Louis van Gaal’s team was on the verge of completing the comeback against Poland (2-2)
Memphis Depay crashed a penalty against the wood in stoppage time
Three minutes were enough for the joy of Poland to disappear at a stroke. The pupils of Michniewicz They managed to subdue the Netherlands and position themselves as group leaders with Lewandowski watching the action from the bench. However, two claws of Klaassen Y dumfries they squandered visitors’ income. memphisfrom eleven meters, had the opportunity to give the coup de grâce, but the ball crashed against the wood.
DATA SHEET
Nations League
pbj
POL
LINEUPS
Netherlands
Flecken; Timber (Teze, 65′), De Vrij, Aké; Dumfries, Berghuis (Koopmeiners, 65′); Klaassen (Gakpo, 65′); De Jong, Blind; Bergwijn (Weghorst, 77′), Memphis.
Poland
Skorupski; Cash, Bednarek, Kiwior, Bereszynski; Frankowski (Glik, 84′), Goralski (Zurkowski, 58′), Krychowiak, Zalewski; Zielinski, Piatek.
goals
0-1 M. 19 Matty Cash. 0-2 M. 49 Zielinski. 1-2 M. 51 Klaassen. 2-2 M. 54 Dumfries.
Referee
Halil Meler (Turkey). TA: Berghuis (59′), Bergwijn (64′), De Jong (87′)/Krychowiak (16′), Bednarek (21′), Skorupski (64′), Zielinski (83′), Zurkowski (87′) .
The Dutch team jumped onto the pitch without hesitation and quickly got rid of the high pressure attempt applied by the Poles. Building the attacks from the midfield, the locals did not take long to produce the first chance of the matchSigned by Klaassen. The Ajax midfielder appeared in the area thanks to a combination with memphisbut the shot went slightly wide.
The Netherlands continued to besiege the opposing area, and only a great intervention by Skorupski could prevent Bergwijn from releasing the electronic. When Poland seemed completely subdued, Zalewski made a change of orientation towards Matty Cash. The Aston Vila side lowered the ball from the sky to face Blind, which he got rid of with some ease. Once past him, he hit a cross shot to put the Polish side ahead.
Cash’s goal did not change the script of the game one iota. Louis van Gaal’s team continued to dominate, but this control did not translate into problems for the Poles, who held the score until the end of the first half.
Poland’s start after the break was brilliant. Zalewski a magnificent pass was invented to create a two-on-one situation. frankowski drove to force out flecken and, once dislodged, he served a death pass that Zielinski only had to push into an empty goal to put land in between. With this result, Poland momentarily became group leader.
The joy, however, was short-lived. Blind, from the side, served a center directed towards the heart of the area. The ball had just hit the ground when Klaassenarriving from second line, connected first to reduce distance in the electronic. It only took three minutes when memphis attended to dumfries to balance the contest.
The quick comeback gave wings to the Dutch, who began to arrive insistently. In injury time, Memphis was able to complete the feat from eleven meters thanks to the incomprehensible hand of Cash inside the area. The ‘9’ azulgrana managed to deceive Skorupskibut wanted to adjust so much that the shot crashed against the wood.