The Dutch soccer players failed to beat Brazil. In the first game of the Tournoi de France, a practice tournament in France, it was 1-1 after a late penalty for the Brazilians.
Roméé Leuchter, born in Heerlen and raised in Schinveld, came in in the 84th minute and thus made her debut for the Orange Lionesses. Lieke Martens from Nieuw-Bergen was in the starting line-up and played the entire match. Janou Levels from Herten stayed on the bench.
far corner
For the Orange striker Lineth Beerensteyn had opened the score in her 75th international match. After a long ball tailor-made by Sherida Spitse, the 25-year-old player from Bayern Munich shot hard from a volley in the far corner.
hands
In the first half, Brazil was dangerous early on with a long shot at the intersection. Then there were opportunities for striker Vivianne Miedema, who became the most dangerous on behalf of the Orange, but was unable to score. Brazil received a penalty in the final phase after hands by Merel van Dongen, which the experienced Marta used. Van Dongen was booked for this and took her second yellow card in injury time when she interrupted a Brazilian counter with a foul.
In addition to Leuchter, Esmee Brugts also made her debut as a substitute in the final phase.
Corona protocols
Dominique Janssen from Horst, Lynn Wilms from Tegelen, Joëlle Smits, Renate Jansen and Jill Roord were missing from the Orange “due to the corona protocols”. They will no longer play this tournament for the team of national coach Mark Parsons. Daniëlle van de Donk and Shanice van de Sanden were already excluded from the selection for this tournament in France due to injuries.
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The football players will also play against Finland (Saturday) and host country France (Tuesday) in the coming week.