Feyenoord confirmed their qualification for the quarter-finals of the Netherlands Cup, where they will face AZ Alkmaaer, after beating PSV Eindhoven 1-0 on Wednesday, in a match where Mexican striker Santi Giménez won the game against his countrymen. Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano.
PSV have won their last two visits to the De Kuip stadium after defeating them Peter Bosz both in the Super Cup final (0-1), played in August, and in the league (1-2) held on December 3.
End PSV’s streak at De Kuip
But The third time is the charm both for Feyenoord and for Santi Giménez, who has been part of the starting eleven in the two previous meetings between both teams.
In contrast to ‘Chucky’ Lozano, who, if he could not play in the Super Cup final while fully immersed in negotiations to return to the Dutch team from Naples, in the league match he did not even enter the squad.
Until it hit the post
However, this time the PSV coach, the outstanding leader of the Eredivisie, did not hesitate to give the title to ‘Chucky’ who, in the sixteenth minute, served the ball for Guss Till heads the ball past the post.
But if Hirving Lozano showed that in addition to scoring his countryman can also help, Santi Giménez did not want to be outdone and fourteen minutes later, in the 30th minute, he put an unparalleled ball in the goal. Igor Paixao, which the Brazilian does not know how to exploit.
Word on wood
Feyenoord did not disappoint on their next chance, which in the 31st minute established what would become the final 1-0 with a shot from the edge of the area by midfielder Quinten Timber.
A goal that ‘Chucky’ Lozano almost equalized thirteen minutes into the second after a short corner kick reached the Mexican, with the ball falling into the side of the net.
Lozano, who has scored five goals this season, was not going to have any more chances, and four minutes later, in the 61st minute, he was replaced by a forward. Only Noah.
From the end of the plenary session in the Eredivisie to the KO cup
Playing the entire game was his compatriot Santi Giménez, who despite not having any clear chances to score, contributed his tireless work to the victory of a Feyenoord team that ended PSV’s dream of clinching the third consecutive Cup champion title .
It was the first defeat of the season in domestic competition for PSV, which on Sunday ended its total of victories in the first 17 days of the Eredivisie with its visit to Utrecht (1-1).
Source: La Verdad
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