UEFA Nations League

FT Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Netherlands DWWDW 2
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Wales DWDLW 1
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NED022
WAL011
Cardiff City Stadium · 23,395 att.

Match Report

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Netherlands earn dramatic late win over Wales in Nations League

A second-string Netherlands brought Wales back down to earth with a 2-1 away victory in Cardiff in the Nations League on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
0
56.1
Possession
43.9
8
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
523
Accurate Passes
384
595
Passes
455
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
31
24
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
7
8
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
12
11
Effective Clearances
18
11
Clearances
18

Head to Head

NED leads series 3-0

Lineups

WAL · 5-3-2

  1. 12Danny WardG
  2. 6Joe RodonCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 5Chris MephamCD-R
  5. 17Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  6. 14Connor RobertsRB
  7. 16Joe MorrellCM
  8. 8Harry WilsonCM-L
  9. 3Dylan LevittCM-R
  10. 20Daniel JamesCF-L
  11. 9Brennan JohnsonCF-R

NED · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Mark FlekkenG
  2. 6Stefan de VrijCD
  3. 3Matthijs de LigtCD-L
  4. 2Jordan TezeCD-R
  5. 18Jerdy SchoutenCM-L
  6. 20Teun KoopmeinersCM-R
  7. 16Tyrell MalaciaLM
  8. 15Hans HateboerRM
  9. 19Wout WeghorstF
  10. 9Cody GakpoCF-L
  11. 12Noa LangCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Jordan Teze (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Wales. Adam Davies replaces Danny Ward.
  3. 50' Goal! Wales 0, Netherlands 1. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten.
  4. 59' Substitution, Wales. Rubin Colwill replaces Joe Morrell because of an injury.
  5. 67' Substitution, Netherlands. Frenkie de Jong replaces Jerdy Schouten.
  6. 67' Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Bergwijn replaces Cody Gakpo.
  7. 67' Substitution, Wales. Matthew Smith replaces Dylan Levitt.
  8. 77' Substitution, Wales. Rabbi Matondo replaces Daniel James.
  9. 77' Substitution, Wales. Gareth Bale replaces Brennan Johnson.
  10. 84' Substitution, Netherlands. Bruno Martins Indi replaces Matthijs de Ligt because of an injury.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Netherlands. Guus Til replaces Noa Lang because of an injury.
  12. 90'+2' Goal! Wales 1, Netherlands 1. Rhys Norrington-Davies (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Wales 1, Netherlands 2. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia with a cross.

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