The 40-year-old goalkeeper of Ajax was being hailed as a hero on Friday after the Dutch giants won a “crazy” penalty shootout 13-12 to advance into the Europa League play-offs. Remko Pasveer saved five penalties and scored one himself to squeeze Ajax past Greek side Panathinaikos in one of the longest penalty shoot-outs in history.

The total of 34 penalty kicks was the most taken in a UEFA competition, beating a game between the Netherlands and England in the under-21 European Championship, where 32 were taken. It was a “bizarre” shootout, Pasveer said after the match.