Luis Suarez nabbed a hat-trick inside 20 minutes as Ajax defeated ten-man RKC Waalwijk 4-1. Gregory Van Der Wiel opened the scoring in the tenth minute, but the newly-promoted side levelled matters on the half-hour mark.

Suarez almost got on the scoresheet in the first minute, but his effort crashed off the post. Ajax did not have to wait long for their first goal as a quick one-two between Van Der Wiel and Dario Cvitanich was finished off by a powerful strike by the Holland youngster.

RKC got their first goal in the Eredivisie when Benjamin De Ceulaer raced down the pitch before firing home from just inside the area. Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg got a hand to it, but was powerless to prevent it hitting the back of the net.

The floodgates opened when Wooter Gudde was dismissed in the 70th minute and Suarez scored from the resulting penalty. The Uruguay striker bagged his second eight minutes from time with a stunning 30-yard strike into the top right corner.

In stoppage time, the 22-year-old sealed a fantastic day for himself and his side when he beat RKC goalkeeper Jurgen Wevers to the ball and slotted it home.

The result makes it two wins in two attempts for coach Martin Jol, while RKC are finding out just how tough it is in the top flight after losing both their opening games.