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Ajax and PSV draw, Feyenoord winter champions

Xinhua, December 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Halfway the Dutch Eredivisie season Feyenoord are the proud leaders, while Ajax and PSV drew 1-1 in Amsterdam on Sunday.

Both Ajax and PSV started the match with only one goal, winning, and used everything to come closer to that goal. PSV midfielder Andres Guardado first injured Kasper Dolberg and with a body-check he also knocked out Anwar El Ghazi. Both Ajax forwards had to be substituted within the first 25 minutes by Mateo Cassierra and Vaclav Cerny.

Despite the loss of Dolberg and El Ghazi Ajax kept most possession and was the dominant side in the Amsterdam Arena. However, the home-team was not effective in front of the goal, with especially Cassierra missing some chances.

Four minutes into the second half Davy Klaassen found the net. The Ajax captain put his team in front with a spectacular shot. Despite several Ajax chances to extend the lead, PSV bounced back ten minutes from time. Former Ajax player Siem de Jong scored for PSV and earned the visitors a point.

The battle in Amsterdam was not about the first place. On Saturday Feyenoord already claimed the 'winter' title in the Eredivisie by beating Vitesse 3-1 in Rotterdam. Eljero Elia opened the scoring, Adnane Tighadouini equalized and Steven Berghuis sealed the victory with a brace.

Feyenoord became halfway champions for the 11th time in history. They have a five-point lead on Ajax and an eight-point lead on reigning champions PSV after 17 matches. On six of those previous 11 occasions the Rotterdam based giants also secured the championship, under which the last league title of 1999.

Also on Sunday Excelsior and NEC drew 2-2, ADO Den Haag beat Sparta Rotterdam 1-0, FC Groningen drew 1-1 at home against Go Ahead Eagles and Heracles Almelo defeated PEC Zwolle 3-0.

On Saturday Roda JC Kerkrade and FC Utrecht remained goalless (0-0) and FC Twente lost 2-1 at home to AZ, while Willem II defeated sc Heerenveen 2-1 on Friday. The Eredivisie will be resumed after the winter break on January 13, 2017. Endit