FC Twente Vs. PSV Eindhoven, 2011 Dutch Eredivisie Week 11: Twente Battle Back For Draw Against 10-Man PSV

PSV Eindhoven were creating chances and they had themselves a 2-1 lead. It looked like they were on their way to a rare win at De Grolsch Veste, but then the referee got involved. He deemed it necessary to send Kevin Strootman off for reasons only he knows. All of a sudden, PSV were down to 10 men and just trying to hold on. They couldn’t though as Twente netted a late equalizer to keep their undefeated home record alive in a 2-2 draw that keeps both teams even on points in second place.

Douglas Franco opened the scoring with a 10th minute striker, but PSV had an answer within a minute. Zakaria Labyad equalized when a cross found him unmarked in the center and even though he scuffed the shot, it crawled across the line to level things.

De Grolsch Veste has been a fortress for FC Twente. They’re unbeaten in their four matches there this season and they haven’t lost more than once at home in three seasons. As far as tough places for visitors to get wins go, De Grolsch Veste is near the top of the list. That’s not exactly good news for PSV Eindhoven, who go to Enschede on Saturday in search of three points against Twente as the two wage battle for second place in the Eredivisie.

The two teams head into Saturday’s contest even on 21 points, four behind league-leading AZ Alkmaar. With preseason favorites Ajax sputtering all the way down at sixth, now is the time for another club to make a run and put some distance between themselves and the Amsterdam club. AZ is working towards it, but both PSV and Twente want to be in that mix too.