The 2017 KNVB Cup final was a football match between Vitesse and AZ on 30 April 2017 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2016–17 KNVB Cup competition and the 99th Dutch Cup Final. Vitesse beat AZ 2–0AZ verliest Bekerfinale van Vitesse - AZ to secure their first KNVB Cup trophy and win even their first silverware in their 125-year history.Vitesse wint finale KNVB-beker: eerste grote prijs in 125-jarig bestaan van de club - Volkskrant
Ricky van Wolfswinkel was Vitesse's hero of the game as he scored both goals in the final 10 minutes of the match.
Route to the final
AZRoundVitesseOpponentResultOpponentResultFC Lienden4–1 (A)Second roundDe Dijk7–2 (A)Emmen1–0 (H)Third roundRKC4–1 (H)ASWH2–0 (H)Round of 16De Jodan Boys4–0 (H)Heerenveen1–0 (H)Quarter-finalsFeyenoord2–0 (H)SC Cambuur0–0 (3–2 on pens) (H)Semi-finalsSparta2–1 (A)
Match Details
GK 24 Tim KrulRB 17 Jonas Svensson CB 3 Rens van Eijden CB 4 Ron Vlaar (c)LB 5 Ridgeciano HapsCM 30 Stijn WuytensCM 23 Derrick Luckassen AM 8 Joris van Overeem RW 7 Alireza JahanbakhshLW 19 Dabney dos Santos ST 9 Wout WeghorstSubstitutes:GK 1 Sergio RochetDF 12 Pantelis HatzidiakosDF 2 Mattias JohanssonDF 22 Thomas OuwejanMF 18 Iliass Bel Hassani MF 6 Ben RienstraMF 20 Mats Seuntjens FW 28 Fred Friday FW 29 Levi García FW 11 Muamer Tankovic Manager: John van den Brom GK 1 Eloy RoomRB 5 Kelvin Leerdam CB 19 Matt MiazgaCB 37 Guram Kashia (c) LB 6 Arnold KruiswijkCM 18 Marvelous Nakamba CM 34 Lewis BakerAM 25 Navarone Foor RW 7 Milot RashicaCF 13 Ricky van Wolfswinkel LW 11 Nathan Substitutes:GK 24 Jeroen HouwenGK 23 Michael Tørnes DF 28 Alexander Büttner DF 17 Kevin Diks DF 43 Lassana Faye DF 3 Maikel van der Werff MF 8 Mukhtar Ali MF 30 Arshak Koryan FW 10 Adnane Tighadouini FW 9 Yuning Zhang FW 16 Mitchell van BergenManager: Henk Fräser Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions.
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