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AZ Alkmaar head Dutch standings
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) -- AZ Alkmaar thrashed bottom team Zwolle 4-0 to go top of the Dutch first division on Saturday. Ali Elkhattabi put AZ ahead after only three minutes and the match was settled by goals in the last seven minutes of the first half by Kenneth Perez and Stijn Huysegems. Two minutes after the break Barry van Galen completed the rout. Alkmaar have 22 points after nine matches, one more point than Ajax who travel to third-placed PSV Eindhoven (19 points) on Sunday. Heerenveen lost 2-1 against NEC Nijmegen but stayed fourth with 15 points. Ali Elkhattabi put AZ ahead after only three minutes and they settled their seventh win of the season with goals in the last seven minutes of the first half by Kenneth Perez and Stijn Huysegems. Two minutes after the break Barry van Galen completed the rout. AZ will only lead the Dutch standings for 24 hours. The winners of Sunday's clash between PSV and Ajax will take over while a draw will put the Amsterdam side back on top. Last crowned Dutch champions in 1981, AZ are not members of the traditional top three, Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord, who have won 38 of the last 39 titles between them. Former Heerenveen striker Dennis de Nooijer gave NEC the lead a minute before halftime at Heerenveen and Youssouf Hersi doubled it 17 minutes into the second half. Four minutes before the final whistle, Georgios Samaras pulled one back for the home side but could not prevent their first home defeat this season. Vitesse Arnhem seemed on their way to victory at Groningen as Frenchman Didier Martel opened the scoring after 63 minutes. But goals by Arvid Smit and Martin Drent in the last four minutes gave the home side victory and left Vitesse one from bottom. ADO Den Haag and NAC Breda shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Gijs Cales opened for the home side after 19 minutes, but in the last minute defender Rob Penders equalised with a header. RBC Roosendaal came from behind to win 2-1 at RKC Waalwijk. Said Boutahar gave the home side a 1-0 halftime lead, but goals by Sidney Lammens and Esad Razic lifted RBC to eighth. Copyright 2003 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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