1981). Unwanted.
– Wednesday, 4 December 2024

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