PSV Eindhoven vs Heracles Almelo · Eredivisie

One goal separated them as PSV Eindhoven beat Heracles Almelo 4-3 at Philips Stadion (crowd 33,800); Heracles had not lost in 5 until now. PSV went ahead through Ricardo Pepi at the 20-minute mark with a penalty and Ismael Saibari added to the lead after 32 minutes with a penalty; Jizz Hornkamp reduced the gap for Heracles in added time before the break with a penalty and Heracles were back level through Luka Kulenovic after 60 minutes. It was 3-2 after Joey Veerman scored at the 70-minute mark and Heracles were back level through Jizz Hornkamp just three minutes after that; Guus Til scored the winner at the 81-minute mark. The game had six bookings. On 66% of the ball PSV shot 21 times to 11 for Heracles. PSV hit the target 6 times from 21 attempts.