06/17/2021
On 06/18/2021 at 00:12 CEST
Javier Giraldo – Amsterdam (Particular Envoy)
The objective of Memphis Depay penalty was gold for Netherlands: it opened the way in which to victory in opposition to Austria, and the remainder of the group’s outcomes, the ‘oranje’ crew not solely qualifies mathematically for the spherical of 16, but in addition does so as first within the group. They’ll play in Budapest on June 27 in opposition to the third of group D, E or F.
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Netherlands
Stekelenburg, De Vrij, De Ligt, Blind (Aké, 63 ‘), Dumfries, Van Aanholt (Wijndal, 63’), Wijnaldum (c), De Jong, De Roon (Gravenberch, 73 ‘), Depay (Luuk de Jong, 81 ‘) and Weghorst (Malen, 63’).
Austria
Bachmann, Dragovic (Lienhart, 83 ‘), Alaba, Hinteregger, Ulmer, Lainer, Schlager (Onisiwo, 83’), Laimer (Grillistch, 61 ‘), Baumgartner (Lazaro, 69’), Sabitzer and Gregoritsch (Kalajdzic, 61 ‘ ).
Objectives
1-0, min.10: Memphis Depay, from a penalty. 2-0, min. 66: Dumfries culminates a counterattack created by Memphis and Malen.
Referee
Orel Grinfeeld (Israel). Yellow card to Alaba (10 ‘), De Roon (13’) and Bachmann (67 ‘).
Incidents
Match of the second day of group C of Euro 2020, performed on the Johan Cruyff Area in Amsterdam earlier than 16,00Zero spectators.
Sentenced within the second half Dumfries, who had already scored the decisive objective in opposition to Ukraine, to propel the Netherlands to the already confirmed group lead. For De Boer’s gamers, the sport in opposition to North Macedonia subsequent Monday shall be a formality.
The Netherlands, which doesn’t often speculate with the clock, quickly acquired on monitor. She went out frantically to search for her rival. At ten minutes, De Vrij progressed down the wing and on the rebound of his play, Alaba dropped Dumfries. The motion required the revision of the VAR, however the cameras confirmed that the model new Madrid participant knocked down the Dutchman.
Wijnaldum no, Depay sure
Wijnaldum approached the ball, prepared to shoot the penalty, however Memphis Depay appeared there way more decided. There was no dialogue. Memphis threw it actual good, with little run and some suspense, a dry hit to the correct publish of Bachmann.
The objective spurred the ‘oranje’ crew, which gained consistency and religion. He seized the ball with authority and compelled Austria to play in retreat, with few choices to counter.
The Netherlands defended nicely, with extra solidity than within the opening match: De Ligt’s presence was famous. Guarded by De Vrij and Blind, forceful within the rejection and within the lower, the Juventus defender contributed serenity and solvency and helped within the exit of the ball.
Wonderful De Jong
De Jong performed a elementary position within the dominance of the get together. If Wijnaldum was the proprietor of the midfield in opposition to Ukraine, Frenkie was in opposition to Austria. Very protected within the conduits, wonderful in his imaginative and prescient of the sport and extra vertical than standard, De Jong was solely stopped with fouls – a few of them ignored by the referee.
Austria had little to say, past a distant shot from Hinteregger in the course of the primary half. Baumgartner, his most inventive participant, appeared little, and his coach, Franco Foda, couldn’t resort to the sanctioned Arnautovic as a revulsive.
Depay was ready to sentence the sport earlier than the break, however he missed a really clear probability: his attacking companion, Weghorst, gave him a ball to end off with out opposition, however when Cruyff Area already known as the objective, the ball went over the crossbar . He threw too excessive for Memphis.
Austria, a risk
Within the resumption, Austria superior traces: in gusts, it made Holland undergo, which is dragging the issue of dispersion. It’s an knowledgeable choice to complicate your life.
At occasions, it appeared that the script of the match in opposition to Ukraine can be repeated, when the Netherlands let themselves be tied. However Austria had little spice in assault and the Netherlands weren’t fooled.
He stored in search of the second, led by an important De Jong: De Ligt was ready to rating after a rebound in a nook, however his shot from point-blank vary was rejected by a defender.
De Boer, nevertheless, made a triple change: Aké within the heart of the rear, Wijndal as a proper winger and Malen as a teammate of Memphis within the lead. It was about refreshing the crew and distributing minutes, however above all about sustaining rigidity and guaranteeing victory..
Memphis generates and Dumfries finishes
The play was good: only a minute later, Memphis noticed the hole for Malen’s profession. The PSV participant may select: to shoot or give the objective to his teammate Dumfries, who accompanied and completed the play. The winger, additionally from PSV, scored his second objective of the match, after scoring the decisive one within the victory in opposition to Ukraine.
Little else did the sport supply: it had minutes Gravenbrech, the younger Dutchman who occurs to be the brand new Wijnaldum, and Austria tried to rating at the very least the objective of honor with an excellent lengthy shot from Austria.
Holland breathed calmly. Ultimately a quiet recreation for the disciples of De Boer, a coach who began the match wrapped in doubts and who good points credit score with each recreation. The Netherlands is starting to consider it.
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