41.   The team, ranked second in the Dutch premier league behind Feyenoord, has lost six out of eight recent games.

42.   The win rescued a disastrous season for Roda which languishes next-to-bottom in the Dutch league table.

43.   Three years later, the Koemans led the squad to its first appearance in the European soccer competition after ending fifth in the Dutch league.

44.   Torrential rains forced the cancellation Sunday of exhibition soccer matches featuring Dutch league champion Ajax Amsterdam and Italian club Bologna.

45.   U.S. winger Earnie Stewart, who has played in the Dutch league, looks on the bright side.

46.   Vitesse finished fourth in the Dutch league last season, qualifying for a UEFA cup berth.

47.   Van der Vaart, the top scorer in the Dutch league with nine goals, is suspended.

48.   He was replaced by Nourdin Boukhari, who plays for Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch league.

49.   And Korean football officials quoted by Seoul media said the Dutch league is not big enough for Hiddink now.

50.   But they remained top of the Dutch league on goal difference over Feyenoord.