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Late PSV winner spoils Advocaat return

Swede Ola Toivonen headed home the winner four minutes from time for second-placed PSV after Alkmaar were reduced to 10 men following a second booking for Mounir El Hamdaoui in the 71st minute.

Advocaat, also coach of the Belgium national team, accepted Alkmaar's offer earlier this week to succeed Ronald Koeman who was sacked by the Dutch champions last Saturday.

Blaise Nkufo missed a penalty for Steve McClaren's men after 14 minutes and Breda's Edwin de Graaf opened the scoring minutes before the interval with a shot from a tight angle.

Miroslav Stoch, on loan from Chelsea, converted a 58th minute penalty to equalise and added a second nine minutes later, while Bryan Ruiz lifted his tally to 13 for the season to seal Twente's 11th straight win.