UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Monday, October 13, 2014
Netherlands LWLLW 0
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Iceland LDDWW 2
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NED000
ISL202
Laugardalsvollur Stadium · 10,000 att.

Match Report

Netherlands Euro 2016 qualifying hopes in doubt after shock Iceland loss

Guus Hiddink's side continue their struggles after the World Cup as a disappointing defeat leaves the Oranje off the pace to qualify for Euro 2016.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
5
50
Possession
50
8
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
3
Accurate Crosses
1
20
Crosses
4
0.2
Cross %
0.3
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
1
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
2
Clearances
15

Head to Head

NED leads series 2-0

Lineups

ISL

  1. 1Hannes HalldórssonG
  2. 18Elmar BjarnasonD
  3. 14Kári ÁrnasonD
  4. 6Ragnar SigurdssonD
  5. 23Ari Freyr SkulasonD
  6. 8Birkir BjarnasonM
  7. 17Aron GunnarssonM
  8. 10Gylfi SigurdssonM
  9. 20Emil HallfredssonM
  10. 22Jón BödvarssonF
  11. 9Kolbeinn SigthorssonF

NED

  1. 1Jasper CillessenG
  2. 2Gregory van der WielD
  3. 3Stefan de VrijD
  4. 4Bruno Martins IndiD
  5. 5Daley BlindM
  6. 8Ibrahim AfellayM
  7. 6Nigel de JongM
  8. 10Wesley SneijderM
  9. 11Arjen RobbenF
  10. 9Robin van PersieF
  11. 7Jeremain LensF

Timeline

  1. 10' Gylfi Sigurdsson places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower right corner and scores!! The goalkeeper guessed correctly but could not stop the shot.
  2. 42' Goal!! Gylfi Sigurdsson hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Iceland now leads 2 - 0
  3. 46' Iceland makes a sub: Birkir Mar Saevarsson enters for Ari Freyr Skulason. Reason: Tactical
  4. 46' Netherlands makes a sub: Klaas Jan Huntelaar enters for Wesley Sneijder. Reason: Tactical
  5. 68' Netherlands makes a sub: Quincy Promes enters for Jeremain Lens. Reason: Tactical
  6. 78' Netherlands makes a sub: Leroy Fer enters for Ibrahim Afellay. Reason: Tactical
  7. 83' Nigel de Jong is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  8. 89' Iceland makes a sub: Rurik Gislason enters for Jon Dadi Bodvarsson. Reason: Tactical
  9. 90' End of the game

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