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Eddy Hamel's life story is one of triumph that ultimately ended in tragedy. Born in New York in
1902, he moved to Holland at some point during his teenage years. Not much is known about him until
he emerged as a left winger for Ajax in 1922. Amazingly enough though, he was the first player of
Jewish descent to play for a club that was feverishly followed by the large, thriving Jewish
community of Amsterdam.
I was originally going to watch the Arsenal-Sparta Prague match, but then I started watching this
one and before I could pry myself away, Praha went up 1-0 and I was stuck. In what could easily
perceived as a David vs Goliath affair in the most ironic sense, since I have little doubt that the
Czech side boasts more experience though Ajax has more pace and overall talent, so far it's looked
like a relatively balanced match.
Wow, what a match. I rarely give keepers Man of the Match awards, but in this case, Slavia Praha's
Martin Vaniak deserves it, even edging out the brace from his teammate and captain Stanislav
Vlček. Vaniak was simply unbeatable and made a stop on Huntelaar that can only be described as
ridiculous.
In the 73rd minute, still at a 1-1 stalemate, Luis Suarez sent a cross to Huntelaar who headed with
all his might towards the bottom right corner of the goal.
