7.
21:07
Tooor for the Netherlands, 1-0 through Damaris Egurrola
After the first set piece, the Portuguese women, who actually got off to a better start, rang the bell. But a superbly kicked corner from the left found the first post for Egurrola, who replaced Groenen in the starting XI. She climbs up from seven meters and puts the header perfectly into the far corner. Pereira doesn’t stand a chance and Egurrola gets off to a perfect start in the starting XI.
5.
21:07
It’s a brilliant start from the Portuguese! After Tatiana Pinto appeared alone in front of the box in the fourth minute and failed at van Domselaar, the ball suddenly wriggled in the net. Portugal come again from the left via Ana Borges, who serves Jéssica Silva with a low cross. The striker can easily insert three meters in front of the goal. But Ana Borges was offside when she passed the ball, so the goal is disallowed.
2.
21:04
On the other hand, the Portuguese come to a first half finish. After the Netherlands couldn’t clear the ball cleanly, Tatiana Pinto got the ball in the half-field. She immediately looked for the end. However, the shot attempt slips over her slippers and clearly misses the goal from 22 meters.
1.
21:02
The Dutch women get the kick-off and play from left to right in their traditional orange jerseys. Portugal, dressed in mint green, is directly challenged defensively. Jill Roord can shoot directly from a central position of 20 meters, but misses the goal well to the left by two meters.
20:56
The protagonists take to the lawn in Leigh and line up for the national anthem. The players are led by referee Ivana Martincic, who will officiate this game. The anthems sound and the second group game starts immediately. Netherlands vs Portugal! We look forward to an exciting evening of football!
20:51
In a direct comparison, the Dutch are clearly ahead. Oranje has won three of four previous encounters. Only the first encounter went 2-1 to the Portuguese. The goal statistics are also clearly in favor of the Netherlands with 15:5 goals. Even today, Oranje is the clear favorite in the race, despite all the failures.
20:40
After the Swedes beat the Swiss 2-1 in the earlier group game, the constellation in Group C is as follows: Sweden is at the top of the group with four points. Behind them are the Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland with one point each. Of course, the Dutch would like to top the table today, but they shouldn’t take the confident Portuguese lightly. A win would take both teams a good step closer to progressing to the KO phase.
20:32
The Dutch women were rather disappointed with their result. The defending champions of 2017 went into the match against the Swedish national team as favourites. But after a sleepy first half, Oranje was 1-0 down. In the 52nd minute, Roord equalized with a beautiful shot from the turn, but in the end it was only enough for a point. The numerous failures of the Dutch national team, which in addition to the injuries from the first group game also have to complain about two corona failures, should not be particularly helpful. Nevertheless, the Dutch women will settle for no less than three points today to ensure progress.
20:20
Both teams started this European Championship with a draw. After a bumpy start, the Portuguese equalized a 0:2 deficit against the Swiss national team and were able to fight for a point. The Portuguese were the last team to advance into this tournament and were not the favorite team against the Swiss. However, after a strong second round, the Portuguese players would have earned three points, but were unable to take advantage of their chances to take the lead. So it remained at 2:2 and an important point in the first group game. A Selecção das Quinas is hoping to pick up points again against a weakened Dutch side.
20:16
Meanwhile, the Dutch women are plagued by bad luck with injuries. In the first group game, central defender Aniek Nouwen sustained an ankle injury and is out for today. It was worse for goalkeeper and captain Sari van Veenendaal, who unfortunately will miss the rest of the European Championship due to a shoulder injury. Over the past few days there has been more bad news for Oranje. In addition to Jackie Groenen, top player Vivianne Miedema is also out due to a positive corona test. Daphne van Domselaar, who was between the posts in the game against Sweden, starts in the box today. Dominique Janssen moves one position further in and Marisa Olislagers takes over the left-back. Damaris Egurrola replaces Groenen in midfield and Lineth Beerensteyn fills the role of Miedema up front.
20:07
The lineups are here! While the Dutch have to rotate a lot, it’s easy to explain for the Portuguese. Francisco Neto uses the same starting line-up as against Switzerland. The head coach seems to have been quite satisfied with the performance of his team. With a well-rehearsed 4-3-3, the Portuguese want to cause a surprise today.
19:57
Hello and welcome to the 2nd group match in Group C. The Netherlands meets Portugal at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium. The ball starts rolling at 9 p.m. The live ticker for this game starts right before kick-off.