Pepi strike sinks Excelsior in Rotterdam | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: PSV beat Excelsior 2-1 in Rotterdam. Ruben van Bommel opened the scoring in the fifth minute with a right-footed finish. After the restart, Casper Widell headed in the equaliser (54.), but Ricardo Pepi restored the lead (56.) from Sergiño Dest's cross. Boeren controlled the tempo with 20 attempts to five and 58.9% possession. Boeren rise from 11th to third in the table and host Groningen next.

Player of the Match: Pepi decided it with the winner and led the line with five attempts, two on target.

Stat of the Match: Boeren registered 20 attempts, underlining their sustained control of territory and tempo.

Three Things We Learned: Yegoian supplied the cross for the leveller and finished with one key pass and three crosses. Sergiño Dest created the decisive chance and completed 54 passes from 58, while he won possession 12 times. Stijn van Gassel kept the scoreline tight with six saves as Boeren put eight shots on target.