Ricardo Pepi came off the bench as a substitute to score his 16th goal of the season in PSV's win over NAC Breda.
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Pepi scored again11th of season in ErediviseSecond in Golden Boot raceFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱AFPWHAT HAPPENED?
It took U.S. international Ricardo Pepi just 11 minutes to score what would be the game-deciding goal in a tightly-contested win over NAC Breda.
PSV had originally gone behind on a 26th-minute goal from the opposition, only to fight back before halftime. The Dutch leaders found themselves up 2-1 at the break, with Guus Til scoring both goals to overturn that early deficit. Pepi, who came on at the 79th minute, then sealed the game in stoppage time, perfectly timing his run through the backline to get onto the end of an Ismael Saibari assist. It was a good thing, too, as an even later goal from NAC Breda's Kacper Kostorz pulled them within one, but that was as close as the side would get in PSV's 3-2 win.
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With the goal, Pepi now has 16 goals on the season in all competitions with 11 of those goals coming in the Eredivisie. It ends a relative goal drought for the American star, who had gone two games scoreless entering Saturday's match. With the goal, Pepi is in sole possession of second place in the Eredivisie Golden Boot race, trailing only FC Twente' Sem Steijn. However, Steijn's 15 goals have come in 1,472 minutes, while Pepi has netted his 11 in under 700 league minutes.
In addition to his Eredivisie goals, Pepi has scored four in the KNVB Cup and one in the Champions League this season.
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Pepi's international compatriot Richy Ledezma also featured in the match, starting and playing the full match in the win.
AFPWHAT NEXT FOR PSV?
PSV will face a massive test on Wednesday as they host Liverpool in their eigith and final Champions League match of the league phase. They'll have it all to play for, too, as they can either advance to the knockouts seeeded, advanced unseeded or miss out altogether based on this week's results.
