AZ Alkmaar Move Six Points Clear in Holland; Fenerbahce Close 2008 with a Win

AZ Alkmaar 2, Utrecht 0 (Eredivisie, Dec. 19, 2008)

AZ moved six points clear at the top of the table, Mounir El Hamdaoui collected the ball just outside the box, shifted the ball to the right, and scored with a bullet into the top corner. Demy de Zeeuw sealed the win with a last minute solo effort, bursting down the left and firing the ball through the keeper.

Fenerbahce 2, Konyaspor 1 (Super Lig, Dec. 19, 2008)

A horrendous error from the home keeper gifted Fener the lead, a tame punch from the number one rebounded off the chest of Onder Turaci for the opener. A minute later it was two as Guiza teed up Deivid de Souza for a simple second. The hosts pulled a goal back in the second half through Cihan’s strike.

Associacao Naval 0, Vitoria Guimaraes 0 (SuperLiga, Dec. 19, 2008)

Anderlecht 2, Racing Genk 0 (Jupiler League, Dec. 19, 2008)

Guillaume Gillet scored with a 25-yard daisy-cutter into the bottom corner before Jonathan Legear sowed up the win with a second half second.