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PSV won with ease against SC Heerenveen in the quarter-finals of the cup tournament. With good football, the Frisians were defeated 4-1.
Earlier in the evening, NEC already qualified for the semi-finals of the cup by beating FC Volendam 1-0. AZ already defeated FC Twente yesterday and the fourth and final quarter-final will follow tomorrow with Telstar-Go Ahead Eagles.
The untouchable leader in the Premier League PSV, which has won the cup eleven times, started with a strong line-up. Only the substitution of Romanian right winger Dennis Man stood out. He was replaced by the Bosnian talent Esmir Bajraktarevic (20).
Heerenveen managed to provide some good resistance in the first twenty minutes of the match, but did not last long. After Bajraktarevic’s opening goal – a tap-in at the far post after a nice attack from the left – PSV started to run very well.
It led to the kind of football that coach Peter Bosz loves so much, full of attacking drive and creativity. After more than half an hour it was already 2-0, when Bajraktarevic shot in his second from about twenty meters.
Beautiful football
After the break, PSV became even better and Heerenveen’s heart sank. Central defender Jerdy Schouten played out four opponents in passing with a few movements.
The Eindhoven team then scored two goals within three minutes. Ivan Perisic headed home from a corner and Paul Wanner tapped in after a good move by right back Sergiño Dest.
For a moment, Heerenveen seemed ready for a defeat of enormous proportions, but after Bajraktarevic missed the chance for a hat trick with a missed penalty, the momentum disappeared somewhat from the match.
Heerenveen was even able to save their honor through Luca Oyen, on an evening that otherwise belonged entirely to PSV.
