Remarkable comeback by PSV Eindhoven downs Lille OSC
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lille-OSC-c39800 was held to a 2-2 draw against PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of the last 32 round of UEFA Europa league at the Stadium Lille Metropole on Thursday night. Idrissa Gueye and Tulio De Melo scored for the hosts, while Wilfred Bouma and Ola Toivonen
scored crucial away goals for the visitors.
Lille advanced to the knock out round after finishing runners up in Group C, while PSV qualified after topping Group I. Rudi Garcia played a 4-5-1 formation with De Melo playing as a lone striker. The hosts enjoy a 13 match unbeaten run in the Ligue 1 that
has seen them five points clear at the top. Influential defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 travelled to Lille to play their 100th game in the competition and seeking to
register their 50th win. Fred Rutten played a 4-2-3-1 formation in this game, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcus-Berg-c23815 played as the lone striker.
The hosts started the game in attacking fashion and were able to score in the fourth minute of the game. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ludovic-Obraniak-c22623 swerved a corner from the left wing, which was cleared in the path of Gueye, whose shot went into the bottom left corner of the goal
to make it 1-0 for Lille. Soon after the goal, the midfields of both sides were involved in poor tackling, as five free kicks were conceded in the space of ten minutes. The hosts dominated the possession and tested the visiting defence on quiet a lot of occasions.
Lille doubled their lead in the 31st minute, through De Melo. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Debuchy-c24682 delivered a beautiful cross from the right which was headed in the goal by the Brazilian. The visitors couldn’t test the home side as the first half ended 2-0 for Lille.
The second half started similarly to the first half. The hosts dominated the possession and created several opportunities in the early minutes. Both teams struggled to dominate after the hour mark, as tackles flew between the two sides. The visitors managed
to pull one goal back in the 82nd minute of the game. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ola-Toivonen-c28363 smashed a shot from 18 yards, which was spilled by the goal keeper, and Bouma smashed his shot into the far corner from six yards out to make it 1-2 for the visitors. Just after
the restart, the visitors manage to win the ball in the midfield and Toivonen made a beautiful run in the box and placed his shot in the bottom left corner beating the goalkeeper. PSV completed a dramatic comeback in the space of two minutes. The visitors,
who looked down and out at one time, were now searching for a winning goal. The game finished at 2-2, as the hosts squandered a two goal cushion earned in the first half.
The second leg of the tie will be played at the Phillips Stadion Eindhoven on 24th February.
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