Soccer-Dutch championship results and standings
Oct 20 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Dutch championship matches on Friday Friday, October 20 Groningen 0 Willem II Tilburg 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 PSV Eindhoven 8 7 0 1 26 8 21 2 Ajax Amsterdam 8 5 1 2
ReutersCrew, NYCFC to battle for playoff spots
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Associated PressSoccer-Samp hit five past Crotone to maintain perfect home record
Sampdoria kept up their impressive start to the latest Serie A campaign and maintained their perfect home record when they thumped hapless Crotone 5-0 on Saturday, with five players sharing the goals. Defender Gian Marco Ferrari began the rout by heading in from a free kick in the third minute against his former club and Fabio Quagliarella drilled home a penalty eight minutes later after Duvan Zapata was hauled back in the area. Colombian Zapata also set up the third in the 38th minute when he held off a challenge to reach the byline and provide an easy chance for Gianluca Caprari to turn the ball in at the far post.
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