Ajax slipped to third in the Eredivisie table after drawing 0-0 at home to NEC Nijmegen.
Ajax slip to third after goalless draw at home
Ajax lost ground on top of the league Feyenoord after drawing 0-0 at home to NEC Nijmegen.
Adrie Koster's
Ajax failed to break down a stubborn
NEC side, and have been left to rue the dropped points after Feyenord and PSV both picked up victories.
Feyenoord maintained their position at the top of the Eredivisie following their 1-0 win over
Excelsior.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst fired Feyenoord in front on 78 minutes and Excelsior had no answer.
PSV, meanwhile, moved into second with a 3-1 home win against
VVV Venlo.
Ronald Koeman's men took the lead on 24 minutes courtesy of Otman Bakkal's strike.
Danny Koevermans doubled the lead six minutes into the second half, but VVV hit back through Samir El Gaaouiri.
However, Koevermans restored the two-goal lead to secure a precious three points.
Elsewhere,
Vitesse Arnhem were denied all three points by third from bottom
Heracles Almelo.
Ramos Everton put Heracles ahead on 33 minutes but two goals in two minutes from Anders Due and Civard Sprockel turned the match around.
However, with two minutes left on the clock a Rob Maas spot-kick secured a much needed point for Heracles.
Ajax 0 NEC Nijmegen 0
Feyenoord 1 Excelsior 0
Heracles Almelo 2 Vitesse Arnhem 2
PSV 3 VVV Venlo 1
