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Ajax Amsterdam moved back into first place Sunday after a 3-1 victory at northern club FC Groningen.
Ajax has 18 points after seven rounds, two more than PSV Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar. Heerenveen sits fourth with 15 points and Feyenoord is fifth with 13 after a 2-0 win over RBC Roosendaal.
Not even having their team bus destroyed by fire and a 20th-minute goal conceded to Arvid Smit could deter Ajax from a solid comeback.
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That lead lasted just six minutes as Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic tied
it for Ajax. Wesley Sonck forged Ajax ahead with nine minutes remaining and
Romanian newcomer Nicolae Mitea sealed Groningen's first loss at home since
last November 3. Ticketmaster
Feyenoord struggled against RBC Roosendaal despite an early goal by Robin van Persie. They did not secure the points until stoppage time through substitute Anthony Lurling.
At the bottom, FC Zwolle earned just its second point of the season with a 2-2 draw at FC Volendam. Zwolle is still winless after seven games.
On Saturday, Wilfred Bouma hit first for PSV in the second minute of a 4-0 win at promoted ADO Den Haag. The victory came even though top scorer Mateja Kezman was sent off for elbowing Jeffrey van As in the 29th minute.
John de Jong, Dennis Rommedahl and Arjen Robben completed the rout for PSV. Ticketmaster
AZ Alkmaar defender Peter Wijker scored in the first minute against NEC Nijmegen and the fifth win of the season was secured in injury time when striker Ali Elkhattabi made no mistake from the penalty spot.
Heerenveen jumped above RKC Waalwijk into the fourth position thanks to Richard Knopper's winner in the final minute of the first half, 1-0.
FC Utrecht came
from a goal down to score its second win of the season, 2-1, at NAC Breda. Roda
JC Kerkrade also won for just the second time this season, 2-0, at Willem II
Tilburg.