Alkmaar suffer surprise defeat at Roda
Reuters - Saturday 28 January 2012, 22:20
First-half goals from Sanharib
Malki and Mads Junker earned Roda JC Kerkrade a surprising 2-0
home win over title challengers AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch league
on Saturday.
Malki opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a deflected
header off the shoulder of Simon Poulsen, and 12 minutes before
the interval Junker (pictured) finished a cross from Mitchel Donald to seal
victory.
PSV Eindhoven had taken first place in the league with a 3-1
win over Vitesse Arnhem on Friday, and Alkmaar's defeat meant
they failed to reclaim the top spot they had held since September
25.
PSV have 41 points from 19 matches, two points ahead of
Alkmaar in second.
Heerenveen drew level on points with Ajax with a 2-0 win
over Utrecht on Saturday. Both goals came in the first 15
minutes, from Bas Dost and Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.
In other games on Saturday, NAC Breda and Graafschap
Doetinchem shared the points in a 1-1 draw, while struggling
Excelsior Rotterdam suffered a 3-0 defeat against 10-men
Heracles Almelo.