By OkayGoal
PSV’s first win of the new Eredivisie season saw a pair of American players at the forefront of the result.
Ricardo Pepi and Sergino Dest teamed up for PSV’s eventual winning goal on Saturday in a 2-1 road triumph over Excelsior. Dest teed up Pepi for his first goal of the new season, giving Peter Bosz’s men four points out of six available to begin their title defense.
Ruben van Bommel’s fifth-minute opening goal for PSV was cancelled out by Excelsior’s Casper Widell early in the second half. However, PSV would recapture its lead only three minutes later, hanging on for a vital road win.
An over-the-top ball allowed Dest to race up the right wing before the right back delivered a dangerous cross into the box. Pepi got on the end of Dest’s cross for one-time finish, giving PSV a lead that they wouldn’t relinquish.
PSV hung on for its first victory in all competitions this summer and will continue league play on August 23 against FC Groningen.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty scored in Celtic’s Scottish League Cup victory over Dundee United. Alex Freeman made a late cameo in Villarreal’s opening weekend draw with Racing Santander. Sam Adeniran scored twice in LASK’s latest triumph while Marlon Fossey assisted once in Standard Liege’s league draw with Mechelen. Kevin Paredes and Donovan Pines were both on the end of lopsided league losses in Europe.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
EFL Championship
Sebastian Berhalter started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 2-1 win over Lincoln City on Saturday.
Max Arfsten came off the bench and played 27 minutes for Middlesbrough.
Aidan Morris did not dress for Middlesbrough.
George Campbell started and played 90 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 win over Norwich City on Saturday.
Kristoffer Lund dressed but did not play in Birmingham City’s 0-0 draw with Sheffield United on Saturday.
Charlie Kelman did not dress in Charlton Athletic’s 2-1 win over Derby County on Saturday.
Damion Downs did not dress in Southampton’s 2-1 loss to Watford on Sunday.
Patrick Agyemang is OUT (Injury Recovery) for Derby County.
League One
Lynden Gooch came off the bench and played five minutes in Huddersfield Town’s 3-0 win over AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 2-1 win over Rotherham United on Saturday.
Julian Eyestone dressed but did not play for Rotherham United.
Spain
La Liga
Alex Freeman came off the bench and played two minutes in Villarreal’s 2-2 draw with Racing Santander on Sunday.
La Liga 2
Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Sporting Gijon’s 0-0 draw with Sabadell on Monday.
Germany
2. Bundesliga
John Tolkin dressed but did not play in Holstein Kiel’s 2-2 draw with St. Pauli on Friday.
Johan Gomez dressed but did not play in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 1-0 loss to Bochum on Friday.
Julian Green did not dress in Greuther Furth’s 4-2 loss to Nuremberg on Saturday.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd dressed but did not play in Waldhof Mannheim’s 3-3 draw with Hansa Rostock on Sunday.
Mason Toye did not dress in Ingolstadt’s 1-1 draw with Preussen Munster on Saturday.
Italy
Coppa Italia
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 3-2 win over Modena on Saturday.
Ben Cremaschi did not dress in Parma’s 2-0 win over Catania on Friday.
France
Ligue 2
Mael Corboz started and played 90 minutes in Grenoble’s 0-0 draw with Metz on Friday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Ricardo Pepi started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 83 minutes in PSV’s 2-1 win over Excelsior on Saturday.
Sergino Dest started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 89 minutes for PSV.
Kevin Paredes came off the bench and played 35 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 4-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar on Saturday.
Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Twente’s 3-1 win over PEC Zwolle on Sunday.
Scotland
League Cup
Auston Trusty started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 67 minutes in Celtic’s 4-0 win over Dundee United on Saturday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers started and played 90 minutes for Celtic.
Denmark
Superliagen
Matthew Hoppe came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Sonderjyske’s 3-2 loss to Brondby on Monday.
Gavin Beavers did not dress for Brondby.
Diego Kochen started, made ONE SAVE, and played 90 minutes in Lyngby’s 1-1 draw with Midtjylland on Sunday.
Austria
Bundesliga
Sam Adineran started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 55 minutes in LASK’s 4-1 win over Ried on Friday.
George Bello started and played 90 minutes for LASK.
Donovan Pines started and played 90 minutes in Grazer AK’s 8-0 loss to Rapid Vienna on Sunday.
2. Liga
Jonathan Amon came off the bench and played 20 minutes in SKN St. Poelten’s 1-0 loss to BW Linz on Friday.
Croatia
HNL
Rokas Pukstas started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Hajduk Split’s 2-1 win over HNK Gorica on Sunday.
Belgium
First Division A
Marlon Fossey started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 62 minutes in Standard Liege’s 3-3 draw with Mechelen on Sunday.
Poland
Ekstraklasa
Maxi Dietz came off the bench and played one minute in Gornik Zabrze’s 2-1 win over Wisla Krakow on Sunday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Danny Leyva and Necaxa face Club Leon on Monday.
Alex Zendejas and is OUT (Injury Recovery) for Club America.