Ajax beat PSV 3-1 to close the gap in Dutch leage

Eindhoven, March 2: AFC Ajax rrowed the gap with Dutch football league leaders PSV Eindhoven to 11 points after a 3-1 win at the Philips Stadion here.

PSV were the better team in the first half hour of the match on Sunday. But Ajax opened the scoring. Ricardo Kish tipped in a cross by Anwar El Ghazi, reports Xinhua.

PSV created some opportunities in the second half, but only found the net 13 minutes from time. Luuk de Jong headed in a cross by left-back Jetro Willems.

A few minutes before the goal Ajax substitute Lasse Schone hit the cross-bar with a free-kick. But a few minutes after PSV's equaliser he did hit the target with a deflected free-kick.

Anwar El Ghazi secured Ajax's victory in injury-time. He finished a fine action with a curled shot into the net.

Thanks to the win second placed Ajax closed the gap with leaders PSV to 11 points, with nine rounds remaining.

AZ Alkmaar, who beat Willem II 2-0 on Saturday, and Feyenoord Rotterdam, who drew 0-0 against FC Utrecht on Sunday, are third and fourth. IANS