2006 KNVB Cup final explained

2006 KNVB Cup Final
Event:	2005–06 KNVB Cup
Team1:	Ajax
Team1score:	2
Team2:	PSV
Team2score:	1
Date:	7 May 2006
Stadium:	De Kuip
City:	Rotterdam
Referee:	Pieter Vink
Attendance:	30,770
Previous:	2005
Next:	2007

The 2006 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Ajax and PSV on 7 May 2006 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2005–06 KNVB Cup competition. Ajax won 2–1, both of their goals being scored by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.^{[1] [2]} Michael Lamey scored for PSV.^{[3] [4]}

Route to the final

Ajax		Round	PSV
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
FC Eindhoven	6–1 (A)	Round of 16	FC Twente	3–0 (H)
Heerenveen	3–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	FC Groningen	3–2 (A)
Roda JC	4–1 (a.e.t.) (H)	Semi-finals	AZ	2–0 (a.e.t.) (H)

Match

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg RB 31 Emmanuel Boakye CB 4 John Heitinga CB 15 LB 19 Urby Emanuelson CM 6 Tomáš Galásek (c) CM 28 Nourdin Boukhari AM 18 RW 9 CF 25 LW 24 Substitutes: GK 12 Hans Vonk DF 22 Juanfran MF 8 MF 10 Steven Pienaar MF 21 Olaf Lindenbergh FW 11 FW 29 Nicolae Mitea Manager: Danny Blind

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Gomes RB 19 CB 2 André Ooijer CB 18 Eric Addo LB 5 CM 20 CM 6 Timmy Simons CM 8 Phillip Cocu (c) RW 17 Jefferson Farfán CF 9 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink LW 11 DaMarcus Beasley Substitutes: DF 16 Theo Lucius MF 15 Jason Culina MF 37 Ismaïl Aissati FW 10 FW 35 Gerald Sibon Manager: Guus Hiddink

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ajax - PSV 2 - 1 (7-5-2006). AFC Ajax Info. nl. 7 July 2017.
2. Web site: Ajax-PSV. 7 May 2006. PSV Netwerk. nl. 7 July 2017.
3. Web site: Huntelaar bezorgt Ajax klassieke zege op PSV. 7 May 2006. Voetbal International. nl. 7 July 2017.
4. Web site: Seizoen 2005/2006 - KNVB Beker : Ajax - PSV (2 - 1). 7 May 2006. Supportersvereniging PSV. nl. 7 July 2017.