The 2009 KNVB Cup final was a football match between Heerenveen and FC Twente on 17 May 2009 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2008–09 KNVB Cup competition. Heerenveen beat FC Twente on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. It was the side's first KNVB Cup trophy.
Route to the final
HeerenveenRoundFC TwenteOpponentResultOpponentResultMVV3–0 (A)Second roundFC Emmen5–0 (A)Haaglandia7–0 (H)Third roundFC Eindhoven3–2 (A)Feyenoord3–0 (A)Round of 16ADO Den Haag5–1 (A)NEC3–1 (H)Quarter-finalsDe Graafschap1–0 (a.e.t.) (H)FC Volendam2–0 (A)Semi-finalsNAC Breda3–1 (H)
Match Details
GK 24 Hans VonkRB 4 Michel Breuer (c)CB 3 Kristian Bak NielsenCB 5 Michael DingsdagLB 20 Goran Popov CM 17 Christian Grindheim CM 15 Michal Švec CM 7 Viktor ElmRW 8 Roy Beerens CF 35 Gerald Sibon LW 10 Danijel PranjićSubstitutes:GK 25 Brian VandenbusscheDF 16 Calvin Jong-a-PinMF 9 Geert Arend Roorda MF 21 Bonaventure Kalou MF 31 Arnór SmárasonFW 12 Paulo Henrique FW 14 Patrik IngelstenManager: Trond Sollied GK 1 Sander BoschkerRB 19 DouglasCB 4 Peter Wisgerhof CB 5 Slobodan RajkovićLB 3 Edson BraafheidCM 18 Cheick TiotéCM 24 Theo Janssen AM 10 Kenneth Perez RW 21 Marko Arnautović CF 9 Blaise Nkufo (c)LW 15 Eljero Elia Substitutes:GK 13 Nikolay MihaylovDF 8 Ronnie Stam DF 12 Jeroen HeubachDF 22 Niels WellenbergMF 17 Youssouf Hersi MF 58 Alexander BanninkFW 7 Romano Denneboom Manager: Steve McClaren 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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