2012 KNVB Cup final explained

Attendance:50,000
City:Rotterdam
Date:8 April 2012
Event:2011–12 KNVB Cup
Team1:PSV Eindhoven
Team2:Heracles Almelo
Team1score:3
Team2score:0
Stadium:De Kuip
Next:2013
Previous:2011
Referee:Pol van Boekel

The 2012 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between PSV Eindhoven and Heracles Almelo that took place on 8 April 2012 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2011–12 KNVB Cup competition and the 94th Dutch Cup final.[1]

PSV Eindhoven beat Heracles Almelo 3–0 and won their 9th and most recent KNVB Cup trophy.[2]

This match was also Heracles Almelo's first and only appearance in a KNVB Cup final in their club's entire history.[3]

Match

Details


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GK 21 Przemysław Tytoń
CB 4
CB 3 Wilfred Bouma
LB 5 Erik Pieters
RB 13 Atiba Hutchinson
CM6 Kevin Strootman
CM 20 Zakaria Labyad
AM 7 Ola Toivonen (c)
LW 14 Dries Mertens
RW 10 Georginio Wijnaldum
CF17 Jeremain Lens
Substitutes:
RB2 Stanislav Manolev
RB 8 Orlando Engelaar
LW 9 Tim Matavž
CB18 Timothy Derijck
CF19 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
CF 22 Memphis Depay
GK33 Khalid Sinouh
Manager:
Phillip Cocu
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GK 22 Remko Pasveer
CB 4 Antoine van der Linden (c)
CB 14 Ben Riestra
LB 5 Mark Looms
RB 2 Tim Breukers
DM 17 Kwame Quansah
DM 7 Lerin Duarte
AM 23 Willie Overtoom
CM 11 Everton
RW21 Darl Douglas
CF 19 Samuel Armenteros
Substitutes:
LB5 Jason Davidson
RW 10 Marko Vejinović
RW 15 Ninos Gouriye
DM 20 Thomas Bruns
GK26 Dennis Telgenkamp
CB32 Mike te Wierik
CM27 Luís Pedro
Manager:
Peter Bosz
width=50% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. Web site: KNVB bekerfinale: opstelling PSV. 8 April 2012. PSV.nl (in Dutch).
  2. Web site: Cocu's PSV seal Dutch Cup success. 8 April 2012. UEFA.com.
  3. Web site: Historie. Heracles.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2019.