Today was the penultimate round of matches in the Dutch football competition. FC Twente, with English trainer Steven McCLaren has never played as well as this season, having been in pole position for most of the season, but Ajax has also been playing very well and has only one point less. Both needed to win their respective games this weekend to be able to become champion, but Twente had the worst job, having to play Feyenoord, one of the traditional Big Three of Dutch football. And while their supporters hate Ajax and wouldn’t mind Feyenoord losing, the trainer and players thought otherwise, assuring the press that they would play normally, going for a win…
But when push came to shove, Twente had a very easy game, scoring twice with little trouble, Feyenoord not playing aggressive, sparing themselves for the big cup final next week. The result was a cheering, happy stadium, both Twente and Feyenoord fans happy to see Twente keeping on track for the championship — anything better than having Ajax win.