11 May 2025 | Incredible comeback at De Kuip

On 11 May 2025, PSV played in the 32nd matchday on Mother’s Day the important away game at Feyenoord in the fight for the national title. Ahead of this matchday, Peter Bosz’s side had a four-point deficit to their rivals Ajax and therefore needed to win in Rotterdam.

With a possible defeat, the Amsterdammers would in fact have been able to play that same day the championship match at home against NEC. And after ten minutes, it also actually seemed as if a championship match for Ajax was in the making, since PSV were watching a 2-0 deficit due to goals by Igor Paixão and Givairo Read.

In the 18th minute, PSV escaped a 3-0 deficit after a free kick by Paixão went just wide of the goal of Walter Benitez, and from that point onwards PSV got more into the game. In the 26th minute, Peter Bosz decided to make a strong intervention and the unlucky playing Richy Ledezma was replaced by Sergiño Dest.

Despite the better play after the 2-0, great chances were not created and as a result Bosz’s team went into the break trailing 2-0. After halftime, the first big chance for the Rotterdammers came when Ueda, the striker, fired the ball wide and more than five minutes later it was Ivan Perisic who managed to score the equaliser for PSV.

A few minutes later, captain Luuk de Jong had the equalizer on his boot, but De Jong fired the ball over the goal of Timon Wellenreuther. In the end, despite a plethora (big) of chances for PSV, it wasn't until the 73rd minute that it became 2-2.

A shot from Noa Lang into the bottom corner was too powerful for goalkeeper Wellenreuther and PSV had the deserved equalizer. In the 85th minute, Lang seemed on his way to making it 2-3, but saw his effort turned away by the Dutch goaltender of Feyenoord.

Five minutes later it was again Lang who took center stage when the wing attacker managed to steal the ball from the right-back Read. The defender then pulled the emergency brake and received the red card from referee Danny Makkelie.

The free kick by Joey Veerman ultimately ended up via a header by Luuk de Jong hitting the post, and Malik Tillman seemed to be making the winning goal for an open net. The American had his goal ruled out after a VAR check that lasted no less than four minutes for offside, and thus the score remained 2-2.

In the 99th minute it finally became 2-3 for PSV. After a long attack, the ball eventually ended up with Mauro Junior, who then squared the ball and saw it tucked away by none other than Noa Lang, hated in Rotterdam.

Thanks to this goal, PSV won away at Feyenoord for the second season in a row and increased the pressure on Ajax. The Amsterdammers then suffered a surprising 0-3 defeat at home to NEC, which once again left the fight for the league title completely wide open.