Brown Ideye notched a hat-trick to lead Olympiakos to a 6-1 rout of Veria in their first game of the season in the Greek Super League on Sunday night. <br /><br />The Nigeria international opened scoring in the 25th minute, then scored two more goals in the second half in the 61st and 89th minute after providing an assist for Olympiakos<span class=\"st\">&rsquo;s third goal four minutes before the interval.<br /><br />If the four goals Ideye netted whilst on the books of Neuch&acirc;tel Xamax in a fourth-tier clash against FC Portalban on 20th March 2008 is not included in the mix, Sunday</span><span class=\"st\">&rsquo;s treble was the first time he managed to score more than two goals in a league match since he moved to Europe nine years ago. <br /><br />The 27-year-old scored a hat-trick in </span><span class=\"st\">Neuch&acirc;tel Xamax 8-0 victory over FC La Comb in the Swiss Cup in September 2009.<br /><br />Ideye has registered his name on the score sheet four times in all competitions this season, including the crucial goal he scored against Arouca in the Europa League last month.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></span>