A ten-point match. This is how the match between leader PSV and first pursuer Feyenoord was announced. If the Eindhoven team won, who were still able to produce a perfect score with 39 out of 39, the gap between the two teams would already be ten points. And no, in the Netherlands there are no play-offs with halving of the points.
Money time so for Feyenoord, which was supported by a packed Kuip. Apart from a big collision between Hartman and Teze, in which the latter had to be replaced, there was not much to do in a mainly tactical opening phase. It wasn’t until halfway through the first half that we saw our first attempt on goal. Johan Bakayoko tried from over twenty meters with a big shot, but his shot flew a meter over Justin Bijlow’s cage.
Dangerous right back
After that, it was the Rotterdammers who took the initiative in the competition. For example, Santiago Giménez received a ball in the box, but the top scorer of the Eredivisie – already 16 goals after 13 games – wanted to make too much of a cut and therefore lost the ball. But Feyenoord showed up anyway.
And a few minutes later Giménez was there again. This time the Mexican striker hit the target from far away. PSV goalkeeper Benitez had some difficulty with the shot, after which Geertruida’s shot narrowly missed the target. And a little later the right back found himself in a promising position again, but Benitez blocked the shot with his leg. We went into half time with a 0-0 score.
Assist Bakayoko
After the break the first big chance came for PSV, where Yorbe Vertessen was in the starting line-up in addition to Bakayoko. Luuk De Jong headed the ball into the feet of Ismael Saibari. The Moroccan tried from an acute angle, but goalkeeper Bijlow stood firm.
After the hour the opening goal finally came. Geertruida wanted to make a Zidane move, but the Dutchman suffered an expensive loss of possession. A few seconds later, Bakayoko neatly spooned the ball past the Rotterdam defense, after which it went into goal.
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Feyenoord were behind and upset at home, because three minutes later it was already 0-2. After a corner kick from Joey Veerman, Boscagli doubled the lead. The well-known Feyenoord goal tune sounded in the Kuip, but it was produced by the taunting supporters from Eindhoven.
Number 17
But Feyenoord showed resilience and went all out in search of the tying goal. That also came at the start of the last ten minutes. Giménez surprised goalkeeper Benitez with a powerful shot. Goal number 17 again for the Mexican marksman.
The home team then put PSV under heavy pressure, but the equalizer never came. Feyenoord took a fourteenth victory in a row and is proudly at the top of the rankings with 42 out of 42.