Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 3 PSV Eindhoven
Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 PSV Eindhoven
| Scoring Summary | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | PSV Eindhoven |
| Rydell Poepon (29) | Danko Lazovic (13) |
| Rydell Poepon (55) | Jonathan Reis (69) |
| Balázs Dzsudzsák (73) | |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
Sparta-Stadion, Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,800 Match Time: 14:45 ET |
| Teams | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | PSV Eindhoven |
| 1 Aleksander Seliga | 1 Andreas Isaksson |
| 5 Ruud Knol | 4 Rodriguez Francisco |
| 8 Donovan Sljingard | 25 S Manolev |
| 22 Nick Viergever | 3 Carlos Salcido |
| 4 Sander Van Gessel | 14 Erik Pieters |
| 6 Edwin van Bueren | 18 Orlando Engelaar |
| 28 Nathan Rutjes | 20 Ibrahim Afelley |
| 17 Edouard Duplan | 28 Otman Bakkal |
| 20 Erik Falkenburg | 22 Balázs Dzsudzsák |
| 10 Darko Bodul | 7 Ola Toivonen |
| 9 Rydell Poepon | 9 Danko Lazovic |
| Substitutes | |
| 14 Romano Denneboom | Andre Ooijer 23 |
| 16 Karim Touzani | Timmy Simons 6 |
| 21 Cor Varkevisser | Jonathan Reis 42 |
| 24 Joshua John | Cassio 31 |
| 26 Anthony Bentem | Danny Koevermans 10 |
| Marcellino van der Leeuw | Nordin Amrabat 11 |
| Jagos Vukovic 5 | |
| Substitutions | |
| Marcellino van der Leeuw for Nathan Rutjes (62) | Jonathan Reis for Ola Toivonen (55) |
| Joshua John for Sander Van Gessel (85) | Andre Ooijer for Rodriguez Francisco (66) |
| Timmy Simons for Ibrahim Afelley (89) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Ibrahim Afelley (70) | |
| · Club Rosters: Sparta Rotterdam | PSV Eindhoven | |
Updated: November 28, 2009, 3:14 AM ET
PSV Eindhoven moved top of the Eredivisie, for 24 hours at least, with a hard-fought victory over Sparta Rotterdam on Friday night.The visitors trailed 2-1 with just over 20 minutes remaining before goals from Jonathan Reis (69) and Balazs Dzsudzsak (73) secured all three points.
The win takes PSV top of the table by one point from FC Twente, who travel to Willem II tomorrow.
In an action-packed game, PSV took the lead tonight after 13 minutes. Danko Lazovic saw his shot saved by Aleksander Seliga but, from the resulting corner, the same player was left unmarked to head into the corner from close range.
Sparta, thrashed 5-0 by VVV Venlo last time out, could have been expected to crumble but hit back to equalise on 29 minutes.
Darko Bodul's pass fell to Rydell Poepon, who fired home from the edge of the area, but the home side nearly fell behind moments later when Dzsudzsak's shot was cleared off the line.
The home side took the lead 10 minutes into the second half with Bodul and Poepon again involved, Bodul's cross leaving Poepon with a simple finish.
But PSV got back on level terms with 69 minutes on the clock, Reis turning to fire home right-footed from outside the area.
And just four minutes later the visitors were in front for the second time in the game, Orlando Engelaar finding Dzsudzsak in the penalty area where he hit a right-footed shot which went in off the post.

