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Monday, 5 August 2013 - 09:19

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Ajax, PSV Begin Season with Victory

Defending champion Ajax defeated Roda JC Kerkrade (3-0) in Amsterdam while PSV Eindhoven beat ADO Den Haag (3-2) during their first games in the Dutch league. Starting eleven of Ajax against Olympique Lyon on September 14, 2011
Photo by Scarafax/Wikimedia Commons Ajax’s and Siem de Jong, Ricardo van Rhijn, and Viktor Fischer scored the goals for the defending champions. Frank de Boer’s squad has considerably retained the members from last season. They remain favorites to win the title. Previous season's second best PSV Eindhoven succeeded at ADO Den Haag (3-2) at their first round. ADO captain Danny Holla scored for both sides.

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