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Record breaker: Ajax put 13 goals past VVV-Venlo; register biggest win in Dutch League

Ajax beat VVV-Venlo 13-0 in their Dutch league game on Saturday, breaking the record for the biggest win in league's history.

ajax, ajax fc, ajax amsterdam, ajax 13-0 vvv-venlo Image Source : TWITTER/NICO_TAGLIAAjax beat VVV-Venlo 13-0 in their Dutch league game on Saturday, breaking the record for the biggest win in league's history.

Ajax routed VVV-Venlo 13-0 on Saturday for the biggest victory in Dutch league history.

All the goals came within 66 minutes as the margin of success eclipsed Ajax's 12-1 victory over Vitesse in 1972 in the Eredivisie.

Lassina Traore scored five times — the first Ajax player to do so in a league game since Marco van Basten in 1985 — and the 19-year-old forward also had three assists.

There were doubles Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, who netted the 12th-minute opener, and substitute Klaas-Jan huntelaar, whose penalty and second goal came within two minutes.

The record 13th goal by the Dutch champions came from Lisandro Martinez in the 78th.

It fell a goal short of matching the club's record 14-0 win over Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange in 1984 in the now-defunct UEFA Cup.

Ajax was leading only 4-0 at the time host VVV-Venlo had Christian Kum sent off in the 52nd minute.