Ajax win Dutch Classic against Feyenoord

THE HAGUE, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ajax beat Feyenoord 2-1 in Amsterdam on Sunday in the most classic match of Dutch soccer, while league leader PSV took revenge on FC Utrecht.

From the start of the Dutch Classic between the arch-rivals from Amsterdam and Rotterdam both teams fought for the victory, which led to an attractive encounter. Feyenoord opened the scoring in the 13th minute after Jens Toornstra's shot from outside the penalty-box went into the corner of the goal.

Ajax bounced back though Amin Younes. The German winger received a pass from Ajax captain Davy Klaassen, went past Toornstra and Botteghin from the backline and scored. The second half was less entertaining, but Riechedly Bazoer's goal was of high quality. The midfielder smashed home the winning goal in the 65th minute.

Three minutes after Bazoer's goal Ajax also received a penalty, after Feyenoord goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer brought down Klaassen. Nemanja Gudelj wasted the opportunity. His shot went over the cross-bar. Due to the miss Feyenoord could maintain hope, but the visitors hardly created chances and the match ended in a home win.

The 60th Eredivisie edition of the Dutch Classic in Amsterdam was disfigured by an Ajax fan who dropped a dummy from his stand with a jersey of Feyenoord goalkeeper Vermeer with a rope around the neck. The person who did it was quickly banned from the stadium and will be prosecuted. Vermeer played for Ajax until mid-2014 and received a hostile reaction by part of the home fans.

Afterwards Vermeer filed a police declaration against the perpetrator, but said he wasn't surprised by the events. The incident was already the third negative case in 2016 in Dutch soccer, after racist chants towards Ajax player Bazoer at ADO Den Haag and death threats by Feyenoord fans towards their own player Marko Vejinovic.

Feyenoord suffered their 6th consecutive league defeat, while Ajax stayed in the title race. Also on Sunday league leaders PSV took revenge for the 3-1 Cup defeat of last Thursday. The reigning champions beat FC Utrecht 2-0 in Utrecht this time. Santiago Arias and Marco van Ginkel, who came over on loan from Chelsea in the January transfer window, scored.

On Saturday AZ beat Vitesse 1-0 and Heracles Almelo defeated PEC Zwolle 2-0. Heracles took over the third spot from Feyenoord, which dropped to the fourth place. PSV lead the table with 53 points from 22 matches, one point more than Ajax.

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