Eredivisie: Ajax, Twente set up final-day showdown

Ajax came from a goal down to beat Heerenveen 2-1 on Sunday, sending the Eredivisie title race down to the final round of the season.

Visitors Ajax trailed through Mika Vayrynen’s opening goal 19 minutes into the match at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.

They were level a minute later courtesy of a strike from Serbia forward Miralem Sulejmani, before Danish youngster Christian Eriksen put Ajax 2-1 ahead just a minute into the second half.

The win keeps Ajax one point behind league leaders and defending champions Twente, who they play in the final league match of the season in two weeks time.

A draw away from home will be enough for Twente to retain the title, while Ajax must win at the Amsterdam Arena to collect their first championship since 2004.

The two teams also meet in the Dutch Cup final next Sunday.

Twente retained their lead at the top with a 4-0 win at home to already-relegated Willem II.

Luuk de Jong opened the scoring for Twente six minutes before the break at De Grolsch Veste.

Douglas Franco made it 2-0 five minutes into the second half, before a Dragan Jelic own-goal and Theo Janssen’s penalty completed the scoring for the hosts.

PSV Eindhoven are out of title contention despite winning 2-1 at home to Vitesse Arnhem.

Marcus Berg and Marcelo Antonio Guedes Filho scored in the first and second half respectively for PSV at the Philips Stadion, with Jordi Lopez pulling one back for the visitors.

The defeat leaves Vitesse 14th, clear of the relegation playoff places on goal difference only.

Belgian striker Bjorn Vleminckx bagged four goals as NEC Nijmegen hammered Roda JC 5-0.

AZ Alkmaar were also big winners, with Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Graziano Pelle both scoring doubles in a 5-1 win against De Graafschap.

The heavy defeat leaves De Graafschap in 15th, the final relegation playoff place.

They must beat VVV Venlo on the final day of the season while hoping Vitesse lose or draw if they are to guarantee survival.

VVV – already certain to finish in the relegation playoff places – defeated Feyenoord 3-2, while Heracles came from behind to beat NAC Breda 2-1.

Excelsior won 3-1 at home to Utrecht, but remain three points from safety.

With an inferior goal difference to the teams above them, they would need a miracle on the last day of the season to avoid the relegation playoffs.