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Rampant Ajax top Dutch standings

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  • Ajax return to the top in Dutch first division with 4-1 win over Vitesse Arnhem
  • Title rivals Feyenoord slip up 3-2 at FC Groningen
  • Feyenoord led through Roy Makaay until conceding late goals
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Ajax returned to the top of of the Dutch standings with a 4-1 thrashing of Vitesse Arnhem on Sunday.

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Ajax forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar celebrates his goal for the Dutch league leaders.

The victory saw them leapfrog old rivals PSV Eindhoven while FC Groningen's 3-2 win against Feyenoord prevented the Rotterdam club from going level on points at the top.

Goals from Luis Suarez and Gabri and a penalty from former Newcastle forward Albert Luque gave Ajax a 3-0 lead.

Mads Junker pulled one back for the Arnhem club before Klaas Jan Huntelaar completed the scoring for the hosts.

In Groningen, Roy Makaay's goal had Feyenoord in front for more than an hour before a crazy last 18 minutes saw Markus Berg and Erik Nevland put Groningen ahead. Nuri Sahin equalized for the visitors but Berg struck again in injury time to snatch victory.

Orlando Engelaar's late goal earned FC Twente a 1-1 draw at Sparta Rotterdam who had led through Sjaak Polak.

FC Utrecht beat NEC Nijmegen 3-2 thanks to goals from Gregoor van Dijk, Leroy George and Giuseppe Rossini. Jonas Olsson and Lorenzo Davids netted for NEC. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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