The Netherlands national team showed strong performance in the first half of the World Cup qualifying match against the Poland national team, but their strength weakened in the later minutes. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the early part of the game, Ryan Gravenberch made an accurate pass into the penalty area from the left wing. Tijjani Reijnders took a shot at the goal, but the ball hit the goalpost and bounced back.
Denzel Dumfries struck the ball near the far post from a pass by Frenkie de Jong, but the goalkeeper saved his team. On the right wing, Xavi Simons carried the ball and passed it to the far post, but Cody Gakpo could not make an accurate header and the ball remained in the goalkeeper's hands.
In the 28th minute, Memphis Depay delivered an accurate pass to the far post from a corner kick. Dumfries headed the ball precisely into the goal without opposition from the goalkeeper, putting his team ahead 1-0.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Dumfries stopped the attack, but Matti Kesh equalized with a powerful shot – 1-1. The group rivals, including the Finland team, also have 7 points, but the Dutch have played fewer matches.
Lithuania and Malta teams are lagging behind in the group. Match protocol: Netherlands 1:1 Poland (first half 1:0).
Goals: Dumfries 28' (Netherlands), Kesh 80' (Poland). The starting lineup included Bart Verbruggen, Denzel Dumfries, Jan-Paul van Hecke, Virgil van Dijk, Mikki van de Ven, Ryan Gravenberch, Tijjani Reijnders, Frenkie de Jong, Xavi Simons, Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo.
On the bench were Mark Flekken, Nathan Aké, Robin Rufus, Matthijs de Ligt, Jurriën Timber, Yerdi Schouten, Noa Lang. Poland's team featured Lukasz Skorupski, Matti Kesh, Przemysław Wiśniewski, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, Bartosz Slisz, Piotr Zieliński, Jakub Kamiński, Sebastian Szymański, Nikola Zalewski, Robert Lewandowski.
On the bench were Przemysław Frankowski, Kamil Grabara, Jakub Piotrowski, Adam Buksa, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Bartłomiej Drągowski, and Jan Żelkowski. The match took place at De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam.
In the match, the Dutch played well in the first half and took the lead, but in the final minutes, the Polish team managed to equalize. This result made the group situation interesting and intensified the fight for the upcoming matches.
