April 30 (Reuters) - Fabio Silva struck the winning penalty as PSV Eindhoven defended their Dutch Cup title with a 3-2 shootout victory against Ajax Amsterdam after the teams played out a dour 1-1 draw in the final at the Feyenoord Stadium on Sunday.
The shootout was of poor quality, in keeping with the rest of the final, as Ajax missed three of their kicks and PSV claimed back-to-back wins in the competition having beaten the Amsterdam side in last year's decider as well.
A Jarrad Branthwaite own goal gave Ajax a first half lead, but Thorgan Hazard equalised for PSV in the second half to send the game to extra-time and penalties.
Brian Brobbey, Jurrien Timber and Edson Alvarez all missed in the shootout for Ajax.
PSV secured an 11th Dutch Cup victory and are now nine behind Ajax's record tally of 20 titles.
Ajax took the lead when former PSV forward Steven Bergwijn's cross was deflected into his own net by the unlucky Branthwaite, who is on loan in Eindhoven this season from Everton.
But PSV were level midway through the second period as Xavi Simons' burst into the box and low cross reached Hazard and the Belgian was able to bundle the ball into the net.
Toabcmoru
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Manchester united is the Best
Zeybikmst
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Ajax Ever Since Erik Ten Hang Leaves Their Performances Are So Poor And Badly But Credit To PSV And Feyenoord For Breaking The Deadlocks
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They sold too many players.
Zeybikmst
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Ajaxxsokd too many good players past summer, and will, as is always the case, have to rebuild: nothing new.
Moschino™
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Ruud van Nistelroy's always getting the better of Ajax
justjay
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This is what happens when you keep selling all your talents . . . At this stage they are even on course to loss their league 😵💫
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Try and read more on Ajax, they are famous in producing talents for the richest European teams and still manage to win 4 European champions league and over 30 eridivisie titles. The league entirely lack a financial muscle to stop their players to a richer clubs offering higher salary and bigger achievements. Kluivert, Finidi goerge, Kanu, de Beor brothers, ibrahimovic, Suarez, David Edgar, Seadorf etc are some of the Ajax product poached by rich european teams and achieved success
Vizbceioy
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The Butcher is effect
luckytv
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Ajax Ever Since Erik Ten Hang Leaves Their Performances Are So Poor And Badly But Credit To PSV And Feyenoord For Breaking The Deadlocks
KHMMURU07
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This is what happens when you keep selling all your talents . . . At this stage they are even on course to loss their league 😵💫
سردارایوب۔اکاخیل
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Erik ten effect