Dutch Eredivisie Sunday Review

Dutch Eredivisie Sunday Review

A late flourish saw NAC Breda snatch three points at home to Feyenoord while PSV Eindhoven edged ahead of Ajax at the top.

Sunday

Feyenoord had the better share of the chances for much of the game and went close through Ron Vlaar more than once.

However, Robbert Schilder broke the deadlock for NAC six minutes from time and doubled his tally in added time when Feyenoord's Bruno Martins Indi was dismissed and the resulting free-kick was converted.

Vlaar's free-kick for Feyenoord 14 minutes in was drilled from towards the right which went wildly off target.

Two minutes later Luigi Bruins found Georgino Wijnaldum with a good pass but his right-footed shot went over the bar.

NAC had been subdued but with the half-time whistle approaching, Joonas Kolkka's cross set up Matthew Amoah for a header. The attempt lacked power, however, and Rob van Dijk managed to make a comfortable catch.

Five minutes into the second half Vlaar tried his luck with a shot from 30 yards which went just wide.

The game was heading for a goalless draw until six minutes from time.

Then, NAC's Csaba Feher played a clever pass from the right channel to Schilder, who was well positioned in the area and fired left-footed low into the corner.

Feyenoord failed to really rally and in added time their cause was lost when substitute Martins was sent off for a nasty foul on Amoah just outside the box. Schilder took the free-kick left-footed and curled his effort beautifully into the bottom left corner.

A late Hugo Bargas brace saw De Graafschap battle from two goals down to secure a point from their Eredivisie encounter at ADO Den Haag.

Dmitri Bulykin had put the hosts ahead in the 11th minute and substitute Kevin Visser doubled their advantage with virtually his first touch in the 71st.

But Bargas pulled one back two minutes later and then notched again with a spectacular overhead kick two minutes from time to earn the visitors their fourth point of the season.

The deadlock was broken at the Den Haag Stadion with the first real attack. Frantisek Kubik's inswinging corner was met by Ramon Leeuwin, who looked to have fouled visiting goalkeeper Boy Waterman but the referee did not whistle and Bulykin nodded home the opener.

ADO could have doubled their lead 14 minutes later but Wesley Verhoek lashed over the bar from an acute angle.

De Graafschap came into the game more as the half wore on and had chances to level through Jan-Paul Saeijs and Rydell Poepon, home goalkeeper Gino Coutinho producing a fine block with his feet to deny the latter, but went in at the break trailing.

Visser was introduced in place of Bulykin after 70 minutes and made an impact within 60 seconds, slotting into an open goal after Coutinho had saved Kubik's shot.

The hosts' two-goal cushion did not last long, though. Yuri Rose's pass was perfect for Bargas, who placed his right-footed strike into the bottom-left corner to give his side hope.

And there was more to come from the France-born frontman, who denied ADO a second league win of the season with a brilliant bicycle kick after a goalmouth scramble which stunned Waterman two minutes from the end.

Saturday

PSV Eindhoven edged ahead of Ajax at the top of the Eredivisie on goals scored after seeing off NEC Nijmegen 3-1.

The two were locked at the summit prior to today's action but although PSV's victory was matched - in points terms at least - by the Amsterdammers, who beat rock-bottom Willem II 2-0, Fred Rutten's men now hold the slenderest of advantages.

PSV trailed at the break to John Goosens' 37th-minute strike - 10 minutes after his introduction as a substitute - but second-half strikes from Danny Koevermans, himself a replacement, Ibrahim Afellay and Ola Toivonen turned the game in the hosts' favour.

Two penalties from the prolific Luis Suarez gave Ajax the win at the ArenA.

The Uruguayan opened the scoring after 33 minutes and his second spot-kick eight minutes into the second half settled matters.

Defending champions FC Twente stay third after winning 2-1 at VVV-Venlo.

Bryan Ruiz gave the visitors a 29th-minute lead and although Patrick Paauwe levelled from the spot three minutes before half-time, Roberto Rosales grabbed the winner with 20 minutes to go.

Roda JC moved up to fourth with a 2-1 victory at AZ Alkmaar.

Willem Janssen grabbed the winner after Rasmus Elm had cancelled out Laurent Delorge's opener.

Excelsior's strong start continued as second-half goals from Roland Bergkamp and Leendert van Steensel saw them come from behind to beat Heracles, who had led through Mark-Jan Fledderus' 36th-minute opener.

Two goals in the final three minutes handed Heerenveen a dramatic win against Vitesse Arnhem.

Davy Propper's 76th-minute effort appeared to have handed struggling Vitesse just their second win of the season but Roy Beerens equalised with an 88th-minute penalty before Oussama Assaidi struck a last-gasp winner.


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