Ajax beats Willem II 4-0 to stay 1 point behind PSV
Posted March 06, 2016 6:00 am
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Ajax beat Willem II Tilburg 4-0 Sunday to stay one point behind defending champion PSV Eindhoven in the two-horse race for the Dutch Eredivisie title. PSV beat Groningen 3-0 on Saturday night.
Arek Milik, Riechedly Bazoer, Lasse Schone and Davy Klaassen scored as Ajax eased past 15th-placed Tilburg for its fifth consecutive victory.
In Groningen, Jetro Willems, Davy Proepper and Juergen Locadia scored to give in-form PSV its 10th straight league win.
Coach Phillip Cocu said playing at Groningen was often a tricky tie for PSV, but his team "played with great class" to earn the three points.
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