{"id":82025,"date":"2018-04-16T04:03:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T03:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=82025"},"modified":"2018-04-16T04:03:54","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T03:03:54","slug":"psv-claim-dutch-league-title-with-3-0-win-over-9-man-ajax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/psv-claim-dutch-league-title-with-3-0-win-over-9-man-ajax\/","title":{"rendered":"PSV claim Dutch league title with 3-0 win over 9-man Ajax"},"content":{"rendered":"
PSV Eindhoven claimed a 24th Dutch league title at a jubilant Philips Stadion in Eindhoven on Sunday after a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam, who finished with nine men.<\/p>\n
Gaston Pereiro and Luuk de Jong fired first-half goals and Steven Bergwijn scored a third after the break for PSV.<\/p>\n
The victory took manager Phillip Cocu\u2019s side to 80 points from 31 games, an unassailable 10-point lead over second-placed Ajax with three rounds of the season remaining.<\/p>\n
It was their third championship in four seasons.<\/p>\n
Pereiro fired PSV ahead midway through the first half after he reacted quickest when Hirving Lozano\u2019s shot was blocked on the line.<\/p>\n
The pace of the game was relentless but home nerves were settled when De Jong headed home a second goal from Joshua Brenet\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n
The title was made safe nine minutes into the second period as Bergwijn showed neat control to bring down a high ball and fired low into the corner of the net.<\/p>\n
Ajax had Argentine defender Nicolas Tagliafico sent off for a second bookable offence late on and minutes later they lost Siem de Jong to a straight red card.<\/p>\n
And the visitors were then left to contemplate a fourth season in a row without league success.<\/p>\n
PSV have led the league since mid-September, suffering just three defeats all campaign, and are second only to Ajax (33) for the most Dutch title wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PSV Eindhoven claimed a 24th Dutch league title at a jubilant Philips Stadion in Eindhoven on Sunday after a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam, who finished with nine men. Gaston Pereiro and Luuk de Jong fired first-half goals and Steven Bergwijn scored a third after the break for PSV. The victory took manager Phillip […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":82026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[31416,43221,23810],"yoast_head":"\n