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Netherlands Secure Decisive Win Over Finland in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands – The Netherlands showcased their dominance with a solid victory over Finland at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. The match, part of the World Cup Qualification Europe, concluded with a scoreline favoring the home side.
From the outset, the Netherlands imposed their rhythm and control of the ball, reflected in a 69% possession rate. The first goal arrived early, in the 8th minute, thanks to D. Malen assisted by M. Depay. Shortly after, in the 17th minute, V. van Dijk extended the lead, again assisted by Depay. Before halftime, M. Depay converted a penalty in the 38th minute, solidifying the Dutch dominance.
In the second half, despite fewer clear opportunities, the Netherlands continued to control the game. C. Gakpo sealed the victory with a goal in the 84th minute, assisted by X. Simons. Finland, with 31% possession, struggled to find space, but their efforts were limited to a few shots without much danger. The Finnish team accumulated two yellow cards, while the Netherlands maintained impeccable discipline without receiving any cautions. The referee of the match, Slavko Vinčić, had a relatively quiet job in a match dominated by the home team.
Substitutions netherlands: at minute 46 R. Gravenberch came in and T. Reijnders went out., at minute 62 M. Depay came in and W. Weghorst went out., at minute 62 J. Timber came in and J. P. van Hecke went out., at minute 71 M. van de Ven came in and N. Ake went out., at minute 79 D. Malen came in and X. Simons went out.
Substitutions finland: at minute 60 N. Alho came in and M. Peltola went out., at minute 60 S. Vaananen came in and R. Lod went out., at minute 69 T. Keskinen came in and J. Pohjanpalo went out., at minute 70 O. Antman came in and B. Kallman went out., at minute 80 L. Walta came in and N. Skytta went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Netherlands
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Finland
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