AZ Alkmaar have reached the playoff round of the UEFA Youth League after a penalty shootout win over Crvena Zvezda. The clash finished 1-1 on the night and ...
Almost immediately, the hosts went down the other end and Stefan Lekovic made it 1-1. Fifteen minutes from the end, Ernest Poku fired AZ in front. AZ Alkmaar have reached the playoff round of the UEFA Youth League after a penalty shootout win over Crvena Zvezda.
Ghanaian youngster Ernest Poku was on target for AZ Alkmaar U19 as they progressed to the knockout round of the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday.
Poku, 18, has three goals in four appearances in the Youth League this campaign and two goals and three assists in four matches in the Eredivisie U18 league this season. AZ won 4-3 in the penalty shootouts after a 3-3 aggregate scoreline after the two legs. With the first leg ending 2-2 last week in Netherlands, the tie was decided by post match penalty shootouts with AZ advancing.