Football Cup is magical, we all know that. Failure strips are made and breaks the best football stories, and the romance could rule the tip on Monday night again.

Festive Holiday Monday, or we call it in the Netherlands like that: another Easter day. Day promising that there will be a bit of cloudy and commercial Easter Monday, but it is not an excuse to not treat yourself with the old magic of glasses.

After seven rounds of football coups, including two qualifications for amateur teams, the spectacular conclusion of the Holland KNVB Beker (18.00 CET) It was set to play in the traditional boyal ground floor of Feijenoord stadium, known as de Koip, in Rotterdam.

But before we dive into the story of the final, let’s look at the wonderful and wild campaign that brought us to this equally wonderful moment.

Rotterdam trip

When many players were on vacation after the euro or just launched their presents, happy amateurs in the Netherlands had to pay close attention to the drawing for the first round of KNVB Beckle Qualification Circles 17. July 17. July.

This resulted in preliminary matches between some beautiful names. Fast against Una, Hollandia fights against udi’19, tec-urk, going against Herculesand SV Poortugaal versus Our Snack. The second qualifying round, which occurred at the end of September, saw that the biggest amateur teams were involved, and they also saw that some fairy tales come true.

Kolping Boys from Oudorp and FC Winterswijk Qualified for the main drawing of the tournament for the first time in history, FC Rijnvogels He finished a rather unique quintet of amateur clubs from the municipality of Katwijk, which will have in the last 64, and 2023/24 dreamer USV Hercules made the third consecutive chief rememy after the winner 123. Minutes.

As the clubs that appeared in Europe were released from the game of the first round, 58 teams would fight to last 32. 14 Amateur teams coincided with professional clubs, and five survivors. Vv noordwijk win FC Dordrecht With goals in 86. And 88 minutes, BVV Barendrecht crashed eredivisie side NAC Breda After winner 94. Minute, Quick guys From Katwika confidently defeat eredivisie on the side Almere City 3-0, colleague Katwijk Tim Rijnsburg Boys win Roda JC 3-1, and Royal HFC knocked FC Emmen Out after winning to house 1-0.

Six teams that appeared in Europe – PSV, Feyenoord, Ajax, The, Go ahead Eaglesand FC Twente – entered the tournament in the second round. Eagles (Penalties against Sparte), Feyenoord (2-1 wins from 1-0 down to Mvv maastricht), and twelve (3-2 guest victories against Vv katwijk) survived after approaching elimination, but three professional teams were not happiness: Third parties, quick guys continued their attached elimination Fortuna Sittard With a 3-1 victory, Neighbors Noordwijk (fourth level) pulled out Willem II With a 2-1 win, and Rijnsburgh boys were defeated FC Volendam 2-0.

Read more about the fast boy’s fairytale Cop in this article article

Icon Premier League and Heerenveen Manager Robin Van Persie was clear if he wanted to meet quick guys in round 16: “I don’t hope.”

His prayers did not hear, and his side knocked out to none other than quick boys, who beat their third eredivizion’s opponents with a 3-2 win after additional time. Rijnsburgh Boys were not lucky with a loss of 4-1 for the ruling Cup Feyenoord, but Noordwijk joined fast boys in the quarterfinals after a 1-0 victory over the co-worker BVV Barendrecht.

Meanwhile, Ajax also picked up the AZ, who beat Ajax secondly, and PSV found himself near the elimination, but survived 5-4 thriller against Excelsior. Go ahead eagles reduced the deficit 1-0 to beat FC Twente 3-1 and reached the fourth quarter of the last 40 years.

Amateur fairy tales ended as fast boys and Noordwijk kicked out the AZ and continued Eagles, while PSV remained the only team from the traditional top-3 beating Feyenoord 2-0. Heracles Almelo win FC Utrecht to become the fourth and finishing semi-finalists.

We are all caught. So who are the writers of the latest chapter of the KNVB Becker in your book of many fairy tales?

Warriors

107. KNVB Background campaign and 106. The KNVB Beker Final will see or AZ or they are up to the Eagles to win the trophy we call “Pinecone”. For AZ, it could be the fifth time in the history of the club and the second time in the last 43 years. For the continuation of Eagles, however, it could be the first main trophy in almost 100 years.

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Their EmoEgh Cup final in the history of the club almost had to postpone at least a year when Heracles Almelo was terribly hard on the AZ to progress, but four-time winners won their place in the Grand Final. After beating a dramatic cup of 4-3.

AZ will want to finish the loser in KNVB finals after two consecutive loss. In the final Cup 2016/17 KNVB, now Vitesse He won his first main trophy in the History of the Club by beating AZ 2-0 thanks to the chest of the former Norwich City attacker Ricky Van Wolfswinkel. A year later Feyenoord beat a team from Alkmaar 3-0 after goals from Nicolai Jorgensen, Jens Toornstraand current manager Feyenoord Robin Van Persie.

The 12-year-old trophy drought can come as a somewhat surprise, seeing as if the AZ is more competitive throughout, but falls into severe insignificance compared to the story of their opponent.

Go ahead Eagles

Founded in 1902. As fast, continue in the early success that they enjoyed the early success of the State Championship four times between 1917. and 1933. Years. But soon he would only win on the regional championships and would not achieve the highest level of Dutch football when the league system has turned into a “league system”.

The club arrived at Eredivisie in 1964. and did the first team of Kolenin, but lost 1-0 Feyenoord in the game that the players from that Judice Eagles Boids still say they were supposed to win before playing before playing before Feyenoord. “You’re Losing Due To A Decision That’s Not Part of the Game” The goalkeeper Nico Van Zoghel, 81, said for the nose during the Studio Voetbala.

Do this until the final earned only on the spot in Europe Cup II – their first European adventure. A year before their famous victory of Europa Cup, Celtic Draw ahead in the first round and knocked out the Dutch calm with the aggregate 7-0 win.

The club remained in Eredivisie until 1987. year, when Adelaarshorst’s iconic stadium faded to Eerste Divisie. The club remained in the second level by 2013. year, after which he promoted two more times, last 2021. years.

The impressive runs followed 13., 11. and 9. Final processing in their first three seasons in the highest level of Dutch football. He especially impressed the 2023/24 campaign, and eventually he would earn the Eagles of their second-European adventure. However, the Norway side So so It is used forward in the second August conference league after 2-1 victory in Norway.

Go forward eagles stole the hearts of many football enthusiasts in the Netherlands. She first looked like an impressive side under Renea, who left the club to become Eric ten assistants of the Hague in Manchester United, turned into a creative monster under Paul Simonis. Even after the loss of the star forward Oliver Edvardsen Ajax in January, the eagles were mightily impressed by Nordic stars as Oliver Antmanwho runs Eredivisie in assistant with 14 assists, Victor Edvardsenand Jakob Breum.

With his last major trophy that arises from 1933. years, the forward is ready to achieve their dreams. Spectacular Final Public Practice Before Fanara, the cups of the glass are coming in numbers and show their support for the first Cup finals for 60 years.

The posthis is set. Will AZ won their fifth knvb beker title or will go ahead eagles write history with their first winning cup win?