Netherlands and Poland Draw 1-1 in World Cup Qualification Battle
warsaw,Poland – The Netherlands and Poland played to a 1-1 draw in a tightly contested World Cup Qualification match on Friday,leaving both teams vying for position in Group G. The result sees the Netherlands maintain their lead with seven points from three matches, ahead of Poland on goal difference, tho Poland have played fewer games.
The match saw a flurry of action, with Jakub Kaminski opening the scoring for Poland in the opening minutes, only for Denzel Dumfries to equalize for the Netherlands in the 28th minute following a corner from Memphis Depay.Despite continued pressure from the Dutch, especially through wing attacks lead by Cody Gakpo and Dumfries, and a late goal from Matty Cash for Poland, neither side could find a winner.
The Netherlands took the lead in the 28th minute when Depay’s corner found Dumfries at the far post, who headed the ball into the corner of the goal. Poland responded in the 80th minute with a goal from Matty Cash, who fired the ball into the upper left corner after receiving it in front of the penalty box.
despite dominating possession in the second half, the Netherlands were unable to capitalize on their opportunities. Xavi Simons had a chance in the 69th minute with a 1-2 pass with Memphis, but his shot went wide.
Lineups:
Netherlands: Bart Verbruggen; Micky van de Ven, Virgil van Dijk, Jan Paul van Hecke (Stefan de Vrij 87′), Denzel Dumfries; Tijjani Reijnders (Justin Kluivert 84′), Frenkie de Jong (Quinten Timber 83′), Ryan Gravenberch; Cody gakpo, Memphis Depay (Wout Weghorts 78′), Xavi Simons (Donyell Malen 78′).Poland: Lukasz Skorupski; Jakub Kiwior,Jan Bednarek,przemyslaw Wisniewski,Matty Cash; Piotr Zielinski (Bartosz Kaputska 71′),Bartosz Slisz; Nicola Zalewski (Pwel Wszolelek 71′),Sebastian Szymanski (Kamil Grosicki 71′),Jakub Kaminski; Robert Lewandowski (Karol Swiderski 64′).
(MRP/RIN)