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PSV Eindhoven

Internazionale

Cruz 64’

Live Commentary
Time:90'
- PSV Eindhoven
- Internazionale
- 90 That's it, it's all over, and PSV are out of the Champions League. Inter will be delighted that they carved out a win, considering they weren't exactly going for it here tonight. PSV, on the other hand, will be disappointed - for all their possession, they couldn't get a decent effort on goal for 90 minutes.
- 89 Free-kick just outside the area for PSV. Jonathan strikes - straight at the wall. Sums it up, really.
- 88 PSV are driving forward but it's all too little, too late. They have still only had one shot on target.
- 86 Inter are playing keep-ball and PSV are looking frustrated. Little wonder - they're staring at the Champions League exit door.
- 85 Final Inter substitution of the night#gt;Zanetti ON, Maxwell OFF
- 84 Well, the only player who looked remotely dangerous for PSV has come off! Lazovic is replaced by Jonathan.
- 82 SO, SO CLOSE! Excellent footwork just outside the area and a good strike by Lazovic - but the PSV forward shoots wide. Can PSV pull something out of the bag and score here?
- 79 It's getting desperate now for PSV. They still can't test Cesar, and with one shot on target all match it doesn't look good for the final 10 minutes.
- 77 Inter substitution to report. Cambiasso ON, Chivu OFF.
- 74 Inter substitution. Puccio ON, Julio Cruz OFF
- 71 PSV substitution to report, Aissati ON, Afellay OFF.
- 70 With Fenerbahce leading 2-1 against CSKA, PSV will need to win here and hope the Russians can grab an equaliser. That's a big ask considering the Dutch side are down to 10 men.
- 66 SHOCKING MISS! Lazovic controls the ball briliantly on the left of the area but fires way over the bar when it would surely have been easier to beat Julio Cesar. PSV are just not on top of their game.
- 63 GOAL! INTER! JULIO CRUZ! It's a simple tap-in for The Gardener after Suazo fires down the left flank and skips past the hopeless attempted challenges of Salcido and Simons. He squares it and Cruz taps it past Gomes from the middle of the 6-yard box. PSV are in real trouble now.
- 61 Substitution for PSV. Perez ON, Farfan OFF.
- 61 A volley from outside the box by Culina rebounds off the Inter defence for a throw. That could have tested Cesar.
- 59 WHAT A MISS! Julio Cruz lives up to his nickname of "The Gardener". With only the keeper to beat, the Argentinian blasts way over the cross bar. The hard work was done by Suazo on the left who crossed perfectly to his team-mate, who went and ruined it all. Poor effort!
- 57 It's the story of the game: patient build-up from PSV, and no finish. No decent effort on goal, in fact. This time Salcido fires a ball into row M of the stands.
- 54 Solari looks like he's acting in a melodramatic opera.
- 50 Lazovic is looking lively down the right flank, with some neat twists and turns, but he loses the ball and Inter regain control of things. It's not going PSV's way - neither here nor in Istanbul, where Fenerbahce are 2-1 ahead. As it stands, the Turks go through and the Dutch go into the UEFA.
- 47 An early free-kick for PSV from the left wing. Again, it lacked the killer touch - Farfan whipped in a decent ball but nobody could get on the end of it. PSV still don't look decisive in front of goal.
- 46 We're off. Inter gets things underway.
- 45+1 PSV will have to raise the stakes and up the ante - they need to score but so far have only had one shot on target. Inter haven't had much of an attacking threat to deal with and, to be frank, they don't look desperate to score a goal, either.
- 45 One minute of added time to be played. Thank goodness.
- 39 It's chaos in the PSV area! Inter really should have gone one up -- Suazo squares into the middle from the left of the box but Crespo mis-hits. The ball falls to Julio Cruz who shoots tamely and Simons eventually hoofs the ball to safety.
- 36 Inter are passing the ball about casually, with all the urgency of a side who know they have won the group.
- 32 PSV may be down to 10 men, but they're still going for it - but they just can't force Cesar into a save at the moment.
- 29 Cruz's free-kick, following the foul on Suazo, slams against the PSV wall.
- 28 Edison Mendez is sent off! A late challenge from behind on Suazo, who was in on goal, means an inevitable expulsion. Off he trots.
- 25 Long-range free kick from PSV and it's a belter from Zonneveld. It pings just wide and could easily have opened the scoring.
- 22 This is a drab affair so far, although at least PSV look like they want to win it. Inter, understandably, are probably focussing on this weekend's Serie A action.
- 19 An Inter free-kick is totally wasted as Materazzi swings a cross straight at keeper Gomes. This game needs a goal, as they say.
- 18 Suazo fires from just outside the box, and quite frankly he might as well have not bothered. It's wide, high, and hopeless.
- 15 Only one shot on target so far, and that was Solari's disappointing effort straight at Gomes in the PSV goal.
- 13 Inter look a bit pedestrian going forward. Solari and Suazo are rather laidback, while Cruz and Crespo have been anonymous so far.
- 11 There's a lively pace to the game as PSV keep on piling forward. But Inter's rearguard is looking resolute...
- 10 The free-kick is passed to Afellay who blasts a shot hide and wide.
- 9 PSV have a free-kick from some forty yards out. Julio Cesar, wearing some kind of scarf, is directing the wall.
- 7 Solari nearly scores! With only the keeper to beat from inside the box, he blasts his shot straight at Gomes. Inter should have broken the deadlock.
- 6 Carlos Salcido tries a long-range range effort for PSV but it's utterly useless and an easy catch for Julio Cesar.
- 5 PSV are dominating possession and keeping their cool. They know they need a win to secure qualification.
- 2 WHAT A CHANCE! PSV nearly broke the deadlock. A superb ball into the area from the left by Mike Zonneveld is met with a decent strike by Jason Culina...it goes just inches wide of Cesar's post.
- 1 Early chance for Suazo who runs on to the end of a long ball, but it's an easy catch for the out-running Gomes.
- 1 And we're away. PSV have started proceedings.
- 19:42 It's a chilly 6 degrees C in Eindhoven, and the players are lining up to hear the Champions League theme play on tinny loud speakers. Our ref is German Markus Merk.
- 19:36 Inter have a host of players out, with Walter Samuel and Zlatan Ibrahimovic suspended and Figo, Vieira and Stankovic among the injured. It doesn't really matter, though, as they've already won the group.
- 19:31 Inter: 12-Julio Cesar; 2-Ivan Cordoba, 23-Marco Materazzi, 24-Rivas Lopez, 6-Maxwell; 21-Santiago Solari, 36-Francesco Bolzoni, 26-Cristian Chivu; 29-David Suazo, 18-Hernan Crespo, 9-Julio Cruz.
- 19:30 The team-sheets are confirmed. PSV: 1-Heurelho Gomes; 24-Dirk Marcellis, 3-Carlos Salcido, 13-Alcides, 5-Mike Zonneveld; 8-Edison Mendez, 6-Timmy Simons, 20-Ibrahim Afellay, 15-Jason Culina; 17-Jefferson Farfan, 9-Danko Lazovic.
- 19:25 Inter have secured top spot in the Group. If PSV win and Fenerbahce draw or lose to CSKA Moscow, the Dutch go through as runners-up.
- 19:21 Hello, good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text commentary on tonight's Group G clash between PSV and Inter. The Italian champions have already qualified, but PSV will be looking to grab second spot with a victory here tonight.
Summary
- 89 Free-kick just outside the area for PSV. Jonathan strikes - straight at the wall. Sums it up, really.
- 82 SO, SO CLOSE! Excellent footwork just outside the area and a good strike by Lazovic - but the PSV forward shoots wide. Can PSV pull something out of the bag and score here?
- 70 With Fenerbahce leading 2-1 against CSKA, PSV will need to win here and hope the Russians can grab an equaliser. That's a big ask considering the Dutch side are down to 10 men.
- 66 SHOCKING MISS! Lazovic controls the ball briliantly on the left of the area but fires way over the bar when it would surely have been easier to beat Julio Cesar. PSV are just not on top of their game.
- 63 GOAL! INTER! JULIO CRUZ! It's a simple tap-in for The Gardener after Suazo fires down the left flank and skips past the hopeless attempted challenges of Salcido and Simons. He squares it and Cruz taps it past Gomes from the middle of the 6-yard box. PSV are in real trouble now.
- 61 A volley from outside the box by Culina rebounds off the Inter defence for a throw. That could have tested Cesar.
- 59 WHAT A MISS! Julio Cruz lives up to his nickname of "The Gardener". With only the keeper to beat, the Argentinian blasts way over the cross bar. The hard work was done by Suazo on the left who crossed perfectly to his team-mate, who went and ruined it all. Poor effort!
- 39 It's chaos in the PSV area! Inter really should have gone one up -- Suazo squares into the middle from the left of the box but Crespo mis-hits. The ball falls to Julio Cruz who shoots tamely and Simons eventually hoofs the ball to safety.
- 28 Edison Mendez is sent off! A late challenge from behind on Suazo, who was in on goal, means an inevitable expulsion. Off he trots.
- 25 Long-range free kick from PSV and it's a belter from Zonneveld. It pings just wide and could easily have opened the scoring.
- 19 An Inter free-kick is totally wasted as Materazzi swings a cross straight at keeper Gomes. This game needs a goal, as they say.
- 7 Solari nearly scores! With only the keeper to beat from inside the box, he blasts his shot straight at Gomes. Inter should have broken the deadlock.
- 6 Carlos Salcido tries a long-range range effort for PSV but it's utterly useless and an easy catch for Julio Cesar.
- 2 WHAT A CHANCE! PSV nearly broke the deadlock. A superb ball into the area from the left by Mike Zonneveld is met with a decent strike by Jason Culina...it goes just inches wide of Cesar's post.

Live Team Line-Up

Referee: Markus Merk
PSV Eindhoven

Manager: Jan Wouters

Captain: 6. Timmy Simons

On the Field
- Gomes
- Marcellis
- Mendes "Alcides"
- Salcido
- Zonneveld
- Simons
- Mendez
- Culina
- Afellay
- Farfan
- Lazovic
Subs
- 21. Roorda
- 28. Bakkal
- 16. Aisatti
- 16. Rajkovic
- 11. Perez
- 19. Jonathon
- 23. Fagner
Injured

None

Suspended

None
Internazionale

Manager: Roberto Mancini

Captain: 2. Ivan Ramiro Cordoba

On the Field
- Julio César
- Cordoba
- Rivas Nelson
- Materazzi
- Maxwell
- Bolzoni
- Solari
- Chivu
- Cruz
- Crespo
- Suazo
Subs
- 22. Orlandoni
- 4. Zanetti
- 19. Cambiasso
- 13. Maicon
- 35. Esposito
- 37. Puccio
- 38. Federico
Injured
- 7. Figo
- 5. Stankovic
- 14. Vieira
- 1. Toldo
- 15. Dacourt
Suspended
- 25. Samuel
- 8. Ibrahimovic