Promises Ajax ensure unique club history - Thanks to a difficult victory over FC Dordrecht, Young Ajax is the new leader in the Kitchen Champion Division. History was written with that.

Young Ajax already missed the chance of being in the lead last week at home against Jong PSV. With a win with at least three goals difference, the team of coach Mitchell van der Gaag would take over first place from SC Cambuur, but the mini-topper ended the way he started: 0-0.

Because SC Cambuur lost 3-2 on Friday at TOP Oss, there was a second chance for the Amsterdam promises. A win at home against FC Dordrecht would suffice, but the closing of the fence was a strong defense. With Naci Ünüvar (photo) in the starting line-up for the first time, Young Ajax failed to make a difference for a long time.

Promises Ajax ensure unique club history

On the instructions of Ünüvar, Quinten Timber took care of the relieving 1-0 in the 55th minute. Fifteen minutes before the end of the match, Alex Méndez threw the game into the penalty box through a penalty that was awarded after a foul on Sontje Hansen.

Because of the victory, Young Ajax is now a leader in the Kitchen Champion Division. Never before were the main force and promises, who have played in the First Division since the 2013/14 season and became champion there in 2017/18, both at the same time at the top of the Amsterdam top club. In August 2014 Ajax was in first place only after the first round of play, while Young Ajax was only in the lead after the second match.

PSV and Jong PSV were both at the top on 10 September 2016.

Young FC Utrecht was too strong for Roda JC Kerkrade at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch, which was still in the lead halfway through a hit by Romario Roesch. Jonas Arweiler and Jeredy Hilterman scored after the break on behalf of the home club, which is now eleventh with 31 points from 22 matches. Roda JC Kerkrade has thirteen points less and occupies sixteenth place.

Manchester City looks back as can no longer afford to take first place.

Manchester City is definitely not getting there this season. This Saturday, Kevin De Bruyne's teammates conceded a 2-2 split in the 90th minute, following an own goal from Fernandinho. The Citizens had however managed to turn in the lead thanks to a late double from Sergio Agüero, after having been led for a large part of the match.

"The spirit was there. We tried and tried again. We came back and we lost points. But it's football," said Pep Guardiola, a little bitter after the meeting.

The Catalan coach regretted not being paid after a match in which his team largely dominated the debates. "We struggled a little bit in the first ten minutes of the second half, but I think we did it all. Crystal Palace didn't do much, but they scored a point."

After this third sharing and this eighth winless game of the season, the Citizens are now thirteen points behind Liverpool having played two more games. But Pep Guardiola and his men prefer to look behind since the title seems to have flown long ago.

"We have to keep going, there are still a lot of games to play. We have to try to secure a place in the Champions League next season," said the Skyblues coach.

In this perspective, Manchester City, however, seems to have room since the fourth, Chelsea, points to nine points.