http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jeremain-Lens-c18323’ brace coupled with Tim Matavz’s strike deep into the stoppage time kept their side’s faint title hopes alive and dented the aspirations of Gertjan Verbeek’s men.
On Eredivisie match-day 30, PSV Eindhoven recorded a hard fought 3-2 win over AZ Alkmaar at Philips Stadion on Saturday, April 14.
The Eindhoven giants headed into the game on the back of a demoralising 2-1 defeat against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RKC-Waalwijk-c40370, and needed a win to keep their faint title hopes alive.
They commenced proceedings brightly at home and came close to breaking the deadlock in the third minute. However, the AZ goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Esteban-Alvarado-c12908, made a decent save to deny Zakaria Labyad’s powerful shot. Moments later, Alvarado made another good save
to restrict Jetro Willems' thunderous effort from finding into the back of the net.
The home side were rewarded for their aggressive intent in the 17th minute when Jeremain Lens gave his side a deserving lead. The AZ goalkeeper failed to collect the 24-year-old winger’s powerful shot, and the ball looped over his head into the
back of the net.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jozy-Altidore-c19634 found some space outside the penalty area, and drilled his effort into the top-left corner of the net.
The Alkmaar outfit could have scored another in the 28th minute, but the PSV goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Przemyslaw-Tyton-c30175, tipped Roy Beerens' shot away for a corner.
Beerens, however, did make amends for his earlier miss to give his side a one-goal lead in the 34th minute. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maarten-Martens-c22997 provided a neat pass to the midfielder, who made no mistake in hitting the back of the net.
After the half-time break, chances were squandered at both ends, early on. However, the Eindhoven giants managed to score the equaliser thirteen minutes before the full time whistle.
A long ball forward from Memphis Depay was collected neatly by Lens, and the powerful forward made no mistake in sliding the ball under the legs of advancing Alvarado.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Charlison-Benschop-c8846 would be kicking himself after the end of the match, as he could have sealed all three points for his side when he fired wide of the target from close range in the 85th minute.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ola-Toivonen-c28363 missing a couple of opportunities.
However, the hosts eventually managed to secure a 3-2 win when Tim Matavz found the back of the net with seconds of injury time remaining.
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