Today another topper on the program. Sparta. The coach is highly motivated and knows all the specifics of the opponent and passes them on to the group. It is now expected that the AIVD will investigate this because they fear that the LEK has struck again.
The match starts with a fierce PSV and Sparta also knows how to play (even though it is not really cold). After a quarter of an hour a mistake in the rearguard causes the Sparta player to intercept the ball after a back pass and he also manages to outsmart Zeus. 0 -1. Setback. But the coach, as mentioned, has things in hand and PSV just keeps going. Five minutes later an attack is stopped in a way that the well-managing referee cannot accept. Free kick. The ball is carefully laid out. A la Ribery, Zlatan, Messi, and there will be a few more famous players who can do this too but now the ball is beautifully shot in by Jordy (sounds nice Spanish). 1 - 1. We do not have enough and moments later the ball falls in the sixteen of Sparta. The defender thinks his goalkeeper takes the ball and the goalkeeper thinks the player...... afijn. Neither of the two does anything and then there is Niels who is held and thus Pingel. Mo puts the ball on the spot and scores masterfully and the emotion is great. With all fellow players this goal is celebrated. Class men.
Another good chance from Moussa which goes just wide we would like to go to rest with a lead but Sparta puts a stop to this. Another attack on the left and the number nine manages to pass Zeus for the second time.
At halftime the coach leaks a little more and after about ten minutes it is Jordy again who knocks the ball into the net during a scrimmage in front of the goal. Back in the lead. We continue. A header from.... Yes, there he is again, Jordy, is cleared off the line. Sparta also wants more but PSV is fierce and wants the three points. Moussa goes well and enables Niels to go for the goal and scores 4 - 2. Shortly afterwards Moussa goes through on the right and delivers a tight cross to Olivier and the 5 - 2 is a fact. On the face of it an easy win but we saw that Sparta made it difficult for us at times. Next Tuesday the clash at the Herdgang against Ajax.
Hopefully the leak will not have been found by then because then we can take advantage of it.
Men top and on to Tuesday. Then we have to get the maximum again to keep the points in Eindhoven.
Good luck and goodbye.
Attention men: running isn't much help, you just have to leave on time.
de la Paz, van Vlerken (84th Verstraaten), Alberto, de Wijs, Groenendijk ( 30th Loof), Mahmoed (81st Lammers), Sanoh, Baysal, Wouters, Rommens, Hiwat (46th Junior)