Albufeira. 20-year-old Romeo Beckham got a chance against AIK.
Then he defeated Jimmy Durmaz in a tough duel.
– Is it? He has a lot to live up to, laughs the veteran.
Romeo Beckham took a six-year break from football when he was kicked out of the Arsenal academy. For several years he has been investing in tennis. However, when he was 18 years old, he got a chance at David’s father’s club Inter Miami when he suddenly decided to invest in soccer again. Two years later, he belongs to the organization of the Premier League club Brentford, but he is not in the first team squad.
Young Brentford – only juniors and reserves and not Premier League players – faced off against the equally stressed AIK in Portugal. Gnaget’s young keeper, with Axel Björnström and Budimir Janosevic the only senior players, represented a promising effort against the English.
Durmaz was brought down by interference
Taha Ayari, only 17 years old, the younger brother of Yassin Ayari, scored the only goal in the match. As a wing-back, he flew forward along the edge, along with Ilias Durmaz and scored 1-0 at half-time.
With a quarter of an hour left to play, Romeo Beckham had to step in for Brentford. The offensive midfielder started by dropping AIK’s new acquisition Jimmy Durmaz, who had been lying around for a while.
– It doesn’t matter, but the blow was a bit serious. As long as you can stand on your feet. You get slapped and you get slapped.
But Beckham tasted his treatment when substitute Omar Farag dealt with the Englishman in the last minutes.
– Omar was my back. We’re family at AIK, if someone takes a beating, we return the favor. We support each other, says Durmaz and continues on Beckham:
– He has a lot to live up to!
The match finished 1-1 after Brentford equalized in injury time. In the pre-season Atlantic Cup, drawn matches are decided by penalties, and there Gnaget emerged victorious.
AIK’s starting eleven in the match:
(3-5-2)
Budimir Janosevic – Collins Secheniji, Ahmed Faka, Rasmus Bond – Taha Ayari, Jesper Sisay, Vincent Thiel, Victor Anderson, Axel Bjornstrom – Elias Durmaz, Calvin Capui