Kenneth Taylor impresses with first base spot for Ajax, Mauro Júnior also impresses again | Eredivisie

At Sparta in severe relegation distress, which saw almost all competitors win, no fewer than seven fours were distributed. At the already played out Vitesse ‘only’ three. Also striking is the four for Bjorn Meijer, who has just been transferred to Club for many millions. The left back of FC Groningen lost to Heracles with his team.

FC Twente – Sparta 2-0

FC Twente: Unnerstall 6.5; Brenet 6.5, Pröpper 7, Plegezuelo 6.5, Narrow 6; Zerrouki 7, Vlap 6.5 (89. Bosch -), Sadilek 6.5; Limnios 6,5 (90. Cleonise -), Van Wolfswinkel 6,5 (82. Ugalde -), Misidjan 6 (82. Cerny -).
Sparta: Okoye 5; Abels 5, Heylen 4 (77. Meerstadt -), Vriends 6, Auassar 5 (64. Drakpe -), Durmisi 4 (54. Dalmau 4); Jans 4, Van Mullem 5 (64. Namli -), Verschueren 4 (64. Mijnans -), Masouras 4; thy 4.
Referee Makkelie: 7
Man of the match: The solid Robin Pröpper was there again on Friday evening against Sparta and the defender was also good for an assist with Michel Vlap’s 2-0.

NEC – Ajax 0-1

NEC: Branderhorst 7.5; Van Rooij 7, Márquez 7, Guth 6,5, Verdonk 7 (71. Van Eijden -); Schöne 6, Mattsson 6.5 (51. Duelund 6), Bruijn 6; Tavsan 6,5, Okita 6 (86. Fat -), El Karouani 7
Ajax: Stekelenburg 7; Timber 7, Schuurs 6 (45. Van Gelderen 6), Blind 6, Tagliafico 6, Taylor 7.5 (85. Kudus -), Klaassen 5.5, Gravenberch 6 (90. Álvarez -), Berghuis 4.5 (46 Brobbey 7), Haller 5, Tadic 5.
Referee Manschot: 7
Man of the match: At his first starting place in the Eredivisie in his career, Kenneth Taylor manifested himself as the best Ajax player in a team that seems to be subject to wear and tear.

AZ – Heerenveen 2-1

AZ: Vindahl 5.5; Sugawara 6.5, Beukema 6.5, Martins Indi 5.5, Wijndal 6.5 (90. Witry -); Midtsjø 5, De Wit 5 (46. Reijnders 7), Clasie 6; Karlsson 6.5, Pavlidis 5.5 (90. Sowah -), Aboukhlal 5 (73. Evjen -).
Heerenveen: Mulder 6; Akujobi 5 (78. Hall -), Van Beek 6, Bakker 6, Van Ottele 6, Woudenberg 5; Halilovic 6.5 (74. Van der Heide -), Tahiri 6, Haye 6.5; Sarr 6, Van Hooijdonk 5.5 (64. Musaba -).
Referee Nagtegaal: 6
Man of the match: Substitute Tijjani Reijnders made his most important Eredivisie goal so far against Heerenveen, so that AZ stays in the footsteps of FC Twente and Feyenoord. After his substitute, the home team took matters into their own hands.

Tijjani Reijnders celebrates the victory with Zakaria Aboukhlal and Sam Beukema. © ANP

RKC – PEC Zwolle 0-2

RKC: Vaessen 6.5; Bakari 5.5, Adewoye 6.5, Meulensteen 5.5, Touba 6, Büttner 5 (59. Oukili 5.5); Anita 6 (81. Daneels -), Azhil 5 (59. Kuijpers 5), Van der Venne 5 (59. Bel Hassani 5.5); Odgaard – (23. Kramer 5), Stokkers 5.5.
PEC Zwolle: Lamprou 7.5; Van Polen 6.5, Nakayama 6.5, De Wit 5.5 (51. Van Wermeskerken 6), Anderson 6; Van den Belt 7, Clement 6 (87. Reijnders -), Paal 6,5; Kastaneer 6 (87. Beelen -), Darfalou 6 (56. Strieder 5.5), Redan 6.5.
Referee Kamphuis: 5
Man of the match: Kostas Lamprou was important for PEC Zwolle in the important relegation game with RKC with some crucial saves that can save the club.

Cambuur – PSV 1-2

cambuur: Forest 6.5; Schmidt 6.5, Schouten 6, Mac-Intosch 6, Sylla 4.5; Maulun 5.5, Hoedemakers 6 (75. Paulissen -), Jacobs 5.5 (81. Breij -); Kallon 6,5, Uldrikis 6 (81. Smit -), Joosten 7 (63. Sambissa -)
PSV: CSR 7; Mauro 7.5, Ramalho 6, Teze 6.5, Max 5.5; Veerman 5.5 (46. Sangaré 7), Gutierrez 6; Bruma 5 (81. Gakpo -), Gotze 7, Doan 6 (90. Ledezma -); Zahavi 6 (82. Romero -)
Referee Higler: 6
Man of the match: Mauro Júnior is one of PSV’s revelations this season. The Brazilian, who is now back, was good for the assist on the decisive goal of Mario Götze.

Willem II – Vitesse 1-0

William II: Wellenreuther 6.5; Owusu 6,5, Heerkens 5, Dammers 6,5, Köhn 6; Llonch 6.5, Svensson 6 (83. Crowley -), Saddiki 5.5; Nunnely 6.5, Hornkamp 7 (72. Kabangu -), Köhlert 6.5 (90. Roemeratoe-).
speed: Schubert 5; Dukhi 5, Bazoer 5, Rasmussen 5; Dasa 4, Bero 5, Huisman 4 (73. Van Duivenbooden -), Tronstad 6, Manhoef 5 (83. Jonathans -); Grbic 4, Openda 5.
Referee Gozübüyük: 6
Man of the match: Jizz Hornkamp had only scored once for Willem II, who was running extremely difficult. His early goal against Vitesse was good for the win that could be worth a lot.

Jizz Hornkamp celebrates his goal.

Jizz Hornkamp celebrates his goal. © Pro Shots / Marcel van Dorst

FC Groningen – Heracles 0-1

Fc Groningen: Leeuwenburgh 6; Dankerlui 5, Te Wierik 6 (46. Sverko 6,5), Van Hintum 5 (74. Ngonge -), Meijer 4; Bogarde 5 (46. Van Kaam 6), Duarte 6.5, Irandrust 5; El Hankouri 4 (46. Abraham 6), De Leeuw 4 (74. Postema -), Strand Larsen 5.
Heracles: Bucker 6.5; Fadiga 6, Rente 6.5, Hoogma 6.5, Knoester 6.5 (70. Sonnenberg -), Roosken 6; Schoofs 7, Ouahim 7 (88. Hansson -), De la Torre 6, Laursen 7, Bakis 6 (90. Armenteros -).
Referee Van de Graaf: 6,5
Man of the match: Nikolai Laursen has not often managed to be decisive for Heracles, but his goal against FC Groningen was worth gold and gives his club the necessary air in the battle for self-preservation.

Feyenoord – FC Utrecht 2-1

Feyenoord: Marciano 6; Geertruida 6.5, Trauner 6.5, Senesi 6.5 (66. Pedersen -), Malacia 6; Aursnes 6, Linssen 6 (84. Bassett -), Kokcu 6; Nelson 6 (71. Walemark -), Dessers 6, Sinisterra 7.
FC Utrecht: De Keijzer 7; Ter Avest 6 (73. St. Jago -), Van der Hoorn 5.5, Janssen 6.5 Van der Kust 6 (65. Warmerdam -); Timber 5.5 (75. Van Overeem -), Maher 6, Gustafson 5; Almqvist 5.5 (73. Sylla -), Van de Streek 6, Douvikas 5 (46. Boussaid 6).
Referee Nijhuis: 6
Man of the match: Luis Sinisterra became the match winner with his winning goal in the final phase of the game. It was the Colombian’s fourth goal in five games.

Fortuna Sittard – Go Ahead Eagles 1-0

Fortuna Sittard: Van Osch 6; Tirpan 6.5, Siovas 7 (61. Janssen -), Angha 6.5, Pinto 6.5; Noslin 6 (72. Samaris -), Duarte 7, Tekie 6.5; Flemming 7, Seuntjens 6.5, Gladon 6 (87. Lonwijk -).
Go Ahead Eagles: Noppert 6.5; Martina 5, Nauber 5, Kramer 5.5, Kuipers 5; Deijl 4.5 (81. Berden -), Brouwers 5, Rommens 4.5 (64. Heil -); Oratmangoen 5, Cordoba 4.5 (81. Mulenga -), Lidberg 4.5 (64. Cardona -).
Referee Kooij: 4.5
Man of the match: His goal came about somewhat fortunately, but Zian Flemming once again crowned himself the most important man on Fortuna side.

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