PSV – sc Heerenveen: 4-1
Reigning Eredivisie champions PSV have booked their ticket for the KNVB Beker semifinals without any trouble, beating Heerenveen 4-1 in Eindhoven.
American-Bosnian winger Esmir Bajraktarevic got the home side going with a first-half brace, after which Ivan Perisic and Paul Wanner handed PSV a 4-0 lead within the hour.
Bajraktarevic missed a golden opportunity to complete his hat-trick by missing a penalty in the 68th minute and saw Heerenveen cut PSV’s lead to three after Luca Oyen scored the Frisians’ only goal of the evening in the 77th minute.
NEC – FC Volendam: 1-0
An entertaining affair saw NEC continue their fairytale season by securing a spot in the KNVB Beker semis for the second time since 2014.
A cagey first half saw Volendam get the biggest chances while the hosts failed to make an impression. Aurelio Oehlers got the best chance at handing Volendam a surprise lead, but failed to do so after Jasper Cillessen kept him from scoring.
NEC stood up in the second half and showed more of their attacking prowess, but wouldn’t make the difference until the 75th minute, when Sami Ouaissa scored a scrappy goal that sent the Nijmegen outfit through to the semifinals.
Telstar – Go Ahead Eagles: 2-1
Reining KNVB Beker winners Go Ahead Eagles were dumped out of the competition at the hands of Telstar, who reached their first cup semis since 1992 after beating the Eagles 2-1 in Velsen-Zuid.
Soufiane Hetli opened the scoring on the cusp of halftime by acrobatically firing the ball past cup hero Jari De Busser.
The offensively opportunistic hosts were exploited in defence by the Eagles, who levelled the score in the 52nd minute thanks to right-back Alfons Sampsted, who quickly recovered from an injury to stand up and finish an easy chance created by Victor Edvardsen in the 52nd minute.
Momentum shifted again shortly after, when Telstar were awarded a penalty after referee Rob Dieperink spotted a handball in the box. Defender Jeff Hardeveld beat De Busser, who saved all three of Heracles Almelo’s spot-kicks in the round of 16, and put the hosts up one with half an hour remaining.
The Eagles pushed, but couldn’t prevent a classic cupset from taking place. The BUKO Stadion exploded upon hearing the final whistle as Telstar qualified for just their second cup semis in club history.
AZ – FC Twente: 2-1
It took AZ 120 minutes, but the Alkmaar outfit booked their spot in the semifinals after fending off a storming FC Twente side that generated an xG of over 4.00. To read all about AZ’s cup win, read our full match report here.
