Monday 6 February 2017 00:27, UK
Late goals from Eric Botteghin and Nicolai Jorgensen helped Feyenoord maintain their five-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie with a 2-0 win at FC Twente on Sunday.
After a close and hard-fought first period, Botteghin struck a 74th-minute opener after getting on the end of a cross from Eljero Elia to steer the ball past home goalkeeper Nick Marsman.
Enes Unal missed a good chance to equalise for the home side before Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men sealed the points with Jorgensen's 87th-minute strike.
Second-placed Ajax kept up the chase as they also left it late before overcoming struggling Roda JC by the same scoreline in Kerkrade.
Davy Klassen converted a ball from Kasper Dolberg to open the scoring in the 53rd minute and Amin Younes grabbed the visitors' second three minutes into stoppage time.
Ten-man PEC Zwolle held on for three crucial points in their battle against relegation as they won 3-2 away at fellow strugglers Sparta Rotterdam.
The visitors looked set to cruise to victory after goals from Queensy Menig and Nicolai Brock-Madsen early in the second half, but they were reduced to 10 men when Bart Schenkeveld was sent off for a second yellow card in the 84th minute.
Substitute Erik Israelsson extended the visitors' lead two minutes later before two stoppage-time goals from Sparta substitute Mathias Pogba set up a dramatic but ultimately fruitless finish for the hosts.
Utrecht replaced rivals Heerenveen in fourth place after holding on for a 1-0 win in a game which saw both sides reduced to 10 men in the final minutes.
Andreas Ludwig's 25th-minute goal proved enough to take the points but the goalscorer was issued a straight red card three minutes from time - shortly after Heerenveen's Sam Larsson had suffered the same fate for a second yellow.
