Feyenoord striker Santiago Giménez completed one of the strangest hat tricks you’ll ever see on Wednesday, with his third goal against Ajax coming three days after his second.
Giménez netted a pair of goals on Sunday as the Eredivisie champions raced into a 3-0 lead at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
Ajax fans were not happy with their side’s insipid display, showing their displeasure by launching missiles, flares and fireworks onto the pitch. The game was suspended in the 56th minute, and eventually abandoned due to the unplayable conditions on the field.
The trouble continued outside the stadium in Amsterdam, as riot police charged at unruly fans.
After the mess on Sunday, the Eredivisie opted to resume the match on Wednesday behind closed doors at Johan Cruyff Arena. Just three minutes after the game restarted, Giménez scored his third of the game by putting home a rebound.
The Mexico international thus completed the rarely seen 47-hour hat trick.
Ajax 0-4 Feyenoord 📈
Feyenoord record a comfortable victory over Ajax after their game resumed today, with Santiago Gimenez completing his hat-trick in 47 hours and 16 minutes.
Local time, the goals came at:
⚽️ 14:39 (Sun 24 Sept)
⚽️ 14:48 (Sun 24 Sept)
⚽️ 14:04 (Wed 27 Sept) pic.twitter.com/dLFmUEIfzb— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) September 27, 2023
After helping Feyenoord to a league title last season, Giménez has started the current campaign in red-hot form. The 22-year-old’s hat trick against Ajax took him to nine goals in just six league games. It also made him the first Feyenoord player to score a hat trick in an Eredivisie away game at Ajax.
As for Ajax, defeat continues a disastrous season. The Dutch power is currently 14th out of 18 teams in the league and recently fired technical director Sven Mislintat. There is plenty of speculation that head coach Maurice Steijn could be next.
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