Sunday 12 February 2017 18:51, UK
Ajax kept up the pressure on Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord with a 2-0 victory against Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday.
Chelsea loanee Bertrand Traore, back in the Ajax side after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty, scored on the stroke of half-time before Kasper Dolberg doubled the hosts' advantage four minutes after the interval.
Ajax's fifth consecutive victory moves them back to within five points of rivals Feyenoord.
Before kick-off, the club paid tribute to former winger Piet Keizer, who died at the age of 73.
Keizer scored 189 goals in 490 games for the Amsterdam heavyweights and, together with his late teammate Johan Cruyff, helped Ajax to three straight European Cup titles from 1971-73.
Elsewhere in the Eredivisie, third-placed PSV Eindhoven also won after they secured a 3-0 victory at home to FC Utrecht.
Luuk De Jong broke the deadlock after 53 minutes, with Steven Bergwijn adding a second moments later. Marco van Ginkel then completed the victory with his strike in stoppage time.
AZ Alkmaar moved up to fourth after they claimed a 2-1 win at Heerenveen.
Maumer Tankovic scored the opening goal with 17 minutes gone.
Iliass Bel Hassani's volley doubled their advantage on the hour mark before Reza Ghoochannejhad netted a consolation for the hosts in the closing stages.
In the day's other fixture, Twente and Excelsior played out a 1-1 draw. Nigel Hasselbaink netted the first goal for Excelsior after 15 minutes, with Fredrik Jensen equalising later in the opening period.
