Morocco vs Netherlands, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly
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Quincy Promes leads Netherlands to friendly win in Morocco
Quincy Promes scored one goal and set up another as 10-man Netherlands beat Morocco 2-1 in a friendly Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Toornstra.
- 6': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
- 7': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
- 8': Foul by Manuel da Costa (Morocco).
- 8': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Morocco).
- 9': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Hand ball by Steven Berghuis (Netherlands).
- 15': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
- 15': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Delay in match Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) because of an injury.
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Goal! Morocco 0, Netherlands 1. Quincy Promes (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 26': Attempt saved. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
- 26': Attempt saved. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner.
- 26': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Munir Mohamedi.
- 29': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Netherlands).
- 30': Attempt missed. Manuel da Costa (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Faycal Fajr with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 31': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Joël Veltman (Netherlands).
- 33': Offside, Netherlands. Vincent Janssen tries a through ball, but Quincy Promes is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
- 37': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Foul by Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco).
- 39': Quincy Promes (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Delay in match Quincy Promes (Netherlands) because of an injury.
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Morocco).
- 40': Wesley Hoedt (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Quincy Promes.
- 43': Hand ball by Quincy Promes (Netherlands).
- 44': Delay in match (Netherlands).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Karim El Ahmadi.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tonny Vilhena with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Netherlands).
- 45'+2': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jens Toornstra (Netherlands).
- 45'+2': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Nabil Dirar (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aziz Bouhaddouz with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Morocco 0, Netherlands 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Morocco 0, Netherlands 1.
- 45': Substitution, Morocco. Walid Azaro replaces Aziz Bouhaddouz.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Marten de Roon replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 46': Foul by Vincent Janssen (Netherlands).
- 46': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Hand ball by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 52': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Netherlands).
- 52': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 53': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
- 53': Attempt missed. Manuel da Costa (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Faycal Fajr with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Quincy Promes (Netherlands).
- 54': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 54': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Netherlands).
- 55': Walid Azaro (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
- 58': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Substitution, Morocco. Mehdi Carcela-González replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 63': Foul by Jens Toornstra (Netherlands).
- 63': Younès Belhanda (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 63': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Quincy Promes (Netherlands).
- 63': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Morocco. Youssef Ait Bennasser replaces Karim El Ahmadi.
- 67': Attempt saved. Faycal Fajr (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Carcela-González.
- 67': Foul by Faycal Fajr (Morocco).
- 67': Wesley Hoedt (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Goal! Morocco 0, Netherlands 2. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quincy Promes with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
- 70': Walid Azaro (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) is shown the red card.
- 72': Goal! Morocco 1, Netherlands 2. Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 73': Substitution, Netherlands. Wesley Sneijder replaces Jens Toornstra.
- 73': Substitution, Netherlands. Bas Dost replaces Vincent Janssen.
- 74': Substitution, Netherlands. Nick Viergever replaces Memphis Depay.
- 77': Attempt missed. Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Faycal Fajr with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Morocco. Khalid Boutaib replaces Younès Belhanda.
- 78': Offside, Morocco. Walid Azaro tries a through ball, but Khalid Boutaib is caught offside.
- 79': Offside, Morocco. Nordin Amrabat tries a through ball, but Khalid Boutaib is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Joël Veltman (Netherlands).
- 81': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Attempt missed. Romain Saiss (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Faycal Fajr with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 83': Khalid Boutaib (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Marten de Roon (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt missed. Faycal Fajr (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross.
- 84': Bas Dost (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Manuel da Costa (Morocco).
- 85': Substitution, Morocco. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Nordin Amrabat because of an injury.
- 85': Attempt missed. Quincy Promes (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder following a set piece situation.
- 85': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
- 87': Attempt missed. Walid Azaro (Morocco) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nabil Dirar with a cross.
- 88': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 89': Foul by Khalid Boutaib (Morocco).
- 89': Jeroen Zoet (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Morocco. Yacine Bammou replaces Faycal Fajr.
- 90'+1': Foul by Youssef Ait Bennasser (Morocco).
- 90'+1': Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco).
- 90'+3': Quincy Promes (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Walid Azaro (Morocco).
- 90'+4': Jeroen Zoet (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Morocco 1, Netherlands 2.
Statistics
 NED |
MAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.9 | Possession | 58.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 292 | Accurate Passes | 406 |
| 377 | Passes | 505 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 7 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 81 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 49 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 19 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 30 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Le Grand Stade Agadir
Location: Agadir, Morocco
Venue: Le Grand Stade Agadir
Location: Agadir, Morocco
Line-Ups
Morocco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Munir El Kajoui (GK) |
| 6 | Romain Saïss |
| 4 | Manuel da Costa |
| 17 | Nabil Dirar |
| 16 | Nordin Amrabat |
| 10 | Younès Belhanda |
| 14 | Mbark Boussoufa |
| 8 | Karim El Ahmadi |
| 20 | Aziz Bouhaddouz |
| 9 | Sofiane Boufal |
| 11 | Faycal Fajr |
Netherlands (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
| 4 | Wesley Hoedt |
| 3 | Matthijs de Ligt  |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 2 | Joël Veltman |
| 10 | Quincy Promes |
| 6 | Tonny Vilhena |
| 8 | Jens Toornstra |
| 9 | Vincent Janssen |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 7 | Steven Berghuis |
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