Zwolle claimed their first major title, the KNVB Beker, with a 5-1 victory over Ajax in a game that was
suspended because of crowd trouble.
The game was halted shortly after kick-off as the field was engulfed by flares and when proceedings did resume it was Ajax who took the lead in spectacular fashion
through Ricardo van Rhijn's 30-yard drive.
However, the match was soon stopped for
a second time due to objects being hurled
onto pitch, leading the players to return to
the changing rooms and Ajax director Edwin
van der Sar to plead with the club's fans for
calm.
It was Zwolle who took control of the
contest when order was restored, Ryan
Thomas levelling matters in the eighth
minute before scoring his second to put
Zwolle ahead.
And at the home of Ajax's great rivals,
Feyenoord, it was a loanee from the
Rotterdam club that put the game beyond
all doubt, attacker Guyon Fernandez
netting a brace to take his tally for the
season to 12 in all competitions.
Ajax's humiliation was then completed in
the 50th minute as Bram van Polen scored
Zwolle's fifth from close range, putting
further gloss on a display that will be
forever etched in the club's history.
Victory also marked Zwolle's first success
over Ajax since 1988.
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