In the match in which Ricardo Pepi got his first starting spot of the season, he immediately found the net twice. Thanks to his two goals, PSV won 2-0 in Tilburg and the American was voted Star of the Match.
Replacing Luuk de Jong as a base player. That's not an easy task. Yet the striker's confidence paid off handsomely. With two true striker goals, he sealed the fate of the Tilburgers and led PSV to three points.
But it wasn't just his goals that made Ricardo stand out. He intercepted one pass and blocked one shot by a Willem II player, made one successful tackle, worked the ball away from his own penalty area once and won one aerial duel.
In addition, the American international accounted for five more successful dribbles and four shots in attack. Of those shots, two were on target, one went wide and one shot was blocked.
Passing
Ricardo was also instrumental in the passing game. Of the 25 passes he sent, 22 arrived. Ten of them went forward and 1 he played into the opponent's penalty area. Of the 25 passes, 1 was classified as a "key pass. Three times he was at the beginning of an attack with a pass.
