Women’s Champions League: PSG – OH Leuven
After Paris FC, the women of OH Leuven were also able to control city rivals PSG in the Champions League. OHL had to fight to keep a clean sheet on the board and will have to count on the final matchday next week if it wants to reach the top 12, which entitles it to the next round.
OH Leuven immersed itself in the role of the underdog in advance and tackled the match accordingly. The ball was in PSG’s hands, but opportunities were few and far between
PSG could hardly create any danger, thanks in part to a strong Veefkind.
But actually the entire defense excelled against PSG. After the break, the Thius team came looking for a goal with growing desperation, without a three-pointer it no longer had a chance of wintering in Europe.
Fortunately for the people of Leuven, in addition to that close block, they also have an excellent goalkeeper under the crossbar. Seynhaeve was asked several times, but always had the appropriate answer ready. Biesmans helped PSG substitute Kanjinga on the line by heading over a good chance.
Leuven also does not score
With a view to wintering, OHL needed a three-pointer, so it continued to look for a goal itself. Only: the frustrated Parisians were brave enough to stop the OHL outbreaks.
At the same time, OHL just lacked some quality in the cross to really be able to claim it. Now goalkeeper Earps remained largely unemployed.
After another exciting finish, in which Mbock also headed over for PSG, OHL takes the point home. The chance of overwintering is considerably greater, but the fate will have to be determined next week.
Against Champions League title holder Arsenal in a packed Aan Den Dreef stadium.
End!
Big celebration with the ladies of OH Leuven! Olmedo ends the match, which yields a crucial point for the team from the university city. In the second half, PSG looked more and more for the goal, but could not get past the Leuven defense. OHL did not give away gigantic opportunities, once again Seynhaeve played a strong game.
Phew! PSG gets a great chance in the closing seconds, but misses
90+3′ – Over!
There is a lot of chaos, goalkeeper Earps helps to keep the ball in the team for a while. Carmona is allowed to cross one more time, but Mbock heads over! The point is safe, right?
90+1′ – Last chance?
A final corner for PSG, Mary Earps has also come forward.
90′ – Yellow Everaerts
Everaerts kicks Karchaoui and receives a justified yellow card. PSG’s free kick is then more dangerous, but OHL also clears this away. Three minutes are added.
87′ – Kanjinga wide
Kanjinga gets an excellent header chance in the box, but with Everaerts on her neck, the Congolese puts the ball wide. OHL is getting closer and closer to the point. De Ceuster has also come into the team for Reynders.
83′ – Important intervention by Janssen
Oh la, those Parisian risks almost deliver. Karchaoui accelerates on the right and then wants to send Kanjinga. That works out pretty well, Janssen is able to clear the ball with an ultimate intervention.
80′ – PSG with risks
Not to forget: PSG absolutely needs the three points to survive in the Champions League. In other words, they are going to send more and more players forward. This creates space at the front, like now for Conijnenberg, but she needs too much time for her cross. Reynders was in the right place, but did not get the ball.
77′ – Biesmans clears up
Here PSG was very close to what liberation would be for them. Seynhaeve, hindered by Hermans, went under the ball, but fortunately there was still Biesmans at the far post. Shivering a bit.
OH Leuven is becoming more and more threatening, as is so often the case at the end of the Champions League matches.
Eddy Demarez
73′ – Carmona takes down
It’s just going up and down smoothly now in the Parc des Princes. Reynders slides smoothly past Carmona on the right, but the Spaniard has other ideas than to let her go. Yellow for Carmona, Earps has to box the following free kick into a corner.
68′ – De Almeida remains down
And then there is De Almeida, who likes to exaggerate and show himself in the worst way. Kuijpers tackled the ball away intensely but perfectly legally, but the Portuguese is very good at feigning pain.
66′ – Again Seynhaeve
Seynhaeve is so important for OHL, now again on a kick from Ebayilin. After a good action by Yaya, the ball ends up in front of the midfielder’s foot, but she does not kick hard enough to beat Seynhaeve.
63′- He is a gemene kemene
PSG is really having a hard time with the top score at the moment. Yaya kicks Dekker out of frustration, the card is for someone on the OHL bench who was angry about it.
60′ – Leuchter just not
Leuchter is one centimeter short! Excellent cross from Carmona to the Dutch striker, who just has to touch the ball from close range. Lucky for OHL she doesn’t.
PSG goalkeeper cannot reach the ball, Biesmans aims over
56′ – Biesmans over
With fresh forces Dekker and Conijnenberg on the field, OHL can take a corner. Biesmans gets a great chance, but kicks over. Great opportunity!
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