FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, November 21, 2022
Netherlands WDWWW 2
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Senegal LWDWD 0
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Al Thumama Stadium · 41,721 att. · FOX

Match Report

Netherlands strikes late to beat Senegal 2-0 at World Cup

— Louis van Gaal's gambles at both ends of the field paid off for the Netherlands.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
53.3
Possession
46.7
10
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
355
Accurate Passes
307
436
Passes
385
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
8
25
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.4
44
Long Balls
52
16
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
6
Interceptions
10
14
Effective Clearances
32
14
Clearances
32

Lineups

SEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 4Pape Abou CisséCD-L
  3. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-R
  4. 22Abdou DialloLB
  5. 21Youssouf SabalyRB
  6. 5Idrissa GueyeAM
  7. 6Nampalys MendyLM
  8. 8Cheikhou KouyatéRM
  9. 9Boulaye DiaF
  10. 18Ismaïla SarrAM-L
  11. 15Krépin DiattaAM-R

NED · 3-4-1-2

  1. 23Andries NoppertG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD
  3. 5Nathan AkéCD-L
  4. 3Matthijs de LigtCD-R
  5. 21Frenkie de JongCM-L
  6. 11Steven BerghuisCM-R
  7. 8Cody GakpoAM
  8. 17Daley BlindLM
  9. 22Denzel DumfriesRM
  10. 7Steven BergwijnCF-L
  11. 18Vincent JanssenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 56' Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 62' Substitution, Netherlands. Memphis Depay replaces Vincent Janssen.
  3. 62' Substitution, Senegal. Ismail Jakobs replaces Abdou Diallo because of an injury.
  4. 69' Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Boulaye Dia.
  5. 73' Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté because of an injury.
  6. 73' Substitution, Senegal. Nicolas Jackson replaces Krépin Diatta.
  7. 79' Substitution, Netherlands. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  8. 79' Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Steven Berghuis.
  9. 84' Goal! Senegal 0, Netherlands 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross.
  10. 90'+4' Substitution, Netherlands. Marten de Roon replaces Cody Gakpo.
  11. 90'+4' Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+6' Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+9' Goal! Senegal 0, Netherlands 2. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.

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