Match report | Young PSV loses first game of the season against Roda JC Kerkrade

Match report | Young PSV loses first game of the season against Roda JC Kerkrade
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Psv U21 suffers its first defeat of the season: 0-1 against Roda JC Kerkrade. This brings an end to the unbeaten series. Stijn Schaars ' team fought until the last minute, but failed to capitalize on the chances.

Young PSV starts the match sharply, with Tay Abed taking the initiative. However, his attempts are stopped time and again by Roda JC's goalkeeper. In the 17th minute, Young PSV got the first big chance: a hard shot by Tay from the penalty area hit the post. Shortly afterwards he tries again with a placed shot, but again the Roda goalkeeper is alert. Roda JC gets its first chance in the 34th minute after a fast break through the Psv U21 axis, but goalkeeper Tijn Smolenaars keeps his goal clean. The score remains 0-0 at halftime.

Second half
Young PSV also starts sharp after half-time. In the 48th minute, Sven van der Plas gets the chance to head a corner kick in, but his attempt goes over the goal. In the 58th minute, Roda JC took the lead: after a minor foul on Noah Fernandez in the penalty area, Roda was awarded a penalty. Anthony van der Hurk uses the penalty and brings his team to 0-1.

Young PSV tried to respond immediately. In the 61st minute, Delé Thomas shoots from distance, but Treichel again grabs the ball. A minute later, Joël van den Berg gets a chance, but he too cannot find the goal just yet. Stijn Schaars ' team continues to search emphatically for the equalizer, but in the 79th minute Tijn Smolenaars is tested once more and delivers excellent goalkeeping. It remains 0-1, resulting in Young PSV's first defeat of the season.

Scoring
59' -
0-1 Anthony van der Hurk

Setup
Smolenaars, Bassey, Bresser (81' Raap), Van der Plas, Van de Riet (82' Jones), Sidibé (74' Bawuah), Fernandez (74' Koller), Van den Berg (89' Verkooijen), Abed, Van Duiven, Thomas