FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, March 27, 2021
Latvia LWDWL 0
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Netherlands DDWWL 2
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NED112
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Match Report

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Netherlands beat Latvia for first points of World Cup qualifying campaign

Steven Berghuis and Luuk de Jong scored either side of halftime as the Netherlands got their World Cup qualifying back on track with a 2-0win.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
16
8
Saves
0
23.5
Possession
76.5
4
SHOTS
36
0
ON GOAL
11
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
148
Accurate Passes
668
232
Passes
750
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
14
4
Crosses
32
0.5
Cross %
0.4
58
Long Balls
37
27
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
12
9
Effective Tackles
4
16
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
15
Interceptions
10
39
Effective Clearances
3
39
Clearances
3

Head to Head

NED leads series 3-0

Lineups

NED · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 3Matthijs de LigtCD-R
  4. 5Owen WijndalLB
  5. 22Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. 6Davy KlaassenAM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 8Georginio WijnaldumRM
  9. 19Luuk de JongF
  10. 10Memphis DepayAM-L
  11. 11Steven BerghuisAM-R

LVA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Roberts OzolsG
  2. 18Igors TarasovsCD-L
  3. 5Antonijs CernomordijsCD-R
  4. 13Raivis Andris JurkovskisLB
  5. 15Vladislavs FjodorovsRB
  6. 10Janis IkaunieksAM
  7. 6Kristers TobersLM
  8. 17Arturs ZjuzinsRM
  9. 20Roberts UldrikisF
  10. 14Andrej CiganiksAM-L
  11. 7Vladimirs KamessAM-R

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Netherlands 1, Latvia 0. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  2. 34' Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Latvia. Kriss Karklins replaces Arturs Zjuzins.
  4. 45' Substitution, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis replaces Roberts Uldrikis.
  5. 52' Kriss Karklins (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Luuk de Jong (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 69' Goal! Netherlands 2, Latvia 0. Luuk de Jong (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
  8. 79' Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Savalnieks replaces Vladimirs Kamess.
  9. 79' Substitution, Netherlands. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Davy Klaassen.
  10. 79' Substitution, Netherlands. Donny van de Beek replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  11. 79' Substitution, Netherlands. Ryan Babel replaces Luuk de Jong.
  12. 84' Substitution, Netherlands. Calvin Stengs replaces Steven Berghuis.
  13. 85' Substitution, Latvia. Aleksandrs Solovjovs replaces Andrejs Ciganiks.
  14. 87' Daley Blind (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 87' Substitution, Latvia. Raimonds Krollis replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
  16. 89' Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Bergwijn replaces Memphis Depay.

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