PSV taste Dutch Cup glory

PSV won their first silverware since 2008 on Sunday after cruising past Heracles Almelo 3-0 to lift the Dutch Cup.

Phillip Cocu s side dominated the early stages in Rotterdam but failed to convert their possession into chances on goal and they were nearly made to pay when Willy Overtoom s dipping effort produced a terrific save from PSV goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton.

But from then on it was all PSV as Dries Mertens, Ola Toivonen and Georginio Wijnaldum all were denied by Heracles goalkeeper Remko Pasveer.

Toivonen got the opener on the half-hour mark as the Swede latched on to a ball from Zakaria Labyad before backheeling the ball past Pasveer.

Mertens doubled PSV s lead on 56 minutes when he nodded home Erik Pieters long ball, although both the scorer and Pasveer needed medical attention after a clash of heads in the process.

The match was over when Lens lobbed Pasveer superbly just after the hour mark, kickstarting the celebrations in the PSV end.

Tyton was required to deny Everton in the latter stages and did so, as PSV kept a clean sheet in the comfortable victory.

Heracles trophy drought is now set to extend to 62 years after their failure to win the final.

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