Psv U21 plays equal against Excelsior. In Rotterdam, the encounter ended without goals. A serious injury to Mees Kreekels gave a black edge to the match.
Disaster for Mees Kreekels
The match began disastrously for Mees Kreekels. The defender fell badly shortly after kickoff and left the field by stretcher. Dennis Vos took his place. Shortly after, the home team lashed out at Vincent Müller's goal, but with a good reflex the German kept the net empty. The first danger on behalf of Young PSV came from Fode Fofana. The striker took a shot from distance but his effort met the Rotterdam goalkeeper. From another corner Tijn Daverveld went close. His great header chance was narrowly blocked by the Excelsior defense. Both teams kept up a high tempo, with corner kicks back and forth. Fofana was dangerous again on behalf of Young PSV. With beautiful footwork he managed to dribble past four Excelsior players but the pressure was too high to create a shooting chance. A few minutes later it was again Fofana with the biggest chance of the first half, a placed shot that went a few centimeters past the goal. The score remained 0-0.
Many chances, no goals
In the second half, the first big chance was for Young PSV, again a header by Daverveld that went wide of the goal. Damian Timan also tried his luck. A free kick from about twenty meters curled nicely towards the goal, but went just wide. Twenty minutes before time came Excelsior's biggest chance, an effort from the far corner slid past the goal. After a period of calm, a nifty dribble by Mathias Kjølø created some momentum in the attack, but a goal did not come. Substitute Jeremy Antonisse managed to put himself in front of the goal with a clever approach. Excelsior goalkeeper Damen, however, was sharp enough to turn the effort away. In the last ten minutes, PSV went on the attack. After a series of chances, however, nobody managed to put the ball in the net. The home side made a worthy attempt in the closing stages, but Müller was sharp again. Without a goal, the match ended in a draw.
Line-up Young PSV
Müller; Sambo, Kreekels (5/Vos), Daverveld, Oppegård; Matuta, Doudah (62/Kristinsson); Bakayoko (62/Antonisse), Fofana (82/Rigo); Kjølø (82/Thomas), Timan.