Netherlands vs Gibraltar, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingAke double helps Netherlands overcome 10-man Gibraltar in hard-fought win
Netherlands defender Nathan Ake scored twice and Memphis Depay also got on the scoresheet as the hosts laboured to a 3-0 home win over Gibraltar.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ethan Britto.
- 4': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 4': Hand ball by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 7': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 9': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
- 9': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
- 9': Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 12': Foul by Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar).
- 12': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jack Sergeant.
- 14': Delay in match (Netherlands).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 17': Foul by Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar).
- 17': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 21': Kian Ronan (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Netherlands 1, Gibraltar 0. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 24': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar).
- 24': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ethan Britto.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Coombes (Gibraltar).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Aké with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ethan Britto.
- 29': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Xavi Simons (Netherlands).
- 31': Jack Sergeant (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 33': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 33': Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Liam Walker (Gibraltar).
- 35': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 35': Roy Chipolina (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, Gibraltar. Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero tries a through ball, but Jamie Coombes is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 42': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
- 44': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Roy Chipolina.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a headed pass.
- 45'+1': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Dayle Coleing.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Graeme Torrilla.
- 45'+2': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jamie Coombes.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Netherlands 1, Gibraltar 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 1, Gibraltar 0.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 48': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jack Sergeant.
- 50': Goal! Netherlands 2, Gibraltar 0. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 51': Foul by Liam Walker (Gibraltar).
- 51': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Liam Walker (Gibraltar) is shown the red card.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 56': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 63': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Graeme Torrilla.
- 63': Substitution, Netherlands. Daley Blind replaces Mats Wieffer.
- 63': Substitution, Netherlands. Davy Klaassen replaces Memphis Depay because of an injury.
- 64': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Offside, Gibraltar. Bernardo Lopes tries a through ball, but Jamie Coombes is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
- 65': Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Gibraltar. Ethan Jolley replaces Jamie Coombes.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jack Sergeant.
- 67': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Graeme Torrilla.
- 67': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 68': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero.
- 69': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Donyell Malen with a cross.
- 73': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
- 73': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
- 74': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 74': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jack Sergeant.
- 75': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Netherlands. Tyrell Malacia replaces Matthijs de Ligt.
- 77': Substitution, Gibraltar. Aymen Mouelhi replaces Kian Ronan.
- 78': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 79': Offside, Netherlands. Donyell Malen tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 81': Hand ball by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 82': Goal! Netherlands 3, Gibraltar 0. Nathan Aké (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
- 83': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 84': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
- 84': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
- 86': Substitution, Gibraltar. Julian Valarino replaces Lee Casciaro.
- 86': Substitution, Gibraltar. Niels Hartman replaces Graeme Torrilla.
- 87': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 88': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
- 90': Offside, Netherlands. Tyrell Malacia tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
- 90'+2': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Dayle Coleing.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Britto (Gibraltar).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Netherlands 3, Gibraltar 0.
- 0': Match ends, Netherlands 3, Gibraltar 0.
Statistics
 GIB |
NED |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 19 |
| 9 | Saves | 0 |
| 13.5 | Possession | 86.5 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 52 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 54 | Accurate Passes | 693 |
| 129 | Passes | 763 |
| 0.4 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 16 |
| 0 | Crosses | 63 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 78 | Effective Clearances | 1 |
| 78 | Clearances | 1 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 36,327
Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 36,327
EURO Qualifying Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 8 | +26 | 22 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8 | +10 | 18 |
| 3 | Greece | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Netherlands (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 3 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 22 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 18 | Mats Wieffer |
| 10 | Memphis Depay |
| 8 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 19 | Wout Weghorst |
| 12 | Xavi Simons |
| 11 | Steven Berghuis |
Gibraltar (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Dayle Coleing (GK) |
| 6 | Bernardo Lopes |
| 12 | Jayce Olivero |
| 14 | Roy Chipolina |
| 20 | Ethan Britto |
| 4 | Jack Sergeant |
| 17 | Kian Ronan |
| 22 | Graeme Torrilla |
| 7 | Lee Casciaro  |
| 10 | Liam Walker  |
| 21 | Jamie Coombes |
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