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PSV Eindhoven Stages Comeback to Defeat AZ Alkmaar at Home
Eindhoven, Netherlands – In a hard-fought match at the Philips Stadion, PSV Eindhoven secured a crucial victory over AZ Alkmaar, albeit after a challenging start. AZ Alkmaar took an early lead with a goal by B. van Duijl in the 13th minute, assisted by I. Jensen, putting the home side on the back foot. PSV managed to equalize just before halftime thanks to an own goal by T. Parrott in the 45th minute.
The second half was tense, with a more physical game reflected in the yellow cards for Penetra of AZ Alkmaar in the 50th minute and later for R. Pepi of PSV in the 79th minute, followed by C. Driouech in the 90th minute. PSV Eindhoven, dominating possession with 64%, continued to press and finally found their reward in the 86th minute with a goal by R. Pepi, assisted by I. Perisic, sealing the victory for the home side. Despite AZ Alkmaar’s 13 shots, only 5 were on target, while PSV with 19 shots managed to complete the comeback. The match concluded with a score of PSV Eindhoven 2, AZ Alkmaar 1.
Substitutions psv eindhoven: at minute 58 S. Dest came in and A. Salah-Eddine went out., at minute 75 P. Wanner came in and R. Flamingo went out., at minute 75 D. Man came in and E. Bajraktarevic went out., at minute 88 R. Pepi came in and M. Boadu went out., at minute 88 I. Perisic came in and C. Driouech went out.
Substitutions az alkmaar: at minute 63 E. Dijkstra came in and D. Kasius went out., at minute 63 I. Jensen came in and A. Oufkir went out., at minute 88 T. Parrott came in and M. Meerdink went out., at minute 88 R. Daal came in and J. Hornkamp went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
PSV Eindhoven
AZ Alkmaar
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