Troy Parrott helps AZ Alkmaar land Dutch Cup

AZ Alkmaar delivered a dominant performance ‌to win the Dutch Cup final on Sunday, hammering NEC Nijmegen ‌5-1 at the Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam.

AZ took a deserved lead after ​32 minutes as left back Mees de Wit netted from close range after a mazy run to the byline from left ​wing Ro-Zangelo Daal.

They added two more after the break from Sven ⁠Mijnans in the 67th minute and Peer Koopmeiners six ‌minutes ‌after ​that.

NEC pulled one back in the 78th minute through Japanese striker Koki Ogawa.

Mijnans ⁠had the ball ​in the net again five ​minutes from time but it was ruled out for ‌offside in the build-up, but ​at the start of stoppage time, newly capped Dutch ⁠international Kees Smit ⁠chipped NEC ​goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen to make it 4-1.

There was still time for one more from Ireland international Troy Parrott five minutes into stoppage time, with his close-range shot taking a wicked deflection.

It was AZ’s fifth Dutch Cup final victory but first ‌in 13 years, ⁠while NEC have now lost all six finals they have appeared in.

Cup success means AZ qualify ‌for the league phase of next season’s Europa League. They ​were eliminated last Thursday in the Conference ​League quarter-final by Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk.