Feyenoord also won, beating RKC Waalwijk 3-2.

An 86th minute goal by Wamberto handed Ajax the three points in a second half fightback before their home fans after Egyptian striker Mido was sent off five minutes before half time with Twente in the driving seat.

A total of 26 goals were scored in six first division matches and Feyenoord stayed on top with 31 points from 13 matches, two points clear of Ajax who have played one more match.

NAC Breda, who beat NEC Nijmegen 3-1, moved to third overall with 27 points from 15 matches.

Ajax were 2-0 down and struggling after Jack de Gier scored in the fourth and 15th for Twente. Mido was then sent off for kicking an opponent and Amsterdam seemed destined for a third successive defeat.

But Ajax stepped up their game with ten men, and Andy van der Meyde pulled a goal back after 53 minutes.

Rafael van der Vaart then scored with a free kick in the 75th minute before Wamberto grabbed the winner with a fierce shot four minutes before time.

Feyenoord took an easy 2-0 lead in the first half with Ebi Smolarek opening the score in the 34th minute, taking advantage of a bad pass back to the goalkeeper, and Paul Bosvelt adding the second in the 45th minute.

The leaders then let RKC back into the match in the second half. RKC striker Rick Hoogendorp scored from the penalty spot in the 53rd and levelled eight minutes later.

Smolarek, set up by Pierre van Hooijdonk, hit the winning goal with 15 minutes to play.

Utrecht and PSV Eindhoven shared the points in another exciting match, a 3-3 draw in Utrecht.

Utrecht were unbeaten at home and started aggressively against the injury-hit champions, taking the lead after four minutes with an own goal by PSV defender Yuri Nikiforov.

PSV levelled half an hour later when Mateja Kezman only had to tip in the ball after the Utrecht defense failed to clear it from the box.

In the second half Utrecht pushed hard and went 3-1 up through Igor Gluscevic in the 50th minute and Patrick Zwaanswijk six minutes later.

PSV bounced back and after 62 minutes Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink headed home a Kezman cross and nine minutes from time the Yugoslav striker scored his second of the match.