Amsterdam, Holland (My Sportsbook) - Albert Luque scored a pair of goals as Ajax downed Venlo 6-1 on Sunday at Amsterdam Arena to move back into the top spot in the Eredivisie standings. Karim Soltani put Venlo ahead after just four minutes, but Luque scored twice in three minutes, and both Hedwiges Maduro and Dennis Rommedahl added a goal before halftime to put the hosts ahead 4-1 at the break. Laurent Delorge and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar then capped the scoring with second- half tallies to put the game away. Ajax now sits one point ahead of Feyenoord and two clear of PSV, who were held to a draw by NAC on Saturday. In other action on Sunday, AZ Alkmaar continued to struggle as they dropped a 2-1 contest to Heracles. Moussa Dembele put AZ ahead after 14 minutes, but Heracles got goals from Everton Ramos da Silva and a penalty kick from Rob Maas in the second half to earn the win. A pair of top-six teams, Twente and Graafschap played to a 0-0 draw, NEC got a 1-0 win against Willem II courtesy of a penalty kick from Rutger Worm, and Utrecht fell 4-2 to Vitesse, which stayed in the top five with the win. |
