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Clutch DNA

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clutch 1 (klch)
adj.Informal
  1. Being or occurring in a tense or critical situation
  2. Tending to be successful in tense or critical situations

Sunday, May 15 2011. In a  stuffed Amsterdam ArenA, Ajax played title-rivals FC Twente in the final game of the season. The bounty? An Eredivisie title. Winner takes it all.

After 23 minutes of that game had passed, right full-back Van der Wiel received the ball wide right of the field. Not hesitating for a moment, he pumped it across the box towards the far post. Time stopped for me and many Ajax fans with me. Then suddenly, as if per magic, Siem de Jong popped up at that far post. Completely open. Boom. Left-foot volley. 1-0 up in the season-defining game.

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