International Friendly

FT Friday, November 13, 2015
Netherlands WLLWL 3
–
Wales WWDLW 2
1st2ndT
NED123
WAL112
Cardiff City Stadium

Match Report

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Arjen Robben shines as Netherlands overcome Wales in friendly

Wales' build-up towards Euro 2016 started with defeat as Arjen Robben showed his class with a second-half brace in Netherlands' 3-2 friendly victory.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
6
58.9
Possession
41.1
11
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
628
Accurate Passes
409
712
Passes
495
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
59
37
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
14
17
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
7
Effective Clearances
10
9
Clearances
13

Head to Head

NED leads series 2-0

Lineups

WAL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 5James ChesterCD-R
  5. 16Joe LedleyCM-L
  6. 7Joe AllenCM-R
  7. 3Neil TaylorLM
  8. 2Chris GunterRM
  9. 11Tom LawrenceF
  10. 8Andy KingCF-L
  11. 13Jonny WilliamsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15George C. WilliamsSUB
  2. 19James CollinsSUB
  3. 20Emyr HuwsSUB
  4. 10David VaughanSUB
  5. 22Tom BradshawSUB
  6. 14Paul DummettSUB
  7. 12Owain WilliamsSUB
  8. 9Simon ChurchSUB
  9. 23Adam HenleySUB
  10. 17David EdwardsSUB
  11. 18Shaun MacDonaldSUB
  12. 21Danny WardSUB

NED · 5-3-2

  1. 1Jasper CillessenG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD
  3. 8Daley BlindCD-L
  4. 3Jeffrey BrumaCD-R
  5. 5Terence KongoloLB
  6. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  7. 7Quincy PromesCM
  8. 10Wesley SneijderCM-L
  9. 6Jordy ClasieCM-R
  10. 9Bas DostCF-L
  11. 11Arjen RobbenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Riechedly BazoerSUB
  2. 15Erik PietersSUB
  3. 21Memphis DepaySUB
  4. 13Joël VeltmanSUB
  5. 12Kenny TeteSUB
  6. 14Luuk de JongSUB
  7. 23Jeroen ZoetSUB
  8. 22Maarten StekelenburgSUB
  9. 19Klaas-Jan HuntelaarSUB
  10. 16Marko VejinovicSUB
  11. 17Georginio WijnaldumSUB
  12. 18Eljero EliaSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Bas Dost (Netherlands) Goal at 32'
  2. 45'+2' Terence Kongolo (Netherlands) Yellow Card at 47'
  3. 45'+3' Joe Allen (Wales) Penalty - Saved at 48'
  4. 45'+3' Joe Ledley (Wales) Goal at 48'
  5. 45' James Collins (Wales) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Joël Veltman (Netherlands) Substitution at 45'
  7. 54' Arjen Robben (Netherlands) Goal at 54'
  8. 56' Emyr Huws (Wales) Substitution at 56'
  9. 60' George Williams (Wales) Substitution at 60'
  10. 65' Paul Dummett (Wales) Substitution at 65'
  11. 66' Adam Henley (Wales) Substitution at 66'
  12. 70' Emyr Huws (Wales) Goal at 70'
  13. 74' Owain Fon Williams (Wales) Substitution at 74'
  14. 81' Arjen Robben (Netherlands) Goal at 81'
  15. 82' Jeffrey Bruma (Netherlands) Yellow Card at 82'
  16. 87' Riechedly Bazoer (Netherlands) Substitution at 87'
  17. 90'+1' Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) Substitution at 91'

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