Ajax 1-3 PSV: Geertruida Hits Before Break | Live Soccer on TV
Ricardo Pepi scored after five minutes and Lutsharel Geertruida restored PSV's lead on 45+1 as the visitors beat Ajax 3-1 in Eredivisie Round 5.
Published 5 Sept 2026Updated 5 Sept 20262 min read
Five minutes into a Dutch title fight, Ricardo Pepi already had the home crowd quiet. Ruben van Bommel slipped the pass, Pepi finished, and Ajax were chasing their own derby.
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Tolu Arokodare dragged Ajax level in the 23rd minute. The relief lasted until first-half stoppage. Lutsharel Geertruida scored on 45+1 and PSV walked in 2-1 up. After the restart they added a third. The sheet closed 1-3.
Ajax held 52 percent of the ball and matched PSV on twelve shots and four on target. Expected goals told a different story: 1.58 against 2.43. Ajax created four big chances to PSV's three and still left empty. Pass completion sat at 84 percent for the hosts and 87 percent for the visitors. Ajax took zero corners. PSV took one.
Kodai Sano and Noah Fernandez were booked before the interval. Filip Kostic, van Bommel, Ivan Perisic and Yarek Gasiorowski followed later, as did Davy Klaassen and Youri Baas. Peter Bosz rotated through Paul Wanner, Sven Mijnans, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Kostic and Ryan Flamingo. Ajax sent on Marcos Leonardo, Sofyan Amrabat, Kasper Dolberg, Viktor Tsygankov, Abdellah Ouazane and Thilo Kehrer. None of it changed the score.
Why it matters
PSV sit first after three games: three wins, nine points, fourteen scored, three conceded. Ajax are seventh from two matches, three points, a win and this loss. The gap is six points already, and the Champions League line sits above Amsterdam.
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The match is finished. Broadcast rights were not confirmed in the catalog, so live soccer on TV listings may still surface replay windows by region. Kickoff was 18:00 UTC on Saturday 5 September 2026, Eredivisie Round 5. Check a local guide before you stream.
Where to watchSee the full watch guidePepi started it. Geertruida flipped it. PSV left Amsterdam top of the Eredivisie. That is the derby in three strokes.