UEFA Nations League

Poland vs Netherlands, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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  • 13': Cody Gakpo
  • 60': Steven Bergwijn

Netherlands close on Nations League group win after beating Poland

Cody Gakpo scored early and Steven Bergwijn added a second to earn the Netherlands a 2-0 away win over Poland on Thursday and put them within one po

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands).
  • 1': Karol Linetty (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Berghuis replaces Teun Koopmeiners because of an injury.
  • 9': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
  • 9': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
  • 10': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
  • 10': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Goal! Poland 0, Netherlands 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 15': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 19': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 19': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Daley Blind (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Dangerous play by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 28': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands).
  • 28': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Offside, Poland. Nicola Zalewski tries a through ball, but Sebastian Szymanski is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  • 32': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
  • 32': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 33': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 39': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).
  • 39': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 39': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  • 43': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 43': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 44': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
  • 45': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
  • 45'+1': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Poland 0, Netherlands 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Poland 0, Netherlands 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Marten de Roon replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Karol Linetty.
  • 47': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
  • 47': Kamil Glik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 48': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 50': Hand ball by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
  • 52': Substitution, Netherlands. Vincent Janssen replaces Memphis Depay because of an injury.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
  • 60': Goal! Poland 0, Netherlands 2. Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincent Janssen.
  • 61': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 61': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 63': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 65': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 69': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 69': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Offside, Netherlands. Steven Bergwijn tries a through ball, but Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Poland. Mateusz Klich replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
  • 71': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).
  • 72': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 72': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 75': Offside, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, Netherlands. Kenneth Taylor replaces Steven Berghuis.
  • 75': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 78': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
  • 78': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Substitution, Poland. Michal Skóras replaces Nicola Zalewski.
  • 79': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Bereszynski replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 79': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
  • 80': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Poland).
  • 80': Kenneth Taylor (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Janssen.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daley Blind.
  • 82': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
  • 83': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Jan Bednarek (Poland) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
  • 83': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Marten de Roon.
  • 83': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
  • 84': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 85': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
  • 85': Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Substitution, Poland. Mateusz Legowski replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 88': Hand ball by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 88': Hand ball by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 89': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Mateusz Legowski (Poland).
  • 90': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Netherlands).
  • 90': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mateusz Legowski (Poland).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
  • 90'+2': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
  • 90'+3': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Poland 0, Netherlands 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Poland 0, Netherlands 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 21
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 0
58.5 Possession 41.5
10 SHOTS 6
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
586 Accurate Passes 386
655 Passes 457
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 51
33 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 8
11 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 17
10 Effective Clearances 5
10 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 56,673

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 6 +9 16
2 Denmark 6 +2 8
3 Serbia 6 -3 6
4 Switzerland 6 -8 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

POL Poland (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK) Yellow Card
15 Kamil Glik
3 Jakub Kiwior
5 Jan Bednarek
8 Karol Linetty
10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
21 Nicola Zalewski
17 Przemyslaw Frankowski
9 Robert Lewandowski
19 Sebastian Szymanski
20 Piotr Zielinski

NED Netherlands (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Remko Pasveer (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Nathan Aké Yellow Card
2 Jurriën Timber
21 Frenkie de Jong
20 Teun Koopmeiners
8 Cody Gakpo
17 Daley Blind
22 Denzel Dumfries
10 Memphis Depay
7 Steven Bergwijn

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