A narrow victory, but of great importance, for theAjax. Farioli’s team beat last-place Waalwijk 2-1 at home. Thanks to goals from Berghuis and Taylor, the match was put on ice already in the first half of the game. After the break, Ihattaren’s goal (meteor in Serie A with Juventus and Sampdoria) wasn’t enough for the guests. Below are the results of the 18th matchday of the Eredivisie and the updated ranking:
Friday 10 January
Sittard-GA Eagles 0-3
Saturday 11 January
Heracles-Sparta Rotterdam 1-1
Ajax-Waalwijk 2-1
Zwolle-Nijmegen
PSV-Az Alkmaar
Sunday 12 January
Twente-Willem II
Feyenoord-Utrecht
Groningen-Almere City
Breda-Heerenveen
Classification
PSV 45
Ajax 42*
Utrecht 36
Feyenoord 35
AZ Alkmaar 32
Twente 31
GA Eagles 28*
Sittard 25*
Willem II 22
Breda 22
Heerenveen 21
Nijmegen 20
Zwolle 17
Groningen 16**
Heracles 15*
Sparta Rotterdam 13*
Almere City 9
Waalwijk 7*
*one more game
**one game less