2007 KNVB Cup final

2007 KNVB Cup Final
Event2006–07 KNVB Cup
AZ Ajax
1 1
After extra time
Ajax won 8–7 on penalties
Date6 May 2007
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeDick van Egmond
Attendance42,000
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The 2007 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between AZ and Ajax on 6 May 2007 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2006–07 KNVB Cup competition. Ajax beat AZ on penalties after the match finished 1–1 after extra time.[1] It was Ajax' 17th KNVB Cup title.[2]

Route to the final

Further information: 2006–07 KNVB Cup
AZ Round Ajax
Opponent Result Opponent Result
VV Bennekom 10–0 (A) Second round Jong RKC Waalwijk 5–2 (A)
SV Meerssen 10–1 (H) Third round ADO Den Haag 2–0 (H)
MVV 5–0 (H) Round of 16 HFC Haarlem 4–0 (H)
FC Utrecht 2–1 (A) Quarter-finals Willem II 2–0 (A)
NAC Breda 6–0 (H) Semi-finals RKC Waalwijk 3–1 (H)

Match

Details

AZ1–1 (a.e.t.)Ajax
Dembélé 4' Report Huntelaar 50'
Penalties
Arveladze soccer ball with check mark
Boukhari soccer ball with check mark
Steinsson soccer ball with check mark
De Cler soccer ball with check mark
Jenner soccer ball with check mark
Dembélé soccer ball with check mark
Molhoek soccer ball with check mark
Donk soccer ball with red X		 7–8 soccer ball with check mark Perez
soccer ball with check mark Huntelaar
soccer ball with check mark Vermaelen
soccer ball with check mark Lindenbergh
soccer ball with check mark Heitinga
soccer ball with check mark De Mul
soccer ball with check mark Ogăraru
soccer ball with check mark Davids
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Dick van Egmond
AZ
Ajax
GK 22 Morocco Khalid Sinouh
RB 23 Iceland Grétar Steinsson
CB 2 Netherlands Kew Jaliens
CB 14 Netherlands Ryan Donk
LB 5 Netherlands Tim de Cler
RM 27 Netherlands Julian Jenner
CM 10 Germany Simon Cziommer downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 20 Netherlands Demy de Zeeuw downward-facing red arrow 102'
LM 11 Belgium Maarten Martens downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze (c)
CF 18 Belgium Mousa Dembélé
Substitutes:
GK 26 Netherlands Job Bulters
DF 3 Netherlands Gijs Luirink
MF 7 Morocco Nourdin Boukhari upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 15 Netherlands Rogier Molhoek upward-facing green arrow 102'
MF 25 Netherlands Ruud Vormer
FW 19 Netherlands Danny Koevermans upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 29 Netherlands Jeremain Lens
Manager:
Netherlands Louis van Gaal
GK 1 Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 20 Romania George Ogăraru
CB 3 Netherlands Jaap Stam (c)
CB 4 Belgium Thomas Vermaelen
LB 5 Netherlands Urby Emanuelson downward-facing red arrow 76'
DM 2 Netherlands John Heitinga
CM 18 Spain Gabri Red card 90'
CM 10 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder Yellow card 69' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 13 Netherlands Edgar Davids
CF 9 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Yellow card 70'
CF 8 Netherlands Ryan Babel downward-facing red arrow 119'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Netherlands Dennis Gentenaar
DF 35 Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel
MF 14 Spain Roger
MF 15 Netherlands Olaf Lindenbergh upward-facing green arrow 119'
FW 11 Denmark Kenneth Perez upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 16 Belgium Tom De Mul upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 21 Romania Nicolae Mitea
Manager:
Netherlands Henk ten Cate

Match rules

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

References

  1. ^ "Ajax prolongeert KNVB beker" (in Dutch). KNVB. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Ajax wint bekerfinale van AZ na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2017.