Brian Brobbey has made his debut in the Dutch national team. The Ajax striker relieved Wout Weghorst in the European Championship qualifier against Greece after more than an hour of play. The Dutch team won 1-0 in Athens thanks to a penalty from Virgil van Dijk in the 93rd minute. As a result, the Dutch national team is almost certain of qualifying for the European Championships in Germany next year.
Then-national coach Louis van Gaal brought Brobbey into the Dutch selection for the first time last fall for the Nations League match against Belgium. The attacker did not play for the national team in the Johan Cruijff Arena at the time. Brobbey was also in the pre-selection for the World Cup in Qatar, but was then dropped.
After an absence of more than six months, the 21-year-old Amsterdammer returned to the Dutch team last week under the reign of Ronald Koeman. In last Friday’s debut ball against France, Brobbey again did not get any playing minutes. In that international match, goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and Quilindschy Hartman played as starters and Micky van de Ven and Jeremie Frimpong played as substitutes. tenderloin on.
Missed penalty
Weghorst had the biggest chance in the first half. The former AZ striker missed a penalty. There were also opportunities for Ajax player Steven Bergwijn, Xavier Simons and former AZ midfielder Tijjani Reijnders. Koeman also brought on Volendammer Joey Veerman and former Volendam player Micky van de Ven in the second half.
In the final phase of the second half, referee Hernandez placed the ball on the spot for the second time. The video referee disagreed, but the Spaniard stood his ground. This time captain Virgil van Dijk took the penalty and he did score: 0-1. Deep into injury time, Brobbey was knocked down in the sixteen-meter area and the VAR thought that the Netherlands deserved another penalty, but the referee did not agree.
Second place
The Dutch team occupies second place in group B with the same number of points as the Greeks and having played one match less. Moreover, the mutual result is in favor of the Netherlands. In Eindhoven it was 3-0. Next month, the Dutch national team can qualify definitively by winning either the match against Ireland or the match against Gibraltar. France has already qualified for the European Championship as number one in the group.