Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingNetherlands rally to damage Ireland's Euro hopes
Wout Weghorst came off the bench to score a second-half winner as the Netherlands fought back from conceding an early goal to beat the Republic of Ireland 2-1 in their European Championship Group B qualifier on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
- 1': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Idah.
- 2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
- 2': Penalty conceded by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 4': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Netherlands 0. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
- 15': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
- 15': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 16': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
- 16': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Penalty Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 18': Penalty conceded by Gavin Bazunu (Republic of Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 18': Gavin Bazunu (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Netherlands 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 21': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
- 21': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
- 22': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 27': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
- 28': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
- 30': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 31': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
- 32': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Idah.
- 33': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 35': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by John Egan.
- 36': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
- 40': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
- 40': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 42': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
- 42': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
- 42': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 45': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
- 45': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Netherlands 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 1, Netherlands 1.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Mats Wieffer.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Daley Blind.
- 48': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
- 48': Mark Flekken (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 52': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Alan Browne.
- 52': Attempt saved. Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 53': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Xavi Simons (Netherlands).
- 54': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
- 54': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Netherlands 2. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a headed pass.
- 64': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ryan Manning replaces James McClean.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
- 66': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Donyell Malen.
- 72': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 73': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jamie McGrath replaces John Egan.
- 74': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Will Smallbone replaces Alan Browne.
- 76': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
- 76': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Netherlands. Noa Lang replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 82': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
- 82': Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jamie McGrath.
- 83': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
- 83': Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 86': Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Festy Ebosele replaces Matt Doherty.
- 87': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Jason Knight.
- 87': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
- 87': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Hand ball by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 90': Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Berghuis replaces Xavi Simons.
- 90': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 90'+2': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 90'+3': Offside, Netherlands. Noa Lang tries a through ball, but Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Netherlands 2.
- 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Netherlands 2.
- 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Netherlands 2.
Statistics
 NED |
IRL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.4 | Possession | 51.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 360 |
| 421 | Passes | 439 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 17 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 49,807
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 49,807
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 8 | +26 | 22 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8 | +10 | 18 |
| 3 | Greece | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Republic of Ireland (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Bazunu (GK)  |
| 4 | Shane Duffy |
| 5 | John Egan |
| 12 | Nathan Collins |
| 6 | Josh Cullen |
| 8 | Alan Browne |
| 11 | James McClean |
| 10 | Matt Doherty |
| 9 | Adam Idah |
| 17 | Jason Knight |
| 20 | Chiedozie Ogbene |
Netherlands (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 3 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 19 | Mats Wieffer |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 22 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 18 | Donyell Malen |
| 8 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Xavi Simons |
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