2008 KNVB Cup final explained

2008 KNVB Cup Final
Event:	2007–08 KNVB Cup
Team1:	Feyenoord
Team1score:	2
Team2:	Roda JC
Team2score:	0
Date:	27 April 2008
Stadium:	De Kuip
City:	Rotterdam
Referee:	Jack van Hulten
Attendance:	46,000
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009

The 2008 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Feyenoord and Roda JC on 27 April 2008 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2007–08 KNVB Cup competition. Feyenoord beat Roda JC 2–0 after goals from Denny Landzaat and Jonathan de Guzmán.^[1] ^[2] It was their eleventh KNVB Cup triumph.^[3]

Route to the final

Feyenoord		Round	Roda JC
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
FC Utrecht	3–0 (H)	Second round	SV Spakenburg	2–0 (A)
FC Groningen	3–1 (H)	Third round	De Graafschap	3–2 (a.e.t.) (H)
SV Deurne	4–0 (A)	Round of 16	Excelsior	3–0 (H)
FC Zwolle	2–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	FC Dordrecht	3–1 (A)
NAC Breda	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Heracles Almelo	2–2 (5–3 p) (A)

Match

Details

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GK	31	Henk Timmer
RB	6
CB	3
CB	4	André Bahia
LB	5	Tim de Cler
CM	19
CM	8	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM	17
RW	33	Jonathan de Guzmán
CF	14
LW	22	Luigi Bruins
Substitutes:
GK	37	Erwin Mulder
DF	18
MF	7	Danny Buijs
MF	10	Nicky Hofs
MF	28
FW	16	Lee Chun-soo
FW	9
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

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GK	1	Bram Castro
RB	24
CB	3	Jan-Paul Saeijs
CB	12	Davy De fauw
LB	27	Boldizsár Bodor
CM	18
CM	6	Marcel Meeuwis (c)
CM	8
RW	10
CF	11	Andres Oper
LW	20	Roland Lamah
Substitutes:
GK	22	Przemysław Tytoń
DF	2	Ger Senden
DF	4	Pa-Modou Kah
DF	14
MF	17	Marcel de Jong
FW	19
FW	9
Manager:
Raymond Atteveld

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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

Web site: FEYENOORD WINT KNVB-BEKER. https://web.archive.org/web/20080501010400/http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/S1/10010000032053-999-10010000000003.aspx. 1 May 2008. 27 April 2008. Feyenoord. nl. 20 June 2017.
Web site: Feyenoord vs. Roda JC - 27 April 2008. Soccerway. 20 June 2017.
Web site: Feyenoord klopt Roda in bekerfinale. https://web.archive.org/web/20080501150806/http://www.depers.nl/sport/196879/Feyenoord-wint-bekerfinale.html. 1 May 2008. 27 April 2008. De Pers. nl. 20 June 2017.