UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, March 23, 2025
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Spain WWWWD 3
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ESP111053
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - ESP advance 5-4 on penalties · Mestalla · 48,082 att.

Match Report

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Spain edge Netherlands in shootout to reach Nations League semis

Spain claimed a 5-4 penalty shootout win over the Netherlands at home on Sunday to reach the Nations League semifinals after the second leg of their thrilling contest ended 3-3 to leave the tie level 5-5 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
7
45.9
Possession
54.1
16
SHOTS
19
9
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.5
2
Penalty Goals
1
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
526
Accurate Passes
632
601
Passes
715
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
46
21
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
10
24
Effective Clearances
18
24
Clearances
18

Head to Head

NED leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 14Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 5Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 22Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 12Óscar MinguezaRB
  6. 10Dani OlmoAM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 18Martín ZubimendiRM
  9. 21Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 17Nico WilliamsAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

NED · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 5Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Lutsharel GeertruidaRB
  6. 19Justin KluivertAM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 14Tijjani ReijndersRM
  9. 10Memphis DepayF
  10. 11Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 12Jeremie FrimpongAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Spain 1, Netherlands 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 53' Robin Le Normand (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Goal! Spain 1, Netherlands 1. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  4. 60' Memphis Depay (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Goal! Spain 2, Netherlands 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  6. 69' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
  7. 77' Substitution, Netherlands. Noa Lang replaces Cody Gakpo.
  8. 78' Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
  9. 78' Substitution, Netherlands. Xavi Simons replaces Justin Kluivert.
  10. 79' Goal! Spain 2, Netherlands 2. Ian Maatsen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
  11. 84' Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Dani Olmo.
  12. 84' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  13. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Spain 2, Netherlands 2.
  14. 94' Substitution, Spain. Pedro Porro replaces Óscar Mingueza because of an injury.
  15. 101' Substitution, Netherlands. Brian Brobbey replaces Memphis Depay.
  16. 103' Goal! Spain 3, Netherlands 2. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dean Huijsen.
  17. 105'+1'
  18. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Spain 3, Netherlands 2.
  19. 105' Substitution, Netherlands. Kenneth Taylor replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  20. 105' Substitution, Spain. Aleix García replaces Martín Zubimendi.
  21. 108' Unai Simón (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 109' Goal! Spain 3, Netherlands 3. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  23. 110' Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  24. 117' Substitution, Spain. Álex Baena replaces Nico Williams.
  25. 120'+1'
  26. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Spain 3, Netherlands 3.
  27. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Spain 3(5), Netherlands 3(4).

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