Holland-France 0-0 at the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, match of the second day of Group D at Euro 2024.
A peer who describes the balance expressed on the field. Goal disallowed for Orange in the 70th minute due to offside by Dumfries.
A point that makes both teams smilewho effectively continue their journey towards the round of 16 arm in arm, with the Blues facing Poland in the last match, while Koeman’s men will face Austria.
In Leipzig the “big absentee” is Mbappé: on the bench for the entire match due to a broken nose suffered on his debut, against Austria.
In the match played from the other two teams in the Group, Austria beat Poland 3-1.
The ranking updated after the second day of matches
France 4 points
Holland 4
Austria 3
Poland 0
The match started at a very high pace with two scoring chances, one for each national team, in the first minutes. The Netherlands immediately came close to scoring through Frimpong, but Maignan blocked it splendidly. France responded with a long-range shot from Griezmann, deflected for a corner by Verbruggen in the 4th minute.
After the first quarter of an hour, the pace slowed down slightly, with the Netherlands keeping the initiative and having greater ball possession, while France came close to scoring three more times with Griezmann and Thuram. The goalless draw at the end of the first half respects the balance expressed on the pitch.
In the second half, France started with more aggression and came close to taking the lead in the 65th minute. In the 70th minute, however, the Netherlands broke the deadlock with Xavi Simons but the goal was disallowed due to Dumfries’ offside.
It was a crucial challenge between Koeman’s team and Deschamps’ team for the leadership of the group.
Both teams, in fact, they had achieved a victory on the first day, with the transalpines who overcame Austria 1-0 and the Dutch had recovered and beaten Poland.
With three points already in his pocketFrance and Holland were trying to secure qualification for the next round with a match to spare.
The formations
Holland (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Aké; Reijnders, Schouten, Frimpong; Simons, Depay, Gakpo. Ct. Koeman
France (4-3-3): Maignan; Koundé, Saliba, Upamecano, Theo Hernández; Tchouameni, Kanté, Rabiot; Dembélé, Thuram, Griezmann. Ct. Deschamps
The English referee was Anthony Taylor, with assistants Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. Fourth official is the Swede Glenn Nyberg
Previous
There were 30 precedents between the two national teams, with 15 victories in favor of France, 4 draws and 11 successes for the Netherlands
The match
Holland that leaves a lot aggressive and almost took the lead in the 1st minute with a gallop from Frimpong who sent a diagonal right-footed shot towards the far post. Theo Hernández barely touches it, then Maignan deflects it for a corner.
Koeman’s team insists: France seems to have been taken by surprise but in the 4th minute the French had their first chance to take the lead. Griezmann’s shot from distance, diving Verbruggen raises it over the crossbar.
Very high pace of play in the first 10′ of the match.
Deschamps’ team creates a double scoring opportunity in the 13th minute. Thuram serves Rabiot in the Dutch area, the transalpine midfielder, alone in front of the goal, instead of finishing he serves Griezmann, but the ball is too far back and the Netherlands closes. On the way out, however, Kantè recovers and serves Griezmann again, whose first-time shot ends up wide of the goal defended by Verbruggen.
Exceeded the quarter of an hour of play the pace of the match drops, with the Netherlands holding the initiative and having greater ball possession.
But France is making itself dangerous with Thuram almost taking the lead in the 27th minute and again with Griezmann in the 42nd minute.
The goalless draw after 45′ he describes the balance expressed on the pitch.
In the second half I made a decisive start of France which acquires greater initiative as the minutes pass.
In the 65th minute the Blues were close to taking the lead.Thuram’s backheel for Dembélé, who however is anticipated, the ball still reaches Kantè who serves Griezmann in the area who, however, just from a few steps away, slips and kicks on Verbruggen.
At the best time for France, in the 70th minute Xavi Simons unlocks the game after an insistent action, but Dumfries is offside in the path of the ball disturbing Maignan: goal disallowed after VAR check.
In the last 20′ of the match The pace of play drops further with France giving up on being dangerous.
After 5′ of injury time the match ends goalless: first draw of this championship in Leipzig.
