The Boeren had to settle for a 2-2 draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 boss admitted that his side displayed a poor show in the second-half.
d**k Advocaat was extremely disappointed following PSV Eindhoven’s 2-2 stalemate against Vitesse Arnhem at GelreDome Stadion on Saturday, February 9.
The Dutch trainer admitted that his troops put in a strong performance in the opening 45 minutes, but failed to control the game after the half-time break.
“I thought http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 put in a fine first-half display. We controlled the game, were well-organised and had some goalscoring chances. The tables were turned after the break and cheered on by the home crowd; Vitesse surged forward and scored two goals to earn a
2-2 draw. We feel disappointed we dropped two points today. We’re left to rue costly basic defensive mistakes”, Advocaat was quoted as saying to the media in the post-match press conference.
The Eindhoven giants commenced proceedings away from home brightly, and put consistent pressure on the Arnhem outfit’s defence. In spite of enjoying lion’s share of ball possession, they still failed to create any genuine goalscoring opportunity.
However, they did manage to open up the scoring in the 19th minute deservingly. Frank van der Struijk brought down http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dries-Mertens-c11679 inside the penalty area, and the referee had no hesitation to point towards the spot. The Belgian winger stepped up
to take the spot-kick, and coolly converted to break the deadlock.
PSV continued to perform brightly after taking the lead, but failed to convert their dominance into goalscoring opportunities.
After the half-time break, Vitesse resumed proceeding as the better of the two sides, and managed to restore parity in the 77th minute. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mike-Havenaar-c25700 inside the penalty area, and the referee instantly pointed to the spot.
Wilfried Bony coolly converted the resulting spot kick to level the score-line.
However, PSV reclaimed their one goal advantage only a minute later. Tim Matavz set up http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Georginio-Wijnaldum-c14629, and the midfield ace made no mistake in hitting the target.
The home side tried their level best in the remaining action of the game to net the equaliser, and managed to find one through Bony two minutes before the full time whistle.
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