Goals and emotions at the Johan Cruijff Arena. L‘Netherlands debuts in this European Championship by knocking out theUkraine. But what an effort for the Tulips, who recover from 2-0 to 2-2 in just four minutes. In the end, however, it is the flicker of Dumfries to fix the score on the final 3-2. For the national team led by Franck de Boer, without de Ligt, the best way to start your path in Group C and respond to the victory of Austria over Macedonia.
Orange waste
The start of the match is electrifying: the hosts finish towards the opponent’s goal three times in the first seven minutes. Ukraine, after losing Zubkov to injury, are trying to rise with blows, with the Netherlands struggling more to find space. At least until 27 ‘, when Depay picks Weghorst, but Bushchan uproots the ball from his feet. On the other hand, the most alive is Yarmolenko, whose shot does not scare Stekelemburg. The orange attempts by Wijnaldum, who severely commits Bushchan, and by Dumfries, who from an excellent position heads the ball to the bottom, are definitely more dangerous. This is the last great emotion of the first half.
La decide Dumfries
The leitmotif of the match does not change at the opening of the second half, but this time the Netherlands does not miss the opportunity: a rebound in the Ukrainian free area Wijnaldum, who in the 52nd minute sends the ball where Bushchan cannot reach. Six minutes pass and the Tulips double with Weghorst, who takes advantage of a short rebound to bag the 2-0 goal. The team of Andriy Shevchenko seems now lying on the carpet and instead Yarmolenko from a distance he invents the network at 75 ‘that gives hope to his team and in the meantime takes away certainties from the locals. Not surprisingly, only four turns of hands later the orange defense is surprised by the free kick beaten by Malinovskyi who finds Yaremchuk, cold in the head piercing Stekelemburg. Inertia is now all on the side of Ukraine, but it has the last word Dumfries, who in the 85th minute uses Aké’s cross to give the Netherlands their first success in this European Championship.
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