- Luuk de Jong scored a hat-trick against Feyenoord on Wednesday night
- Memphis Depay netted winner in stoppage time for dramatic 4-3 victory
Luuk de Jong
scored a hat-trick and Memphis Depay netted the winner in the third
minute of stoppage time as PSV Eindhoven beat Feyenoord 4-3 in a
thrilling clash that put them four points clear on Wednesday.
De Jong
equalised twice for the hosts and then put them 3-2 ahead, before
Feyenoord striker Colin Kazim-Richards seemed to have salvaged a point
by heading home a cross with just a minute remaining.
Depay scored
a simple tap-in three minutes into stoppage time, however, to seal a
victory for PSV that extended their lead at the top of the standings and
put a serious dent in their opponents' title hopes.
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PSV have 40
points from 16 games, four clear of Ajax Amsterdam, while PEC Zwolle are
third on 29 and Feyenoord remain fourth with 28.
It was an extremely combative match between two teams who did not allow each other a moment on the ball.
Feyenoord
struck first when Elvis Manu went around goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet and
directed a low shot towards goal that beat PSV defender Jeffrey Bruma
who made a sliding effort to clear it off the line.
Feyenoord's Luke Wilkshire (left) tangles with Eindhoven duo Andres Guardado and Jetro Willems
Forward Luuk de Jong scored a hat-trick for PSV against Feyenoord
De Jong then
levelled in the 22nd minute, finishing off a wonderful team move by the
hosts, but was lucky not to be penalised by referee Bjorn Kuipers for a
foul on his marker Terence Kongolo seconds before the 24-year-old
striker pulled the trigger.
Karim El
Ahmadi restored the lead with a cool finish on the stroke of halftime
after a beautifully weighted through ball from skipper Jordy Clasie.
De Jong
tipped the score in PSV's favour on hour mark with two good headers in
quick succession, before goals at the death from Kazim-Richards and
Depay ended a dramatic clash.
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