Oct 5, 2008 - 1:45 PM
0 shoutsBy PA SportsTicker
FC Groningen swept aside ADO Den Haag, 3-0, on Sunday to reclaim its place at the top of the Eredivisie in convincing fashion.
Groningen were knocked off its perch when PSV Eindhoven beat De Graafschap on Saturday, but goals from Petter Andersson and Evgeniy Levchenko within the first 25 minutes put it on its way to an instant return.
And Marcus Berg wrapped up the scoring after 70 minutes to complete a miserable afternoon for ADO.
Matthew Amoah's double helped NAC Breda post a 4-2 victory at winless FC Volendam.
Kees Kwakman and Amoah hit first-half goals to put NAC in the driving seat, and although Mathieu Boots pulled a goal back, Amoah struck again to keep the visitors two goals ahead.
A second Volendam goal from Jack Tuyp set nerves jangling in the NAC camp, but a last-minute effort from Anthony Lurling put the result beyond doubt and moved Robert Maaskant's men level on points with second-placed PSV Eindhoven.
Heerenveen ran out 5-2 winners against Ajax in an entertaining encounter at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
The home side were 2-0 ahead after just eight minutes thanks to strikes from Gerald Sibon and Roy Beerens.
Sibon's second (51) and a Danijel Pranjic penalty (63) put Heerenveen even further in front, but Ajax salvaged some pride with efforts from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Luis Suarez (penalty).
However, Ajax's misery was completed when Gregory van der Wiel was given his marching orders in the last minute before Pranjic added another goal to wrap up the points for the hosts.
FC Utrecht moved a point behind FC Twente after ending its opponents' unbeaten record in a 3-0 victory.
Loic Loval headed the hosts into an early lead before Francis Dickoh doubled the advantage five minutes into the second half.
Eredivisie debutant Nick De Jong then added a third in the dying seconds to complete the humiliation for Steve McClaren's team.
NEC Nijmegen secured its first win since the opening day of the Eredivisie season with a 2-0 success over struggling Feyenoord. Second-half goals from Tim Janssen and Saidi Ntibazonkiza proved the difference at De Kuip.
