On-fire PSV put FC Utrecht into further trouble with five-star win

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] had a somewhat weak start to the season, with a heavy loss in the Johan Cruyff Shield and questionable results in their first two Eredivisie games, but recovered with a 5-1 home win against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/groningen/MBUGcjb9/"]FC Groningen[/a] last week. The win was enough for manager Peter Bosz to field an unchanged XI, thus keeping newcomers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kostic-filip/zTWzdAKe/"]Filip Kostic[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/geertruida-lutsharel/zwx6dFjk/"]Lutsharel Geertruida[/a] on the bench.[/p][p]An entertaining opening phase saw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/utrecht/p6QXMgOj/"]FC Utrecht[/a] take a surprise lead, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vesterlund-niklas/d0zffwaj/"]Niklas Vesterlund[/a] escaping from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mauro-junior/jZwOs76l/"]Mauro Junior[/a]'s guard and setting up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stepanov-artem/ldk7Wmoe/"]Artem Stepanov[/a] with an inviting cutback, which the Ukrainian blasted past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kovar-matej/tIXuiy4C/"]Matej Kovar[/a].[/p][p]PSV did not wait long to respond, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-bommel-ruben/djWkTIzc/"]Ruben van Bommel[/a] launching a rocket into [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barkas-vasilios/GlJbQAOg/"]Vasilis Barkas[/a]' far corner just minutes later.[/p][embed guid="036104ac-4fd1-4f72-aefe-b49785ee9a72" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2094012176956543270?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The reigning champions had the upper hand in Utrecht, but failed to take the lead until right before half-time, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dest-sergino/lOQwOgTR/"]Sergino Dest[/a] stayed calm and found [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/til-guus/bcK8T2U3/"]Guus Til[/a], who took the ball first-time and left Barkas without a chance.[/p][p]PSV took it up a notch in the second half, with Utrecht stepping back and inviting pressure. It led to no chances for Utrecht, who still survived for 30 minutes in the second half.[/p][p]Captain Mauro Junior effectively ended Utrecht's hopes of a shock result against the champions with a free-kick goal, which inspired PSV to go all-out on the lame ducks of FC Utrecht.[/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="49cc5fd5-6f66-494f-bc17-66b66ed5c730" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="34894858-a26d-4e10-b5e9-24de6092fbab" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mijnans-sven/OhTLBILt/"]Sven Mijnans[/a], who replaced the disappointing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pepi-ricardo/GE8fEuGS/"]Ricardo Pepi[/a], got a chance to open his PSV account from the spot, but hit the post. The former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] captain still got his maiden PSV goal one minute later, hitting a beauty from outside the box.[/p][p]Guus Til added his second of the match two minutes later, after which Sergino Dest completed the humiliation ritual with PSV's sixth goal.[/p][p]A flailing FC Utrecht were kept winless for the fourth straight match this season, opening with 1 point from the opening month. FC Utrecht face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/g-a-eagles/hG8POBb8/"]Go Ahead Eagles[/a] next, while PSV are set to visit rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a] in Amsterdam.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/psv-M9UEHJWi/utrecht-p6QXMgOj/?mid=jgGzvZo1"]Check the full match statistics on Flashscore[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="82103974-b8c0-4f14-b42c-516befa597f2" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="00cfa5a8-e5d0-4f49-82db-3107a2c206d5" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]