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| AZ Alkmaar crushes PSV Eindhoven, wins Dutch Super Cup [Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:14:27 +0300] Eindhoven – Saba: AZ Alkmaar won the Dutch Super Cup (Johan Cruyff Shield) after a resounding 4-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven on Sunday in the opening match of the Dutch football season, which pits the league and cup champions from last season against each other. PSV suffered an early blow when Joe Veerman was sent off in the ninth minute for an altercation with Mix Meersdink, forcing them to play with ten men. This gave Alkmaar an advantage which they quickly capitalized on. Meersdink opened the scoring with a header in the 25th minute, despite wearing a bandage on his face. Wesley Batatti, Elia Dijkstra, and Ru-Zangelo Dahl then added three more goals in 15 minutes of the second half. With this victory, AZ Alkmaar, the reigning Dutch Cup champions, secured the Super Cup title for the first time since 2010, while PSV Eindhoven failed to defend the title they had won four times in the last five editions of the tournament. |