Netherlands vs Scotland, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Netherlands

40': Tijjani Reijnders
72': Georginio Wijnaldum
84': Wout Weghorst
86': Donyell Malen

FT
4 - 0

Scotland

Netherlands rout Scotland 4-0 in Amsterdam friendly

The Netherlands shrugged off a slow start to go on and register an emphatic 4-0 victory over Scotland in their friendly international at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Friday, finishing strongly in a morale-boosting triumph.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
6': Offside, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
8': Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
8': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Scott McTominay (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathan Patterson with a cross.
17': Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
17': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
19': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Scotland).
19': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Xavi Simons (Netherlands).
22': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
25': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
26': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
30': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
30': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
31': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
32': Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross.
36': Offside, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland is caught offside.
37': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
37': John McGinn (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Netherlands 1, Scotland 0. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
42': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
43': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
45'+2': First Half ends, Netherlands 1, Scotland 0.
45': Second Half begins Netherlands 1, Scotland 0.
46': Offside, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
48': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
48': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
48': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
50': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
50': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
50': Lawrence Shankland (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
51': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn.
52': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Scotland).
52': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Delay in match because of an injury Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
54': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Tijjani Reijnders.
56': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
56': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
56': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn following a fast break.
57': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Scotland).
59': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
59': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
59': Nathan Patterson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland is caught offside.
62': Lawrence Shankland (Scotland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
62': Substitution, Netherlands. Joey Veerman replaces Mats Wieffer.
62': Substitution, Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
65': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
65': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Scotland. Ché Adams replaces Lawrence Shankland.
68': Substitution, Scotland. John Souttar replaces Kieran Tierney.
69': Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Ferguson replaces Billy Gilmour.
69': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
69': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
69': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
70': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathan Patterson.
71': Foul by John Souttar (Scotland).
71': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Goal! Netherlands 2, Scotland 0. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
73': Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Nathan Patterson.
74': Substitution, Scotland. Stuart Armstrong replaces Ryan Christie.
75': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
77': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a cross.
77': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Memphis Depay.
77': Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Xavi Simons.
81': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
81': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
82': Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
82': Substitution, Netherlands. Daley Blind replaces Cody Gakpo.
84': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
84': Goal! Netherlands 3, Scotland 0. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
85': Substitution, Scotland. Kenny McLean replaces John McGinn.
86': Goal! Netherlands 4, Scotland 0. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a through ball.
90'+1': Offside, Netherlands. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Donyell Malen with a through ball.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Netherlands 4, Scotland 0.
0': Match ends, Netherlands 4, Scotland 0.

Statistics

SCO		NED
12	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	2
46.6	Possession	53.4
13	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
416	Accurate Passes	500
483	Passes	570
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	2
20	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.3
54	Long Balls	37
31	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	3
4	Effective Tackles	9
6	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	6
10	Effective Clearances	17
10	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 46,223

Line-Ups

Netherlands (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Mark Flekken (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
2	Lutsharel Geertruida
5	Nathan Aké
21	Jeremie Frimpong
14	Tijjani Reijnders
8	Georginio Wijnaldum
19	Mats Wieffer
10	Memphis Depay
11	Cody Gakpo
7	Xavi Simons

Netherlands Substitutes:

Bart Verbruggen, Joey Veerman, Matthijs de Ligt, Denzel Dumfries, Donyell Malen, Wout Weghorst, Daley Blind, Quinten Timber, Marten de Roon, Marco Bizot, Teun Koopmeiners, Jerdy Schouten.

Scotland (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
13	Jack Hendry
6	Kieran Tierney
15	Ryan Porteous
4	Scott McTominay
14	Billy Gilmour
3	Andrew Robertson
22	Nathan Patterson
18	Lawrence Shankland
11	Ryan Christie
7	John McGinn

Scotland Substitutes:

Liam Cooper, Ché Adams, Liam Kelly, Zander Clark, Greg Taylor, Lewis Ferguson, Craig Gordon, Kenny McLean, Lyndon Dykes, Anthony Ralston, John Souttar, Stuart Armstrong.

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