Netherlands vs Ivory Coast, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Netherlands

13': Joël Veltman
32': Arjen Robben (P)
36': Joël Veltman
69': Davy Klaassen
75': Vincent Janssen

FT
5 - 0

Ivory Coast

Netherlands thrash Ivory Coast with Veltman brace, Robben strike

Netherlands thrashed Ivory Coast 5-0 in a friendly on Sunday as midfielder Wesley Sneijder made his record-equaling 130th appearance for the Dutch.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
3': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
3': Kevin Strootman (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Daley Blind.
6': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Côte d'Ivoire).
6': Joël Veltman (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kenny Tete.
13': Attempt blocked. Daley Blind (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
13': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ismael Traoré.
13': Goal! Netherlands 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Joël Veltman (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
15': Attempt saved. Jean Michael Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
16': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
16': Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with a cross.
20': Foul by Kenny Tete (Netherlands).
20': Ismael Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Jean Michael Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
22': Foul by Davy Pröpper (Netherlands).
22': Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Wilfried Kanon with a cross.
25': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
29': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
29': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
30': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
31': Attempt missed. Ismael Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
31': Penalty Netherlands. Vincent Janssen draws a foul in the penalty area.
31': Penalty conceded by Badra Ali Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) after a foul in the penalty area.
32': Goal! Netherlands 2, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
36': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Simon Deli.
36': Goal! Netherlands 3, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Joël Veltman (Netherlands) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Arjen Robben with a cross following a corner.
37': Foul by Ismael Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire).
37': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Kenny Tete (Netherlands).
38': Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ismael Traoré.
43': Badra Ali Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
44': Foul by Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire).
44': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Vincent Janssen (Netherlands).
44': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Offside, Netherlands. Arjen Robben tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
45': First Half ends, Netherlands 3, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45': Second Half begins Netherlands 3, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Cyriac replaces Giovanni Sio.
45': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Eric Bailly replaces Ismael Traoré.
46': Offside, Netherlands. Kenny Tete tries a through ball, but Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
46': Offside, Netherlands. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
47': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
50': Hand ball by Davy Pröpper (Netherlands).
51': Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
52': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire).
52': Kevin Strootman (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Offside, Netherlands. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Daley Blind is caught offside.
54': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
54': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Daley Blind.
54': Attempt missed. Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross following a corner.
55': Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
57': Arjen Robben (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire).
58': Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
59': Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Côte d'Ivoire).
59': Jean Michael Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
61': Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Daley Blind (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt saved. Cyriac (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
62': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
62': Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ismael Diomande replaces Franck Kessié.
63': Attempt missed. Ismael Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
64': Substitution, Netherlands. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Davy Pröpper.
65': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
65': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Badra Ali Sangaré.
66': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Gervinho replaces Nicolas Pepe.
66': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vincent Janssen.
66': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Badra Ali Sangaré.
68': Foul by Vincent Janssen (Netherlands).
68': Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Goal! Netherlands 4, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Janssen.
70': Substitution, Netherlands. Wesley Sneijder replaces Davy Klaassen.
71': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Didier Ya Konan replaces Wilfried Kanon.
73': Attempt saved. Gervinho (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cyriac.
73': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
74': Attempt blocked. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Janssen.
75': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
75': Goal! Netherlands 5, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
76': Arjen Robben (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
76': Offside, Netherlands. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
77': Substitution, Netherlands. Bas Dost replaces Vincent Janssen.
77': Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Berghuis replaces Memphis Depay.
78': Substitution, Netherlands. Quincy Promes replaces Arjen Robben.
79': Offside, Netherlands. Kenny Tete tries a through ball, but Quincy Promes is caught offside.
80': Attempt missed. Jean Michael Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gervinho.
82': Foul by Ismael Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire).
82': Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
84': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Netherlands. Bart Ramselaar replaces Kevin Strootman.
85': Foul by Ismael Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire).
85': Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Didier Ya Konan.
86': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
87': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
88': Attempt saved. Cyriac (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross.
89': Attempt missed. Bart Ramselaar (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Quincy Promes.
90': Foul by Ismael Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire).
90': Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Ismael Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Netherlands 5, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
90'+1': Match ends, Netherlands 5, Côte d'Ivoire 0.

Statistics

CIV		NED
13	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	6
6	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	5
48	Possession	52
14	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
349	Accurate Passes	380
426	Passes	461
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	13
0.5	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	48
31	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	15
6	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
13	Effective Clearances	17
13	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Line-Ups

Netherlands (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jasper Cillessen (GK)
4	Bruno Martins Indi
3	Joël Veltman
5	Daley Blind
2	Kenny Tete
10	Davy Klaassen
6	Kevin Strootman
8	Davy Propper
9	Vincent Janssen
7	Memphis Depay
11	Arjen Robben

Netherlands Substitutes:

Nick Viergever, Sergio Padt, Jens Toornstra, Marten de Roon, Wesley Sneijder, Bart Ramselaar, Steven Berghuis, Georginio Wijnaldum, Nathan Aké, Tonny Vilhena, Jeroen Zoet, Quincy Promes, Wesley Hoedt, Bas Dost.

Ivory Coast (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Badra Ali Sangaré (GK)
19	Simon Deli
4	Ismaël Traoré
5	Wilfried Kanon
17	Sèrge Aurier
24	Jean-Philippe Gbamin
11	Franck Kessié
6	Jean Michaël Seri
13	Giovanni Sio
9	Maxwel Cornet
2	Nicolas Pépé

Ivory Coast Substitutes:

Ismael Diomandé, Abdoul Karim Cissé, Mamadou Bagayoko, Cyriac, Seydou Doumbia, Axel Kacou, Jérémie Boga, Didier Ya Konan, Eric Bailly, Adama Traoré, Gervinho.

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