The Cup also repeated the familiar – PSV Eindhoven and FC Groningen reached the final and there was no doubt which team will lift the trophy. When FC Groningen finally scored a goal, the result was already 0-3 and PSV scored their 4th in the very next minute. Romario, twice Ellerman, and finally Kieft scored the goals.
FC Groningen had no chance – if Ajax was unable to stop PSV, how was Groningen to do it with their modest squad? At least they were going to play in the Cup Winners Cup as losing finalists – that was a consolation. Top row from left: Eric Groeleken, Jan van Dijk, Claus Boekweg, Erik Manders, Dick Koster
Middle row: Theo Huizinga (teammanager), Hans Westerhof (trainer), John de Wolf, Piet Wiersma, Erik Regtop, Marco Koorman, Harry Sinkgraven, Edwin Olde Riekerink, René Eijkelkamp, Martin Koeman (assistent)
Sitting: Jos Roossien, Marco Waslander, Gert-Jan Beltman, Johan Tukker, Sjaak Storm, Delano Jozefzoon, Theo ten Caat
Missing from the picture: Henny Meijer (their scorer at the Cup final), Wim Koevermans, Jan Veenhof, Barend Beltman, Sixto Rovina. And keeping longer John de Wolf was mission impossible…
Second Cup in a row for PSV Eindhoven. Well… that made it 4 titles in a row, 2 Cups in a row, 11 titles altogether, 5 Cups, 3 doubles. Clearly the best period in the history of the club. Top row from left: Erik Gerets, Berry Van Aerle, Edward Linskens, Soren Lerby, John Veldman, Ronald Koeman, Hendrie Kruzen, Anton Janssen.
Middle row: Jac van de Ven (verzorger), Ivan Nielsen, Wim Kieft, Hans van Breukelen, Patrick Lodewijks, Stan Valckx, Adick Koot.
Sitting: Jules Ellerman, Jan Heintze, Kees Ploegsma (manager), Guus Hiddink (trainer), Hans Dorjee (trainer), Huub Stevens (trainer 2e elftal), Hans Gilhaus, Gerard Vanenburg.
What a squad! Guus Hiddink was doing excellent job and establishing himself among the top coaches in the world. His assistant Huub Stevens was growing as well and soon will behighly respected coach on his own. The players were already famous stars and neither aging (Gerets, Lerby, Nielsen, Kieft, van Breukelen, Vanenburg), nor inevitable transfers to bigger clubs (Ronald Koeman) was trouble – they got Romario, they had Veldman, Valckx, Koot, Gilhaus moving up. PSV Eindhoven dominated Dutch football for 4 years already and looked like they will continue the victorious march.
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