Player who fled Sporting raid scores v Ajax, into play-off | OneFootball

Gelson Martins, former Sporting player, was decisive in Olympiakos' qualification for the Champions League play-off. Olympiakos defeated Ajax 2-1 in Amsterdam, securing a spot in the knockout stage after finishing the group stage in 18th place.

The Portuguese international opened the scoring in the 52nd minute with an effective shot after a combination with Mehdi Taremi, putting the Greeks ahead. Ajax responded through Kasper Dolberg, converting a penalty, but Santiago Hezze restored the lead in the 79th minute, securing the three points and qualification for the Greeks.

José Luis Mendilibar's team earned nine of their final 11 points in this group in just the last three matches and ended up eliminating the Dutch, a traditional team in European football, from the international competition. Daniel Podence was also used in the match.

In the main team of Sporting, Gelson Martins played 140 matches, scoring 27 goals and making 24 assists in his personal record. Wearing the Lion's jersey, the Portuguese international won two trophies: a Super Cup (2015) and a League Cup (2017/18).

It should be noted that the Portuguese international - valued at 2.5 million euros - who terminated his contract with the green and white emblem in 2018 after the invasion of the Academy, joined the Greek side Olympiakos in the 2023/24 season. In the current sports season, the 30-year-old player has scored four goals in 21 games.

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