PSV and Ajax cruise
ByReuters
Published 24/09/2005 at 21:14 GMT
PSV and Ajax enjoyed comfortable wins over RBC Roosendaal (2-0) and Roda JC Kerkrade (4-1) in the Dutch first division on Saturday. RKC Waalwijk dropped their first points after a 3-2 home defeat against Utrecht.
AZ Alkmaar are top with 15 points after five matches and travel NAC Breda on Sunday. Feyenoord, away at Twente Enschede, are second also with 15 from 15.
RKC are third with 15 after six matches, two points above PSV on 13. Ajax have climbed to sixth with 10 points.
Belgian international Timmy Simons opened the scoring for PSV after seven minutes, netting from close range following a corner kick by DaMarcus Beasley.
Two minutes into the second half Jefferson Farfan headed home a Michael Lamey cross to seal the match for the champions, who lost midfielder Ibrahim Afellay with a groin injury.
Ajax recovered from a poor week, with a defeat on Sunday at Alkmaar and a midweek draw against ADO Den Haag, and were 2-0 up at the break thanks to goals from Angelos Charisteas.
Steven Pienaar scored the third 20 minutes before time with a long distance strike and although Edrissa Sonko pulled one back after 80 minutes. Tomas Galasek sealed victory five minutes later from the penalty spot.
Benjamin de Ceulaer handed RKC the lead nine minutes into the second half but Dave van den Bergh equalised with a deflected shot.
In the final 10 minutes Darl Douglas and Marc-Antoine Fortune gave Utrecht a two goal lead but in injury time Rick Hoogendorp scored his sixth of the season from the penalty spot.
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