UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Sunday, November 16, 2014
Latvia WWDLD 0
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Netherlands LLWLL 6
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NED336
PSV Stadium · 50,000 att.

Match Report

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Netherlands crush Latvia to get Euro 2016 qualifying bid back on track

Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar each scored a brace as Dutch breezed past Latvia to prevent Guus Hiddink from stepping down.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
14
10
Saves
4
25
Possession
75
8
SHOTS
28
3
ON GOAL
19
0.4
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
1
0
Crosses
2
0.0
Cross %
0.5
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
5
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
5
Clearances
0

Head to Head

NED leads series 1-0

Lineups

NED

  1. 1Jasper CillessenG
  2. 2Gregory van der WielD
  3. 3Jeffrey BrumaD
  4. 4Stefan de VrijD
  5. 5Jetro WillemsD
  6. 7Ibrahim AfellayM
  7. 6Daley BlindM
  8. 8Wesley SneijderM
  9. 11Arjen RobbenF
  10. 9Klaas-Jan HuntelaarF
  11. 10Robin van PersieF

Substitutes

  1. 22Tim KrulG
  2. 23Kenneth VermeerG
  3. 12Ricardo van RhijnD
  4. 13Joël VeltmanD
  5. 14Karim RekikD
  6. 15Leroy FerM
  7. 16Jordy ClasieM
  8. 18Georginio WijnaldumM
  9. 20Quincy PromesM
  10. 17Luciano NarsinghF
  11. 19Luuk de JongF
  12. 21Memphis DepayF

LVA

  1. 12Aleksandrs KolinkoG
  2. 6Vladislavs GabovsD
  3. 4Kaspars DubraD
  4. 13Kaspars GorkssD
  5. 20Anton KurakinsD
  6. 14Janis IkaunieksM
  7. 17Arturs ZjuzinsM
  8. 18Aleksandrs FertovsM
  9. 21Aleksejs VisnakovsM
  10. 10Valerijs SabalaF
  11. 11Eduards VisnakovsF

Substitutes

  1. 1Kaspars IkstensG
  2. 23Pavels SteinborsG
  3. 2Vitalijs MaksimenkoD
  4. 3Nauris BulvitisD
  5. 19Vitalijs JagodinskisD
  6. 22Oleg TimofejevD
  7. 5Olegs LaizansM
  8. 7Andrejs KovalovsM
  9. 8Aleksandrs CaunaM
  10. 9Yuri ZigajevsM
  11. 15Deniss RakelsF
  12. 16Artem RudnevF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal!! Robin van Persie hits a very good header to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 1 - 0
  2. 20' Netherlands makes a sub: Jordy Clasie enters for Daley Blind. Reason: Injury
  3. 24' Arturs Zjuzins is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 26' Anton Kurakins is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 35' Goal!! Arjen Robben hits an impressive left footed shot to the upper right corner from the right channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 2 - 0
  6. 42' Goal!! Klaas Jan Huntelaar hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 3 - 0
  7. 46' Latvia makes a sub: Olegs Laizans enters for Janis Ikaunieks. Reason: Tactical
  8. 54' Latvia makes a sub: Aleksandrs Cauna enters for Arturs Zjuzins. Reason: Tactical
  9. 57' Olegs Laizans is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  10. 69' Netherlands makes a sub: Memphis Depay enters for Ibrahim Afellay. Reason: Tactical
  11. 70' Latvia makes a sub: Artem Rudnev enters for Eduards Visnakovs. Reason: Tactical
  12. 71' Stefan de Vrij is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  13. 78' Goal!! Jeffrey Bruma hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 4 - 0
  14. 79' Netherlands makes a sub: Georginio Wijnaldum enters for Robin van Persie. Reason: Tactical
  15. 82' Goal!! Arjen Robben hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 5 - 0
  16. 89' Goal!! Klaas Jan Huntelaar hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 6 - 0
  17. 90' End of the game

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