Feyenoord beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 to join them on 38 points in the Eredivisie table.
Feyenoord beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 to join them on 38 points in the Eredivisie table.
The Rotterdam outfit proved too strong for AZ with Patrick Paauwe scoring early on after good play by Holland international striker Dirk Kuyt.
Paauwe was involved in the second goal, five minutes later, when turning provider for Jonathan de Guzman to double the advantage.
Although striker Shota Arveladze hit the woodwork, AZ were unable to get back into the game.
Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam shared the spoils after a 1-1 draw.
Ivan Cvetkov snatched a point for Sparta with an equaliser deep into injury time after Dave van den Bergh put Utrecht ahead.
Later in the day, leaders PSV Eindhoven triumphed 2-0 at NEC Nijmegen.
Arouna Kone handed PSV a sixth minute lead and USA international DaMarcus Beasley made the points safe in injury time with a far post header.
Twente belted RBC Roosendaal 4-1 with the Enschede side running riot. Peter Niemeyer, Ramon Zomer (2) and Daniel Majstorovic all got in on the act with Ebrima Sillar grabbing RBC's consolation.
De Eredivisie
FC Utrecht 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord 2-0 AZ Alkmaar
NEC Nijmegen 0-2 PSV Eindhoven
FC Twente 4-1 RBC Roosendaal
