- Ajax won their Europa League play-off tie with Union Saint-Gilloise 1-2 (3-2)
- There was a melee between both sets of players during a heated second leg
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Jordan Henderson managed get himself a yellow card while he wasn’t even on the pitch as Ajax edged their way into the last-16 of the Europa League tie.
Henderson started on the bench for the second leg against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Netherlands on Thursday night, which the Dutch side went into with a 2-0 lead.
And home side made life very difficult for themselves as that advantage was quickly wiped away during a disastrous first half.
Kevin Mac Allister, brother of Liverpool star Alexis, headed home in the 16th minute before Davy Klaasen was sent off for deliberate handball and Promise David converted the subsequent penalty.
Things got heated in the second half when Akinpelu fouled Ajax’s Jorthy Mokio, leading to a scuffle between both sets of players as Saint-Gilloise’s Sofiane Boufal refused to hand over the ball.
The pushing and shoving spilt over to the dugouts, where Henderson came racing over to get involved.
Jordan Henderson received a yellow card while he wasn’t even on the pitch on Thursday
Henderson (fourth right) got himself involved in a scuffle between both sets of players
The midfielder was seen gesturing towards the opposition, telling them to keep talking
The melee was eventually calmed down whilst Henderson could be seen making a ‘keep talking’ gesture on the touchline.
He was one of a number of players shown a yellow card by referee Chris Kavanagh, a seventh booking of the season for the 34-year-old.
Henderson was still brought on to help his side find a winner and they did just that.
Kenneth Taylor spared their blushes by converting the game’s second penalty in the third minute of extra time after Christian Burgess’ handball.
