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Soccer-Six-goal Ajax cruise into last eight of Dutch Cup

AMSTERDAM, Dec 22 - Ajax Amsterdam thrashed second
division Eindhoven 6-1 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals
of the Dutch Cup.

The visitors struck four times in the opening 20 minutes
through Angelos Charisteas, Wesley Sneijder, Frank Demouge (own
goal) and Nourdin Boukhari.

Sneijder grabbed his second goal on the hour before Thomas
Vermaelen completed the rout with nine minutes to go.

Sasa Stojanovic scored Eindhoven's consolation.

In the night's other tie, Groningen coasted past Volendam
3-0 with goals from Yuri Cornelisse, Danny Buijs and Glenn
Salmon.

It was Groningen's final match in their 72-year-old
Oosterpark stadium before they move to their new Euroborg ground
next month.

In Wednesday's matches, Roda JC Kerkrade defeated Feyenoord
1-0 while AZ Alkmaar overcame NEC Nijmegen 2-0.

There were also wins on Tuesday for PSV Eindhoven,
Heerenveen and second division teams Helmond Sport and MVV.

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