The Report

From the kickoff, PSV clearly shows what they have come to Rotterdam for. In the first three minutes Ruben already got past his opponent twice, the second time he could also shoot at goal, but the Excelsior goalkeeper managed to save. From the rebound Jasper can be dangerous twice. Also in the sixth minute the Excelsior goalkeeper is very alert after a shot by Jesper. Two minutes later it is Sven who brings the ball in front of the goal from the side with a perfect cross, Jesper puts his head well against it and the goalkeeper is chance free. The deserved 0-1 is on the scoreboard. PSV continues to dominate in the first half and manages to extend the score two minutes before halftime, after Thijn takes a free kick quickly to Ruben. He plays himself free with a nice move and works the ball in with a slide under the goalkeeper: 0-2. Immediately after that the whistle blows for halftime.

After the tea, the home team seemed to be on the attack, but PSV goalkeeper Niek made a good save to keep his goal clean. PSV slowed down and did not really get dangerous anymore. PSV did get a penalty kick in the last minute, after Tim was pulled down. Tim got behind the ball and made it 0-3. A good first half, a poor second half, but no chances and the team showed itself to be the better team.