Ricardo Pepi made probably the most of his first aggressive begin within the new Eredivisie season.
Pepi scored twice in PSV’s 5-3 league victory over NEC Nijmegen on Saturday. The American ahead had missed the U.S. males’s nationwide staff window earlier this month as he recovered from a slight knee situation.
It marked his first aggressive targets since scoring towards Liverpool again on January 29 in UEFA Champions League play.
“I believe it was an important recreation, very completely happy to be again,” Pepi stated in a postmatch press convention. “Total completely happy to get the win, in fact, completely happy to attain two aim so I believe, yeah, the definition of being again.”
Pepi opened the scoring for PSV within the twelfth minute, slotting house Jerdy Schouten’s move into the bottom-left nook for a 1-0 lead.
Ruben van Bommel prolonged PSV’s result in 2-0 within the thirtieth minute earlier than NEC lower the deficit two minutes later by way of Virgil Misidjan’s end.
Nevertheless Joey Veerman re-extended PSV’s benefit to 3-1 one minute after the restart.
Pepi would rating his second aim of the match, 4 minutes into the second half. The 22-year-old headed house Ivan Perisic’s cross into the again of the online.
Regardless of NEC scoring twice later within the half, PSV ran out with a 5-3 win to remain prime of the league desk.
Fellow USMNT star Sergino Dest performed the complete 90 minutes at left again, helping as soon as within the consequence.
PSV will subsequent open its Champions League schedule on Tuesday at house towards Belgian guests Union St. Gilloise.