The report

PSV started the match strongly and within ten minutes PSV was already ahead 2-0 in Arnhem . PSV was in control for much of the match. In the end, a spacious 5-1 victory was achieved.

After four minutes, PSV had the first chance of the match and it was immediately taken advantage of. Yaël Gil y Muinos played a long ball to Ruben van Bommel. Ruben's cross was shot into the far corner by Jesper Uneken, 0-1. PSV then slumped and let Vitesse come. This allowed PSV to score again in the ninth minute. Jaivy Lourens sent Ruben van Bommel away, who laid the ball wide and it was Jesper Uneken who scored again, 0-2. Vitesse then went in search of the tying goal, but PSV's defense stood well, allowing Vitesse to create hardly any chances. The only real chance in the first half came in the ^26th minute. A Vitesse player came alone in front of the PSV goalie but Niek Schiks was alert and saved the effort. PSV had a few more chances before finally sealing the game in the ^35th minute, when Iggy Houben shot the 0-3 from the back line via the inside of the post.

PSV continued to control the game from the beginning of the second half. In the first part of the second half, however, it created few opportunities. And those few opportunities it did get were not taken advantage of. Vitesse could not really make a fist either so it seemed like the game was lurching towards the end. In the last quarter of an hour, however, there was still plenty to enjoy. In the ^55th minute Sven Simons played the ball to Ruben van Bommel. Ruben crossed the ball and Iggy Houben tapped in his second goal of the match, 0-4. Two minutes later a tight shot by Julian Kuijpers was turned into a corner and from that corner Yaël Gil y Muinos headed the ball against the crossbar. On the counterattack, Vitesse had two good chances, neither of which was taken. In the last minute, the home team managed to score anyway. After PSV lost the ball easily in the attack, Vitesse scored on the counter attack, 1-4. This seemed to be the final score, but in injury time Jaivy Lourens started a long rush on the left side of the pitch. He rounded several Vitesse players, laid the ball wide and it was Shi-jon Martina who was able to tap in the 1-5.

Setup: Niek Schiks, Milan Vossen (35' Julian Kuijpers), Luc Netten, Yaël Gil y Muinos, Jaivy Lourens, Matteo Dams (24' Sven Simons), Iggy Houben, Milan Govaers, Jesper Uneken (44' Shi-jon Martina), Chahid el Allachi, Ruben van Bommel.