United States teammates Sergiño Dest and Ricardo Pepi combined for the winning goal to give PSV Eindhoven their first victory of the Dutch league season on Saturday.
With PSV tied 1-1 with hosts Excelsior in the 56th minute, Dest supplied a perfect cross from the right wing that Pepi met with a low first-time finish into the net.
The duo were a part of the U.S roster at this summer's World Cup and both featured in the defeat to Belgium that saw the team exit in the round of 16.
Saturday's goal was Pepi's first of the season after finding the net 16 times in the league last campaign.
Twee minuten na de gelijkmaker van Excelsior schiet Ricardo Pepi PSV weer op voorsprong 💨🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/NKVND7AHMI
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After opening their Eredivisie campaign with a 2-2 home draw against Fortuna Sittard last week, champions PSV were looking to get their first win as they visited Excelsior.
Peter Bosz's side struck early, breaking the deadlock after only five minutes when Ruben van Bommel tapped in a rebound from Paul Wanner's shot.
Excelsior pulled level nine minutes into the second half, when Casper Widell headed past Ajax goalkeeper Matej Kovář to make it 1-1.
But PSV restored their lead almost immediately as Pepi scored two minutes later to clinch all three points for the visitors.
PSV will next be in action when hosting FC Groningen on Aug. 23.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
