A strike each from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jeremain-Lens-c18323 and Georgino Wijnadum secured an easy win for Phillip Cocu’s side which confirmed the Kralingers’ relegation to Eerste Divisie.
In the final round of Eredivisie fixtures, PSV Eindhoven cruised to a comfortable 3-1 win over SBV Excelsior at Stadion Woudestein on Sunday, May 6.
The Eindhoven giants controlled the game right from the kick-off and took the lead in the 10th minute. Dries Mertens combined with Jetro Willems down the left flank before the pint-sized winger unleashed a powerful shot
that squeezed between the left post and the Excelsior goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-de-Ruiter-c36797, to find the right corner of the net.
Near the half-hour mark, Jeremain Lens set up Georgino Wijnadum inside the penalty area, but De Ruiter made a brilliant save to deny the midfielder’s effort.
The home side’s goalkeeper made another wonderful save to keep out Zakaria Labyad’s effort, much to the relief of the Kralingers head coach, John Lammers.
Nonetheless, the Boeren were rewarded for their dominance in the 37th minute when Lens doubled his side’s advantage with a simple header. Ola Toivonen’s short cross was headed against the crossbar by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554, and Lens
perfectly headed home the rebound to make it 2-0.
The home side should have reduced the deficit moments before the break. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tim-Vincken-c35106 fired wide of the target after collecting Samuel Scheimann’s pass.
Five minutes after the half-time break, Toivonen fouled Jordy van Deelen inside the box and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luigi-Bruins-c22636 stepped up to take the spot-kick and coolly converted to make the score-line
2-1.
Labyad tried his luck from range moments later, but his shot went well wide of the target, as the visiting side continued their search to re-establish their two-goal lead.
PSV’s aggressive intent rewarded them in the 66th minute when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Georginio-Wijnaldum-c14629 ran onto a clever pass inside the box from Lens to make it 3-1.
Three minutes later, Wijnadum had a good opportunity to score his second of the evening. However, the highly-talented midfielder fired wide after collecting a pass from Mertens.
The Eindhoven giants continued to assert their authority, but failed to create anything of note in the remaining action of the second-half and the match ended in a comfortable 3-1 win.
Despite grabbing all three points in their final match of the 2011/12 season, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam also managed to emerge victorious
3-2 against Heerenveen.
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