Monday, January 29, 2007

PSV Stunned---And Shut Out---By Roda JC Kerkrade

Here's a recap of the Saturday and Sunday Dutch Eredivisie contests, starting with the four Saturday matches:

At Tilburg:

With their 0-0 home draw with Vitesse Arnhem, Willem II Tilburg climbed out of the relegation-playoff zone.

At Alkmaar:

Shota Arveladze (22') and Maarten Martens (52') provided a goal apiece as AZ Almaar downed visiting Sparta Rotterdam 3-0.

At Utrecht:

Jan Somers sent visiting Excelsior into the relegation-playoff zone with his goal (42') as FC Utrecht beat the visitors 1-0

At Nijmegen:

NEC Nijmegen, powered by first-half goals courtesy of Brett Holman (22') and Romano Deeneboom (35'), held off visiting NAC Breda 2-1, snapping the visitors' three-game winning streak.

Four games dotted the Sunday schedule:

At Kerkrade:

Powered by tallies from Jan Paul Saeijs (22') and Andres Oper (86'), Roda JC Kerkrade stunned league-leading PSV Eindhoven at home, 2-0.

At Rotterdam:

Feyenoord Rotterdam snapped out of their (for the time being) post-UEFA Cup banishment funk with a 3-1 victory at home over cellar-dwelling RKC Waalwijk. Jonathan De Guzman (33'), Luis Andre Bahia (35'), and Angelo Charisteas (85') provided the hosts with the goals.

At Groningen:

After trailing 2-0 at halftime, Ajax Amsterdam staged a roaring comback to defeat hosts FC Groningen 3-2. Jaap Stam (52'), Johnny Heitinga (82'), and Leonardo Santiago (90') provided the goals for the visitors.

At Enschede:

With goals from Jeroen Heubach (15'), Sharbel Touma (57'), and Ismail Aissati (89'), Twente Enschede, in search of a shot at a UEFA Champions League berth, handled visting---and relegation-threatened---ADO Den Haag 3-1.

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