UEFA European Championship

North Macedonia vs Netherlands, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
North Macedonia
    FT
    0 - 3
    Netherlands
    • 24': Memphis Depay
    • 50': Georginio Wijnaldum
    • 58': Georginio Wijnaldum

    Netherlands' Georginio Wijnaldum, Memphis Depay team up to put three past North Macedonia

    A Georginio Wijnaldum brace ensured that Netherlands finished a perfect Group C campaign, as they beat North Macedonia 3-0 on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
    • 8': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia).
    • 8': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Offside, Netherlands. Georginio Wijnaldum tries a through ball, but Donyell Malen is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
    • 9': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Offside, North Macedonia. Goran Pandev tries a through ball, but Ivan Trichkovski is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia).
    • 10': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 18': Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Visar Musliu.
    • 20': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
    • 20': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
    • 22': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
    • 24': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Netherlands 1. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Donyell Malen following a fast break.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 34': Hand ball by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
    • 35': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
    • 37': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 37': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 38': Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Donyell Malen (Netherlands).
    • 39': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
    • 40': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
    • 43': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
    • 43': Goran Pandev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Netherlands 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Netherlands 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Jurriën Timber replaces Stefan de Vrij.
    • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Berghuis replaces Denzel Dumfries.
    • 48': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
    • 48': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ivan Trichkovski.
    • 50': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Netherlands 2. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
    • 53': Offside, North Macedonia. Enis Bardhi tries a through ball, but Arijan Ademi is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
    • 54': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands).
    • 54': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Netherlands).
    • 54': Ivan Trichkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 56': Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Ivan Trichkovski.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donyell Malen with a through ball.
    • 58': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Netherlands 3. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 60': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Steven Berghuis.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
    • 65': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
    • 65': Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Memphis Depay.
    • 66': Substitution, Netherlands. Quincy Promes replaces Donyell Malen.
    • 67': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 68': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Netherlands).
    • 68': Substitution, North Macedonia. Ferhan Hasani replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
    • 69': Substitution, North Macedonia. Tihomir Kostadinov replaces Goran Pandev.
    • 71': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
    • 71': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
    • 72': Offside, North Macedonia. Enis Bardhi tries a through ball, but Darko Churlinov is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Jurriën Timber (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Arijan Ademi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
    • 78': Substitution, North Macedonia. Vlatko Stojanovski replaces Enis Bardhi.
    • 79': Substitution, North Macedonia. Boban Nikolov replaces Arijan Ademi.
    • 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo replaces Frenkie de Jong.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Vlatko Stojanovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Darko Churlinov with a cross.
    • 81': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross following a corner.
    • 83': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tihomir Kostadinov.
    • 84': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
    • 84': Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 88': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Stole Dimitrievski.
    • 90'+1': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
    • 90'+1': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
    • 90'+4': Offside, Netherlands. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Quincy Promes is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Netherlands 3.
    • 0': Match ends, North Macedonia 0, Netherlands 3.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 4
    57 Possession 43
    17 SHOTS 12
    7 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    512 Accurate Passes 339
    600 Passes 409
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    14 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    38 Long Balls 49
    22 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    13 Effective Tackles 13
    26 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    16 Interceptions 22
    10 Effective Clearances 11
    10 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship

    Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 15,227

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    Line-Ups

    MKD North Macedonia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
    6 Visar Musliu Yellow Card
    14 Darko Velkoski
    8 Ezgjan Alioski Yellow Card
    13 Stefan Ristovski Yellow Card
    21 Eljif Elmas
    17 Enis Bardhi
    5 Arijan Ademi
    10 Goran Pandev
    9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
    7 Ivan Trickovski
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Darko Churlinov, Gjoko Zajkov, Vlatko Stojanovski, Daniel Avramovski, Stefan Spirovski, Ferhan Hasani, Boban Nikolov, Kire Ristevski, Damjan Siskovski, Krste Velkovski, Risto Jankov, Tihomir Kostadinov.

    NED Netherlands (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Maarten Stekelenburg (GK)
    3 Matthijs de Ligt
    17 Daley Blind
    6 Stefan de Vrij
    16 Ryan Gravenberch
    21 Frenkie de Jong
    8 Georginio Wijnaldum
    12 Patrick van Aanholt
    22 Denzel Dumfries
    18 Donyell Malen
    10 Memphis Depay
    Netherlands Substitutes:
    Steven Berghuis, Teun Koopmeiners, Davy Klaassen, Marco Bizot, Wout Weghorst, Quincy Promes, Joël Veltman, Cody Gakpo, Nathan Aké, Luuk de Jong, Jurriën Timber, Tim Krul.

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