Ajax beats PSV Eindhoven 2-0 to go top of Eredivisie

Posted March 20, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Ajax returned to the top of the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday, beating PSV Eindhoven 2-0 to leapfrog Phillip Cocu's team.

The defeat ended a miserable week for PSV, which was knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid on Tuesday after a penalty shootout.

Poland striker Arek Milik needed only 72 seconds to score for the fifth straight league match, powerfully heading a long diagonal pass by Riechedly Bazoer over Jeroen Zoet in the PSV goal. Substitute Anwar El Ghazi doubled the lead in the 76th, firing a low shot into the corner from the edge of the penalty area.

Ajax holds a two-point lead over PSV with six matches to go in the two-horse title race.

Third-place Feyenoord, 17 points behind PSV, beat De Graafschap Doetinchem 3-1 Saturday.

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