Netherlands vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Wijnaldum double sets Netherlands on way to win over Bosnia
Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum scored two early goals to set them on their way to a 3-1 victory over Bosnia in their Nations League clash.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 2': Hand ball by Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 4': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edin Visca.
- 6': Goal! Netherlands 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 10': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
- 10': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 12': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Armin Hodzic is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amer Gojak.
- 13': Goal! Netherlands 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a headed pass.
- 16': Foul by Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 16': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Miralem Pjanic.
- 18': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Luuk de Jong (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a through ball.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 21': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sinisa Sanicanin.
- 22': Offside, Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
- 23': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Dennis Hadzikadunic.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 26': Offside, Netherlands. Steven Berghuis tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
- 31': Foul by Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 31': Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 32': Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edin Visca.
- 33': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 33': Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
- 34': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
- 35': Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 38': Foul by Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 38': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Darko Todorovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 38': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Darko Todorovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
- 40': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 40': Owen Wijndal (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Darko Todorovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 42': Attempt missed. Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Netherlands 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
- 46': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
- 47': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a through ball.
- 48': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 48': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 49': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 50': Attempt missed. Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 51': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 51': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ibrahim Sehic.
- 51': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
- 53': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
- 54': Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
- 54': Attempt missed. Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Armin Hodzic with a headed pass.
- 55': Goal! Netherlands 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 61': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Smail Prevljak replaces Armin Hodzic.
- 61': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Vladan Danilovic replaces Amer Gojak.
- 62': Attempt saved. Owen Wijndal (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 63': Goal! Netherlands 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edin Visca.
- 64': Substitution, Netherlands. Hans Hateboer replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 64': Substitution, Netherlands. Donny van de Beek replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 67': Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
- 68': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
- 68': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Foul by Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 70': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 72': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
- 72': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Darko Todorovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Donny van de Beek (Netherlands).
- 76': Foul by Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 76': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edin Visca.
- 78': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Benjamin Tatar replaces Edin Visca.
- 78': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amar Rahmanovic replaces Rade Krunic.
- 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Quincy Promes replaces Memphis Depay.
- 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Patrick van Aanholt replaces Owen Wijndal.
- 83': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
- 83': Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
- 84': Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sinisa Sanicanin.
- 87': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Benjamin Tatar is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 87': Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Offside, Netherlands. Steven Berghuis tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Netherlands. Calvin Stengs replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 89': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Almedin Ziljkic replaces Miralem Pjanic.
- 90'+2': Calvin Stengs (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Benjamin Tatar (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 90'+3': Calvin Stengs (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Netherlands 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.
- 0': Match ends, Netherlands 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.
Statistics
 BIH |
NED |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 357 | Accurate Passes | 552 |
| 422 | Passes | 618 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 5 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 26 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Croatia | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Scotland | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | -7 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Netherlands (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 12 | Owen Wijndal |
| 22 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 8 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 15 | Davy Klaassen  |
| 19 | Luuk de Jong |
| 10 | Memphis Depay |
| 7 | Steven Berghuis |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ibrahim Sehic (GK) |
| 6 | Sinisa Sanicanin |
| 3 | Dennis Hadzikadunic |
| 13 | Gojko Cimirot |
| 5 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 4 | Darko Todorovic |
| 19 | Rade Krunic |
| 10 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 14 | Amer Gojak |
| 8 | Edin Visca |
| 9 | Armin Hodzic |
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