Netherlands vs England, 2024 European Championship, Semifinals

· UEFA European Championship
Netherlands
  • 7': Xavi Simons
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1 - 2
England
  • 18': Harry Kane (P)
  • 90': Ollie Watkins

Euro 2024: Ollie Watkins' late goal sends England into final

Substitute Ollie Watkins scored a dramatic 91st-minute winner to send England through to the final of Euro 2024 as they beat Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
  • 1': Offside, Netherlands. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands).
  • 3': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Offside, England. Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
  • 7': Goal! Netherlands 1, England 0. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 9': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands).
  • 9': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Jude Bellingham (England).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 12': Offside, England. Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 14': Penalty England. Harry Kane draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 14': Penalty conceded by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 16': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
  • 17': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Goal! Netherlands 1, England 1. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 24': Delay in match (England).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 29': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 30': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Phil Foden (England) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Substitution, Netherlands. Joey Veerman replaces Memphis Depay because of an injury.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Kobbie Mainoo (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Netherlands 1, England 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 1, England 1.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Luke Shaw replaces Kieran Trippier.
  • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Donyell Malen.
  • 46': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
  • 46': John Stones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
  • 49': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, England. Phil Foden is caught offside.
  • 62': Foul by Phil Foden (England).
  • 62': Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
  • 64': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
  • 66': John Stones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
  • 69': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
  • 72': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
  • 72': Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 72': Kobbie Mainoo (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Offside, England. Kyle Walker is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, England. Cole Palmer replaces Phil Foden.
  • 81': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Harry Kane.
  • 85': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 85': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
  • 86': Bukayo Saka (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 89': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Netherlands 1, England 2. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
  • 90'+1': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, England. Ezri Konsa replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, England. Conor Gallagher replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Netherlands. Brian Brobbey replaces Xavi Simons.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Denzel Dumfries.
  • 90'+4': Kieran Trippier (England) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
  • 90'+5': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, England 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Netherlands 1, England 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
58.3 Possession 41.7
9 SHOTS 7
5 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
542 Accurate Passes 372
589 Passes 414
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.5
35 Long Balls 25
26 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 5
10 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 10
5 Effective Clearances 16
5 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 60,926

Line-Ups

NED Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk Yellow Card
6 Stefan de Vrij
5 Nathan Aké
22 Denzel Dumfries Yellow Card
7 Xavi Simons
14 Tijjani Reijnders
24 Jerdy Schouten
10 Memphis Depay
11 Cody Gakpo
18 Donyell Malen
Netherlands Substitutes:
Mark Flekken, Ian Maatsen, Lutsharel Geertruida, Matthijs de Ligt, Brian Brobbey, Daley Blind, Jeremie Frimpong, Joshua Zirkzee, Joey Veerman, Georginio Wijnaldum, Micky van de Ven, Steven Bergwijn, Justin Bijlow, Wout Weghorst, Ryan Gravenberch.

ENG England (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
5 John Stones
6 Marc Guéhi
2 Kyle Walker
4 Declan Rice
26 Kobbie Mainoo
12 Kieran Trippier
7 Bukayo Saka Yellow Card
9 Harry Kane
10 Jude Bellingham Yellow Card
11 Phil Foden
England Substitutes:
Eberechi Eze, Conor Gallagher, Jarrod Bowen, Ezri Konsa, Luke Shaw, Anthony Gordon, Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, Cole Palmer, Dean Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ivan Toney, Adam Wharton, Ollie Watkins, Aaron Ramsdale.

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