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2023 KNVB Cup final

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2023 KNVB Cup Final
De Kuip in Rotterdam hosted the final.
Event2022–23 KNVB Cup
After extra time
PSV won 2–3 on penalties
Date30 April 2023 (2023-04-30)
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeDennis Higler[1]
Attendance40,650[2]
2022
2024

The 2023 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs Ajax and PSV, which took place on 30 April 2023 at De Kuip, Rotterdam.[3] It is the final match of the 2022–23 KNVB Cup, the 105th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.

PSV won the match 2–3 on penalties, after a 1–1 draw in regular time and extra time.[2] With PSV winning their eleventh title, they secured a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League play-off round and the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield.

Route to the final

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Ajax Round PSV
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Bye First round Bye
Den Bosch
2–0 (A)
Second round Sparta Rotterdam
2–1 (A)
Twente
1–0 (A)
Round of 16 Emmen
3–1 (H)
De Graafschap
3–0 (A)
Quarter-finals ADO Den Haag
3–1 (H)
Feyenoord
2–1 (A)
Semi-finals SV Spakenburg
2–1 (A)

Match

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The 2023 KNVB Cup Final was seen as important for both Ajax and PSV, as they were trailing by resepectively 8 points and 11 points in the Eredivisie to Feyenoord and were expected to miss out on the national championship.[4]

PSV decided before the game to play Joël Drommel, the team's second goal keeper, a move by coach Ruud van Nistelrooy that was heavily criticised.[5] In a final that was described by Dutch media as "low level" and "sloppy".[6] The first half was characterised by many altercations between players and four yellow cards. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Ajax went ahead 1–0 after an own goal by Jarrad Branthwaite after he touched a shot by Steven Bergwijn. In the 67th minute, Hazard scored the tying goal after receiving the assist from Xavi Simons. There were eleven yellow cards handed out during the playing time, a record for most cards in a cup final.[7] In the following penalty series, Fabio Silva made the winning penalty.

As a result, PSV won its 11th Cup title, and the team was welcomed by thousands of supporters in the Philips Stadion the same night.[8] For Ajax, at the moment of the final third in the 2022–23 Eredivisie, the final loss meant another disappointing feat to their season, with manager John Heitinga reacting after the game: "This hurts. We have to process this.".[9]

Ajax1−1 (a.e.t.)PSV
Report
Penalties
2−3
Attendance: 40,650[2]
Referee: Dennis Higler
Ajax
PSV
GK 12 Argentina Gerónimo Rulli
RB 19 Mexico Jorge Sánchez Yellow card 30' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 2 Netherlands Jurriën Timber
CB 4 Mexico Edson Álvarez Yellow card 37'
LB 57 Netherlands Jorrel Hato downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 21 Austria Florian Grillitsch downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 6 Netherlands Davy Klaassen downward-facing red arrow 116'
RW 23 Netherlands Steven Berghuis downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 10 Serbia Dušan Tadić (c)
LW 7 Netherlands Steven Bergwijn Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 116'
CF 9 Netherlands Brian Brobbey
Substitutes:
GK 1 Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg
GK 22 Netherlands Remko Pasveer
DF 3 Nigeria Calvin Bassey upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 5 Netherlands Owen Wijndal upward-facing green arrow 78' Yellow card 95'
DF 15 Netherlands Devyne Rensch upward-facing green arrow 46' Yellow card 60'
DF 25 Netherlands Youri Baas
MF 26 Netherlands Youri Regeer
MF 38 Iceland Kristian Hlynsson
MF 41 Netherlands Silvano Vos upward-facing green arrow 116'
FW 18 Italy Lorenzo Lucca
FW 35 Portugal Francisco Conceição upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 39 Belgium Mika Godts upward-facing green arrow 116'
Manager:
Netherlands John Heitinga
GK 16 Netherlands Joël Drommel
RB 3 Netherlands Jordan Teze Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 5 Brazil André Ramalho Yellow card 79'
CB 22 England Jarrad Branthwaite
LB 30 Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt Yellow card 120+1'
CM 6 Ivory Coast Ibrahim Sangaré
CM 23 Netherlands Joey Veerman
RW 27 Belgium Johan Bakayoko downward-facing red arrow 59'
AM 20 Netherlands Guus Til downward-facing red arrow 59'
LW 7 Netherlands Xavi Simons Yellow card 90+2' downward-facing red arrow 98'
CF 9 Netherlands Luuk de Jong (c) Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 106'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Argentina Walter Benítez
GK 24 Netherlands Boy Waterman
DF 18 France Olivier Boscagli
DF 29 Austria Phillipp Mwene upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 48 Belgium Fedde Leysen
DF 53 Netherlands Jenson Seelt
MF 15 Mexico Érick Gutiérrez upward-facing green arrow 98'
FW 10 Portugal Fábio Silva upward-facing green arrow 106'
FW 11 Belgium Thorgan Hazard upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 21 Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi upward-facing green arrow 59' Yellow card 93'
FW 33 Brazil Sávio
FW 42 Netherlands Fodé Fofana
Manager:
Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy

Assistant referees:[1]
Joost van Zuilen
Mario Diks
Fourth official:[1]
Sander van der Eijk
Video assistant referee:[1]
Rob Dieperink
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Freek Vandeursen

Match rules[10]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dennis Higler fluit finale Ajax - PSV in Rotterdam" [Dennis Higler to referee final between Ajax and PSV in Rotterdam] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Ajax Amsterdam vs. PSV Eindhoven - Football Match Stats - April 30, 2023 - ESPN". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ Giesbers, Tim (28 April 2023). "Voorbeschouwing: wie gaat er met de KNVB Beker vandoor?". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Vaak bekritiseerd, nu is Drommel de bekerheld: 'Het voelt echt als revanche'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ "PSV wint slordige finale KNVB Beker na strafschoppen van Ajax". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Deze Ajax - PSV is de bekerfinale met de meeste kaarten ooit". www.vi.nl (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Duizenden supporters onthalen PSV-selectie met vuurwerk en gezang". nos.nl (in Dutch). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Heitinga en Ajax met lege handen: 'Deze komt aan, uiteindelijk gaan we ervan leren'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Reglement voor het toernooi om de TOTO KNVB Beker seizoen 2022/'23" [Regulations for the tournament of the TOTO KNVB Beker season 2022/'23] (PDF). KNVB.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2022.