Dries Mertens’ brace coupled with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 to a point off the league summit.
On Sunday, March 18, PSV Eindhoven recorded an impressive 5-1 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Heerenveen-c40463 at Philips Stadion in the Eredivisie round-26.
The Eindhoven giants commenced proceedings brightly at home and deservingly took the lead in the fifth minute through OIa Toivonen. Tim Matavz’s effort from the left was blocked by the Heerenveen defender. However, Kevin Strootman pounced on the loose ball
to set up Toivonen.
The Swedish ace made no mistake in hitting the back of the net from the edge of the box with a right-footed curling shot.
Six minutes later, the Swedish International could have doubled his side’s advantage. Jeremain Lens’ cross found the Swede inside the box but he failed to find the target.
After going a goal down, the Friesland outfit put immense pressure on the home side’s defence. Despite creating a couple of good goalscoring opportunities, they failed to score the equaliser in the opening half.
Bas Dost’s left-footed powered effort from the edge of the box came back off the post in the 21st minute while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Narsingh failed to hit the target from close range seven minutes from half-time.
However, after the half-time break, the visiting side did manage to restore parity following an own goal in the 51st minute. Viktor Elm’s effort was saved by the PSV goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Przemyslaw-Tyton-c30175. However, the ball ricocheted off Erik Pieters and
crossed the goal-line despite the goalkeeper’s impressive effort to keep it out.
The Friesland outfit’s joy barely lasted for six minutes, as the Eindhoven giants regained their one-goal lead. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dries-Mertens-c11679 made an impressive run towards the penalty area, skipping past two defenders before unleashing a powerful curling shot that found
the top right corner of the net.
In the 72nd minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Orlando-Engelaar-c28669 doubled his side’s advantage. Lens played a brilliant through ball for the midfielder at the edge of the box, and he neatly chipped the advancing Vandenbussche.
Three minutes later, Mertens scored his second of the evening to make it 4-1. The Belgian winger collected an impressive long ball from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Erik-Pieters-c12766 and delightfully lobbed the onrushing goalkeeper with his first touch.
Memphis Depay sealed the win for the Eindhoven giants five minutes from time when he converted http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Strootman-c20775’s intelligent short-cross from the right.
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