Twente locked 2-all with Ajax; AZ upset Utrecht; Standard win battle of Westerlo; Benfica away win; Porto stay 100%; Academica go 2nd

FC Twente 2 Ajax 2 (Eredivisie, September 25, 2010) Theo Janssen lobbed Maarten Stekelenburg for Twentes opener, Mounir El Hamdaoui continued his fine scoring run since joining Ajax with the equaliser. Janssen regained the lead for the home side in the second half but a terrific volley from the edge of the box by Eyong Enoh left the match all square.

AZ Alkmaar 1 Utrecht 0 (Eredivisie, September 25, 2010) Rasmus Elm was AZs hero as they chalked up their fourth win in ten day, his long-range free-kick finding its way through a crowd of players and into the net in the 44th minute.

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Westerlo 1 Standard Liege 2 (Jupiler League, September 25, 2010) Standard Liege moved a point behind third-placed champions Anderlecht thanks to a 2-1 win at Westerlo as Zoro Gohi-Bi scored a goal in each half. Paulo Henrique (81) pulled a goal back for Westerlo before Liege ended the game with 10 men following Reginal Goreuxs late dismissal.

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Maritimo 0 Benfica 1 (Portugal Liga Sagres, September 25, 2010) Fabio Coentrao won the match in the 58th minute with a typical cracker of a left foot shot that went in off the post.

Porto 2 Olhanense 0 (Portugal Liga Sagres, September 25, 2010) Nicolas Otamendi marked his debut with a goal on 23 minutes, following up on Hulks fierce shot that was too hot for goalkeeper Moretto to hold onto. Hulk himself scored his eighth goal in eight games just before the interval, picking up a loose ball in midfield, advancing past the last defender and easily beating Moretto. Porto now have ten wins from ten games this season.

Academica Coimbra 3 Vitoria Guimaraes 1 (Portugal Liga Sagres, September 25, 2010) Diego Melo put the hosts ahead in the 53rd minute with a deflected shot, only for Edgar Silva to head in a equaliser straight afterwards. Ten minutes from time Modou Sougou smacked a sensational 25-yarder into the top corner to put the Students back in front, and Laionel made sure of the victory with the clinching goal on 90 ! minutes.


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