72 ‘Goal PSV! 1-2
A Little Less Than Twenty Minutes Before Time, PSV Takes Its Desired Lead. It is finally a hit for Ismael Saibari. From close range, he taps in a cross from dennis man, who has only leg on the field for a minute.
71 ‘PSV Coach Peter Bosz is making a more attaching substitution. Dennis Man Comes on for Paul Wanner, who failed to impress in his starting debut.
70 ‘Ivan Perisic Tries His Luck from A distance, But It’s Not A Big Success. The Ball Almost Goes Out of the Stadium, Although Excelsior’s Stadium Isn’t That Big Either.
PSV Can’t Break Through The Defense of Modest Excelsior. It raises some questions about the state of psv at the moment. Coach Peter Bosz’s team Has Half An Hour Left to avoid a Disaster. Time is running out.
61 ‘Suddenly, PSV is Piling Up Chances. Guus Til Tries to Surprise Excelsior goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel with a volley, but the keeper stands his ground. He is also Quick on the Rebound. It is still 1-1 at Woudestein.
60 ‘Finally, There’s A Chance for PSV, Who Are Having a particularly Poor Night. Ivan Perisic has the ball to shoot, but he is stopped by goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel.
52 ‘Once Again, A Long Throw-in from Ilias Bronkhorst Causes Danger. Excelsior Even Gets The Ball Into The Net, But Referee Dennis Higler Rules That PSV Goalkeeper Matej Kovar is obstructed. That Doesn’t Seem to Be the Case, But Higler is determined.
51 ‘There’s A Chance for Excelsior Right Away. Gyan de Regt Gets His Head to a Long Throw-in from Ilias Bronkhorst, But PSV Defender Yarek Gasiorowski Manages to Defuse the Danger Just in Time.
Kick off! The Ball is Rolling Again in Kralingen for the Second Half or Excelsior-PSV. Can PSV Distance itsself from the Promoted Team After the Break, Even Thought Peter Bosz’s Team is Playing Without a Pure Striker After Ricardo Pepi’s Injury?
The 1-1 score is a good reflection of the balance of play in the first half, accordance to the statistics.
Excelsior-PSV (1-1) Ball Possession: 38%-62% Shots: 8-9
Shots On Target: 2-4
Expected goals: 1.44-0.92
Corners: 0-1
Ball Contacts in Opponent’s Box: 10-16
Half-time! PSV is Having a particularly Difficult Evening in Kralingen. The Eindhoven Team Repaired an Early Deficit Against Excelsior, But They Have Not Been Able to distance Themselves from the Bottom-Tier Team in the Eredivisie. To make Matters worse, Striker Ricardo Pepi also dropped out with an injury, Leaving PSV Without a Striker for the Time Being.
45 ‘A Great Chance for Excelsior Just before half-time. Striker Szymon Wlodarczyk has his back to the goal from a cross from the left, but he can still scare psv. The Ball Goes Just Wide.
With His Head BOED and HIS Face Like A Haunted House, Ricardo Pepi Makes His Exit in Kralingen. Due to his failure, PSV Has Major Personnel Problems in the Front Line.
37 ‘PSV does not let itelf be dishearted by Striker Ricardo Pepi’s Failure and Continues Unabated in the Hunt for 1-2. Again, Ismael Saibari is close, but his shot is stopped by Excelsior goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel. The midfielder does not yet have luck on his side.
32 ‘The Injury Wave at PSV Claims a New Victim, It Seems. Ricardo Pepi Can’t Go On. Guus Til Takes His Place as an Emergency Striker. PSV now Has No Strikers Left at All: Alassane Pléa and Myron Boadu are also kured and Winger Ruben van Bommel Suffered a Serious Knee Injury Last Week. Technical Director Earnest Stewart Slaps Hiss Hands in Front or His Eyes.
For now, the highlight of an entertaining event in Kralingen: Joey Veerman’s Well-Placed Free Kick for the 1-1 at Excelsior-PSV. You don’t have enough eyes and ears in this match.
22 ‘Fast your Seatbelts at Woudestein, because it’s never bore. PSV Player Ismael Saibari has the corner to pick out in the hunt for 1-2, but a fantastic slide from Excelsior Defender Rick Meissen Prevents a shot on goal.
19 ‘Goal PSV! 1-1
And now it’s level on Woudestein and how. Joey Veerman Paints A Free Kick From Almost 25 Meters Neatly Into The Top Corner, Although Excelsior Goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel is Still On It. PSV Quickly Put Things in Order.
15 ‘ Goal PSV Disallowed! PSV Thinks They Are Soon on An Equal Footing Again via Ismael Saibari, but in the run-up to the goal Ricardo Pepi is clearly offside. And so the linesman immediately raises his flag as soon as saibari shoots the ball into the net.
13 ‘Goal Excelsior! 1-0
Third Time’s a Charm for Excelsior! Szymon wlodarczyk tapered in from close range after a long throw-in. The Stadium Speaker is so confused That Says That PSV HAS TAKEN THE LEAD, But It Is Really Excelsior That Is In The Lead.
12 ‘ Excelsior hits the crossbar! So, PSV Escapes Another Early Deficit Again. Arthur Zagré Gets Some Space in the Penalty Area and Shoots Devastatingly. The Crossbar Prevents The Opening Goal.
10 ‘PSV Has the Momentum. Joey Veerman is Nicely Released by Mauro Júnior, After which the Ball Goes To Ivan Perisic. He should at least aim it between the posts, but he shoots the ball over.
9 ‘PSV with a First Sting at Woudestein. Ismael Saibari breaks through on the right flank, but his shot cannot worry goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel. He can Easily Trap the Ball.
7 ‘What a Great Chance for Excelsior for the opening goal. Irakli Yegoian Has a Cross from Derensili Sanches Fernandes to Head in, But his header ends up in the hands of PSV goalkeeper Matej Kovar. PSV Escapes An Early Deficit.
3 ‘So, PSV Player Yarek Gasiorowski Suddenly Throws A Flying Tackle at Excelsior Player Derensili Sanches Fernandes. Gasiorowski Claims that he is playing the ball, but referee Dennis Higler Sees It Differently. He keeps the cards in his pocket and the psv defender cannot complain about that.
Kick-off! The Ball is Rolling in Kralingen! Will PSV Stay on Course in the Eredivisie? Or can Excelsior Cause A Surprise in Front of Their Own Audience?