Poland-Holland: 1-2: Gakpo and Weghorst overturn Buksa, the Orange start well

The journey of theHolland to EURO 2024: In fact, the Orange beat Poland 2-1 making their debut in group D and immediately putting pressure on France, who are playing against Austria tomorrow. In Hamburg the match is fun and full of scoring opportunities: Koeman’s boys deserve the success, achieved in a comeback thanks to goals from Gakpo and Weghorst who just came off the bench with just over 10 minutes to go. The Polish national team instead has to deal with the disappointment of the defeat despite the initial goal by Buksa, which came thanks to the usual inactive ball, a house specialty: however, coach Probierz can be satisfied with the level shown by his players despite the absences , above all that of Lewandowski who remained sitting on the bench for the entire 90 minutes.

POLAND (3-4-3): Szczesny; Bednarek, Salamon (86′ Bereszysnki), Kiwior; Frankowski, Zielinski (78′ Piotrowski), Romanczuk (55′ Slisz), Zalewski; Urbanski (55′ Swiderski), Buksa, Szymanski (46′ Moder). Coach: Probierz

HOLLAND (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Aké (87′ Van de Ven); Schouten, Reijnders, Veerman (62′ Wijnaldum); Xavi Simons (62′ Malen), Depay (81′ Frimpong), Gakpo (81′ Weghorst). Coach: Koeman

REFEREE: AM Ribeiro Soares Dias

GOAL: 16′ Buksa, 29′ Gakpo, 83′ Weghorst

16 – POLAND GOOOL! BUKSA! Poles once again formidable on a dead ball: perfect cross from Zielinski for the head of Buksa, who jumps higher than Van Dijk and beats Veerbruggen.

20 – GREAT SAVE BY SZCZESNY ON VAN DIJK! Volleyed shot by the Liverpool centre-back, the Juventus goalkeeper responds once again despite the blocked view.

29 – HOLLAND GOOOL! GAKPO! Extraordinary advance from Aké on a lopsided pass from Zalewski, Gakpo collects from the edge and shoots from the edge: a deflection from Salamon mocks Szczesny.

42 – GREAT CHANCE FOR GAKPO! Great action by the Netherlands, closed by a perfect ball from Aké to the Liverpool player who however sends it high from two steps.

70 – SZCZESNY RESPONDS TO DUMFRIES AGAIN! The Juventus goalkeeper took them all today, once again very good at closing the entire goal, intercepting the Dutch winger’s shot with his feet.

83 – HOLLAND GOOOL! WEGHORST! Winning move by Koeman: with the first ball touched the center forward scores, freeing himself in the penalty area and piercing Szczesny.

89 – BUT WHAT DID VEERBRUGGEN GET FROM SWIDERSKI! Providential reflex from the Brighton goalkeeper, who chokes the Verona center forward’s scream of joy in his throat with a great reflex.

THE BEST – AKE’: decisive contribution on both goals: sumptuous advance on the first, assist on the kiss on the second. Furthermore, defensively speaking he makes practically nothing mistakes, keeping a close eye on his area of ​​expertise. Much more than just a central defender.

THE WORST – VEERMAN: totally out of phase, he gets many supports wrong, offering a construction devoid of any criteria; Furthermore, even during the interdiction phase, it suffers from distractions and low energy. Extremely negative match on both halves of the pitch.