Charlison Benschop hit a hat-trick as AZ Alkmaar beat ADO Den Haag 6-0 to go level on points with PSV Eindhoven at the top of the Eredivisie.

Altidore: Scored twice for Alkmaar

Maarten Martens netted the fourth and Jozy Altidore was on target twice late on as AZ ran riot in the second half with five goals.

The win moved AZ into second, three points ahead of FC Twente.

The game had been postponed from Saturday because of a frozen pitch and another pitch inspection was needed 90 minutes before kick-off before the game could go ahead.

AZ got used to the firm surface quicker and Simon Poulsen had a shot deflected just wide.

The visitors went ahead in the 33rd minute when Brett Holman crossed the ball from the left and Benschop got to it ahead of defender Gabor Horvath to score.

They doubled their advantage two minutes into the second half as Martens took advantage of poor defending to set up Benschop, who picked out the left corner from just inside the area.

The hosts briefly threatened to grab a lifeline, but AZ goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado tipped away Tjaronn Chery's shot.

Instead Benschop completed his hat-trick and put the game to bed in the 69th minute as he ran on to Rasmus Elm's pass and fired home.

AZ made it four four minutes later as Johann Berg Gudmundsson's through-ball this time split the defence and Martens chipped keeper Gino Coutinho as he came off his line.

ADO showed plenty of spirit and kept on pressing, but could not find a way past Alvarado.

Instead substitute Altidore added a fifth in the 85th minute, converting Holman's pass, and the American completed the rout two minutes from time, following up to score after Coutinho failed to hold Martens' shot.