Robin van Persie picks up first win as Feyenoord manager with hammering of FC Twente

With an impressive 2-6 victory over FC Twente, almost everything went well for Feyenoord in Enschede. The Rotterdam team swung from start to finish, exactly as coach Robin van Persie prefers. "This football has to become the standard for us."

By Daniel Buse Joseph Oosting didn't mince words: "This is a really ugly result," said the coach of Dutch first division football club FC Twente. His Enschede side had no chance in the fight for a European spot in the Eredivisie on Sunday, losing 6-2 (1-3) to Feyenoord Rotterdam. "They were good – we weren't," Oosting explained succinctly. more...

Robin van Persie picks up first win as Feyenoord manager with hammering of FC Twente

Robin van Persie picked up his first win as Feyenoord on Sunday. The Rotterdammers proved to be much too good for their competitors, FC Twente, winning 2-6 in Enschede. Brazilian winger Igor Paixao was the main man scoring three of Feyenoord’s goals. Sem Steijn scored twice for FC Twente and consolidated his spot as the top scorer of the Eredivisie this season with 22 goals.

Feyenoord has three very important points! After FC Utrecht lost points, the duel between Feyenoord and FC Twente became extra interesting, but the Rotterdam...

Twente - Feyenoord 2-6

90' A. Sliti (2 - 6) Assist: I. Paixao S. Steijn (2 - 5) Assist: M. Vlap 62' I. Paixao (1 - 5) Assist: G. Read 53' I. Paixao (1 - 4) Assist: G. Read 41' S. Steijn (pen.) (1 - 3) 23' A. Ueda (0 - 3) Assist: I. Paixao 14' I. Paixao (0 - 2) 10' A. Ueda (0 - 1) Assist: G. Read