Football · Eindhoven and Tilburg
PSV beat Willem II 7-0 on Streppel's return and close gap on Feyenoord to two points
Jurgen Streppel's first match back as Willem II head coach ended in a 7-0 defeat at PSV on 31 October, while PSV moved to within two points of Feyenoord after Feyenoord dropped points earlier that day.
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In brief
PSV beat Willem II 7-0 in Eindhoven on 31 October, with seven different players scoring, the first time since 2000 (against RKC) that PSV had that many scorers in an Eredivisie match.
Jurgen Streppel, 57, returned as Willem II head coach after John Stegeman was dismissed, having previously coached the club between 2011 and 2016.
Feyenoord dropped points earlier on 31 October, which allowed PSV to close the gap to two points.
Willem II had conceded the most goals in the Eredivisie this season, and Streppel used five defenders against PSV in an attempt to change that.
- Quarter of the matchMauro Júnior scores the opener, 1-0
- Shortly before half-timeGuus Til scores with his heel from a corner, 2-0
- Early second halfSven Mijnans scores with a volley, 3-0
- Shortly after 3-0Ruben van Bommel heads in, 4-0
Streppel returns to a heavy defeat
Jurgen Streppel returned as Willem II head coach on 31 October, at PSV, and his side lost 7-0. The 57-year-old had previously coached Willem II between 2011 and 2016, and he was appointed as permanent successor to John Stegeman, who had been dismissed, after a short interim period under Adrie Koster. Willem II sits at the bottom of the Eredivisie, and Streppel was charged with keeping the club in the top flight. PSV, the reigning champions, were the stronger side from the start.
Five defenders and an early breakthrough
Streppel set his team up with five defenders to tackle the problem of Willem II conceding more goals than any other Eredivisie side this season. Peter Bosz answered with Ivan Perisic leading the attack, with Guus Til and Sven Mijnans sitting behind him. Didillon-Hödl was not fit enough to start, so Maxime Delanghe kept goal against his former club. The first goal was disallowed after 15 minutes because Ruben van Bommel was offside. Shortly afterwards, Mauro Júnior, the captain, scored the opener after Mats Lemmens failed to clear a low cross from Til properly.
Goals before and after half-time
Guus Til added a second goal just before half-time, heading in a corner with his heel for his eighth goal of the season. Mijnans made it 3-0 with a volley early in the second half, and Ruben van Bommel headed in the 4-0 shortly afterwards. Uriël van Aalst had an open goal at 67 minutes but hit the crossbar. Ricardo Pepi returned from a month-long injury when Bosz brought him on at 4-0.
What the result means
Seven different PSV players scored, the first time PSV had seen that many different scorers in an Eredivisie match since 2000, when they beat RKC. Willem II had conceded more goals than any other Eredivisie team this season before this match. The scoreline matches the heaviest competitive defeat on record for the Tilburg side. With Feyenoord losing ground earlier on the same day, PSV are now two points behind the league leaders.
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Sources and context
- NOSPSV wins with large numbers against powerless Willem II at Streppel's returnPSV met ruime cijfers langs machteloos Willem II bij rentree Streppel · original in Dutch
- AD.nlUnstable and helpless Willem II is humiliated again: PSV strikes at Streppel's returnLabiel en hulpeloos Willem II wordt wéér vernederd: PSV haalt uit bij rentree Streppel · original in Dutch
- Jurgen Streppel
- Willem II head coach returning to the club, succeeding John Stegeman
- Peter Bosz
- PSV head coach
- Mauro Júnior
- PSV captain who scored the opening goal
- Guus Til
- PSV player who scored the second goal with his heel
- Sven Mijnans
- PSV player who scored a volley for 3-0
- Ivan Perisic
- PSV forward who led the attack, with a goal disallowed for offside
- Ruben van Bommel
- PSV player who headed in the 4-0
- Ricardo Pepi
- PSV striker returning from injury
- Maxime Delanghe
- Willem II goalkeeper who faced his former club
- John Stegeman
- Former Willem II head coach who was dismissed
- Organizations
- AFC Ajax
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