Last-minute equaliser costs champions PSV hard-fought win against Fortuna Sittard

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] manager Peter Bosz surprised with his starting XI, showing up in a 3-4-3 formation with a backline of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mauro-junior/jZwOs76l/"]Mauro Junior[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/obispo-armando/dzZ57CXC/"]Armando Obispo[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flamingo-ryan/8WWh7RyC/"]Ryan Flamingo[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-noah/lvSBGGkK/"]Noah Fernandez[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perisic-ivan/4AbKyVr9/"]Ivan Perisic[/a] started as the wingbacks, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-bommel-ruben/djWkTIzc/"]Ruben van Bommel[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/til-guus/bcK8T2U3/"]Guus Til[/a] on the wings. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mijnans-sven/OhTLBILt/"]Sven Mijnans[/a] started his first Eredivisie game for PSV, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pepi-ricardo/GE8fEuGS/"]Ricardo Pepi[/a] filled the striker position.[/p][p]The offensive plan didn't amount to much in the opening half hour, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sittard/YH8HX5iP/"]Fortuna Sittard[/a] actually creating the biggest chances for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ihattaren-mohammed/0Untt3pf/"]Mohammed Ihattaren[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ter-haar-romeny-ole/dYaZXyLc/"]Ole ter Haar Romeny[/a], who scored from an offside position.[/p][p][b]In a lacklustre half, PSV's defensive woes continued following some defensive mistakes in the lost Johan Cruyff Shield game against AZ - Ryan Flamingo's headed pass to goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kovar-matej/tIXuiy4C/"]Matej Kovar[/a] was very short and intercepted by Ter Haar Romeny, who calmly tapped it past the Czech stopper for a surprising Fortuna lead.[/b][/p][embed guid="b8f8d97e-3231-4103-9e2d-8dd5099eb1b3" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2086163423448924554?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Pepi got the chance to save some face for PSV before the break, but a timely intervention from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-ottele-syb/WrxsVtTG/"]Syb van Ottele[/a] prevented the American striker from scoring the equaliser.[/p][p][b]It took PSV just ten minutes in the second half to get back in it, with Ryan Flamingo heading in a corner from Ivan Perisic over a storming [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/branderhorst-mattijs/Wnegm6vS/"]Matthijs Branderhorst[/a].[/b][/p][p]As Fortuna continued to test their luck on the counter and threatened to retake the lead via Ihattaren, PSV came close through chances for Til, but overall failed to truly convince.[/p][p][b]Eventually, Belgian youngster Noah Fernandez made the difference for the Eredivisie champions, scoring his second professional goal after chipping the ball handily over Branderhorst with 15 minutes to go.[/b][/p][embed guid="8d748daf-659a-45b7-a4ba-edf601506792" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2086181616808837197?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]PSV handled the last 15 minutes with a lack of care, creating very few chances, which ultimately ended in heartbreak - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/michut-edouard/YaNhNZxm/"]Edouard Michut[/a] fired a rocket at Kovar's goal, which got slightly deflected by Perisic and ended in the Czech's top corner with a minute to spare.[/b][/p][p]PSV's title defence ended in a major disappointment with a home draw against mid-table Fortuna Sittard. PSV's next challenge will be away at Excelsior on Saturday, August 15th.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/psv-M9UEHJWi/sittard-YH8HX5iP/?mid=UHdsRvC7"]Check out the full match statistics on Flashscore[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="1786d9eb-63e4-49db-a2d2-7a0533049e59" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="01ede6e8-964b-428d-a00d-0a6952765d6a" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]