Ajax missed the chance of going second in the Dutch Eredivisie table after losing 1-0 at home to ADO Den Haag. While Mido was kept on the bench for the whole game, the Dutch champions received their second defeat of the season at the Amsterdam Arena. A first-half strike from Wesley Verhoek was enough to inflict the damage for the mid-table Den Haag. Ajax remain third on 27 points, four behind leaders Twente. Second-placed PSV Eindhoven, who also have 27 points, have a good chance to go clear when they play at Utrecht later.