After a hectic duel with FC Utrecht, PSV ran a point ahead of Ajax on Sunday night. Where the Amsterdammers lost on Saturday, PSV narrowly drew against FC Utrecht. Thanks to Luuk de Jong. "There would have been much more in it today," said the maker of the 2-1 and 2-2 in Utrecht.
Compliments Utrecht
That 2-2 only fell in the final minutes of the match. At halftime, PSV was facing a 2-0 deficit. Unjustly, De Jong thought. "You get behind 2-0, while we had the better of the game. The two chances they create are right in. That is very sour and should not happen to us. At the same time, they played very compact after that and they did that well. Compliments for that."
Penalty
In addition, De Jong thought his team deserved a penalty. Because when it was still tied, the captain's shirt was almost pulled off in the sixteen-meter area. "It is said that you are not allowed to grab. He hangs on my shirt twice and doesn't give a penalty. I don't understand that," said De Jong, who was happy in the closing stages that referee Van Boekel did not give Utrecht a penalty. "It wasn't easy for the referee either with all those VAR moments. He could also give Utrecht's, but for that my shirt is pulled off again. That would have been another free kick."
Dumfries: 'I had no intention of hitting him'
On the final penalty moment, Denzel Dumfries slipped his direct opponent. "Yes the grass was just huh," laughed the defender after seeing the footage. "You see the pitch is not cooperating. It's a very tricky situation for the referee. If it had happened the other way around, I wouldn't be happy with the decision, but I think this is a good decision by the referee. I really had zero intention of hitting him (Simon Gustafson, ed.)."