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Netherlands crushes Bosnia in an exciting Nations League encounter
Eindhoven, Netherlands – The Netherlands defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina by a resounding 7-1 scoreline in a UEFA Nations League match played at the Philips Stadion. The encounter was marked by the Dutch dominance, who controlled the ball and created numerous scoring opportunities.
The Netherlands started the match strong and took the lead in the 13th minute thanks to a goal by J. Zirkzee. Bosnia responded with a goal from E. Demirovic in the 27th minute, but the visitors’ joy was short-lived. T. Reijnders put the Netherlands back in front before halftime, and C. Gakpo extended the lead in the second half.
Despite the comeback, Bosnia fought until the end but couldn’t avoid defeat. E. Dzeko scored a consolation goal in the 73rd minute, but the Netherlands sealed the game with three more goals in the final minutes thanks to W. Weghorst and X. Simons.
The Netherlands dominated possession of the ball (75%) and shot 28 times on goal (9 of which were on target, 8 were off target). In addition, the Dutch made 10 corners and 10 fouls. Bosnia, on the other hand, barely had the ball (25%) and only shot 4 times on goal (3 on target, 1 off target). Bosnia made 14 fouls and received two yellow cards.
The Netherlands victory puts them top of the group, while Bosnia remains at the bottom of the table.
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Substitutions bosnia & herzegovina: at minute 46 R. Krunic came in and B. Tahirovic went out., at minute 68 D. Saric came in and A. Gigovic went out., at minute 68 E. Bajraktarevic came in and D. Huseinbasic went out., at minute 68 D. Burnic came in and N. Mujakic went out., at minute 83 H. Tabakovic came in and E. Demirovic went out.
Substitutions netherlands: at minute 66 J. Timber came in and N. Ake went out., at minute 66 L. Geertruida came in and D. Dumfries went out., at minute 66 D. Malen came in and C. Gakpo went out., at minute 74 W. Weghorst came in and J. Zirkzee went out., at minute 83 Q. Timber came in and J. Schouten went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Netherlands
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
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