The Boeren lifted Johan Cruyff Shield after claiming an impressive 4-2 win over Ajax Amsterdam, and the Brazilian stopper was extremely delighted to commence the new season on a high note.
PSV Eindhoven central defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554, has expressed his delight following the win over Ajax Amsterdam in the Johan Cruyff Shield encounter at Amsterdam Arena on Sunday, August 5.
The 25-year-old stopper, who joined the Eindhoven giants in the summer of 2010 after making close to 50 league appearances for Wisla Krakow, admitted that defeating the Amsterdam giants always has a special feeling.
“I'm happy to start the season in Dutch football with a win and a title. It's always nice to win a title, but this one has a special flavour because it was on against Ajax and the actual champions in their house”, Marcelo was quoted as saying to the media.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281, went on to insist that PSV’s game against the Amsterdammers is always fiercely contested.
“A match with Ajax is always hotly contested and today was no different. We managed to open the scoring and increase the lead early in the game and it was important to give us certain tranquillity. But even though behind the score, Ajax tried to get the
tie and made the match was hard fought and difficult”, Marcelo concluded.
PSV started the match impressively, and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jeremain-Lens-c18323 doubled his side’s advantage.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toby-Alderweireld-c35183 managed to pull one back at the stroke of half-time, but PSV re-established their two-goal lead eight minutes after the break when Toivonen scored his second of the evening.
An own goal in the 74th minute gave a lot of hope to the Amsterdammers about securing a good result, but the Eindhoven giants managed to hold on to their lead. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Georginio-Wijnaldum-c14629 added his name to the score-sheet in the final moments of the game
to finish the game in style in favour of PSV.
PSV will commence their 2012/13 campaign against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RKC-Waalwijk-c40370 on August 11.
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