One wants to compete at the top the other wants to avoid relegation. The match starts well and after 90 seconds it is 1 - 0 thanks to a goal by Albian after a nice attack via Rayhi, Sanoh and Vloet. Well deserved but a game lasts 90 minutes instead of seconds. After the goal the game is sloppy, no good shots, bad passes and no sharpness. And so it can happen that NAC, despite not getting any chances, takes a free kick on the midline that is not handled well by the backline and the number 10 scores the equalizer with his head. Unnecessary.
The halftime score is 1 - 1.
After the break we still want to make the difference. We are stronger, but we were also stronger before the break, and after 8 minutes Clint can take a corner. He slings the ball in front of the goal and Albian is there like a real striker and he kicks the 2 - 1 against the ropes. Then the battle continues slowly, NAC can't and PSV doesn't. From the 80th minute on, things suddenly start moving fast. NAC looks for the attack a bit more and PSV gets the chance to score not one or two but at least five goals in the last ten minutes. The best chances are killed off or the post gets in the way. Finally the referee blows the whistle and the score is still 2 - 1. In the locker room, the competitor's result comes in. 2 - 1 loss to Feijenoord. With five finals left, we are now three points ahead of the rotterdammers. Next week on Tuesday the semi-final for the cup against Ajax A2 and on Saturday for the league back to Amsterdam for the league. Good luck.
Oh yeah, just so you know. Aston Villa won the NextGen and Sporting Portugal finished third. Coincidentally two teams we had as opponents in the pool.
Bertrams, van Vlerken, Kardes, Hendrix, Heesakkers, Noor (86th Rommens), Sanoh, Leemans, Muzaqi (76th Jakobsen), Vloet, Rayhi (67th Antonio).