UEFA Nations League

FT Saturday, September 7, 2024
Bosnia-Herzegovina LLLLL 2
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Netherlands DLWWL 5
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BIH112
NED235
Philips Stadion · 31,139 att.

Match Report

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Zirkzee gets 1st Netherlands goal in big win over Bosnia

The Netherlands endured some nervy moments but in the end proved too strong for Bosnia as they began their Nations League campaign with a 5-2 triumph at the Philips Stadion on Saturday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
24.6
Possession
75.4
4
SHOTS
28
3
ON GOAL
9
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
164
Accurate Passes
658
236
Passes
714
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
5
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
38
Long Balls
23
7
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
11
5
Effective Tackles
7
9
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
8
31
Effective Clearances
3
31
Clearances
3

Head to Head

NED leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 15Matthijs de LigtCD-R
  4. 5Nathan AkéLB
  5. 22Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. 14Tijjani ReijndersCM
  7. 6Ryan GravenberchLM
  8. 8Jerdy SchoutenRM
  9. 10Joshua ZirkzeeF
  10. 11Cody GakpoLF
  11. 7Xavi SimonsRF

BIH · 5-3-2

  1. 1Nikola VasiljG
  2. 18Nikola KaticCD
  3. 2Nihad MujakicCD-L
  4. 5Adrian Leon BarisicCD-R
  5. 7Amar DedicLB
  6. 4Jusuf GazibegovicRB
  7. 6Benjamin TahirovicCM
  8. 15Armin GigovicCM-L
  9. 16Denis HuseinbasicCM-R
  10. 10Ermedin DemirovicCF-L
  11. 11Edin DzekoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Netherlands 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 27' Goal! Netherlands 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Huseinbasic with a through ball.
  3. 45'+2' Goal! Netherlands 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
  4. 45' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rade Krunic replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
  5. 56' Goal! Netherlands 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  6. 66' Substitution, Netherlands. Jurriën Timber replaces Nathan Aké.
  7. 66' Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Cody Gakpo.
  8. 67' Substitution, Netherlands. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Denzel Dumfries because of an injury.
  9. 68' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dzenis Burnic replaces Nihad Mujakic.
  10. 68' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Denis Huseinbasic.
  11. 69' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dario Saric replaces Armin Gigovic.
  12. 73' Goal! Netherlands 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Esmir Bajraktarevic following a fast break.
  13. 74' Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Joshua Zirkzee.
  14. 76' Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 83' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Tabakovic replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
  16. 83' Substitution, Netherlands. Quinten Timber replaces Jerdy Schouten.
  17. 86' Jusuf Gazibegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 88' Goal! Netherlands 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  19. 90'+2' Goal! Netherlands 5, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Donyell Malen.

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