Don't be afraid even though they are bigger and a year older, that's what the players are told by the coach before the game. But how do you do that? If Roda's players have the ball they cannot have the ball for 5 seconds or someone from PSV is with him. If PSV has the ball then we must try to keep the ball in the team by playing the ball around quickly, so simply put, try to avoid duels by playing together.

So with this assignment the players of the E1 start the match against the E-top of Roda JC.
In the beginning, some PSV players have to get used to finding the right opponent, so some Roda players still have too much space to play football. In possession we do well and try to find each other through good positional play. 1n the 15th minute the good play was rewarded by Sven, who shot 1-0 from a cross from Lars.
Joris was able to increase the lead, but unfortunately his header went just wide. In the first half, coach Rik said that we could be a bit more fierce, so don't let Roda play. And in possession of the ball try to act faster.

In the 2nd half it is clear to see that Roda is a bit further ahead than PSV, which of course is not surprising when they are all a year older. We have little to contribute in the second half, we are just a little too late and just not fierce enough. Roda managed to take a 1-3 lead in this half.

In the third half, PSV did the same as in the first half, being a bit brighter and playing together more. In the 56th minute this better play was rewarded, a perfectly placed free kick by Thijn was headed in at the 2nd post by Luc, 2-3. Could it be that we can still make the equalizer. Unfortunately a Roda player managed to shoot in the 2-4 with a magnificent kick. And I think that is a fair result.

Too bad about the poor second half otherwise we might have had a point today. In the first and second half the coach's principles were met, so take this to the next game, then the points will come automatically because there is enough quality.