Ajax salvage draw as Eredivisie kicks off

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Kolbeinn Sigthorsson struck seven minutes from time to give defending champions Ajax Amsterdam a 2-2 draw at home to AZ Alkmaar on Sunday on the opening weekend of the Dutch league.

Right-back Gregory van der Wiel put Ajax ahead with a fierce drive after nine minutes before U.S forward Jozy Altidore struck twice in three minutes early in the second half.

Feyenoord opened with a 1-0 win at Utrecht as Sekou Cisse headed the winner six minutes before the interval.

Former England manager Steve McClaren's Twente Enschede cruised to a 4-1 home win over Groningen with Serb Dusan Tadic scoring twice against his old club and setting up the other two for Nacer Chadli.

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Marco van Basten's return to the Dutch league as a coach after a three-year absence ended with his Heereveen side losing 2-0 at home to NEC Nijmegen.