During the XVII round of matches in the Dutch "Eredivisie" league over the weekend, victories were celebrated by all the championship favorites, except for the footballers of Amsterdam's "Ajax", who unexpectedly parted ways peacefully with a 1-1 draw against NEC from Nijmegen in front of their own fans.
Hague's ADO 0 - 2 Alkmaar's AZ:
Enschede's "Twente" 2 - 0 Doetinchem's "De Graafschap":
Eindhoven's PSV 5 - 2 Almelo's "Heracles":
Amsterdam's "Ajax" 1 - 1 Nijmegen's NEC:
Table of the Dutch "Eredivisie" league after the XVII round:
1. PSV 37
2. "Twente" 37
3. "Groningen" 33
4. "Ajax" 32
5. AZ 32
6. "Roda"* 28
7. "Utrecht" 26
8. ADO 25
9. "Heerenveen" 24
10. NAC* 22
11. NEC 20
12. "De Graafschap" 20
13. "Heracles" 18
14. "Feyenoord" 17
15. "Vitesse" 17
16. "Excelsior"* 15
17. "Venlo"* 9
18. "Willem II" 4
* - teams have played one game less.
Top scorers of the Dutch "Eredivisie" league:
1. Bjorn Vleminckx (NEC) 12
2. Ola Toivonen (PSV) 11
3. Mounir El Hamdaoui ("Ajax") 11
4. Ricky van Wolfswinkel ("Utrecht") 11
5. Dmitri Bulykin (ADO) 10