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Eredivisie: Go Ahead Eagles goalkeeper Mickey van der Hart makes late blunder against Ajax

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Embarrassing goalkeeper blunder in Eredivisie!

Go Ahead Eagles were on course for a point against second-placed Ajax in the Eredivisie - until a late goalkeeping gaffe...

Sjoerd Overgoor had scored a stunning volley to cancel out Anwar El Ghazi's first-half opener for Ajax and put the struggling Eagles on course for a morale-boosting draw on Sunday.

But Wesley Verhoek's backpass proved ill-advised as Mickey van der Hart - on loan from Ajax to the Eagles - fluffed his attempted clearance.

"It is just terribly bad luck and especially that it happened today," Van der Hart said. "It is bizarre that it happened against my employer, Ajax."

Ajax coach Frank de Boer, whose side remain 12 points behind leaders PSV, acknowledged his team was lucky to take the full three points, but absolved Van der Hart of blame.

"It was a huge divot, he couldn't do anything about it," De Boer said of the goalkeeper's embarrassing miss.

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