Champions PSV break 100-goal barrier with resounding win over FC Twente

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/twente/dhOKTHGA/"]FC Twente[/a] lost a step in the battle for the UEFA Champions League ticket after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flamingo-ryan/8WWh7RyC/"]Ryan Flamingo[/a]'s powerful header put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] up one within 15 minutes, giving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a] the edge in a tense fight with Twente and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a].[/p][p]It took Twente mere minutes to respond in clinical fashion - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/holmlund-orjasaete-sondre/zBAQmrhA/"]Sondre Orjasaeter[/a]'s curling effort proved too much for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kovar-matej/tIXuiy4C/"]Matej Kovar[/a], who got a hand on the ball but saw it end up in his goal regardless.[/p][p]A busy opening phase nearly saw PSV retake the lead via [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pepi-ricardo/GE8fEuGS/"]Ricardo Pepi[/a], but the American striker was flagged for offside after seemingly scoring the 2-1 in the 21st minute.[/p][embed guid="4478bbca-2bbf-4474-bf4d-9a55f313b9e9" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2056010452371448292?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Twente were nowhere to be seen after Orjasaeter's goal, as PSV created the bulk of the chances and came close to taking the lead again via [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wanner-paul/hpGfyeg0/"]Paul Wanner[/a], whose powerful shot in the 30th minute hit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tyton-przemyslaw/zVpc5VU6/"]Przemyslaw Tyton[/a]'s crossbar.[/p][p]After Twente forced a smart save out of Kovar, Belgian youngster [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-noah/lvSBGGkK/"]Noah Fernandez[/a] restored PSV's lead on the cusp of half-time by burying a shot from distance into Tyton's bottom corner.[/p][p]FC Twente's hopes of finishing third looked all but gone quickly in the second half when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/man-dennis/zwvX5g6l/"]Dennis Man[/a] fired the ball in past Tyton's near post.[/p][p]World Cup hopeful Guus Til further dumped Twente in worry with PSV's 100th goal of the season, beating 39-year-old Tyton once again with a low shot.[/p][p]An 84th-minute penalty sealed FC Twente's fate, with Ricardo Pepi's spot-kick closing the game out with a 5-1 score. Results elsewhere meant that FC Twente finished fourth in the Eredivisie and will enter the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds next season.[/p]