Feyenoord secure Dutch title
By AFP
14 May 2017 |
3:21 pm
Feyenoord celebrated winning the Dutch title for the first time in 18 years on Sunday as a Dirk Kuyt hat-trick secured the win they needed on the last day of the season.
Feyenoord celebrated winning the Dutch title for the first time in 18 years on Sunday as a Dirk Kuyt hat-trick secured the win they needed on the last day of the season.
Kuyt’s goals clinched a 3-1 victory over Heracles at De Kuip as the Rotterdam side became Dutch champions for the 15th time.
They ended a point clear of Ajax, the Europa League finalists who finished their campaign with a 3-1 victory at Willem II.
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