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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23786490" data-attributes="member: 158020">Ajax 1 Benfica 0: Last-gasp Mazraoui  seals dramatic win   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/23/21/5339330-6308513-image-a-24_1540328242478.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Noussair Mazraoui again proved to be Ajax's man for the big Champions League  occasion as his injury-time strike sunk Benfica 1-0 in Amsterdam.   An absorbing encounter looked set to end goalless after Benfica centre-back  German Conti and goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos made incredible last-ditch  interventions to keep Kasper Dolberg and Donny van de Beek at bay  respectively.    But right-back Mazraoui, who scored in the 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich  last time out, lashed a deflected effort past Vlachodimos at the death to send  the Johan Cruyff ArenA into raptures.  The result leaves Erik ten Hag's side dead level with Bayern at the  Group E summit after three games, with both teams on seven points and holding an  identical goal difference.   Ajax keeper Andre Onana was busy in the opening five minutes, getting down  sharply to his right to deny Rafa Silva and Haris Seferovic.The hosts  established control after a frenetic opening and Vlachodimos was out quickly as  he thwarted Dolberg on the end of Hakim Ziyech's slide-rule pass.   Benfica continued to threaten but needed an astonishing goal-line clearance  from Conti – spinning and produce an acrobatic overhead kick as Dolberg's effort  appeared certain to loop into the net – to maintain parity at the break.A  pleasing ebb and flow continued during the second period as the twinkle-toed  Ziyech sent a 25-yard shot narrowly wide in the 58th minute, immediately  preceding an encouraging spell of Benfica pressure.   There were Benfica heroics to match Conti's with 17 minutes to play, as  Ziyech dragged the ball back and teed up Van de Beek to crown a sweeping Ajax  move.A goal looked inevitable but Vlachodimos had other ideas as he thrust out a  strong right arm to produce a stunning reaction save.   When Mazraoui struck at the last, however, he was powerless to intervene.</blockquote>

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