Bettor.com recaps the action from the fourth round of the Dutch top flight in which FC Twente and PSV claimed wins over VVV-Venlo and AZ Alkmaar respectively, while Heerenveen and Ajax played out a hard fought draw.
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The Tukkers keep their 100 percent winning record intact after claiming a narrow 1-0 win over VVV-Venlo at De Grolsch Veste on Sunday, September 2.
Steve McClaren’s men enjoyed lion’s share of ball possession, but failed to convert their dominance into goals. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-Janssen-c36846 all missed opportunities in the opening all missed opportunities in the opening 45 minutes.
The home side continued to stage an impressive show in the second-half, but failed to break the deadlock until a minute before the full time whistle when Ismo Vorstermans fouled on Mirco Born inside the box. Fer coolly converted from the spot to ensure that
his side claim all three points at the end of the match.
The Tukkers remain unmoved at the summit of the table following their win, while VVV dropped down to bottom last on the table.
PSV Eindhoven 5-1 AZ Alkmaar
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 at Philips Stadion on Sunday, September 2.
The Eindhoven giants commenced proceedings aggressively in front of their home crowd. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dries-Mertens-c11679 had the first opportunity of the game in the fourth minute, but his effort from a very narrow angle went wide of the target.
AZ received their first setback of the evening, when Etienne Reijnen received his marching orders in the eighth minute after receiving two yellow cards within a minute of each other.
Tim Matavz broke the deadlock in the 11th minute. The Slovenian ace perfectly headed a Mertens free-kick into the back of the net to make the score-line 1-0.
However, AZ managed to restore parity in the 28th minute through Adam Maher. The young midfielder was given space at the edge of the box to try his luck, and his curling effort found the top right corner of the net.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 doubled his side’s advantage in the 68th minute.
Seven minutes before the full time whistle, Matavz scored his second of the evening to make the score-line 4-1, while Atiba Hutchinson’s strike put icing on the cake in the dying minutes of the game to seal an impressive win for PSV.
The Eindhoven giants remain unmoved third on the league table following the victory, while AZ dropped down to occupy the 10th spot.
Heerenveen 2-2 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AFC-Ajax-c38228
Heerenveen managed to record a hard fought 2-2 stalemate against Ajax Amsterdam at Abe Lenstra Stadion on Sunday, September 2.
Thulani Serero’s strike in the 13th minute gave the Amsterdammers a deserving lead. However, the home side managed to level the score-line at the half-hour mark, when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alfreð-Finnbogason-c4997 found the back of the net following a defensive error.
The Icelandic ace scored his second of the evening on the stroke of half-time to make the score-line 2-1 in favour of the hosts. However, the Amsterdammers restored parity through Serero within two minutes after the half-time break.
Both sides tried their level best to score the winner, but failed to add any more goals, and the match ended in a 2-2 stalemate.
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