2014 KNVB Cup final

2014 KNVB Cup Final
Event2013–14 KNVB Cup
Date20 April 2014
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeBas Nijhuis
Attendance42,500

The 2014 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between PEC Zwolle and Ajax on 20 April 2014 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2013–14 KNVB Cup competition and the 96th Dutch Cup final. PEC Zwolle beat Ajax 5–1 to secure their first KNVB Cup trophy.[1][2]

The match saw major crowd disturbance from Ajax fans, who were throwing fireworks on the pitch. This caused the referee to suspend the match in the fifth minute with Ajax a goal ahead. After a half-hour interval, play was resumed.[3]

Route to the final

PEC Zwolle Round Ajax
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Fortuna Sittard 2–0 (H) Second round FC Volendam 4–2 (a.e.t.) (H)
Wilhelmina '08 4–0 (H) Third round ASWH 4–1 (H)
Excelsior 4–1 (A) Round of 16 IJsselmeervogels 3–0 (A)
JVC Cuijk 5–1 (H) Quarter-finals Feyenoord 3–1 (H)
NEC 2–1 (H) Semi-finals AZ 1–0 (A)

Match

Details

PEC Zwolle5–1Ajax
Thomas 8', 12'
Fernandez 22', 34'
Van Polen 50'
Report Van Rhijn 3'
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
PEC Zwolle
Ajax
GK 1 Diederik Boer
RB 2 Bram van Polen (c)  24'
CB 4 Maikel van der Werff
CB 14 Joost Broerse  71'
LB 5 Bart van Hintum
CM 22 Kamohelo Mokotjo
CM 43 Mateusz Klich
RW 6 Mustafa Saymak  64'
AM 11 Jesper Drost
LW 30 Ryan Thomas  83'
CF 18 Guyon Fernandez
Substitutes:
GK 16 Kevin Begois
DF 3 Darryl Lachman  71'
DF 38 Giovanni Gravenbeek  83'
MF 10 Stef Nijland
FW 7 Furdjel Narsingh  64'
FW 8 Thanasis Karagounis
FW 9 Fred Benson
Manager:
Ron Jans
GK 1 Kenneth Vermeer
RB 2 Ricardo van Rhijn
CB 4 Niklas Moisander (c)  54'
CB 24 Stefano Denswil
LB 15 Nicolai Boilesen
CM 18 Davy Klaassen
CM 17 Daley Blind  24'
CM 25 Thulani Serero
RW 20 Lasse Schöne  80'
CF 11 Bojan  54'
LW 9 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Substitutes:
GK 22 Jasper Cillessen
DF 6 Mike van der Hoorn
DF 27 Ruben Ligeon
MF 5 Christian Poulsen  54'
MF 8 Lerin Duarte
FW 34 Lesly de Sa  54'
FW 43 Ricardo Kishna  80'
Manager:
Frank de Boer

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

  1. ^ "PEC walst over Ajax in door vuurwerk ontsierde bekerfinale" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ^ "PEC Zwolle wint KNVB-beker na weergaloze zege op Ajax" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Bekerfinale tussen PEC Zwolle en Ajax tijd gestaakt" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.