The Rotterdammers’ boss admitted his side failed to impress right from the kick-off that cost them crucial points in race for the Eredivisie title.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven at Philips Stadion on Sunday, February 26.
The Rotterdammers head coach, Ronald Koeman, expressed his disappointment with the loss and admitted that his side failed to assert their authority right from the start of the match.
PSV commenced proceedings better of the two sides in front of their home crowd. They managed to move the ball swiftly and put consistent pressure on the Rotterdam giants’ defence. However, it took them 44 minutes to break the deadlock when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ola-Toivonen-c28363 tapped
in Dries Mertens’ pass.
After the half-time break, both sides took time to settle in. However, the Eindhoven giants regained their rhythm and doubled their lead in the 66th minute. Mertens received a ball from the half-line and unleashed a powerful effort that found
the top corner of the net.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guyon-Fernandez-c15479 pulled one back for the Rotterdammers in the 72nd minute, and then he capitalised on a defensive lapse to score the equaliser.
After coming back from behind, the momentum appeared to be with the visiting side. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zakaria-Labyad-c37796 put the match to bed just five minutes before the full time whistle to lead PSV to a 3-2 win.
Koeman was far from pleased with the result and revealed that his side’s sloppy start cost his side the game.
“We didn’t have the brightest of starts and were sloppy in possession. PSV had the better chances in the initial stages but didn’t score a goal. We gradually came back into the game but unfortunately we conceded a goal on the stroke of half-time”, Koeman
was quoted as saying to the club’s official website.
The Dutch trainer then went on to insist that after scoring the equaliser, his side should have secured a point at least.
“After we had pulled a goal back, we felt we could get a result here. So it’s a shame we eventually suffered a 3-2 defeat, but we’ve worked hard and shown real character”, Koeman concluded.
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