Rostov stun Ajax to book group stage debut
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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Rostov 4-1 Ajax (agg: 5-2)
The new boys brushed aside the traditional heavyweights after crucial goals either side of half-time by Sardar Azmoun and Aleksandr Erokhin.
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- UEFA Champions League newcomers Rostov brush aside Ajax with four-goal salvo
- Dmitri Kirichenko's men into group stage in second season in UEFA competition proper
- Sardar Azmoun nods hosts into first-half lead from Aleksandr Erokhin centre
- Rostov's all-important second comes on 52 minutes from Erokhin, another header
- Christian Noboa and Dmitri Poloz complete humbling of four-time European champions
- Ajax get consolation via Davy Klaassen penalty after Fedor Kudryashov red card
- Key player: Aleksandr Erokhin (Rostov)
- Group stage draw streamed live on UEFA.com from 18:00CEST on Thursday