Hamburg 16 June 2024 – It takes just over a minute Weghorst to find the way to the net and that was enough for him to give his team success in their debut at the European Championship. In the first match of group D theHolland surpasses the Poland for 1-2 thanks to the striker’s goalHoffenheimwhich completes the comeback started by Gakpo after the White Eagles took the lead thanks to Buksa.
First half
Probierzwithout Lewandowski in attack, he relies on Buksa as sole striker, supported by Szymanski and from Bologna Urbanski. In midfield they act on the wingers Frankovski And ZalewskiWhile Zielinski in the center he is backed by Romanczuk. Before Szczesny the three defenders are Bednarek, Salamon And Kiwior. Koeman prefer Verbruggen to Flekken between the posts, behind the four-man defense made up of Dumfries, De Virj, Van Dijk And Ake. The AC Milan player in midfield Reijnders play with Veerman And Schoutenwhile forward the trident is composed of Depay in the center, with Xavi Simons And Cody Gakpo on the bands.
It starts off strong straight awayHolland, pushed by the orange wall of fans in the stands. Excellent cross from the right that reaches the area Gakpothe player of Liverpool from a very tight position he jumps his marker, then tries to kick hard at the near post: be careful Szczesny at the near post to dive the ball for a corner kick. Just two minutes have passed, but the Dutch number 11 immediately proved inspired in the match at the Volksparkstadion. The opportunity to Gakpo However, it is not an isolated situation, they are the Netherlands to press in the first minutes, forcing the opposing defenders into overtime, who however withstood the attack in the first quarter of an hour of play.
Despite the initial suffering, the Poland she grows little by little and in the sixteenth minute, at the first real scoring opportunity, she finds herself cynical and scores the opening goal. Immediately after the yellow card for Veerman in fact, from a corner kick from the left of Zielinski jump higher than anyone Buksawhich anticipates Van Dijk and heads the ball into the far post to make it 1-0 for the red and whites. Shocked by the opponent’s advantage,Holland she reacts immediately and comes very close, right from the corner to the equalizer. On the cross of Veerman comes the turn of Van Dijkwho passes between the legs of a defender, but finds the response instinctively Szczesny, good at repelling the distant ball. Two minutes later it is Depay to waste the delicious service of Xavi Simonsshooting high from a good position.
The goal conceded does not change the script, on the contrary it intensifies the offensive phase of the Orange. The incursions of the midfielders served by the excellent plays of the attackers always make the Dutch team very dangerous, bringing many men into the opponent’s half of the field. After several opportunities stopped by the excellent interventions of the defenders, it is precisely a deviation from the defense that mocks the Polandhanding the equalizer to the Netherlands. Gakpo he breaks through central routes and finds a way to finish on goal: a slight deviation causes the ball to soar and displaces an innocent player Szczesny, with the mocking ball going into the back of the net. In Hamburg the result is back to a draw, it is 1-1 between Poland And Holland at minute 29 of the game.
The reaction to the red and white’s goal is instantaneous, just 3 minutes after the equalizer the Poles rush forward: the first two attempts to pocket are rejected, but the last disengagement is not clean and allows Kiwior to coordinate and kick towards the Verbruggen goal. On this occasion, the Brighton goalkeeper was very attentive and stretched out to clear the ball. The occasion of Poland however, it remains an isolated case, at the end of the first half it is still theHolland to push, first with GakpoThen Depaybut both conclusions end up wide of the target by a matter of centimetres: the attempt from the class of ’99 was high Liverpoolwhile that of the centre-forward of the team is wideAtletico Madrid. Thus the exciting first half ended in a draw at 1-1 Poland And Holland.
Second half
In the interval Probierz makes a change: inside Moder For SzymanskiWhile Koeman confirms the eleven from the first half. It starts off strong straight awayHollandgood at pressing high and building a scoring action already in the first round of the second half, but still careful on the occasion Szczesny. The accelerations ofHolland they are very dangerous right from the start, but the red and white rearguard holds up, also thanks to a pinch of opponent inaccuracy, such as for example in the 54th minute when Xavi Simons kicks wide in a two-on-two counterattack situation. Probierz he reads his boys’ moment of difficulty and makes two more substitutions after just 10 minutes of recovery: the Veronese enters Swiderski for the Bolognese Urbanski And Slisz For Romanczuk.
The substitutions smile at the White Eagles, who once again become dangerous in the opponent’s area, with Kiwior before and Szymanski then to test the reflexes of Verbruggen, who first rejects, then blocks the ball showing his qualities. The ball of the game, however, remains in the firm hands of the Dutch, who dribble constantly in the opponent’s half of the field in search of the overtaking goal. At minute 62, the time for changes also arrives among the Orange ranks: they enter like this Wijnaldum And MalenFor Veerman And Xavi Simons. Substitutions capable of immediately showing off, with Malen in particular to add a lot of sparkle to the Dutch maneuver. The plays that lead to the two shots are his Dumfries around the twentieth of the second half: the first wide, the second blocked very well by Szczesny with excellent low output.
The tension increases in the final minutes, with the game punctuated by substitutions. In the Poland And Zielinski to leave the field for Piotrowskiwhile in theHolland I am Depay And Gakpo to finish their race, making room for Frimpong And Weghorst. Just the substitutions made by Koeman they make the difference right from the start, minute 83: Ake he breaks down the left and looks for a teammate in the penalty area, the newcomer shows up with the ball Weghorstwho hits the ball well and slots the ball into the bottom left corner Szczesny. The Polish fans are desperate, as are the players on the pitch, the orange wall explodes as well as the Dutch on the pitch with joy for the 1-2 draw in favor of the Netherlands.
For the challenging finale Salamon gets injured and leaves the pitch BereszynskiWhile Koeman he wants to close and remove the author of the winning assist Ake to make room for Van de Ven. There Poland she is not anything but beaten and believes in a draw. In fact, in the 90th minute she broke through on the centre-left Swiderskiwhich combines with Buksa and is in the penalty area a few steps from the goal, but Verbruggen he is superb and clears the ball from close range. Two minutes later it is instead Moder to try from the edge of the area with a good left-footed shot: he blocks the Dutch goalkeeper to the ground again Brighton. The Orange goalkeeper is still the protagonist on the last attempt Zalewski: powerful but central, blocked in two halves, in a save that definitively ends the match after five minutes of added time. In Hamburg theHolland overtakes the Poland by 1-2, winning the first match of group D of Euro 2024.
