Tomasson thwarts Ajax in Rotterdam
Sunday, September 21, 2008
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Striker Jon Dahl Tomasson converted an 86th-minute penalty to salvage a point for Feyenoord in a 2-2 draw against AFC Ajax in Rotterdam, with Marco van Basten's side having twice gone ahead in the Dutch classic.
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Crucial foul
Some shaky Feyenoord defending allowed Tim de Cler to set up Jeffrey Sarpong for Ajax's opener late in the first half, but Tomasson levelled five minutes after the break, heading home after Maarten Stekelenburg blocked Diego Biseswar's shot. Klaas Jan Huntelaar restored Ajax's lead with his first league goal of the season after 69 minutes but Urby Emanuelson's foul on Michael Mols set Tomasson up to level from the spot.
Twente triumph
In Sunday's other Eredivisie games, De Graafschap beat ADO Den Haag 2-0 with a Jason Oost penalty and a Joep van den Ouweland strike, while Steve McClaren's FC Twente won 2-1 at FC Volendam. NAC Breda were 3-0 winners at Roda JC, while SC Heerenveen prevailed 2-1 at home against NEC Nijmegen.