{"id":350705,"date":"2023-12-01T05:20:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T06:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=350705"},"modified":"2023-12-01T08:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T08:00:53","slug":"stunning-overhead-goal-silences-strikers-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=350705","title":{"rendered":"Stunning overhead goal silences striker&#039;s critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang silenced his critics with a hat trick that included a spectacular overhead goal in Marseille&#x27;s 4-3 Europa League win over Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>The well travelled striker &#8211; who previously played in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/english-premier-league\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> for Arsenal and Chelsea &#8211; \ufeffhad struggled to make an impact in the south of France before Friday&#x27;s (AEDT) Group B clash at the Stade Velodrome.<\/p>\n<p>Two of his goals were penalties &#8211; including the winner in stoppage time &#8211; \ufeffbut it was the 34-year-old&#x27;s athleticism for his second that captured the imagination.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch football&#x27;s biggest clubs and best players in the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League and Europa League,<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/FGETyv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><em><strong>streaming ad free, live and exclusive on Stan Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"7b89d361-5092-4ae7-a000-8144d1036a08\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/7b89d361-5092-4ae7-a000-8144d1036a08\" alt=\"Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Marseille celebrates.\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Aubameyang had only scored once in nine starts domestically before this game,&quot; Lars Sivertsen said on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;A difficult few months for Marseille but he does that rather well doesn&#x27;t he? He has received quite a lot of criticism for not scoring enough goals or really performing enough for the team. So that&#x27;s probably why he&#x27;s playing it a little bit cool with the celebration there.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;But this is a big deal for Marseille if they could really get him firing.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/news-2023-alicia-molik-helps-young-girl-after-collapse-adelaide-international-press-conference\/7ec3e3a8-41e7-4371-b5ec-fdd50bbd6712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Aussie tennis legend halts press conference after loud thud<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/golf\/australian-open-2023-day-2-live-scores-tee-times-leaderboard-scores-results-highlights\/3c8378c7-1d45-498c-8861-cc89a9073cf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Aussie golf star tumbles after horror moment<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/swimming\/us-open-summer-mcintosh-katie-ledecky-womens-400m-freestyle-results\/f46edc31-5433-430d-a8fe-9c8c9fe35ede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Teen swimming phenom ends US Olympic champ&#x27;s 11-year streak<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportFC\/status\/1730415741663395840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportFC\/status\/1730415741663395840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The victory \ufeffput Marseille top of Group B on 11 points, ahead of Brighton (10), AEK Athens (four) and Ajax (two).<\/p>\n<p>Ajax are managed by former Melbourne City coach John van &#x27;t Schip\ufeff.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \ufeffLiverpool advanced to the round of 16 with a game to spare after Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo scored early to set the tone in a 4-0 victory over Austria&#x27;s LASK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportFC\/status\/1730345694517420305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportFC\/status\/1730345694517420305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Diaz headed in a cross from Joe Gomez for the opener in the 12th minute before Gakpo tapped in Mohamed Salah&#x27;s pass three minutes later at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Salah made it 3-0 early in the second half in what was his 199th goal for the Reds. Gakpo added his second in stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are four points clear atop Group E with 12 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang silenced his critics with a hat trick that included a spectacular overhead goal in Marseille&#x27;s 4-3 Europa League win over Ajax. 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