Earnie Stewart scored a spectacular go-ahead goal in NAC Breda’s 3-1 victory over John O’Brien and his league-leading Ajax club in Holland. Brad Friedel helped Blackburn Rovers earn a 1-1 draw with first-place Liverpool and Jovan Kirovski scored in Crystal Palace’s 4-1 win over Crewe Alexandra. In Germany, Tony Sanneh notched an assist in Nuremberg’s 2-0 win over Hansa Rostock. The win moved Nuremberg out of last place, which is where Cory Gibbs’ St. Pauli landed after a 5-1 loss to Kaiserslautern.

Netherlands

ò Earnie Stewart (NAC Breda, D1) vs. Ajax, 3-1. Started: 90 minutes. Stewart broke a 1-1 tie with a 35-yard half-volley into the upper corner of the goal in the 50th minute. The goal helped lift NAC Breda to a huge victory over the Honor Division leaders. The win moved NAC Breda into sole possession of fifth place and within five points of Ajax. Stewart’s club fell behind early to the home team, yielding an eighth-minute goal, but rallied to tie in the 30th minute. Stewart set up the equalizer with a free kick that Brazilian striker Cristiano headed home. After Stewart put Breda ahead, Cristiano scored his second goal of the match in the 65th to seal matters. Stewart also picked up a yellow card in the 84th minute. ò John O’Brien (Ajax, D1) vs. NAC Breda, 1-3. Started: 90 minutes.

France

ò David Regis (Metz, D1) vs. Sochaux (0-2). DNP

Chile

ò Jonny Walker (Universidad Catolica, D1) vs. Coquimbo Unido, 3-0. Started: 90 minutes. Walker’s club remains three points behind league leader Santiago Wanderers.

England

ò Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Liverpool, 1-1. Started: 90 minutes. ò Jovan Kirovski (Crystal Palace, D1) vs. Crewe, 4-1. Started: 90 minutes. Scored Palace’s third goal as part of a three-tally flurry in a nine-minute span of the first half. ò Gregg Berhalter (Crystal Palace, D1) DNP ò Joe-Max Moore (Everton, PL) vs. Chelsea, 0-0. DNP – Moore did not make the active roster. ò Ian Feuer (Derby, PL) vs. Southampton, 1-0. DNP ò Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Arsenal, 1-1. DNP. Tottenham fans gave visiting Arsenal rude and rowdy treatment before and after the game. First, fans at a pub outside White Hart Lane pelted Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger with beer cans as he arrived at the stadium. Then they taunted former Spurs star Sol Campbell, now with Arsenal, labeling him a traitor for his transfer before this season. Campbell was struck by a plastic bottle during the match, according to wire reports, yet he stepped in as a peacekeeper at halftime when Tottenham captain Teddy Sheringham and his Gunners counterpart, Patrick Viera, clashed in the tunnel to the dressing rooms.

Germany

ò Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D2) vs. Saarbrucken, 0-0 Started: 90 minutes. ò Conor Casey (Hannover 96, D2) vs. Saarbrucken, 0-0 Entered as a substitute: 46th minute. ò Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli, D1) vs. Kaiserslautern, 1-5. Started: 90 minutes. Received game’s lowest rating for Kicker magazine. ò Frank Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen, D1) vs. Cologne, 2-1. DNP. Hejduk has been starting at right back for Leverkusen’s amateurs in the German Third Division. ò Jeff Cunningham (Bayer Leverkusen, D1) vs. Cologne, 2-1. DNP ò Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D1) vs. Hansa Rostock, 2-0. Started: 90 minutes. Assisted on Nuremberg’s first goal.

Scotland

ò Claudio Reyna (Glasgow Rangers, PL) vs. Dunfermline, 4-0. Started: 90 minutes. Reyna “ran the show” with Barry Ferguson in midfield as Rangers domintated Dundermline, currently 10th in the 12-team Scottish Premier League. Reyna set up Rangers’ second goal with a “precise pass,” according to wire reports. The victory is Rangers’ eighth in a row and sets up Thursday’s UEFA Cup match against visiting Paris-St. Germain. That will be followed by a clash with league-leading rival Celtic on the weekend.