Bit late with a round 2 dump, but didn't get to see much of the games except Ajax in the weekend so had to find somewhere to catch extended highlights to get an idea of how it went. It was a very hot round in netherlands, nearly every game being played in 30c+ which is not normal for the league so drinking breaks were put in around the 23rd minute mark.
First match of the weekend was Saturday when PSV bounced back, there really isn't much to tell as PSV dominated the match from start to finish and sent Roda JC home with a 5-0 whopping.
VVV started very well going one up against Utrecht, which was the last of the dominance they got in that match, Utrecht hit them back just before half time and came out with even more for 2nd half where they after a multi chance made it 2-1 and then 3-1 a bit after.
PEC Zwolle took on Vitesse at home in what became a tighter match than first expected, drama all the way through but not that many chances. Vitesse went 1-0 in the 63rd minute and when Zwolle got a penalty in the 90th it looked like a draw, a call for hands was taken by Bart van Hintum but he fired it way wide and the match ended with an away win for Vitesse.
The match with Twente against NAC were also dominated by the favorites, but unlike PSV Twente were not very clinical which they nearly payed for, the Enschede club should have been up 5-0 at the end but holding on to a mere 1-0 lead away from home saw NAC come very close to drawing at the end where the came should have been closed eons before.
The last match of the night was a top match between last years number 2 and 5, Feyenoord and Heerenveen. It was Feyenoords match to win, that is until returning Joris Mathijsen made a bad last man tackle from behind which gave him a direct red and Heerenveen a penalty which was taken securely to put them ahead 1-0 in Rotterdam. Feyenoord did bounce back for 1-1 but they should be disappointed overall as the match should have been theirs if they had been able to finish, 63-37% possession should speak for itself if there was any doubt.
Sunday opened even hotter than Saturday, in the first match Groningen saw 2 points that should have been theirs slip away, both goals came in the first half and the match ended 1-1 which was a misleading result seeing as Groningen had the ball 61% of the time and created more than twice as many chances, perhaps the hot weather took some of the strikers sting in this weekend as the story for several matches were missed chances.
The next game was in Den Haag, where ADO faced last seasons surprise package RKC. The match was dominated by ADO but it was on RKC's terms which ment that RKC went to 0-1 first, ADO hit back right after though and it was not until the 89th minute that RKC hit back, in normal circumstances that should be the end, but a lot of injury time let ADO get back in the game for 2-2 and nearly win it as well.
AZ Alkmaar had Heracles at home which saw AZ let Heracles control more of the match, but that didn't get in the way of a 3-1 victory for AZ. Altidore made it 1-0 after 16 on one he helped set up himself. AZ also went up 2-0 through Mertens on a well played goal, set up by Adam Maher. Heracles hit back for 2-1 late in the match and it looked like it could end in a draw, that was for a few minutes before Altidore made it 3-1. The 2 goals puts Jozy at 4 and he is top scorer so far. He really looks like he as finally found his place in the football world.
The last game of the weekend was the one featuring Ajax, this was a visit for NEC who probably would like to forget that ever happened. NEC started well testing Ajax young and inexperienced defensive lineup, but after 13 minutes it was 1-0 Ajax from Jody Lukoki. A couple of minutes later a ball from goalkeeper Vermeer bounced through to Christian Eriksen who made it to 2-0. NEC had missed a huge chance between the two goals, but timing was not there which ended up being their theme for the match. New Ajax swede Tobias Sana made it 3-0 shortly chipping the keeper after a bad first touch, the NEC defense were nonexistent in the first half, and the goalkeeper decided to follow them as Theo Janssen sent a bouncing shot at goal, which tricked the NEC goalkeeper to make it 4-0 in first half.
2nd half Ajax seemed let go a little, but quickly took control back. A long pass for Eriksen was lost in the box by him but Siem De Jong was quick with a tackle that sent the ball in the goal for 5-0. Ajax let go a little more and NEC hit one back much to the displeasure of Frank De Boer which caused quite the scene at the 2nd half water timeout. A lot of things were said (Eriksen was asked if he thought he was the only player on the field) but the message was clear De Boer wasn't happy, he is a winner and winners don't let opponents back into the fight( He may also remember when Ajax lost the championship with 48+ to PSV's 50+ goals big victories are important very important, just ask Sir Alex Ferguson
). They came back on and shortly after a well played goal made it 6-1 by the foot of Tobias Sana, beautifully set up by Eriksen to Siem De Jong who made the assist. The match saw former NEC star-man Lasse Schøne put in 2 assists against his old club but never really getting close to scoring himself.
Twente are the leaders with 2 victories while Ajax are in 2nd with the best goal difference of the lot. After 2 rounds no team has 0 points and Roda are last after the heavy defeat against PSV.
