Eredivisie Round 14 Review

The Eredivisie heads into December with 14 rounds now in the books. It took a little longer than required following the fan trouble in Amsterdam that saw Ajax a Groningen have to finish their game on Tuesday without any fans.

Friday’s action: PEC Zwolle continue good form

PEC Zwolle made it just one defeat in five as they beat Heerenveen 2-1 at home. Midfielder Thijs Oosting gave the side the lead just before the half-hour mark, only for Ringo Meerveld to equalise from a Luuk Brouwers assist. However, parity for the away side was short lived as Shola Shoretire, on loan from PAOK, grabbed his first goal for PEC Zwolle to earn them three more Eredivisie points.

Saturday’s action: Back to back wins for Excelsior, Heracles finally halted

Excelsior followed up their 2-1 win over Ajax last weekend with a 1-0 home win over fellow strugglers NAC Breda. Noah Naujoks, scorer of both goals against Ajax last time out, scored the only goal of the game from the spot. The result gives Excelsior some breathing space in the fight to avoid the drop, while for NAC Breda, they currently occupy an automatic relegation spot.

Heracles winning revival was halted away to Fortuna Sittard on Saturday evening. Kristoffer Peterson celebrated signing a new long-term deal with the home side by grabbing his first Eredivisie goal of the season after 25 minutes. In the second half, the in form Jizz Hornkamp equalised for Heracles. who have now gone five games unbeaten in all competitions.

NEC Nijmigen followed up their victory over Feyenoord with a 3-1 home win over another side from Rotterdam. This time it was Sparta who were in town. Two goals from Koki Ogawa and one from Sami Ouaissa put the game beyond much doubt after 50 minutes Sparta did pull one back through Tobias Lauritsen, but ended up falling to their seventh defeat in the Eredivisie this season.

Sunday’s action: Feyenoord bounce back while PSV march on

There was no let up for inform PSV who won again in the Eredivisie this weekend. This time they overcame newly promoted Volendam by a score line of 3-0. Goals from Joey Veerman, Ricardo Pepi and Guus Til (again) gave the Eredivisie leaders another comfortable win as they begin to build a commanding lead at the top of the table.

Go Ahead Eagles and FC Utrecht followed up their disappointing defeats in Europe with an entertaining 2-2 draw in Deventer. Utrecht took a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Yoan Cathline and Gijivai Zechiel. One of the top performers in the Eredivisie this season, Mathis Suray, grabbed his fifth of the campaign to pull one back. The comeback was complete for Go Ahead Eagles when Richonell Margaret made it 2-2 in the 82nd minute.

Feyenoord got back on track with a 2-1 away victory over bottom of the table Telstar. Anything but three points for Robin van Persie’s side would have been a disaster, but they were helped in the first half by an own goal from Guus Offerhaus. Anis Hadji Moussa made it 2-0 just after the hour mark to give the side some breathing space, but a late Kay Tejan goal did put pressure on Feyenoord until the final whistle.

FC Twente made it five games unbeaten with a 1-0 win at home over AZ Alkmaar. A 75th minute strike from substitute Daan Rots was the difference between the two sides. AZ are in terrible form in the Eredivisie, with just one win in four games. In all competitions the side have won just one of their last five, with that coming in the Conference League against Shelbourne.

Tuesday? Ajax and Groningen finish in front of an empty stadium

After only getting through 5 minutes on Sunday, Ajax and Groningen returned on Tuesday to finish things off in front of an empty stadium. Despite this, Ajax finally turned things around after a terrible run of form. goals from Mika Godts and Aaron Bouwman gave the side their sixth Eredivisie win of the season, ending a run of five games without a win.

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GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson