UEFA Nations League

Netherlands vs Poland, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Netherlands
  • 61': Steven Bergwijn
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1 - 0
Poland

    Bergwijn scores winner as Netherlands edge Poland

    Netherlands forward Steven Bergwijn scored just past the hour mark to secure a hard-fought 1-0 win over Poland in their Nations League clash.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
    • 2': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Netherlands).
    • 3': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Netherlands. Nathan Aké tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
    • 9': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 16': Hand ball by Kamil Jozwiak (Poland).
    • 18': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
    • 18': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Netherlands).
    • 19': Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Poland).
    • 19': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Quincy Promes (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn with a through ball.
    • 21': Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Offside, Netherlands. Quincy Promes tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
    • 25': Offside, Poland. Sebastian Szymanski tries a through ball, but Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
    • 26': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kamil Jozwiak.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
    • 29': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tomasz Kedziora.
    • 32': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
    • 33': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
    • 33': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Mateusz Klich (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Quincy Promes (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
    • 40': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
    • 40': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
    • 41': Mateusz Klich (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Netherlands).
    • 42': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Poland).
    • 44': Joël Veltman (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a through ball.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Netherlands 0, Poland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 0, Poland 0.
    • 46': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
    • 46': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
    • 48': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
    • 48': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
    • 52': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
    • 52': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands).
    • 54': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Kamil Jozwiak (Poland).
    • 56': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
    • 57': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a through ball.
    • 58': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
    • 58': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
    • 58': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
    • 60': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Goal! Netherlands 1, Poland 0. Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
    • 63': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
    • 63': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Kamil Glik (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Krzysztof Piatek.
    • 64': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
    • 64': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands).
    • 64': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Quincy Promes (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 65': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
    • 65': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Offside, Poland. Jan Bednarek tries a through ball, but Bartosz Bereszynski is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
    • 68': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
    • 68': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Quincy Promes.
    • 71': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
    • 71': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Marten de Roon (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Kamil Jozwiak.
    • 74': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
    • 74': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Netherlands. Donny van de Beek replaces Steven Bergwijn.
    • 75': Offside, Netherlands. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
    • 76': Foul by Tomasz Kedziora (Poland).
    • 76': Quincy Promes (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Moder replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 80': Offside, Netherlands. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Donny van de Beek is caught offside.
    • 81': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
    • 83': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 83': Offside, Poland. Jakub Moder tries a through ball, but Kamil Grosicki is caught offside.
    • 84': Offside, Poland. Kamil Grosicki tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
    • 86': Foul by Tomasz Kedziora (Poland).
    • 86': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
    • 87': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
    • 89': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
    • 89': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
    • 90': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
    • 90': Donny van de Beek (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
    • 90'+1': Hans Hateboer (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Jan Bednarek (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Netherlands. Luuk de Jong replaces Quincy Promes.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Donny van de Beek (Netherlands).
    • 90'+3': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, Poland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Netherlands 1, Poland 0.

    Statistics

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    23 Fouls 13
    5 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 1
    36.2 Possession 63.8
    2 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    271 Accurate Passes 548
    353 Passes 624
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    14 Crosses 26
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    48 Long Balls 46
    18 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    3 Effective Tackles 7
    8 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    19 Interceptions 14
    21 Effective Clearances 15
    21 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Portugal 6 +8 14
    2 Croatia 6 0 8
    3 Scotland 6 -1 7
    4 Poland 6 -7 4
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NED Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jasper Cillessen (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    3 Joël Veltman
    5 Nathan Aké
    12 Hans Hateboer
    8 Georginio Wijnaldum
    21 Frenkie de Jong Yellow Card
    15 Marten de Roon Yellow Card
    10 Memphis Depay Yellow Card
    11 Quincy Promes
    7 Steven Bergwijn
    Netherlands Substitutes:
    Ryan Babel, Tim Krul, Mohamed Ihattaren, Owen Wijndal, Kenny Tete, Leroy Fer, Luuk de Jong, Marco Bizot, Kevin Strootman, Perr Schuurs, Donny van de Beek.

    POL Poland (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
    5 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
    15 Kamil Glik Yellow Card
    18 Bartosz Bereszynski
    4 Tomasz Kedziora
    10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
    14 Mateusz Klich Yellow Card
    21 Kamil Jozwiak Yellow Card
    19 Sebastian Szymanski
    23 Krzysztof Piatek Yellow Card
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    Poland Substitutes:
    Pawel Bochniewicz, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Jakub Moder, Jacek Góralski, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Karol Linetty, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Maciej Rybus, Lukasz Fabianski, Arkadiusz Milik, Kamil Grosicki, Michal Karbownik.

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