Orange women humiliated by Wiegman’s England two weeks before the European Championship NOW

The Orange Women were humiliated on Friday in the friendly match against the England of former Orange national coach Sarina Wiegman. Partly due to two blunders by keeper Sari van Veenendaal and a missed penalty by jubilee Sherida Spitse, the Netherlands lost 5-1 in Leeds two weeks before the start of the European Championship.

The Netherlands had an excellent start to the evening, as Lieke Martens opened the score in the Leeds United stadium with a header from a corner kick by Spitse. After half an hour of play, it was already equal after Van Veenendaal misjudged a pass from Lucy Bronze.

The Orange Women were given the imposed chance in the 52nd minute to get 1-2, but Spitse missed a penalty in her two hundredth international match. Then it only became more painful for the team of national coach Mark Parsons.

Van Veenendaal misjudged a shot by Ella Toone at the 3-1, after which Lauren Hemp took advantage of fumbling in the rear. In the last minute, Beth Mead determined the final score at 5-1, after the English had already hit the crossbar and post.

For the Orange Women, the painful defeat in Leeds is a blow on the way to the European Championship, which starts in England in two weeks. Parsons’ team defends the European title on the other side of the North Sea and, like Wiegman’s England, is one of the title candidates.

The Netherlands also saw strong holder Martens drop out with an injury during the match. The severity of the injury is unknown. Star player Vivianne Miedema only came on in the sixtieth minute because she was not completely fit, while Daniëlle van de Donk made her comeback after half-time after a long injury.

Martens opens score, Van Veenendaal blunders

Without Miedema, who was not completely fit, the Orange Women started the game on Elland Road very well. After the jubilee Spitse had received flowers from Wiegman for her two-hundredth international match, the Netherlands grabbed the host country early by the throat, without forcing many opportunities.

After 22 minutes it was hit. Spitse gave her jubilee color by putting the ball on Martens’ head from a corner kick ready for use. England keeper Mary Earps had no chance on the attacker’s hard header, who recently switched from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.

The Orange Women gradually lost control of the game and saw England come alongside ten minutes after the opening goal. Van Veenendaal completely misjudged a Bronze cross and looked the ball into the goal: 1-1.

Then came the fright when Martens went to the ground. The left winger felt her right ankle and had to be treated, but was able to continue. At halftime she was replaced by national team coach Parsons. It is not clear how serious the complaints are.

Disastrous evening after miss Spitse

The Netherlands was pushed back by England throughout the second half, but in the 52nd minute they had an imposed chance for the 1-2. Van de Donk was knocked over and only after seeing the images, referee Sandra Braz awarded Bastos a penalty. He missed Spitse in her two hundredth game. She fired from 11 meters on the outside of the post.

A minute later, the ball was in the net on the other side and the dramatic evening of the Orange Women began to take shape. Dominique Janssen was surprised by her opponent Mead, who scored nicely: 2-1.

Things then went from bad to worse for the Orange Women, who barely made it to half of England and defended in a humiliating way. Van Veenendaal also had a lousy evening: when Toone’s 3-1 in the 72nd minute, she completely missed out.

The Netherlands had lost their game and also immediately got the 4-1 around the ears. After a shot hit the post, Aniek Nouwen mowed over the ball, after which Caitlin Dijkstra presented the ball to Hemp. She finished well with her left leg, after which Mead further ruined the evening of the Netherlands with the 5-1.