Overview

• Feyenoord crushed Heracles Almelo 7-0 in Almelo, with Ayase Ueda completing a first-half hat trick to secure the club’s largest away win at Heracles and reclaim the Eredivisie lead.
• Ajax fell 0-2 to AZ in the Johan Cruijff Arena, ending their unbeaten league run and increasing scrutiny on coach John Heitinga following recent public backing from technical director Alex Kroes.
• Sparta Rotterdam won 2-0 at FC Groningen through a Tobias Lauritsen header from a corner and a late Patrick van Aanholt free kick, denying Groningen the chance to climb above Ajax.
• Rotterdam’s mayor closed a bathhouse on Slaghekstraat after a third explosion this year, as police reported no arrests and continued to seek witnesses.
• Regional authorities reported multiple incidents under investigation, including a deceased person found in Leusden and a stabbing in Vlaardingen, an arrest of a 67-year-old in Uithuizen for illegal taxi services with a €10,000 ILT penalty, and traffic crashes such as a multi-car collision in Nieuwegein with no hospital admissions, while Khalid Choukoud claimed his fourth Dutch marathon title in Amsterdam in 2:08:00.