PSV still top in Holland

PSV still top in Holland

PSV Eindhoven continued their excellent start to the season with a 3-1 victory over Feyenoord in Rotterdam to stay top of the Eredivisie, although FC Twente still trail on goal difference alone.

Striker Danny Koevermans put Fred Rutten's men in control with two goals in the first 20 minutes to take his league tally to eight in just seven games.

Andwele Slory halved PSV's advantage in the 23rd minute but Otman Bakkal added their third in the 37th minute and there was no way back for the home side.

Steve McClaren's FC Twente matched PSV's record of five wins and two draws by beating Heerenveen 2-0 at the Abe Lenstra stadium.

Slovakian wide man Miroslav Stoch grabbed both the goals for the Enschede club in the 22nd and 72nd minutes.

Ajax are a point behind PSV and Twente after a four-goal haul from Luis Suarez saw off Eredivisie new boys VVV Venlo.

The Uruguayan, who has been a revelation under Martin Jol after being handed the captaincy at the start of the season, took his league tally to 10 goals with one in the third minute and three more in the second period as Ajax won 4-0.

In the day's other game, Utrecht moved up to fifth with a 1-0 win away to Den Haag as Dries Mertens netted the only goal with 20 minutes to go.

A late goal from NEC Nijmegen midfielder Lorenzo Davids condemned Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar to a surprise 1-0 home defeat on Saturday evening.

The former Feyenoord man struck three minutes from time to clinch NEC's second Eredivisie victory of the season, and their first on the road, to move the Nijmegen outfit up to 10th in the standings.

AZ remained fifth having picked up 12 points from their first seven games.

Elsewhere, a second-half Mads Junker brace secured Roda JC a 2-0 home victory over NAC Breda.

Junker headed his side in front nine minutes after the restart and doubled their advantage three minutes later.

Vitesse Arnhem claimed their second league win of the season with a 3-1 home triumph over promoted RKC Waalwijk.

Lasse Nilsson put the hosts in the ascendancy in the third minute, but that goal was cancelled out in the 24th minute by Fouad Idabdelhay - moments after RKC defender Gijs Luirink had seen his penalty saved.

Vitesse got their noses back in front through a Santi Kolk penalty seven minutes before the interval, however, and Paul Verhaegh sealed matters with the third four minutes into the second half.

Darl Douglas' second-half equaliser earned a 1-1 draw for Heracles Almelo at home to Sparta Rotterdam.

Dele Adeleye had put the visitors ahead on the stroke of half-time but parity was restored in the 63rd minute.

Sparta were reduced to 10 men in the 75th minute when Emmanuel Boakye was given his marching orders for a second bookable offence.

Willem II ended a run of five straight defeats as they came from behind to beat FC Groningen 2-1 on Friday night.

Fans were fearing yet another loss when Koen van de Laak put the visitors ahead after only seven minutes.

But Willem II did not roll over and after Sergio Zijler levelled with a fine solo effort six minutes before the break, Christophe Gregoire fired in what proved to be the winner from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute.