Watch: AZ defender makes a double goalline save against Ajax in the Eredivisie

By James Kilpatrick
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Pantelis Hatzidiakos basically turned goalkeeper with back-to-back blocks on the line.

AZ Alkmaar lost 2-1 to rivals Ajax in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon, but the scoreline could have been far worse for the hosts if not for their 20-year-old defender's heroics.

With the game still goalless by the 13th minute, Donny van de Beek's stabbed effort was headed clear by Hatazidiakos before he quickly got up to block Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's venomous strike.

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James Kilpatrick