PSV has achieved the first point in the Champions League. PSV seemed to take the lead, but after a misunderstanding in the defense at PSV, it was Ismael Saibari who finally put the final score (1-1) against the German Bayer Leverkusen on the board.
Guus Til started as an opportunity striker, because all strikers were injured. It was striking that Ryan Flamingo started on the couch. He had to give his place in the heart of the defense to Armando Obispo.
In the fourth minute, PSV seemed to take an early lead through a header by Ivan Perisic. But when the ball was already on the center dot, the goal was reversed because of offside. In the repetition it turned out to be millimeters.
Pole
Not much later it was Bayer Leverkusen’s turn. The Spanish left back Alejandro Grimaldo steamed through the side and shot hard against the post. PSV lurked on the counter, but even that was not the case. The ball was the majority in possession of the home team and they were also the only ones who created opportunities. Fortunately for the Eindhoven team, Bayer Leverkusen was unable to cash in any shot.
Malik Tillman, who made the switch from PSV to the opponent for 35 million euros this summer, also came in scoring position. However, his shot at PSV goalkeeper Matej Kovár came.
Equal
In the second half it seemed to be a bit more right. Until the sixteen -year -old minute. Jerdy Schouten thought he would play the ball back to Obispo within sixteen, but he did not expect the ball at all and seemed to panic. Leverkusen-striker Christian Kofane was there like the chickens to intercept the ball and finished ice cold.
The counter goal seemed like a kind of wake-up call at PSV. The ball went a bit more and that soon resulted in the equalizer. After a nice attack in minute 72, Guus Til got the ball at Ismael Saibari, who shot the ball cool in the top corner.
After the equalizer, both teams seemed to take some gas back. Saibari, who was by far the most dangerous man was on Eindhoven side, still came to a shot, but that was it. A 1-1 draw in Leverkusen. A final score for which many fans had signed in advance.
Six games to go
Thanks to this draw, after two games with one point, PSV is on a shared twenty -thinth place in the ranking of the Champions League. In the first match, 1-3 was lost to the Belgian Union St. Gillis. With six games to go, a place in the first twenty -four is enough to move on to the interim round.
The next PSV match in the Champions League is on October 21. Then the team receives from Peter Bosz Napoli in Eindhoven.