PEC Zwolle midway through the second half at 10-0 against FC Den Bosch

After half an hour of play, it was already 7-0 for the inhabitants of Zwolle, thanks to goals from Apostolos Vellios (4), Haris Medunjanin, Younes Taha and Thomas van den Belt. This position remained until the break. This made PEC the first Dutch club to enter half-time with a 7-0 lead since Heracles Almelo against HFC Haarlem in August 2002.

Greece striker Vellios now holds the record for the fastest hat-trick after kick-off in the Premier League and Premier League, taking 11 minutes and 22 seconds to score three consecutive goals.

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After the break, PEC Zwolle continued to score. Less than a minute after kick-off, Lennart Thy made it 8-0. Thomas Beelen shared the party with his first goal for the PEC: 9-0. In the 62nd minute, Thy made it 10-0.

PEC Zwolle’s biggest victory in the first division dates back to this evening in the 1977/78 season. It then became 8-1, also against FC Den Bosch.

After two losses

Victory comes as expected for coach Dick Schreuder’s team. The last two games were lost, against ADO Den Haag and MVV Maastricht.