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Goal Fest in Groningen: Netherlands Overwhelms Malta in World Cup Qualifier
Groningen, Netherlands – The Netherlands national team put on an offensive masterclass at the Euroborg, convincingly defeating Malta in a match corresponding to the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers. The match, officiated by Spanish referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, quickly tipped in favor of the Dutch thanks to an early penalty goal by M. Depay in the 9th minute.
The Netherlands’ dominance was overwhelming, reflected in their 65% ball possession and a total of 25 shots, 8 of which were on target. D. Dumfries assisted M. Depay who scored a second goal in the 16th minute. V. van Dijk joined the scoring party in the 20th minute, extending the lead with a goal courtesy of an assist from F. de Jong.
Although Malta tried to put up a fight, the Dutch superiority was evident. The Maltese team, with 35% possession and only 5 shots, were outmatched in every aspect of the game. The second half continued in the same vein, X. Simons scored in the 61st minute assisted by M. Depay. D. Malen joined the party by scoring two goals, one in the 74th and another in the 80th, assisted by M. van de Ven and F. de Jong respectively. N. Lang also contributed with a goal in the 78th minute assisted by D. Malen. The score was closed with a goal by M. van de Ven in the 90th minute, sealing a resounding victory for the Netherlands. The match also saw yellow cards for T. Teuma and M. Guillaumier of Malta, and for N. Lang of the Netherlands.
Substitutions netherlands: at minute 46 M. Wieffer came in and R. Gravenberch went out., at minute 46 N. Lang came in and C. Gakpo went out., at minute 62 W. Weghorst came in and J. Kluivert went out., at minute 73 D. Malen came in and M. Depay went out., at minute 79 L. Geertruida came in and D. Dumfries went out.
Substitutions malta: at minute 46 K. Shaw came in and A. Overend went out., at minute 46 B. Tuma came in and J. C. Corbalan went out., at minute 60 J. Jones came in and T. Teuma went out., at minute 81 M. Beerman came in and A. Satariano went out., at minute 81 J. Azzopardi came in and R. Camenzuli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Netherlands
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Malta
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