World quantity seven Netherlands’ assembly with Poland, which is twenty eighth within the Fifa world rankings, was heading for 1-1. However a sure Wout Weghorst ensured victory for the orange.
It began properly for the Netherlands. Within the sixteenth minute, Poland took the lead.
Adam Buksa, who changed the injured Robert Lewandowski (missed the premiere) and Arek Milik (returned earlier than the championship) along with Sebastian Szymanski, headed in a nook. Buksa will be thought-regarding a doldis within the EC context. Final season he was loaned from French Lens to Turkish Antalyaspor.
– You take a look at the Dutch defenders they usually simply stand there like mannequins. Adam Buksa breaks free and creates an exquisite joint. He did not even must work for it. An exquisite ball, however that is simply sloppy from the Dutch, analyzed BBC pundit Martin Keown.
However the Netherlands got here once more. Within the twenty ninth minute, Gakpo pushed from exterior the penalty space, whereupon the shot caught a Pole and slid in behind Szczęsny.
– Gakpo may be very harmful. He consistently appears the place he has his opponent. They’re afraid of him. And Gakpo says immediately: “I’ll take you,” Dutch profiler Rafael van der Vaart instructed NOS, based on voetbalprimeur.nl.
Simply earlier than the break, the Netherlands got here near finishing a turnaround. Nathan Aké hit a by means of ball to Memphis Depay, who acquired a end. Nevertheless, it went off the put up.
The rating was 1-1 on the break.
Simply over ten minutes into the second act, the Netherlands countered towards Poland, whereupon Xavi Simons discovered himself within the field. However Jakub Kiwior performed sacrifice and coated the end.
Shortly therefollowing, Kiwior examined his luck within the Netherlands’ penalty space. The shot was deflected, however Bart Verbruggen managed to save lots of.
With lower than ten minutes left, Wout Weghorst made it 2-1 for the Netherlands. The ahead put within the effort following coming into the sector simply two minutes earlier. Tocuhen was the Burnley striker’s first of the match. He stepped in for Memphis Depay.
The match ended 2-1, though Poland had bids for an equalizer following Weghorst’s objective.
– It is loopy, says Weghorst following the match and continues:
– I instructed my girlfriend this morning, as a result of there was doubt whether or not we might come right here or not with the children… I instructed her she needed to come right here as a result of this might occur in a draw with 20 minutes left. I did not come a bit later, however typically you will have a sense and I am very blissful and proud to assist the group.
The Netherlands face France within the subsequent spherical, whereas Poland face Austria.
Startelvor:
Poland: Szczęsny – Frankowski, Salamon, Bednarek, Kiwior – Urbanski, Zielinski, Romanczuk, Zalewski – Szymanski, Buksa.
Netherlands: Verbruggen – Dumfries, De Vrij, van Dijk, Aké – Schouten, Reijnders, Veerman – Simons, Depay, Gakpo.
