The Netherlands forgot about the defeat to Turkey and got three perfect points against Latvia
The Netherlands seemed to have forgotten the defeat against Turkey by beating Latvia 2-0 in the Group G World Cup qualifier at the Johan Cruijff Arena, Sunday (28/3) WIB.
After the match entered half an hour, Steven Berghuis managed to bring De Oranje the lead after perfecting Davy Klaassen’s pass. In the second half, Luuk De Jong added advantage by taking advantage of Memphis Depay’s action.
Frank de Boer’s men managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the match and brought the Netherlands while stalking in third place with three points. The first position is occupied by Turkey and Montenegro, who packed two wins from two matches.
Lineups of Players
Netherlands XI: Tim Krul; Denzel Dumfries, Matthijs de Ligt, Daley Blind, Owen Wijndal; Davy Klassen, Frenkie de Jong; Steven Berghuis, Georginio Wijnaldum, Memphis Depay; Luuk de Jong.
Latvia XI: Robert Ozols; Vladislav Fyodorov, Antonijs Cernomordijs, Igors Tarasovs, Raivis Andris Jurkovskis; Vladimir Kamess, Arturs Zjuzins, Kristers Tobers, Andrejs Ciganiks; Janis Ikaunieks, Roberts Uldrikis.
Summary
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The course of the match
8′ – Starting from Wijnaldum’s cross, De Jong almost opened the scoring if Tarasovs was not in the right position to block his header at the goal line!
16′ – Berghuis shot utilizing Depay’s action still deviated from the target.
20′ – Klaassen missed a golden opportunity when the Latvian rearguard failed to clear Wijnaldum’s low cross to perfection. However, his header from close range did not lead to the goal!
27′ – The hosts have had 10 shots so far, including six from inside the box. But so far no goals have been created for the Netherlands.
28′ – MISTAR! Dewi Fortuna seemed to stay away from the Netherlands. Berghuis header utilizing Dumfries bait still hit the bar.
32′ – GOAL! Berghuis makes moves cut inside first when receiving Klaassen’s pass, before completing the attack with a shot into the corner of the Ozols goal.
36′ – The combination of one two Depay and Wijnaldum failed to produce results. The first-name curled shot was also wide of the target.
40′ – MISTAR! De Jong manages to beat the Tarasovs in an aerial duel, but his header fails to beat the post!
HT: Netherlands 1-0 Latvia
51′ – Tarasovs fails to clear the corner perfectly. However, WIjnaldum’s shot was still soaring far from the target.
54′ – Depay’s free kick failed to get over the posse. Unlike in the first half, the Dutch attack did not really bite at the start of this second half.
56′ – Latvia survived the turmoil in front of goal that was created after De Ligt’s header was deflected by Ozols. The Latvian defender held every shot towards goal and eventually kept him away from goal.
58′ – Kamees almost goes head-to-head with Krul if Wijnaldum doesn’t react quickly to stop the attack.
66′ – De Ligt’s header took advantage of De Jong’s corner, which still deviated from the Ozols goal.
69′ – GOAL! De Jong managed to overtake Ozols to welcome Depay’s free kick!
73′ – The Netherlands almost added their advantage when Klaaseen’s action took advantage of a wild ball not wide of the target.
75′ – The Netherlands have scored 29 shots so far, but are also surprised they have only scored two goals.
77′ – Depay made it through two obstacles before firing a shot from about 20 meters. However, the ball leads right into Ozols’ arms.
79′ – De Boer made four substitutions at once. Satisfied with the 2-0 lead?
81′ – Latvia almost reduced the score when Savalnieks’ shot, which made it past Wijnaldum, did not go wide of the target.
83′ – Depay’s 10th shot tonight caught Ozols effortlessly. Not your day Depay!
84′ – De Jong’s shot from close range is still off target.
FT: Netherlands 2-0 Latvia
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