De Tukkers end PSV’s hopes
By: Tucker | March 9th, 2009
As Blaise Kufo struck the ball into the net Sunday evening, the Twente had not only grabbed a 1-1 draw against PSV but they effectively ended the defending champions hopes for the Champions League. While thoughts of catching AZ are obviously out of the question, Twente is in control of its own Champions League destiny as they hold a three-part margin over third place Ajax.
With Cheik Tioté and Douglas in the starting eleven and Slobodan Rajković and Theo Janssen resigned to the bench, Twente were making a strong tactical statement and limited PSV’s attack. After an early handball by PSV’s Ola Toivonen somehow went unpunished the match was without a score till four minutes past the hour when Balázs Dzsudzsák beat Sander Boschker after a great run. Needing a goal Steve McClaren signaled to Theo Janssen to come for Tioté with eighteen minutes remaining and in the final ten minutes Marko Arnautović and Kenneth Perez came close on a few occasions. However with the defending champions clinging to hopes with a win, Blaise Kufo severed PSV’s chance in the final strike of the match as he sent in a rebound bringing the match even.
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