Twente beat Ajax 2-1, Sparta upset Feyenoord in derby

By Theo Ruizenaar

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) - Eljero Elia scored with a lob two minutes into injury time to hand Twente Enschede a stunning 2-1 victory over Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch league on Sunday.

An own goal from Brazilian Douglas put Ajax ahead 18 minutes after the interval but Luke Wilkshire equalised seven minutes later.

With four matches remaining, PSV are top with 64 points after beating Groningen 3-0 on Saturday and two wins away from their fourth title in a row as Ajax trail by seven points.

Feyenoord slipped to fourth, on goal difference behind Heerenveen, with 54 points after suffering a 3-2 defeat against neighbours Sparta Rotterdam. NAC Breda are fifth also on 54, two more than sixth-placed Twente.

Luigi Bruins set up Theo Lucius to open the scoring for Feyenoord in the 12th minute but three minutes later Nourdin Boukhari equalised before putting Sparta ahead with a long range drive five minutes into the second half.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst brought Feyenoord back level with a well-placed shot but in injury time Marvin Emnes rounded two defenders to settle the match for Sparta.

Willem II Tilburg clinched a crucial 2-1 home win over Heracles Almelo to climb one spot to 16th, four points from the bottom spot which spells direct relegation. George Mourad and Frank Demouge put Tilburg 2-0 up before Robert Schilder pulled one back.

VVV Venlo dropped to 17th after a 2-1 home defeat by NEC Nijmegen. Keisuke Honda put VVV ahead in the 33rd minute but Jhonny van Beukering equalised 11 minutes from time and Bas Sibum struck in injury time to earn the visitors victory.