Decisive figure drives PSV at Utrecht | OneFootball

Sergiño Dest swung the game in the 45th minute with a driven cross for the go-ahead goal, as PSV beat Utrecht 6-1. The defender later scored to crown a dominant display.

Operating from defence, Dest had already been a constant outlet before half time, repeatedly advancing on the right and delivering the teasing ball that put the Boeren in front at the interval.

After the restart he kept forcing the issue, stinging Vasilis Barkas with a low effort (80.). He then sealed his night in the third minute of second half stoppage time, steering a left-footer into the top left corner.

He finished with four attempts, three on target, was fouled seven times and won possession nine times, plus a match-high volume of distribution in advanced areas, completing 27 passes in the final third.

Because PSV's structure freed him to attack from wide while still recovering defensively, his constant forward running and crisp passing pinned Utrecht back and sustained pressure through both halves.

The Boeren sit second on 10 points and visit Ajax next. Utrecht host Go Ahead Eagles next.