RYAN BABEL hilariously mocked Getafe star Allan Nyom for feigning an injury by imitating him with a fake limp in Ajax’s Europa League loss.
The Dutch winger endured a frustrating night as his side fell to a 2-0 defeat to the Spanish outfit in the first leg of their round-of-32 tie.
Ryan Babel mocked Allan Nyom for feigning an injury during Ajax’s 2-0 defeat to GetafeCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The Dutch winger imitated the defenders’ theatrics by rolling around the ground and faking a limpCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Babel also broke out in a series of fake tears as Nyom hobbled off the pitchCredit: Getty Images – Getty
And his temper threatened to boil over early in the second half as Nyom reacted to his shove by hurling himself to the ground.
Babel attempted to play on before noticing that the Getafe defender had proceeded to roll around on the floor as he feigned injury.
Much to the 33-year-old’s bemusement, the referee decided to award a free-kick and he reacted by deciding to imitate the right-back.
The former Liverpool star first dropped to the turf himself and theatrically began rolling around, before approaching the Cameroonian and pretending to cry.
Babel then limped alongside Nyom, who was performing just as admirably by keeping up the pretence of being injured, before the two were pulled apart.
The ex-Fulham man was then shown a yellow card for either the challenge, the reaction, or possibly a combination of both.
Despite being one of the favourites to win the competition following their Champions League elimination, Ajax had been behind to a goal from Acosta Deyverson.
And their misery was compounded when Kenedy sealed Getafe’s win deep into injury time, leaving the Dutch side with a mountain to climb when the two sides meet for the second leg next Thursday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
