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Feyenoord and Ajax make no mistake in Dutch title race

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IANS The Hague (Netherlands)
Last Updated : Apr 17 2017 | 12:42 PM IST

Dutch league leaders Feyenoord and second ranked Ajax booked a victory in the Eredivisie football league here.

Feyenoord defeated FC Utrecht 2-0 in Rotterdam on Sunday. Jens Toornstra broke the deadlock in the second half and Eljero Elia decided the match with a magnificent shot ten minutes from time, reports Xinhua news agency.

In other match, Ajax came behind against S.C. Heerenveen here through a goal by Reza Goochannejhad, but the home-team bounced back to win 5-1. Nick Viergever, Matthijs de Ligt, Davy Klaassen, Kasper Dolberg and David Neres scored.

Feyenoord now lead the table with 76 points from 31 matches, followed by Ajax (75) and PSV (69).

--IANS

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First Published: Apr 17 2017 | 12:32 PM IST

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