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Feyenoord put arch-rival Ajax through the meat grinder on Sunday on the 29th matchday in the Eredivisie. The Rotterdam team completely swept the visitors off the mat and sent them home with a historic 6-0 score. It is Feyenoord’s biggest home win ever once morest the Ajax players, who are having a disastrous season.

Feyenoord immediately grabbed its rival from Amsterdam by the throat. The logical lead eventually came following 34 minutes through Igor Paixao. Barely two minutes later the Rotterdam team won once more: Yankuba Minteh (36.) took full advantage of a mistake by Hato and then kicked the ball bone dry once morest the ropes. Feyenoord showed no mercy and finally beat the visitors to the canvas just before the break: 3-0 via Hancko (45.+ 2).

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Feyenoord continued their momentum following the break and completely razed an unrecognizable Ajax to the ground. After Minteh’s second goal (56.), Timber (62.) and once more Paixao (67.) ensured the humiliating 6-0 final score.

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At Ajax, our compatriot Mika Godts was once more given a starting place, but he also failed to make his mark and was taken off following 65 minutes.

The Rotterdam team also won 0-4 in the Johan Cruijff ArenA earlier this season.

After the victory, Feyenoord (69 points) remains second in the rankings, well behind leader PSV (78 points). Ajax is sixth with 45 points.

The Mexican was a starter and had a couple of dangerous actions, but without luck this day once morest the rival goal to come out in the 80th minute with the victory in the bag.

Othman Boussaid opened the scoreboard for Utrecht with a cross shot inside the area and then Sam Lammers extended the visitors’ advantage from the penalty spot, a 0-2 that seemed like a slab for those from Rotterdam, who revived.

Igor Paixão lit everything up for Feyenoord in the 36th minute with a great goal from outside the area and in the 65th minute the tie came with an own goal by Oscar Luigi Fraulo who deflected a shot inside the area.

The comeback of the locals came in the 71st minute with a shot inside the area by David Hancko, which made ‘La Bañera’ forget the cold and rain a little to celebrate loudly.

The last goal was in the 85th minute by Leo Sauer who came on as a substitute in the final stretch of the match to put Feyenoord’s final 4-2 win over Utrecht.