For a long time, Vitesse played with ten men, but that did not make the match any easier for PSV. Thanks to a striker's goal from Luuk de Jong, the three points still remained in the Philips Stadium Saturday night. "We kept lurking for that one chance," he said.
Compliments Vitesse
The PSV captain said so at FOX Sports. There he also complimented Vitesse. "We can always score a goal, but it doesn't come naturally. Vitesse kept it very cleverly compact after the red card (of Doekhi after 15 minutes, ed.). It was difficult to play through them. It was very tough," said De Jong, who anticipated well around the 70th minute on a cross from Hirving Lozano. "A good ball yes," laughed De Jong. "I love these kinds of crosses. I always anticipate that and this time I finished it well."
'Patience key word '
Head coach Mark van Bommel complimented the discipline his team showed. "We did it patiently," the coach said after the match. "We had to more or less surround them in order to create an overtime. We executed that well. Concentrated and disciplined. That's not easy. Vitesse is just a very good team. I'm glad we won. 11 played, 33 points."